Barkley The Dog Looking for a New Home

[M Miller]

Great older dog looking for a new home!

Barkley is a sweet, beautiful, intelligent dog looking for a new home. He is 11 years old, and is a black lab/Rottweiler mix. He is in need of a home with no children or other dogs, with people who will be loving and supportive of him as he ages. His current home has young children and is no longer a fit for him. For more information contact Liz Knaster lknaster@yahoo.com, or read more about him on this link: http://olddoghaven.org/dogs/barkley-2/

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[anonyme]

This makes me sick. Poor Barkley has been replaced and is being thrown away near the end of his life- just when he needs love and security the most. As unlikely as it is that he’ll be adopted, it’s even more unlikely that he’ll recover from being tossed aside like garbage. He will never understand why he was abandoned, and it will break his heart.

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[amazing]

I agree totally with anonyme…YES I understand a child was brought into the household and a child is a very important part of anyone’s life and to keep them safe but like I have always said “a child and a pet is a gift neither one asks to be brought into your life” you chose to bring them into your life so it is your responsibility to take care of them not just toss them aside when you can’t handle it no longer.
How do you think Barkley’s going to feel, he’s lived with you for what 9 years, pets do have feelings too!

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[Curate]

I can’t even click on that link — the image in my brain of this loyal, replaced, cast-off guy is bad enough. Sad!

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[anonyme]

And the link provides exactly the image you wish to avoid. So much for 63 dog years of unconditional love…

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[birdrescuer]

Dear M. Miller, I am so sorry you are being confronted with such judgment and ridicule. None of these people have any idea of why you have made this choice. The very fact that you are making an effort to find your pet a good home deserves high praise in my opinion. Some people around here have too much time on their hands and seem to find pleasure in insulting others. Good luck with your search.

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[mosmom]

@ m.miller and bird rescuer…yes it does look like everybody’s comments are being very harsh with m.miller but I think everyone is speaking with their hearts and love for animals and it looks as if m.miller is just casting Barkley aside and I am sure it is breaking their hearts to do what they feel is right for their family. Hopefully Barkley will find his forever home and will be loved and taken care of and as amazing said…children and pets are gifts and you cherish, love and take care of them.

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[birdrescuer]

Dog vs Baby. Duh?
She is not casting her dog away. She is responsibly trying to find a better home.

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[sam-c]

When I read the description (don’t know if anyone bothered to), it looks like they’ve tried to make it work out, and it hasn’t worked. Ie, it’s not a baby, it’s a toddler, plus the dog’s taking anxiety meds to try and make it work. seems like people here on WSB are just making assumptions. The dog doesn’t seem to be ‘thrown away’ or ‘cast off’ if they’ve tried to make it work for a couple of years. Hopefully Barkley finds a new home. I bet it is a tough decision to make.

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[JoB]

i second Sam-C..
i hope Barkley finds a go good forever home

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[blbl]

“I just want to make my people happy and feel loved. I promise to be a good best friend.” There’s a special place in hell for the M Millers of the world.

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[birdrescuer]

Bibi you will be there first. Who are you to judge another person. Shame on you.

From above
it’s a toddler, plus the dog’s taking anxiety meds to try and make it work. seems like people here on WSB are just making assumptions. The dog doesn’t seem to be ‘thrown away’ or ‘cast off’ if they’ve tried to make it work for a couple of years.

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[blbl]

Who am I, birdrescuer? I’m a responsible adult who has wanted a dog for over twenty years, but since I also want kids, travel and work a lot, I have decided it’s not fair to get a dog. It would just be cruel to do what M Miller is doing, so I made a tough choice before it came to that.

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[JanS]

blbl…good for you that you can read into the future. I’m sure the Millers took all of that into consideration when they got Barkley years before they had a child. One can only assume that they thought that it would work, just as it has for many, many families before them. But it didn’t, and now they’re trying to find the best solution. After all, they could simply take him to the pound and abandon him. That’s not what they’re doing. You think they should be forced to keep their beloved dog, who is becoming more and more anxious? What the hell kind of life would that be for this beautiful animal? Or maybe they should simply give up their child because, after all, the dog was there first, and oh, my, heaven forbid a dog might not get along with said child?
“A special place in hell”? Are you effing serious? Your damned righteous indignation for people you do not know is disgusting. Besides acting holier than thou, blbl, what’s your solution to the present problem. We don’t need to hear more about how perfect your life is and how you run it better than others…just solutions.

I, too, hope Barkley finds the family that can dote on him in his senior years. And Millers? My apologies for the rude, uncalled for name calling, and opinions of some people in this community….their horse seems mighty high right now. I hope you don’t take it to heart. Good luck.

