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erronis

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5. Wonderful. Unfortunately many people get dogs from a shelter

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 08:39 PM

Jun 1

and the dog may have been surrendered because of life circumstances with the original owner.

Then the new adopters don't understand the commitments needed and turn around to give the dog back. Shelters allow this return policy in many cases.

So it is not that unusual to see an animal that has been on this roller-coaster - no fault of the animal. It is the responsibility of the shelter to be up-front and honest with any potential new adopters.

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Watch Senior Dog Who'd Been Surrendered Twice Meet His Person [View all] catbyte Jun 1 OP

Hope he is around a long, long time. efhmc Jun 1 #1

Aawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! 3catwoman3 Jun 1 #2

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Jun 1 #3

Finally found the right home 😍 Deuxcents Jun 1 #4

Wonderful. Unfortunately many people get dogs from a shelter erronis Jun 1 #5

We fostered then adopted a dog whose family had Ilsa Jun 1 #9

My Lexy dog had a similar situation. slightlv Jun 1 #10

Thank you for your story with Lexy - it was very sweet. erronis Jun 2 #12

I would love to have slightlv Jun 3 #13

What a wonderful post. Thank you catbyte. debm55 Jun 1 #6

When the pup finally took a peek into the camera... ultralite001 Jun 1 #7

Bless the beasts and the children. StarryNite Jun 1 #8

StarryNite... love the trip to the wayback, though I'll have slightlv Jun 1 #11