Pickle is not coming home :(

She is not coming home as she has to remain under vet care She has an issue with her ears, They are being a bit vague at how long she will be under treatment we are away on holiday on the 7th march to crufts so we may just have to see if she is still available when we come back or give another needy dog a home

poor pickle

So sorry for you Sam. Did you have a reserve put on her?

Oh no, did you press for some more info? Surely if Pickle is yours then they need to let you know whats happening??

i'm curious why you weren't told more?

They dont let you pay any money until you leave with the dog for these reasons i suppose. She has scabs on the tips of her ears (common in staffies and crosses??) she had been getting antibac washes on them and had spot on. I said i would take her and give washes myself but the vet wants to keep her in? They said they are happy for us to take her when she is better but cant tell me when that will be, we are 25 mile away and have made 3 round trips this week we turned up with her collar and lead today as we thought we were getting to take her home. It has been very emotional, I think as she has been in so long some are reluctant to let her go. They just should not advised us she was coming home today my wee boy was devestated plus shes still in the horrid kennels

Did they not contact you before you went there today?

how dissapointing

very disappointing and they never called she forgot to write my number down

How awful for you

My family and pickle as i see it, the place isnt exactly the ideal spot for any dog

samprettypawsboutique wrote:very disappointing and they never called she forgot to write my number down

forgot to write down your number?! wow

Herman's Human wrote:

samprettypawsboutique wrote:very disappointing and they never called she forgot to write my number down

forgot to write down your number?! wow

Quite!

this must be so hard for you, and for poor Pickle too

Oh I do too i am disappointed but the thought that she has to stay there untill god knows when in such a horrid place! She is such a bouncy lovely girl as well poor girl

Very sorry to hear this

Oh no! So sorry about this!

ah thats terrible,surely she would be better off settling in to a new home,than stuck in a kennel?was it a big problem with her ear?

i'm not a vet, but seems like Pickel is better off being treated for whatever is going on with her ear in a loving home if her ear isn't a critical situation requering proffesional managment.

No, it's not a big issue at all.

It's something that we could have managed at home and with our own vet if needs be.

She has been there so long now it's hard not to feel like they don't want her to leave.

They use her for a lot of vet students and also for charity drives because of her amiable nature. Not trying to be cynical but it seems they may want to keep her as the "poster dog".

i was gonna say you would have your own vet to keep a check on it,you would have thought i would be in the dogs best interest to get her rehomed asap,even if your vet was to keep them posted on how she was doing,does'nt make sense to me

if the goal is to help Pickel, the shelter's handling of this situation seems counter-productive

I just dont know what is going on in there heads not being big headed but she would have had an awsome home with us and my son fell in love with her. He was crying because we said hello to her today she was running around the paddock with Jake and him then we had to say goodbye and she slipped the lead huge panic ensued, even though she was just trying to see my son who was still running around as 3yr olds do! They had her back on in seconds and instead of letting her say goodbye, poor soul was craning her neck to get to us the woman marched past us said nothing and put pickle inside her kennel,which you cant even see into as it is the puppy house!
My wee one was calling after her and got really upset as we did not get to say goodbye as we were leaving in the car he was upset saying "goodbye pickles house"

heartbreaking

If I was in your position I would contact the shelter in question and demmand to know why! Get some answers.

i agree

I put in a complaint with the office staff they were surprised and said they would look into it, The thing is the office staff are lovely and the manager is too but she was off today.
The handlers are moody and standoffish on the whole (not all of them i have to say but most)
They would not have any of us taking her to our vet though even though we are happy to do this and she would be happier at home.
The whole thing has upset Thom and i to the point i dont think i will deal with rescues again too heartbreaking.

Sam x

Hay, rescues are great and I am so sorry you are having a bad experience. TBH I don't really understand why they are acting like this, and being involved with rescues am rather displeased.

Contact the manager ASAP when she returns and get some answers. Please don't give up Xx

Totally understand your dilema- we got Ellie from a Scottish rescue centre 3 weeks ago and the attitude of the dog handlers was dire! It would put you off but stick with it you will get her home soon

this sucks! you would think that the best option in every case (unless the dog was critically ill) would be to have it in a comfortable supporting loving home!

ridiculous!

this "rescue's" behavior makes no sense