This is a placeholder text
Group text
by Krazy Bout K9s on 14 July 2009 - 17:07
A RESCUERS ANSWERING MACHINE:
Hello: You have reached ___-____, Tender Hearts Rescue. Due to the
high volume of calls we have been receiving, please listen closely to
the following options and choose the one that best describes you or
your situation:
Press 1 if you have a 10-year-old dog and your 15-year-old son has
suddenly become allergic and you need to find the dog a new home
right away.
Press 2 if you are moving today and need to immediately place your
150 pound, 8-year-old dog.
Press 3 if you have three dogs, had a baby and want to get rid of
your dogs because you are the only person in the world to have a
baby and dogs at the same time.
Press 4 if you just got a brand new puppy and your old dog is having
problems adjusting so you want to get rid of the old one right away.
Press 5 if your little puppy has grown up and is no longer small and
cute and you want to trade it in for a new model.
Press 6 if you want an unpaid volunteer to come to your home TODAY
and pick up the dog you no longer want.
Press 7 if you have been feeding and caring for a "stray" for the
last three years, are moving and suddenly determine it's not your
dog.
Press 8 if your dog is sick and needs a vet but you need the money
for your vacation.
Press 9 if you are elderly and want to adopt a cute puppy who is not
active and is going to outlive you.
Press 10 if your relative has died and you don't want to care for
their elderly dog because it doesn't fit your lifestyle.
Press 14 if you are calling at 6 a.m. to make sure you wake me up
before I have to go to work so you can drop a dog off on your way
to work.
Press 15 to leave us an anonymous garbled message, letting us know
you have left a dog in our yard in the middle of January, which is
in fact, better than just leaving the dog with no message.
Press 16 if you are going to get angry because we are not going to
take your dog that you have had for fifteen years, because it is
not our responsibility.
Press 17 if you are going to threaten to take your ten year old dog
to be euthanized because I won't take it.
Press 18 if you're going to get angry because the volunteers had the
audacity to go on vacation and leave the dogs in care of a trusted
volunteer who is not authorized to take your personal pet.
Press 19 if you want one of our PERFECTLY trained, housebroken, kid
and cat friendly purebred dogs that we have an abundance of.
Press 20 if you want us to take your dog that has a slight
aggression problem, i.e. has only bitten a few people and killed your
neighbor's cats.
Press 21 if you have already called once and been told we don't take
personal surrenders but thought you would get a different person this
time with a different answer.
Press 22 if you want us to use space that would go to a stray to
board your personal dog while you are on vacation, free of charge,
of course.
Press 23 if it is Christmas Eve or Easter morning and you want me to
deliver an eight week old puppy to your house by 6:30 am before
your kids wake up.
Press 24 if you have bought your children a duckling, chick or baby
bunny for Easter and it is now Christmas and no longer cute.
Press 25 if you want us to take your female dog who has already had
ten litters, but we can't spay her because she is pregnant again and
it is against your religion.
Press
Hello: You have reached ___-____, Tender Hearts Rescue. Due to the
high volume of calls we have been receiving, please listen closely to
the following options and choose the one that best describes you or
your situation:
Press 1 if you have a 10-year-old dog and your 15-year-old son has
suddenly become allergic and you need to find the dog a new home
right away.
Press 2 if you are moving today and need to immediately place your
150 pound, 8-year-old dog.
Press 3 if you have three dogs, had a baby and want to get rid of
your dogs because you are the only person in the world to have a
baby and dogs at the same time.
Press 4 if you just got a brand new puppy and your old dog is having
problems adjusting so you want to get rid of the old one right away.
Press 5 if your little puppy has grown up and is no longer small and
cute and you want to trade it in for a new model.
Press 6 if you want an unpaid volunteer to come to your home TODAY
and pick up the dog you no longer want.
Press 7 if you have been feeding and caring for a "stray" for the
last three years, are moving and suddenly determine it's not your
dog.
Press 8 if your dog is sick and needs a vet but you need the money
for your vacation.
Press 9 if you are elderly and want to adopt a cute puppy who is not
active and is going to outlive you.
Press 10 if your relative has died and you don't want to care for
their elderly dog because it doesn't fit your lifestyle.
Press 14 if you are calling at 6 a.m. to make sure you wake me up
before I have to go to work so you can drop a dog off on your way
to work.
