We all are riding the credit crunch. Things are hard for us all, But! would you sell your dog/dogs because of it? I have been reading loads of adverts selling there dogs up to 10yrs old +. Mine are part of the family, it would never enter my head. If money is tight down grade the food to a supermarkets own brand. But! never sell them. To me its heart breaking for the poor dogs. Some may have not many years left. Poor things.

Denese

not under any circumstances they are my family and will live thier whole life with me and mine.

I have also seen these adverts I cant understand it myself then again some of them may end up better off you never know..

I couldnt sell my gang i would rather  starve myself  first and make sure they were ok , i know its hard these days , we have a lot in breed rescue because of the credit crunch  it must be awfull to have to give them up but i certainly couldnt sell them.

no i would never sell my dogs, like you say if money is getting tight, then by supermarket brand dog food, buy your worm and flea treatment online, so much cheaper then buying from your vet :) i could never get rid of my eldest girl, she is 5 years this year, and to pass her on to a strange would kill me :(

Nope i have four sbt's and it would be something that has never entered my head. A couple of years a go my husband left me and my daughter and my dogs, and he left me to pay the mortgage and all the bills etc, it was a struggle and at the end of last year it got to the point where it was looking like i was to lose my home, but i recovered from it, all i worried about was that i would have to find a home for me, my daughter and the dogs.  My mum even offered to put a caravan in her back garden so me and the dogs never seperated!!.  To me it would be like getting rid of my children, and there is no way i could do it.

Never in a million years. My dogs are not only part of the family, they are part of me. They will be with me for life.

I have just been to Sainsbury's with my mum, and saw the really cheap own brand food - I said to her I can't believe people get rid of their dogs because they 'can't afford' them, when the cheap food is so cheap (I wouldn't feed it out of choice but if it came down to it...). I think a lot of people are just looking for an excuse to get rid of their dogs and blaming the 'credit crunch' :-(

> then again some of them may end up better off you never know..

.....some people may be cutting down on costs AND could be working all sorts of hours now and don't have the time for their pets anymore, but I think they should re-home and not sell!

I wouldn't sell mine though, I miss them when I'm away for a day never mind forever!!!!!

I'd no more sell them that I'd sell any other member of my family (mind you with 5 teenagers sometimes I'd happily GIVE the kids away :-o)

There must be almost always a way to cut back before going down that route.

I wouldn't sell mine ever either, i also would do without rather than anything have to be done about my dogs. No way !!

I agree about the supermarket food, I have often said to my Mum when we have been shopping that the food is so cheap that feeding them would never be a reason to get rid of your dogs.
Sell my dogs!!!  would rather sell the husband, he cost me more!

Not in a million years. But then, without meaning to sound unsympathetic to people with desperate financial problems, the people that could bring themselves to sell their dogs probably wouldn't be on a dog forum!

Could never sell mine. Too much love involved. Did see on a site when i was looking for my westie puppy, someone selling an older westie. Would you believe the reason for sale was the money would help towards a new house. Cringed at the thought of it
Jean

Alisongold wrote:
would rather sell the husband, he cost me more!

:) :) :D I totally agree with you there! but who would buy an old husband!! :D

I could never sell mine either, have recently had to rehome one though, did this free of charge and not due to financial constraints but because he would not get on with my other male who was told old to rehome etc.

Mine are part of the family, it would never enter my head.

Ditto , never ever ever , i'd sell my kids tho at times lol:-) just kidding lol

Utterly agree, I could never and would never sell my girls.  I do understand that people may have to take on multiple jobs and work all hours.  My dogs dont just belong to my household, but to the whole family.  If I ever found myself in this situation my parents or sister or OHs parents would all house them for the short term until I was back on my feet.  I would hate every second of it, but they would be fed, walked and loved until I could get them back.  And thats quite an insentive to get back on your feet!

Sometimes it is not the first choice for a pet owner to rehome or sell their much loved pets, but their families and friends will put a lot of pressure on them to sell them.

When I got divorced many years ago a few of my family, all my ex-husbands family and most friends kept pressuring me to sell my dogs. They all said I'd never manage to keep them and the children. I kept all my dogs but the pressure to part company was very strong there at the time.

However they did not influence me, and I would never part with my dogs.

I agree, would never sell my doggies, I would rather go without myself. What also annoys me in newspaper ad's is people selling their dogs, that are maybe 3 or 4 months old because they have had a baby, when it is obvious that the pup would have been purchased after finding out that the person was expecting, and they seem to think that this is fine and completely acceptable. I do feel that there are limited exceptions to this and things aren't always in black and white (dog being really aggressive towards child etc) but generally it really annoys me.

