Originally Posted by
ChocLab5
I understand. . .I do. It might seem like the easy way out to re-home, and that I have given up. But if anybody thinks that this has been easy, you need to walk a mile in my shoes. Remember that I have put off doing this because Becker is my dog, and every time I envision Becker leaving, I envision that look where he turns around with complete betrayal in his eyes as if to say 'Why are you doing this?! Please don't!! I'm sorry, Daddy!' THAT, and a million other reasons, are why I have not moved ahead with this. Becker has been our dog since day one. Just the other day I celebrated their 3 year birthday with burgers & fries from a great local burger joint, and you would have thought I just wrote them a check for a million dollars. They were beyond ecstatic. They have their moments. Radley has not been a complete angel, either. Labs are not angels, I know. But in my humble opinion, they are the best, most loving, and most empathetic breed on this earth. I have not moved forward with this because of my fear of Becker getting mistreated in some fashion, the subsequent depression that both dogs would feel from the separation both from each other and especially for Becker due to that being compounded with separation from our house, etc. Becker is an amazing dog, and as with Radley, I have incredible memories with him. Everybody assumes that I am going to rehome him. Again, I have not done this for a long time because of how much I love Becker and don't want him to go. The more I think about this, the more that I'm realizing that we only have issues when I leave town, aka he's got separation anxiety and sadness when I leave. I'm going to have to work with my wife, not Becker, on that front. Becker loves the games that I play with him every time we go out, and I know that de doesn't get that stimulation when I'm gone.
Sorry for rambling, but it's never easy when you're going through a difficult decision and people are very opinionated. But I asked for the opinions, so ya get what ya ask for.
What did you mean by 'so many other things that I would like to say'? That sounds a bit ominous.