First, I had to go to a meeting with a HR consultant regarding the issues at the office. The meeting went smoothly and was over in a half an hour. The HR lady basically asked me questions about work: how I felt, what I experience, what would I change.... that type of stuff. Then, she had me "grade" an employee which was really uncomfortable! I don't like to judge people.
After the meeting I had this over-whelming feeling that I needed to go home and check on the dogs before heading into the office. We have one Pit Bull and one Weimaraner. Zoie, the PB is 4.5 years old (give or take) and Hans, the Weimaraner is 14 months. We adopted Hans when he was 6 months old and he has been a handful ever since. Granted he is a really smart dog, but he is also a terror. He suffers from separation anxiety and can't be alone. Ever. When we would leave for work we would have to kennel the two dogs together in the garage because the neighbors complained about his barking when he was outside. But once it got colder outside we moved them into the laundry room. At first the both did really well. We were happy that we finally found a place for them while we were gone! Since Hans likes to chew EVERYTHING we could not leave him alone in the house, and he likes to dig, so the back yard was also out of the question. About a month ago my DH came home and noticed that Hans had chewed the knobs off the washer and dryer. After the anger wore off we tried it again. Today was the LAST straw. I came home, opened the laundry room door and saw this:
So now, Hans sits in a kennel at the humane society in hopes of finding a new home. I cried when I found out that my DH took him to the pound and left him there. But what else can we do? I feel like we tried our best. He deserves a better home. We are not as active of a couple as he needs. I don't blame him for ruining our things when we leave him home locked up for 5+ hours a day and when we don't run him as often as he needs. But, he had to go. The stress he was causing me was not good. He never listened to me; only to my DH. Hans was his dog. So, you can only imagine how hard it was for him to take Hans and leave him. I feel horrible for all of us, including the washer! I have not been able to stop crying. All I do imagine him sitting in that cold kennel all alone, wondering where we are. I can't stop thinking that he is feeling abandoned by us. He was. I miss him. But I know this is best. Isn't it?
WTF!?! How did he pull that washer all the way away from the wall, open the door and eat the rubber!? The dog is a machine, I swear. My husband was right, if I hadn't come home when I did, he would have pulled that washer clear out of the wall and our house would have flooded!
Happy Mother F*cking Valentine's Day to Us! UGH!
On the bright side, I received beautiful flowers delivered to me at work, a sweet card and Thai food!
I totally feel your pain and frustration. Our dog had terrible separation anxiety when we first got her. We got her from the shelter when she was 7 months old and we had no idea of her history. We had to take her to doggy daycare for awhile because she barked incessantly and loudly while we were gone and the neighbors complained. Thankfully, she is not a chewer so she never destroyed anything. We were ready to take her back so many times. Some prozac and very very tedious training and eventually we were able to leave her alone. It was really hard and really expensive. We felt so trapped by our own dog. So sorry you are dealing with this.
ReplyDeleteMy DH refused to be trapped by him any longer. It has been a stressful 8 months. He never settled down, and we never walked him as much as he needed. WE were bad dog owners. I still feel horrible, but I know this was best for Hans. He will find a great home!
DeleteI imagine that was pretty rough. I'm sorry about your dog and I'm sorry about your washer! The first thing that popped into my head though, is that you will make an awesome mom with those kind of instincts! How in the world did you know you needed to go home?
ReplyDeleteI have no clue how or why I had this feeling to go home. I am so glad I did. Although, Im pretty sure he got what he was after-- the rubber. I miss him. Even though he was a terror, he was sweet and I feel so bad that we dumped him off. However, I did get some sleep last night, finally. He never would sleep all night, he was a pacer.
Deleteawwww what a sad story all around! I'm so sorry, I am sure Hans will find a good home, try to think positive. Like you said, hopefully Hans will find a couple who has an activity level that matches his
ReplyDeleteSomeone will be lucky to have him. He needs room to run; and we don't have that.
Delete:( That's sad. I know how it is though. We used to have a Greyhound with TERRIBLE separation anxiety. We eventually had to give him back to the rescue to find a home with another dog, but it was one of the hardest decisions I had to make. Our doggie now has been a great fit, although there have been some bouts of destruction when he hasn't been exercised in awhile. But we tried to bring home a second dog about a year ago and she didn't work out and we had to bring her back to the Humane Society. I know how you feel, I felt so guilty and it hurts my heart even now to think about it. But he will find a home better suited to his needs. Sorry about the washer. Ugh, that sucks.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a rough couple days. I miss him, but I know we are all better off. The house is finally calm and quiet and we dont have to worry about our things being chewed or locking up Zoie.
Deletewhat a terrible day! i'm so sorry. it sounds like you guys did everything you possibly could for sweet, monster Hans. i hope you find some peace with the decision, and i hope that Hans will find a home that is a better fit for him!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have to remind myself that this was for the best, otherwise I just feel guilty.
DeleteI felt the same about my cat earlier this year. She was not fit company for anyone. She hates everyone. We had put her in the spare room, and she lived in there for over a year. She wasn't allowed out because she would purposefully pee her toxic pee on anything of your out of revenge.
ReplyDeleteBut with the new baby coming, and no human societies willing to take an 8 year old cat, she had to go outside. She was originally an outside cat. I must say she REALLY enjoys being outside!!! She has more to do with us now than in the last 5 years combined!!!
Hans is in a better place. He was not the DOG for me!
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