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  1. She's aggressive. She didn't used to mind it when my son pulled her around by her lip, but now that she's bigger she's started snapping at him.
    Just FYI, this beautiful little girl is now living with me and my other dog, and is getting used to having her mouth touched gently.  She's never bitten anyone in my home. Tami USA.
  2. I help out with a greyhound adoption program in RI occansionally and here's one for the record that I ran into:
    I found him in the kitchen (not doing anything - he just walked in there). GreyHunder USA
  3. My friend gave up his beagle because his fiance said that when they had kids SOMEDAY the kids would have an increased chance of developing asthma if there was a dog in the house. They broke up several months later and my friend was broken hearted because he had given away the dog for nothing. starcrazy USA
  4. "He stares at me and "my girl" while we're on the couch" Janet Boss <J1boss@aol.com> Ellicott City, MD USA
  5. I became bored with the dog when it grew up, I want a puppy now. Jackie USA
  6. I have a family reunion this summer and I have to get my yard in shape for it and can't do it with a dog here (1 year old golden, unneutered, untrained) Cheryl <chbmedlock@aol.com> Tulsa, OK USA
  7. Dog is too stupid. No matter how much we hit him he never learns. Kiesha Crawmer <crawmerk@aol.com> USA
  8. He stands in front of the tv too much. Madand Bea LA USA
  9. I took in a rescue dog. Their reason of getting rid of it, it bit the kids. They pulled the dog's teeth out with pliers. I was soooo mad at them!!!! The dog is now in a very loving home, where she gets the love she deserves. Thankfully, those other people can no longer own a pet. C-A Mystry <CAMystry@aol.com> Va Bch, VA USA
  10. I have a 2 year old Siamese who insisits on sleeping with my son...up by his head. When my son isn't home she steals his socks and curls up with them and uses them as her pillow. She is altogether too attached to my son and I won't stand for it! BudBoo5877 <same> USA
  11. Sheds too much
  12. Barks
  13. Digs
  14. Chews
  15. Moving (to Florida in 2 hours)
  16. Going on Vacation
  17. Retiring and want to travel
  18. Allergies
  19. Having a baby
  20. Getting married
  21. Getting divorced
  22. Husband doesn't like the breed (didn't like the last three of that same breed she bought and subsequently dumped either)
  23. My wife is jealous of the dog and the time I spend training her
  24. Boyfriend/girlfriend doesn't like
  25. Has fleas
  26. Not housebroken
  27. Didn't know it needed all that grooming
  28. Didn't know it needed all that much attention/exercise
  29. Didn't know it would get so big
  30. Don't have time
  31. Going to college
  32. It's our son's pet but he's away at school now and we don't have the time; we'll just tell him it ran away.
  33. Apartment/Townhome/Condo/etc. doesn't allow pets (didn't allow them when we go it either)
  34. Needs room to run/roam
  35. We got it for the kids but they won't take care of it.
  36. Keeps running off (unfenced yard, no leash)
  37. Didn't know they got so big/eat so much
  38. He was a cute puppy, but now he's too big
  39. Doesn't get along with our new pet
  40. I don't love it anymore
  41. Bought new home and dog doesn't go with new colours
  42. Pet clashes with new furniture
  43. Just got new furniture/carpet
  44. We only had it for the kids and they're all grown up now
  45. He chases the new kitten
  46. She doesn't like the new puppy
  47. He tracks mud all over the new carpet
  48. She got lost, and we got a new one by the time she showed up at the pound, so we left her there
  49. He (a twelve week old puppy) refuses to be housebroken, and we hit him everytime he goes in the house. I'm worried, 'cause you can only hit a dog so much before it turns vicious, and I'm afraid it will start biting the kids.
  50. She (the pet) had a nervous breakdown
  51. She's seven years old now and can't make puppies anymore.
  52. Too friendly
  53. He keeps jumping on the kids, and the kids are now afraid of him.
  54. We have a handicapped child in a wheelchair
  55. We're remodeling our kitchen and didn't have time to take her to puppy class, and now she's too rowdy
  56. She has seizures (allergies/hypothyroid/etc.) and we don't want to spend another penny on medication
  57. It makes me sad to have her around
  58. Tried to kill a collie
  59. Killed a neighbor's goat - afraid she will start attacking people
  60. Received as a Christmas present - can't keep
  61. Daughter's dog - she went to college
  62. Breeder won't take him back because we neutered him
  63. She got herself pregnant - we're keeping her puppy
  64. She got herself pregnant - we're keeping her kittens
  65. She got herself pregnant
  66. We can't afford the vet bills
  67. Pulls on the lead
  68. She's turned blind
  69. Doesn't like my new husband
  70. Keeps breaking the chain at her dog house
  71. Tears up the house when we're at work/school
  72. Noisy when we're at work/school
  73. Apartment management doesn't allow dogs
  74. Can't find house to rent that allows dogs
  75. Didn't turn out to be show quality (of course we told the breeder we wanted to buy pet quality too save money)
  76. He won't stay at home, no matter how much I yell at him
  77. My elderly mother keeps letting him loose
  78. He's too happy
  79. Drools all the time(St Bernard, Bloodhound, Mastiff)
  80. We're putting the house up for sale and it won't show well with a dog.
  81. We bought him/her for conformation shows and he/she didn't win (eight month old puppy)
  82. Her ears won't stand. (un-cropped Dobie bitch 5 months old.)
  83. Took him to Schuntzhund, now he is too aggressive.
  84. Had a friend, make him a guard dog, now all he wants to do is bite people.
  85. I trained him myself to be a protection dog, now he's trying to kill me
  86. He rides my leg
  87. He always has an erection, when company comes over, it's too embarrassing
  88. He peed on the baby
  89. He won't defend me! My husband beat me and the kids, and the dog ran away! (8 month old abused Rottie)
  90. He makes a mess in the bathroom, every time I give him a bath
  91. He gets car sick. ( wanted the dog for protecting their car, while they're shopping in Florida)
  92. It wants too much attention
  93. Her teeth are crooked
  94. She keeps having puppies
  95. She got pregnant again
  96. She's a slut
  97. She got raped
  98. The kids keep getting poison ivy. He gets it on his fur when he runs loose in the woods, and they get rashes from touching him, so the doctor says he has to go.
  99. She hunts all the time (hound, retriever)
  100. She won't hunt
  101. Gun shy, only shot over her that once in the yard...
  102. Hyperactive
  103. Eats cats
  104. Eats the house
  105. Bit my husband when he hit her for getting on the sofa...
  106. Steals the baby's toys
  107. Follows me all the time, even to the bathroom
  108. Always wants to be petted
  109. Stares at me
  110. Bumps into my legs
  111. Steals food off the counters
  112. Takes my things
  113. My wife hates her
  114. We can't afford the vet bills
  115. Bought a new house and dog drools and is messy when he eats. Of course the dog is 7 years old and they have had him since he was 6 weeks old.


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