if you die before them, have you made a will? We are writing our will and my daughter said she will take our 2 dogs so thats good. So what is going to happen with your dogs? All replies welcome.

In my will it says that both borzois have to be put down. The telephone number of the vets is there too - and the vets are aware of their history. Their breeder wanted them put down 2 years ago as they don't have good temprements. I can manage them very well, but couldn't/wouldn't trust anyone else too :(  Just have to hope it never comes to that for the sake of my darling boys.

My brother will take the collies, it's his daughters that run them in agility and they obviously know them very well  :)

My ex will have Kassie- she's a very one person dog and doesn't usually eat etc if I leave her and go on holiday etc- other than me my ex is probably the only person she'd settle with and he's the only person that knows and could put up with her 'quirky' ways :-)  The little one would either stay with my current partner or be rehomed- she's one of those that adores everyone and would have no probs settling in.

Stacey x  

OH would would have my lot.

My parents would have Earl - it's already in our Wills.

My will states that the dogs will go to a friend. It then states what I would like to happen to each dog. My oldest 2 would stay with my friend. The rest must be spayed and found decent family homes. The will states that I do not want them put with other breeders.

No specific arrangements :) The children are more than capable of looking after the dogs, if they think that they could cope given their circumstances at the time. If not, we have a very experienced, knowledgeable friend who would advise them and could help rehome, if necessary. Fortunately, it would only come to that if OH and I both went together ....... :(

Daisy

Still haven't written a will :rolleyes:

I havent got a will either, I assume everything will go to my parents, they would take care of all my pets (although I imagine they would rehome the snake )

Now that's something that you really SHOULD do :) :)

One reason I made one years ago was that, if OH and I died together, his brother and SIL might have ended up as guardians of my children :( :( :( So I made a will naming my sister :) At least we went on aeroplanes etc knowing that if anything should happen, the children had been sorted :) :)

Daisy

Don't forget that, if you die, all your solely owned assets - bank/savings accounts etc would be frozen until probate is granted - which could take a while if no will.

I only have debt, and I have life insurance to cover that ;)

Thats a lie actually, I have my house, car etc... I always assumed it would automatically go to my parents.  Maybe I should go get a DIY will kit from smiths tomorrow

If you do a DIY will, just make sure that you keep it VERY simple :) :)

Daisy

I am simple

Claire, I don't know if it is valid in England but in Scotland there is a willaid scheme where you pay approx £80 which I think goes to charity and certain solicitors will draw you up a will and keep it for you.  there  are forms on the net so you know what you want written on it before you go and you end up with a speedy legal will.

ditto!  It wasn't until we were sorting one out beginning of last year that we actually found out that the children wouldn't automatically go to my parents!   (even though we sat down with my parents and brother long before that to talk about the "if" scenario.  If something happened to both my OH and I and we hadn't sorted anything out for our children, worst case scenario, they would have been fostered until the courts decided under probate what to do.  The same with our life insurance policy.  Although we made sufficient provision under our will to enable the children to be well cared for, my parents wouldn't have automatically got anything to help with the caring of the children (if they got custody of them of course).

To be honest though I hadn't thought about Misty or Bob (our cat) but our will needs amending anyway so will have to ask parents again or my brother about having the animals.

Kerri x

God this is a horrible thought but actually one that we thought of recently.  Who on earth would want Copper apart from us????  No one apparently did before we came along.  So we've left him to OH's sister who is a big doggy person.  She has dogs so she couldn't keep him but she's assured us that she would suitably rehome him and if there were no takers, then pay to keep him in kennels and not have him put down.  Not ideal I suppose but better than us not being there and Cops either being unsuitably rehomed several times or being put down :(

Hopefully we will outlive him then we can sort him out :)

CG

Hi

I havnt written a will, one of those things I keep meaning to do but hope I will never have.  I have asked my mum and sister if they will take my kids if anything happens to me and hubby but I know they couldnt take the dogs. Part of me would like them put to sleep. I know this is very selfish and have seen on the rescue forum people up in arms about. Why should the dog die because the owner has. I can see this point of view but I want to know that they will not suffer when we are not here to look after them. I give them a very good life, they get all the love they want plus more. Will someone else do this, will they be able to keep them together and understand there little foybles. If they go to a new home will it be for life, I would hate them getting passed from one home to another. Will they end up in a rescue kennels. I feel as there owner it is my job to prevent this happening to them. I dont have anyone at the moment in my life that would be able to take them. I do have a friend who has kennels who I know would take them if I asked but they would end up living in the kennels and I dont want that.  I have only ever once rehomed one of my dogs and that was about 20 years ago and I still wonder if she was ok and if I did the right thing the rest have been with me till they died.

I have not written a will.  Not because I think I am immortal :p but because my wishes would vary year by year.  As far as my dogs are concerned I just let others know.  I only have one now and time was I would have said back to her breeders to either stay or be sensibly rehomed but now that she is over 12 it would be a one way trip to the vets I'm afraid :) 
None of my friends and relatives would really wish to have her in fact although several would be classed as animals lovers few, relatives anyway, actually own a dog.  As I often say when would be breeders post on here that they have "lots of friends and relatives eager for a puppy" if they really wanted a dog would they not have one already?  Like so many people today they all work longer hours than she has ever been used to so even if they took her in it would not be the life she knows and deserves.