Press 15 to leave us an anonymous garbled message, letting us know
you have left a dog in our yard in the middle of January, which is
in fact, better than just leaving the dog with no message.
Press 16 if you are going to get angry because we are not going to
take your dog that you have had for fifteen years, because it is
not our responsibility.
Press 17 if you are going to threaten to take your ten year old dog
to be euthanized because I won't take it.
Press 18 if you're going to get angry because the volunteers had the
audacity to go on vacation and leave the dogs in care of a trusted
volunteer who is not authorized to take your personal pet.
Press 19 if you want one of our PERFECTLY trained, housebroken, kid
and cat friendly purebred dogs that we have an abundance of.
Press 20 if you want us to take your dog that has a slight
aggression problem, i.e. has only bitten a few people and killed your
neighbor's cats.
Press 21 if you have already called once and been told we don't take
personal surrenders but thought you would get a different person this
time with a different answer.
Press 22 if you want us to use space that would go to a stray to
board your personal dog while you are on vacation, free of charge,
of course.
Press 23 if it is Christmas Eve or Easter morning and you want me to
deliver an eight week old puppy to your house by 6:30 am before
your kids wake up.
Press 24 if you have bought your children a duckling, chick or baby
bunny for Easter and it is now Christmas and no longer cute.
Press 25 if you want us to take your female dog who has already had
ten litters, but we can't spay her because she is pregnant again and
it is against your religion.
Press
by Krazy Bout K9s on 14 July 2009 - 17:07
Press 26 if you're lying to make one of our younger volunteers feel
bad and take your personal pet off your hands.
Press 27 if your cat is biting and not using the litter box because
it is declawed, but you are not willing to accept the responsibility
that the cat's behavior is altered because of your nice furniture.
Press 28 if your two year old male dog is marking all over your house
but you just haven't gotten around to having him neutered.
Press 29 if you previously had an outdoor only dog and are calling
because she is suddenly pregnant.
Press 30 if you have done "everything" to housebreak your dog and
have had no success but you don't want to crate the dog because it
is cruel.
Press 31 if you didn't listen to the message asking for an evening
phone number and you left your work number when all volunteers are
also working and you are angry because no one called you back.
Press 32 if you need a puppy immediately and cannot wait because
today is your daughter's birthday and you forgot when she was born.
Press 33 if your dog's coat doesn't match your new furniture and you
need a different color or breed.
Press 34 if your new love doesn't like your dog and you are too
stupid to get rid of the new friend (who will dump you in the next
month anyway) instead of the dog.
Press 35 if you went through all these 'options' and didn't hear
enough. This press will connect you to the sounds of tears being
shed by one of our volunteers who is holding a discarded old dog
while the vet mercifully frees him from the grief of missing his
family.
~Author Unknown, but much appreciated
bad and take your personal pet off your hands.
Press 27 if your cat is biting and not using the litter box because
it is declawed, but you are not willing to accept the responsibility
that the cat's behavior is altered because of your nice furniture.
Press 28 if your two year old male dog is marking all over your house
but you just haven't gotten around to having him neutered.
Press 29 if you previously had an outdoor only dog and are calling
because she is suddenly pregnant.
Press 30 if you have done "everything" to housebreak your dog and
have had no success but you don't want to crate the dog because it
is cruel.
Press 31 if you didn't listen to the message asking for an evening
phone number and you left your work number when all volunteers are
also working and you are angry because no one called you back.
Press 32 if you need a puppy immediately and cannot wait because
today is your daughter's birthday and you forgot when she was born.
Press 33 if your dog's coat doesn't match your new furniture and you
need a different color or breed.
Press 34 if your new love doesn't like your dog and you are too
stupid to get rid of the new friend (who will dump you in the next
month anyway) instead of the dog.
Press 35 if you went through all these 'options' and didn't hear
enough. This press will connect you to the sounds of tears being
shed by one of our volunteers who is holding a discarded old dog
while the vet mercifully frees him from the grief of missing his
family.
~Author Unknown, but much appreciated
by DebiSue on 14 July 2009 - 17:07
Steph,
That is way too true to be funny. #35 brought tears to my eyes. Your are soooo right. People are stupid. I don't doubt for a minute that everyone of the scenarios has happened more than once. Heaven holds a place for you but I sure hope you don't leave for it anytime soon. Too many animals are counting on you. Bless you, bless you, bless you. My only fear is that someday you will snap and take out some dumb a** who so richly deserves it. Keep your cool and know many appreciate all you do.
