Dog #2 down
Posted by J.A.S.O.N. on 26 Feb 2006 at 05:24 pm | Tagged as: Friends & Family
Don’t worry, Oreo’s fine. She hasn’t been put down or anything like that. However, we do need ot find a new home for her.
When we bought Oreo, our Jack Russell Terrier, we were warned that the breed was extremely hyper-active. While we thought we would be able to handle this, we were just not prepared for the energy level of the breed.
My decision to find a new home for Oreo, which Crystal readily agreed to, however, was more for the dog’s sake than ours. See, Crystal and I work during the day, so poor Oreo ends up caged or leashed most of the day without much exercise. When we get home, she’s this explosive ball of furry energy and it’s much too cold out for us to walk her (our fault, again) to burn it off. This causes both boredom and pent-up energy; a recipie for destructive behavior in dogs. Oreo has cost us some decent replacement bills for coreds and such. I don’t really fault her, but neither can I do much to stop her behavior. Shelby’s also bore the brunt of Oreo’s playing, bearing small scars on her arms and legs from nips and scratches. It’s to the point where we have to keep the two separated since Shelby encourages the behavior.
More than anything, though, it’s not fair to Oreo to be pent up like that all day. It’ll also cause her health problems in the long-run, since we don’t have the ability to exercise her like she needs. She’ll become lethargic, develop hip problems and possible heart issues.
No, it’s better to find her a better home that she deserves than to be selfish.
awwww, I want her!!
I keep saying things about getting a “girl Rimshot” but I have yet to win over the husband.
Of course, a “girl Rimshot” would be a rat terrier, but we have talked about a Jack R before…
have you considered “doggy daycare”? unless that doesn’t solve all the problems … then nevermind.
we got a puppy about four years ago, and were NOT prepared for having a puppy. this puppy was as hyper-active and cost us a lot too. we eventually had to find a new home for her. it was hard because we’d grown to love her so much, but knew it was really better for all of us. good luck!
Very smart and mature of you (don’t want to sound condescending here, but a lot of people would keep the dog no matter what was best for it). Here’s hoping you find a good home.