Nicki xxx

No, no, no and err no! Never ever :)

No, never here either, would rather sell my house and move into a caravan, than ever part with any of my animals, they are all my babies!!

im with you, but there are some people out there that are already on super market own brands and are still struggling, im have guinea pig and a chinchilla i would find it hard to sell them, but not as hard as selling my dogs

In a word NO.
My dogs are my world,without their unconditional love,my life would not be worth living.

my husband would have to go instead of the dogs but doubt i would get much for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely not, I would lose my home first. I do feel sorry for people who are forced to work long hours, however I do still feel that where there's a will there's a way.

Not a chance, they are all lifers!! it would really break my heart, I would also buy supermarket food, and cut back where i needed too.

> would you sell your dog/dogs because of it?

If they are selling them then they are doing so for profit .
If they can't cope financially then i would expect them to ask the RSPCA etc to rehome , not to try and make money out of their beloved family pet    . I wonder if people are using the credit crunch as an excuse - especially as it is holiday time .

> however I do still feel that where there's a will there's a way.

When I moved back from NZ 2 years ago there was no way I was going to be one of those people who re-homed their family just because I was moving to the other side of the world! 

I spent many months planning and several thousand dollars to bring my 2 dogs and my 2 cats over with me.  I must have emailed every letting agent for miles of my intended re-location but none would allow animals. In the end I bought a caravan and lived in it for a year with my animals and husband.  Things were very tight as the move was funded from from the sale of my house in NZ and we lost a lot on the exchange rate.  It took us a year to get back on the property ladder with the house chosen very run down ( cheap :-D ) purely because it had a big garden.

Some people just aren't prepared to make any sacrifices, they would rather keep their Sky TV than their dog when it comes to cutting back.  I really feel sorry for the people who have lost their homes because so many rentals won't take animals, I don't think I could ever get over it.

Absolutely no way!!

NEVER!!!

What annoys me most about them ad's is that they are selling them due to finances...but i always wonder if they still have
nice cars
mobile phones
sky tv
pc / internet
designer clothes etc..etc

i know for sure they would go....along with the house before i ever let my dogs go...they are my kids and are here for good :)

hell would have to freeze over.

i would be living in a card board box before i could not afford to feed and care for my dogs

> We all are riding the credit crunch. Things are hard for us all, But! would you sell your dog/dogs because of it?

NO!

he's cheaper to feel than my other half- maybe's i'll sell him ;)

> In a word NO.
> My dogs are my world,without their unconditional love,my life would not be worth living.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

I would never in my life sell my dogs because I couldnt afford to have my lifestyle and the dogs.  I would make sacrifices to my lifestyle before I would say "ok guys, I cant keep you because I am greedy and want to dye my hair every 3 weeks".  I would "suffer" long before my dogs would. 
Like another poster said, without the dogs, life isnt worth much living.  They keep me sane, and are the only ears I can freely talk to, without it being used against later.  They keep secrets, dont make demands, and all they ask for their unconditional love, is that you feed and water them, and love them back.  Small price to pay for a friend so dear. 

> and all they ask for their unconditional love, is that you feed and water them, and love them back.  Small price to pay for a friend so dear. 

Did anyone see the programme about the War Dogs? It was on TV over the weekend. Even now some 60+ odd years later the war veterans who worked and lived closely with their dogs during the war were all close to tears as they recalled the love and great bond they had with their dogs. One said something very interesting though, he said that although he had load of dogs at home, farm dogs, he never really appreciated them truely until he had lived so closely through the war with his dog. Some said that after the war the donated dogs had to be returned to their original owners, and it broke their heart if the original owner wanted them back. One said how he tried to visit his dog at it's original owners house after the war and the original owner did not like it, so never could go back again. A few did get to keep their dogs but they all still missed them all these years later.

What a fantastic compliment to dogs that the handlers still held them in such esteem and have never just considered dogs as being just dogs since.

> without the dogs, life isnt worth much living.  They keep me sane, and are the only ears I can freely talk to, without it being used against later.  They keep secrets, dont make demands, and all they ask for their unconditional love, is that you feed and water them, and love them back.  Small price to pay for a friend so dear. 

