WOW!  Rescue-Drama! I actually read all of this thread!

JMHO...but don't "get" the many "kill-shelter" comments on here???? From the get-go could clearly read that these two doggie-lovers were NOT the "dump-at-a-shelter" kind of people! Jeez!..I think I might be a little bit "put off" if I were congratulated for not dumping a difficult dog at a shelter....um, just saying.

And don't comprehend the "poor Sadie" either? Sounds like she is a VERY lucky little dawg! She has two humans who love her and want the best for her And A NEW Human who also wants her!!! Whew!!! AND has already had two great loving homes to date! Lucky little dawg!

Think "Artie" is a helluva guy to take on a new dog-personality and then admit it is not a safe enjoyable fit. Like roommates. Doesn't always work out.

Glad to read that so many wanted to help them all reach a good place!!!

Artie's dog BB is a lucky dawg too!!!

Hugs to Artie, BB, AND Lucky Sadie!!!

HAPPY 2008!

Sorry...double post!

Okay, been out of the loop on ths. It takes a big person to ask for help and that is what Artie is doing. Artie, I don't think Morgan meant to say your home was not a good home -- just not a good situation with the personalilties of your dogs. I think it was awesome you tried with Sadie and I think it is awesome to step up and say it's not working and to be trying so hard to find the right home for Sadie (Morgan is a sweet girl, and I know she was not meaning to offend). I know this must be very hard for you and it must be hard for Vicki too -- everyone is a little stressed over the situation -- so let's all take a deep breath and know that the forces are all at work to find Sadie the right home. And, she will get over all of this when she is settled into her home and gets the right match of personalities (doggie and human). She will find her home and settle in and be a happy girl. She definitely is a loved little girl, as both Artie and Vicki seem to care for her and so do lots of people on this board. Over the last few weeks, I find myself saying "this too shall pass" very often. I will say it here -- this too shall pass -- Sadie will be settled in a home and everyone will know that they all did what they could to help this little girl. Let's all be a little kinder to ourselves and each other  (remember we are only human, we can only do what we can do) and know that everyone has a common goal - a home for Sadie!

Oh Artie!  I am SO sorry that my comment came across the wrong way.    I did not mean that Sadie was in a "bad home" while she was with you.  I in fact think you are a great person for being patient and taking care of Sadie until you are able to find a home that works for Sadie.  And, you are also a good person for taking Sadie in the first place.  I know that you only meant for the best.  When I said "good home"  I just meant that when Sadie finds a home that she fits into better, things will probably calm down some and she will fit in nicely.  I know that until she finds a new home, she is in a good home for now.    Please forgive me if I worded my previous comment the wrong way.

I'M SORRY ALSO MORGAN , I WAS JUST UPSET IN GENERAL.

I JUST LOST MY WIFE OF 491/2  YEARS IN MAY 2006 WITH BREAST CANCER AND SOME- HOW THIS THING WITH SADIE TOOK OVER MY EMOTIONS. MY WIFE WANTED ME TO HAVE A DOG SO I WOULD NOT BE ALONE AND BB WAS IT, WHEN MY WIFE SAW BB SHE NAMED HER BOTTON'S & BOW'S  DON'T KNOW WHY, SO I CALL HER BB.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT   ARTIE XOXO

Ok, Sadie is going to a good home now and everything should be fine.  I DID want to address this comment that was made (highlighted above).  YogisMom, you're relatively new to the site and may have missed a rather horrible situation that we members went through a few weeks ago.  This situation is what is causing the "kill shelter" comments and there may be times in the future when these comments are made so I'll fill you in.

A new person signed on and posted in the Training Forum (please note - the TRAINING forum) asking for training help with her rattie.  The rattie had apparently nipped the woman's child.  She said nothing about asking for her finding another home for the dog - she said she wanted TRAINING help.  So we helped/advised/gave opinions as best we could.

She then later posts (I don't remember the time in between posts) that she had taken the dog to animal control (kill shelter) and they were euthanizing the dog as it "was agressive"....of course going only on this woman's word.  The time in between her post on her asking for training help and the day she took the dog to animal control was only a FEW DAYS.  If she had told us she needed to find a home for the dog we would have tried to help her, tell her about Ratbones Rescue, Petfinder, etc. if no one on here was interested in taking the dog.  But instead she simply dumped the dog off to be killed.

THAT is what all the "kill shelter" comments are about.

Thanks, Mary Beth. I started to address this, but felt it was best to just let it drop... but I'm glad you did. Also... please remember Pepper's parents who "didn't have time for him anymore" and took him to a kill shelter. I went to get him on Friday.. he was scheduled to be euthanized Monday a.m. He now has a loving home with Mario07 (Shannon) and Mario.

So if we appear to be a bit sensitive to the "kill shelter" scenarios... please understand. None of us really knew Artie, but realized he was having issues one day and deciding to rehome Sadie... the next day or so he would decide to keep her. It appeared to be a roller coaster type of situation... and from my experience (and I'm OLD and have lots of experience... haha)... people can sometimes end up so frustrated, emotional, and "at wit's end" that they do the quickest, easiest, spur of the moment thing which is to take the dog to a shelter. (which is exactly what happened in Pepper's case).  All of us here were so thankful that Artie did NOT do that.   

So after having "lived" through many of these situations where it DOES happen and HAS happened, we were all thrilled that Artie was making the decision NOT to do that.

Not sure if this makes sense.. but it is what it is.
Now... the end result is that the best decision has obviously been made and Sadie has been accepted into a new, forever home. It's a happy ending and that's what we need to be concentrating on.. regardless of the reasons behind the decision.

DITTO..