[Dailydrool] Avoiding bad placements & Bertha

[dpmcquade at juno.com]

<<I understand that there are bad placements, but I refuse to accept that they can be positive it IS a bad placement after only a month, especially given that this is Bertha's third home in as many months.>>

Concerning Bertha's humans, if this does turn out to be a bad placement, maybe they would be better off with a senior basset who does not counter cruise.

But on the bad placement subject--I know rescues do their best to make good placements. Sometimes things do not work out, and a dog has to move. But if there's a chance that things can work out, I believe the humans should be given help and allowed to try whatever they can do.

We have had two dogs who got separation anxiety after being moved around a lot. We figure we have to be our Belvedere's fifth or sixth home--he likes to make messes in the house, so no one wanted him. This is not a way to improve separation anxiety--he continues to be a challenge in this area. One of our fosters, Oliver, showed sep. anx. after he hit his new home. He'd been moved from a shelter to a short-term foster home, then to us. We passed him on to his forever home. All this in about three months. No wonder he became stressed.

I think it's important for rescues to do what they can not to pass a dog around more than necessary. If the humans are willing to work with the problem, I think you give them advice and a chance. If they give up, that's a different matter--of course rescue should take the dog again.

This is not meant to be a critique of rescue. We support rescue and are thankful for it. But it is a reminder why not passing a dog around is a good idea. I hope Bertha works it out with the humans. Some dogs always counter cruise--our Jane, at ten, is still a wicked counter cruiser. They will have to learn to deal with it, as we have. But the other issues seem to be less serious and should work themselves out if the humans are gentle and consistent. I pray they will have the patience--as you get older, especially if you have health issues, it can be hard.
Pam, with Drew, food slave to the Dashing Bassets


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