I haven't made one yet though I plan to just in case - and there'll be a stipulation that my dogs must be PTS.  Soli's the only one with temperament issues at the moment, but she needs someone very aware of canine body language to care for her, and given the number of dobes looking for homes I wouldn't want to add to them.  Opi is totally my dog and simply wouldn't cope in another home permanantly - and Remy is extremely high maintenance because of his coat.  Also I wouldn't want to see any of them split up - R and O are inseparable as are S and O, and it'd be very hard to find a home for three dogs!

I'd love to say give them to my family - but I wouldn't feel comfortable.  My Dad thinks smacking is entirely appropriate and doesn't believe that dogs need much exercise, even dobes - my sister has RSI in her wrists (and 2 of the 3 pull on lead), and my brother is totally useless with dogs - doesn't care, doesn't bother.

As my husband and I don't have any children, or any close family.  We have said in our will that any dogs we have, we only have one at the moment but are planning a second one next year  (:D) should be returned to the breeder and a certain sum of money will be given to her to look after them. 

Any one who has not written a will really should do so however young you are. If you do not have a will you could be causing all sorts of problems for the people whom you wish to leave anything to. If you die intestate the state can take your money. property etc and I think they already get enough off people as it is :) You should never just assume that your property/money will go to your next of kin as this is not always the case.

Everyone should have a say in where they wish any inheritance to go - unless you particularly want to give it to the state.

Our dog is a rescue so legally he has to go back to the rescue if anything happened to us but as our daughter would be more than willing to look after him the rescue don't mind as long as she passes their vetting system.

>unless you particularly want to give it to the state.

Well now you come to mention it :) I really don't mind if it does.  Inheritance was never meant for the likes of you and me but as a means of keeping important estates together not just for the benefit of the families either but for all those that work for them and the nation.  It was never intended, I don't think, for the purposes of passing on a semi-detached down the generations :D
None of my family need any of my possessions and Hubbie will inherit anyway by means of joint possession.

> Hubbie will inherit anyway by means of joint possession.

But if hubbie doesn't need it, you could leave it all to your favourite eco-charity, rather than Gordon Brown :D :D :D

Daisy

Hubbie might need the house still ;) but when he's gone not bothered if it does go to Gordon Brown although rather hoping to outlive his tenure and hoping whoever is in office then will be eco friendly and we won't need such charities :)

Oh, Isabel - what faith you have in other people - especially politicians :D :D :D

I'm afraid that I'd rather choose where the money earned by the sweat of my brow ( ;) ) goes :D :D :D

Daisy

:D I'd put more faith in politicians puting it to use saving the world than my sisters :D

Who said that you had to leave it to your sisters ??? :D :D :D Unless you mean me ;) ;) ;)

As for politicans, I'd rather give the money to Jade than a politician :D :D :D

Daisy

Oh OK. You and Jade it is.

LOL - thank you so much, Isabel :D I'll remember you in my will too ;) ;)

Just make sure that you don't leave more than £285,000 - don't want to give Gordon any ;)

Daisy

My mum and dad get my life insurance and thie kids (The life insurance is to fight for custody of my kids :( :( )
As for the dogs.......
Well the dogs are part of my life.
They have already said they would keep Gemma, as she would not cope in kennels, and I would rather have her PTS than that.
Beano, they would get in touch with Gwen(Really must write down her email address) So she would be able to advise them.
As for Ebba, I suppose they would ring Val at the rescue centre I got her from.
In reality, If my kids lost me, they would be heart broken to loose the dogs as well, as they love them as much as I do (James gets in and says hello to the dogs before me :( )
And if all that failed, Mum would send them down to somerset to a mate that used to look after my dogs :)
I Just hope they never have to be put through that.
Lea.

Skye will go to my friend with part of my life assurance(sp) going to her up keep and medical bills.
Mary

if i die, OH will have them, and will have to learn that a 'walk' isn't just 10 mins round the block, but if we both dies, i don't havea clue. I wouldn't want my parents to have them-they are all too wuick to wallop their dog, mam has depression so is all over the place, and can't be doing with happy nutter dogs (her dog is calm in comparison to my two, even though he's Teka's brother). I'm sure my neighbour and very dear friend would take them both, but in an ideal world, my brother would. So long as he had his own place by that point-he adores my two, will walk for hours, and they love him. Do you know what? I don't have a clue!!

OH wouldn't be parted from our lot but just in case we go together our will leaves them in the care of a good friend who already has two Bernese of her own, one of my pups and A.N.other and they are great friends, mine are to be speyed and then will live with her on her farm, lucky she has lots of room for loads of doggies. Mind you, her horses will have to learn to run fast 'cause Merlot would love to play with them!!!
Oh and a financial legacy to cover vet costs and food etc.. My friend has also got details of where we would like our ashes scattered, under a tree we walk past every day and it is always  inhabited by squirrels the doggies love to try to catch, my old girls Sheenie and Jodie are already there and we all hope to be together again one day. I like to be able to chat to Jodie  and Sheenie as i walk past each day. They are just starting to be bluebells at this time of year.

My daughter has strict instructions to rehome my (pedigree) cats through their breedclub rescue;  one of my papillons has to be returned to his breeder (her conditions of sale) and the other would have to be rehomed via his breed club rescue.  Even my vet here knows that ALL my animals MUST be returned to the UK for rehoming, if it ever becomes necessary.  One exception, one cat cannot return to the UK so she would have to be put down.  She's 11 now so hopefully I will outlive her.  (I live in Spain and you'd be horrified, as I am, at the number of Brits who return to the Uk and just abandon their pet!).

Our parents both have the phone numbers of Henry & George's breeders, must admit I haven't given them Ellie's, but Henry's breeder could track her easily enough. I trust them both to find them all a good home if the worst should happen. :-)