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Mental Health Support

maspaha

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4. I ran a breed specific rescue for 7 years...

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 06:20 PM

Jun 21

…the reality is they have limited resources and not enough foster homes for normal, well adjusted dogs. Not all dogs can be saved.

Curtiss has medical issues as well as behavior issues. His sister just passed her CGC. Exercise is not an issue.

Curt trusts me and I will not turn him over to an uncertain future. I will be with him.

Please don’t judge me on this one. Support only please.

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Hi DU Fam... [View all] maspaha Jun 21 OP

Why not place pup in breed rescue? SheltieLover Jun 21 #1

I ran a breed specific rescue for 7 years... maspaha Jun 21 #4

My post was not an attempt to judge you. SheltieLover Jun 21 #6

Thank you SheltieLover... maspaha Jun 21 #9

I wasn't aware of your experience & don't know you. SheltieLover Jun 21 #11

Some St Bernards can turn violent dangerous. When i was younger CentralMass Jun 21 #5

Yikes. Sorry you had such an awful experience SheltieLover Jun 21 #7

You will be better off without him. Irish_Dem Jun 21 #2

Thanks Irish maspaha Jun 21 #10

Yes it is the closing of one chapter, painful, but the beginning of your new life. Irish_Dem Jun 21 #12

Wow, hun... that is a lot... FirstLight Jun 21 #3

Better to lose the narcissist now and have some time without a mentally Karadeniz Jun 21 #8