You have summed up exactly how I feel Crespin

Never Ever Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love them far too much.
They are my lifelong companions,
They keep me sane and humble with their unconditional love!!
Jonelle

Never. They are part of my family. If things became really difficult there are lots of things I can cut back on and get rid of but never ever my dogs, it wouldn't even be a consideration. If I had to change to a cheaper brand of food then so be it but if things were so bad I needed to make cut backs my dogs would actually be one of the thngs that kept my spirits up.
jane

no i would sell the them as hard as it would get.
at the moment on sick leave for the next 13 week so cut back i know i had to do before the op
not going to so many shows,bought the dogs food in bulk.save up 4 months dog insurance. and vet fee incase to cover again for the time off.

but we have cut back on my food bill,not using the moblie for only text free one,use thhe home phone deal from bt free calls at different times.
only useing one car.

this is only for 13 weeks
if it was a life change i would rebuget again.
but i have been ask over the last 20 year if i would sell to of my dogs beacuse the were going well in the ring, one was a lot of money back in 1993.

if you all know me by now you all know what i said NO

Im with you the dogs are my family I would sooner get rid of my car and down size my home than part with Whistler & Jake they are here for my naturals or their own. They are in my will so they are catered for every 24/7 there is.

How can anyone sell the love that they give you, the company, the laughs yes I know and the cow pooh and footprints all over the duvet!!  I feel tearful just thinking about parting with my doglets.

total agree.
then some other poeple dont think like us with their aniamls.

once in my house they are here for live.

> would rather sell the husband, he cost me more!

LOL! Ah this made me laugh, very true ;-)

I could never sell my dogs, if i was really pushed I'd rehome within the family. I couldnt let them go to someone I didnt know. Before any of that I'd find a way of keeping them with me!

We are going through a hard time at the moment - and would rather sell the kids - at least my 4 fur babes give me lots of attention, fun and joy

I think some people in hard times (and I dont mean anyone personally on here youre friends I just havent met yet.) should go and talk to people of my Dad's generation. How they made do I do not know. He still manages to feed two on about £40 a week, my DIL has an allotment and when MIL was alive (she died 2/4 this year) what wasnt baked or frozen was pickeled. Bless her she put 3 dozen mince pies in for Christmas when she knew she was dying. Dad still gardens and keeps us in beans, braod beans cabbages. (Anyone notice how when you visit older people they keep trying to give you food?)

I have stopped so much bulk buying I go three times a week and buy two or three days food. It has cut down on what I waste. I was going twice a week, guessing and throwing salad's, veg away. Now I have a list on the fridge/freezer of what is in the freezer and I try and shop to get what else I need to make a meal. Plus sugar free jellies individual with add fruit is great and whats left with soya milk in a smoothie.

But I just could not sell my dogs it would be like selling my kids, (they wanted too much to take them off my hands!) (just kidding) but I would weep if I thought too much about losing my doglets. OH has taken Jake to Hertfordshire with his seatbelt, ball and water, they go where we go (weather permitting) because they are family, and where I come from thats everything.

This recession effects some of us more than others, Im lucky Im still on good wages but we have cut any raises this year, and the company has lost about £80K so far. We will weather it we have been around since 1959, but our guys are having a worse time as some of their wives have lost jobs or being forced out to get jobs. What we are trying to do is keep them employed, Ive got them cutting trees down, gutter clearing but no lay offs. Its tough and we have another year before we really can say we are on the up.

But sell my dogs? never.

I think for some people, the credit crunch is simply an excuse to get rid of animals they never really wanted in the first place. People living on the street can keep dogs on literally nothing - scraps and handouts. If it came to a choice between feeding my children or feeding my dogs then, yes possibly I would think of rehoming, but I really don't believe that these people are at that level of desperation. As others have said my lifestyle would change drastically and I might have to feed them on the cheapest of the cheap and forego insurance, but sell them? Never!

My son's GF told me that they "street people" get £10 a week extra to look after their dogs. She says thats why they get them and it helps out rescue centres (now she is in Kent) I had never heard of that but she swears its the truth? Anyone else heard that?

During the war with rationing so that there simply wasn't the food available for people, let alone dogs, hundreds of people had their dogs put to sleep; it was the only option.

Yes I know that it was heartbreaking. My Mum's parents decided to keep rabbits for extra food. My Granded (who I never knew) was so soft he could not kill them they died of old age! But large areas were turned over to allotments, chicken and pigs were kept and rows of houses clubbed together to keep the pigs and when killed they all had a bit of pork. Even i remember swill lorries in 50's collecting for pig feed.

A friend of mine said she wouldn't buy a horse in case anything happened and she couldn't afford to keep it, she says no matter how bad things get she could always afford to feed her 2 dogs, even if she had to live on beans on toast! I admit horses are a different case, we have 2 and they are very expensive to keep but we could economise in lots of ways and would have to be absolutely desperate to part with them, but we would never part with the dogs for financial reasons. If we were incapacitated and really couldn't look after them properly I would reluctantly rehome them, but only to carefully vetted people, NEVER just advertise them for sale!