How can some people be so heartless towards Dogs?

This is how I came to foster Gomer-- he was dumped out on the streets by an owner hoping the EXACT same thing. He's 12 years old!

Contact your local rescues and *beg* for a sponsorship, thats how we had Gomer neutered and brought up to date. While his adoption chances are nearly nonexistent, he's with us until he's adopted or until we bury him.

Post ads on local sites asking for donations to help save him, I posted on Craigslist and they donated well over $300 dollars to help him out. If you can get a rescue to sponsor him, he'll be posted on Craigslist as a courtesy post and perhaps they can set up a donation pool on the website-- any leftover money goes to their program.

When school starts back up email a principal or superintendent and see if they'd like to start a pool for him. Most schools jump at the chance for a donation box- especially if it looks good for them.

The timing for Gomer was heartbreaking and pure "luck", we found his sponsorship the day after we put Max to sleep, and we had room for him in our home. The world works in strange ways, but if this dog is meant to be with you, he will be.

I wish you the best of luck, and urge you to seek sponsorship.

People Suck. And when people don't care about animals, it tells a lot about their character.

A little story:

The other day I dodged a little dachshund trying to cross the road, and then the next car that passed hit it without even trying to miss it or braking at all! That shocked me, but I suppose its probably not uncommon. I had already looped back and stopped and picked the dog up, still alive but trembling and bleeding. Luckily a Police Officer happened to pass by and ask what was going on, and you could just tell he was an animal lover, he took the dog to a local firestation for medical treatment and then took it to the Humane Society the next day. The dog looked great when I saw it at the shelter(I volunteer there), injuries were minor, and the owner picked it up the same day after the dog had been missing 2 weeks! That one persons heartlessness didn't overshadow an overall good outcome.

Relevant:

I would keep checking rescues, but in the meantime maybe post on Craigslist or in the local paper. Someone will probably want a dog like that, and that way you can evaluate and choose a home yourself. Do at least one home visit, and ask a rehoming fee but waive it for the right home. A willingness to pay say about $100 is enough, and you letting them keep the money to spend on toys and vet bills and things is great.

Also, would the other neighbor want to keep the dog if she could afford it? If so, and it's not too much for you financially, maybe buy the food and toys and things needed for the dog and let her keep him. Then you could always visit and see him since you like him too.

All I can say is there is a lot of stupid people out there that get puppies and then when they get tired of them they treat them like they don't have any feelings what so ever. How about if you let the lady that has ample space for him take him and then you help her with the food and the vet bills when he has to go to the vet. I know when I had cancer twice my dogs was a God send and they was always by my side and the second time I had cancer I had to go through chemo and my dogs was there by my side and they kept me going. I am a 2 time cancer survivor and my dogs was a lot of company to me when I was going through it. But I hope you can find a loving home for the poor dog and to bad you couldn't keep him because it sounds like you really love the big guy. good luck

Don't get me started on this, for a minute I thought you were talking about one of my nasty neighbors. I personally find that vets are the first step in finding dogs a new home. Most have bulletin boards where people can post pets and people looking for pets can check them out. They also have list of rescue groups and no kill shelters in the area. They might have some web sites that can help you. It is overwhelming to live in an area that mistreats dogs, but it seems to be becoming the norm these days. I hope you find this dog a home.

I don't really want to read all of that because I know what it'll be and how sad it'll make me.

Some people are just selfish, heartless and often, they don't even know that what they're doing is wrong, because they genuinely can't understand that other people and animals have feelings.

Try to get him adopted yourself. Ask friends to ask friends if they know anyone who wants a dog, and then interview them like a shelter would do. See how he is around cats/other dogs/small pets/children so you'll know what household would suit him.

Until he finds a forever home, continue to foster him.

He's so lucky to have been rescued by such nice people.

Some people make me so MAD! People that gets a dog because it's cute and then take no responsibility for it need to be banned from ever having another animal.

Is there a shelter in your area that fosters the animals out while they are waiting for homes? At least he would be in a loving environment until he gets a forever home.

I Dont understand how a person can do that! Poor dog! Hoping it will be picked up by the pound or run over!?!

keep contacting rescues and shelters , hes better off there then with your neighbor

~Hope It all works out!

Idiots.. How could someone do that to a dog?

Your Fostering him, Right? And you've contacted Shelters & Rescues? I agree, More people want pups then adults?? Have you try ed looking out of State? Some places might want to adopt him other then yours. Or what breed is he?? Maybe you could try a certain rescue of his breed or close enough to it..

Good Luck!

WHAT THE HELL ?!?!?!?! LEAVING A DOG AT NIGHT HOPING FOR IT TO GET RUN OVER? SHAME ON YOUR NEIGHBOR! THAT SICKENS ME D=

It is great that you are now taking care of the dog, report the original owner.. Try putting up signs for it to be brought to an new home. The pound is a big no no for dogs because they eventually kill them. I would have adopted him if he was in Canada! You can try putting up an advertisement on kijiji.com or something. I find a lot of 2 year old dogs there and some have actually gotten purchased.\

Best of luck for you & the dog. <3

People are ignorant and want a dog just because it's "cute"...You know what I mean... This person obviously got a dog...and when it got to old for them to handle...they tried getting rid of it...this makes me both sad and angry...to no end.

People get puppies thinking they are going to be small and adorable forever and when they grow up...They get rid of them...like they are garbage its a shame that people can be so small minded at idiotic...Stories like this happen time and time again....

In shelters...its a sad but true reality that most older dogs don't get adopted...and many end up being euthanized....when in reality every dog owner knows that ....an older dog is easier to manage then a puppy...

If you cannot support the dog..don't put more stress on yourself then you have to bear...Search for a rescue..or no-kill shelter.