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[blbl]

I expect them to deal with it, JanS, like responsible pet owners do. Make adjustments. Figure it out. What if it were an older sibling that didn’t get along with a new baby? Get rid of the older one? You deal with it. I didn’t call anyone a name, but yes, I’m effing serious. Yes, M Miller disgusts me. Yes, I’m entitled to that opinion, and I’m not the only one who has it.

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[newnative]

Wow, I can’t be sure but it looks like M. Miller is posting for the website on the dog’s behalf. Not as the owner. Get a grip, people.

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[anonyme]

Forever ain’t what it used to be, apparently.

You go, blbl. I have spent many decades being a voice for the wonderful, non-human persons we share this planet with. I will never stop, and I sure as hell will never apologize for it. If there are any apologies to be made, it is by humans for the cruelty and coldness they show to other species.

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[amazing.]

@JanS….please don’t feel as though you need to apologize for other peoples comments “My apologies for the rude, uncalled for name calling, and opinions of some people in this community” It is a free world and we can say whatever we feel about any topic in this forum and don’t need you to clarify our feelings.

And talking about who’s horse is mighty high…yours seems to be right up there with everyones else.

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[JoB]

anonyme..

i agree with you. too many people put their own needs above those of the pets they adopt… they don’t think it through or they make assumptions based on past experiences that turn out not to be true…

i created space and boundaries that would allow two four legged creatures that other people would have put down as public menaces to live in peace and harmony.. and within the confines of the space i created for them.. they did until one succumbed to cancer this last year… and the vet tells me it’s likely we will lose our little now blind boy this year or the next and the thought breaks my heart.

but.. knowing what i now know.. i am not so sure i would do it again. it was a lot to take on..

i thought i was a great dog trainer.. and i probably am… but i didn’t have the information i needed to rehab these dogs.. and i am not entirely sure anyone did… at least no-one we found could offer either training or medications that would “adjust” their basic issues. the best we could ever do for them was management.. which has meant isolating them.. and ourselves from others. Because of their particular issues.. no-one has been able to simply drop by my house to visit for over a decade … that’s not what we thought we signed on for.

i was experienced at rehabbing problem dogs.. including “problem breeds” that had been misused in dog fights. but i didn’t get enough information about the breed we chose or about the individual dogs we rescued and have spent the last decade and literally thousands of dollars a year in training, vet bills and structured containment to make it possible for us to live together.

My choice… once i took them into my heart there was literally nothing else i could have done.. but because i had these dogs.. when i have had surgeries.. i could not have in home assistance during my recovery. which was kind of ok until this last year when i got hit with back to back major surgeries… and that was difficult … especially since mochi was in the end stages of her cancer during the recovery from my colon cancer surgery and needed daily care and yuki was mourning the loss of his best friend and seeing eye dog during recovery from my second surgery.

we coped. i don’t know how. but we coped… but over a year later i am still not what one would call recovered. The sensible thing to do when i got so sick would have been to try to find any rescue organization that would take them. We didn’t do the sensible thing and my health has suffered as a result.

We were able to make that choice but not everyone has the resources that we had.. we have an incredible vet who boarded our pups at a cut rate until i could get out of bed with both surgeries.. at a time when first mochi and then yuki needed a whole lot of extra medical care and attention. I do not know what we would have done without her.

i still don’t know what we would do without her.

Yes .. our pets are forever members of our families.. but families face challenges they didn’t expect and sometimes they aren’t able to cope with those challenges in a way that supports everyone.

i don’t know what happened here… none of us do.. but it does sound like they at least made an attempt to find solutions before putting Barkley up for adoption… and they did place him where he will be well cared for and stands a good chance at adoption.

having been pushed to the brink of making those decisions.. i can understand.

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[JanS]

Well, look at all the self righteousness here. None of you are in this persons shoes, nor am i. And for the record, im pretty disgusted with some of the attitudes on here.. and thats my opinion, and yes, im entitled to that, too. And, blbl? They are handling it responsibly. IMO. That and 5 bucks gets you coffee at the local stand. While youre condeming the owners, why dont you try to help, if you care about this dog so much. See ya.Again, apologies to the OP. We should be better than it seems, on here, on this subject.

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[sam-c]

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[WaikikiGirl..]

WOW I think we all need to do as Sam-C shows in his Homer Simpson cartoon…. take a step back, even though it’s into the bushes (LOL)
M.Miller looks to be trying to do the best for his/her dog and family and everyone else just let their hearts talk before their brains I suppose.
Let’s all take a deep breath and hope Barkley gets a good home.

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