Deb
That is way too true to be funny. #35 brought tears to my eyes. Your are soooo right. People are stupid. I don't doubt for a minute that everyone of the scenarios has happened more than once. Heaven holds a place for you but I sure hope you don't leave for it anytime soon. Too many animals are counting on you. Bless you, bless you, bless you. My only fear is that someday you will snap and take out some dumb a** who so richly deserves it. Keep your cool and know many appreciate all you do.
Deb
by Okie Amazon on 14 July 2009 - 18:07
All too true.
Add another that I have personally gotten, " I want this cat (a Sphynx) euthanized RIGHT NOW because he is starting to grow hair"!
Luckily I placed that sweetheart of a cat with a soft-hearted friend. The woman KEPT her cat-from-hell other Sphynx since he was staying nekkid, but dumped the sweet cat with some hair. We all do what we can against what seems to be a never-ending supply of heartless, clueless, gutless, "pet" owners.
My husband and I don't have a real "rescue", but we can't drive by a dog in danger of being hit by a car without gathering them up and doing something. (The reason we have a Weimaraner, a Pom, an Affen mix and a Yorkie-poo)
Add another that I have personally gotten, " I want this cat (a Sphynx) euthanized RIGHT NOW because he is starting to grow hair"!
Luckily I placed that sweetheart of a cat with a soft-hearted friend. The woman KEPT her cat-from-hell other Sphynx since he was staying nekkid, but dumped the sweet cat with some hair. We all do what we can against what seems to be a never-ending supply of heartless, clueless, gutless, "pet" owners.
My husband and I don't have a real "rescue", but we can't drive by a dog in danger of being hit by a car without gathering them up and doing something. (The reason we have a Weimaraner, a Pom, an Affen mix and a Yorkie-poo)
by GreenEarthK9 on 14 July 2009 - 19:07
.
by windwalker18 on 15 July 2009 - 00:07
#X... If you've always played wrestle time on the bed with your dog. Just had a baby, and when you go to change the baby on the bed the dog jumps around and you're afraid that he'll hurt the baby... He must be vicious towards it as he watches the baby all day...
(This was a 3 year old border collie who was brought in to the Vet's to be murdered... fortunately we found a home with a 2 year old little boy. Shep followed him everywhere he went, pulled him out of a creek once, saved him from falling down a bank another time... and herded him to safety for the next 9 years of his wonderful life!! I still get rage feelings up my spine when I see the origional owner in a grocery)
(This was a 3 year old border collie who was brought in to the Vet's to be murdered... fortunately we found a home with a 2 year old little boy. Shep followed him everywhere he went, pulled him out of a creek once, saved him from falling down a bank another time... and herded him to safety for the next 9 years of his wonderful life!! I still get rage feelings up my spine when I see the origional owner in a grocery)
by Mindhunt on 15 July 2009 - 00:07
The excuses I hear make my ears bleed. 
The one were the owners of a new Border Collie who didn't believe in obedience training (it made the dog into a "tin soldier" or "robot"; their words), they wanted their dog to be an "individual with his own mind". They would not exercise their dog, would not listen to reason. They later euthanized this dog for being "too aggressive and out of control". Never tried to rehome the dog. The other one where the husband was so incredibly heavy handed and rough with the dog "to make him a tough dog", and then was so happy when the dog showed aggression to other people. He would reward the white shepherd when he was aggressive. Low and behold, the dog bit the little infant as she was crawling, so said idiot took the dog and shot him.
The one were the owners of a new Border Collie who didn't believe in obedience training (it made the dog into a "tin soldier" or "robot"; their words), they wanted their dog to be an "individual with his own mind". They would not exercise their dog, would not listen to reason. They later euthanized this dog for being "too aggressive and out of control". Never tried to rehome the dog. The other one where the husband was so incredibly heavy handed and rough with the dog "to make him a tough dog", and then was so happy when the dog showed aggression to other people. He would reward the white shepherd when he was aggressive. Low and behold, the dog bit the little infant as she was crawling, so said idiot took the dog and shot him.
Contact information Disclaimer Privacy Statement Copyright Information Terms of Service Cookie policy ↑ Back to top