Vent on rehoming

[johndoe590]

@hyojyang88 Just fixed! Thanks so much

 

[annie2011]

@johndoe590 I'm not born or raised Western (but now live in the US). Even though I absolutely adore my pup, OP's feelings with the name is fascinating to me. Here's how my brain goes: "The man intended for a companion animal, emphasis on animal. He has every right to call his dog whatever he wants to, and no one is harmed by using the same name for a dog. It's not as if new B will ever know that there was an old B, either. Proper nouns are things we humans arbitrarily ascribe value and meaning to."

Now I'm very curious, what aspect makes the part socially unacceptable? Is it because of a perceived lack of effort? Lack of creativity? Humanizing the dog? I think I need to learn since a lot of other (US-based?) commenters also think it's tactless.

 

[l123]

@johndoe590 I think he needs to stop taking in dogs and get a goldfish.

 

[mistigale]

@l123 Considering how many people don't understand how to adequately care for a goldfish... please no!

 

[misalis]

@l123 He’s probably complain and say it’s not active enough

 

[emmawitayim]

@johndoe590 He could have said “nippy” to be nice. He could have grand kids or other children he wanted to be around the home but became a liability.

I for one had to rehome a pup we had for 5 years. We introduced a kid and went through a training g specialist, positive reinforcement, but still would not remove himself from stressful situations. It’s no life having to live in fear. He ended up nipping our daughter as he walked by her. She did not initiate contact.

He, at that point, was dead to me. I loved him, but he is a dog. A pet. And as much as a part of the family he was, that simple act was enough. And I will make that decision again in a heart beat.

Now, we adopted a shelter pup at 6 weeks old about a year ago and she is absolutely amazing with our little one but our little is also taught how to behave around dogs. We aren’t parents that just let her climb all over the dog. I dont believe in that.

Any way, you do t know the reason behind it so don’t judge.

 

[katharina800]

@johndoe590 It’s hard not to judge sometimes but sometimes it really is for the best. My puppy is stranger and fear reactive and so far he’s only bonded and is willing to be left alone with me (a bit with my housemate, but only just, like he has to keep him busy or give him treats or he’ll start flipping out.) I don’t think he’d be able to succeed in a family home.

Obviously not willing to be cared for or handled by others is its own set of problems I’m working on, but I think he’d have been rehomed in a larger household, especially with kids. He’s just too predispositioned to fear/anxiety.

 

[edwardc]

@johndoe590 My dads family traditionally named all their dogs the same name one after another. They tell fond stories about the dog by it’s name but won’t specify which of the many dogs named that they’re talking about. I think that part can be chalked up to culture. I don’t have a ton to add other than that, except dog bites and “nips” that leave bruises hurt so much and are so scary that you may not know how you would react until it has happened to you - he may have felt capable of caring for the first dog until he suddenly completely couldn’t.