05-16-2017, 03:18 AM
I am sure that dog would be happier on the farm, Ruth. I think sometimes people who are looking for 'pets' want the cute, the perfect, the ones with impeccable manners, the 'Angelic' types, instead of understanding that even the sweetest dog is first and foremost, a dog.
I met someone the other day with a lovely black Labrador female whose owners had dumped her at a shelter when she grew up! They liked her as a puppy but weren't prepared to live with an adult dog. Fortunately she is happy now, but still a bit skittish, as her 'bad behaviour' was rewarded with beatings at her previous home. Her 'bad behaviour' was caused by the people not knowing how to handle a full grown dog. I think they expected her to be a cuddly toy!
I met someone the other day with a lovely black Labrador female whose owners had dumped her at a shelter when she grew up! They liked her as a puppy but weren't prepared to live with an adult dog. Fortunately she is happy now, but still a bit skittish, as her 'bad behaviour' was rewarded with beatings at her previous home. Her 'bad behaviour' was caused by the people not knowing how to handle a full grown dog. I think they expected her to be a cuddly toy!
