Hi,

I have had my rat terrier for about a year and a half and I can't keep her anymore.  I am at school all day and my mom and dad work all day and my brothers go to school too.  Tempe is a great dog with a fun personality.  I can't just keep her locked up in her kennel all day anymore because it isn't fair to her.  I don't want to take her to the dog pound because if nobody adopts her, then they will kill her.  If anyone knows anyone that wants a rat terrier, please let me know.  She is not fixed.  She is white with a black face and she loves kids. 

I am in utah. there will be pictures posted by this weekend. Unfortunately, doggy day care is not an option. if it was, that is what i would do. I would love to keep her and would give the world for her but now all she needs is someone or another dog to be there with her. So if you know anyone, please tell me.

Thanks

JNO

I am on the west side of murray. kinda central. i will definatley put her on ksl. thanks for the comment. i would be very grateful if you did  ask around. Thank you so much!

JNO

To: spence9118

Thanks for all your help but we just can't handle her anymore.... she will be dropped off at the humane society this week. please, if you see her, make sure she gets a good home where she will be loved. Thank you!! And if possible, i would like her name to stay the same. Thanks again.

JNO

I WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE HER ,BUT I'M IN MISSOURI. PLEASE FIND A WAY  NOT TO TAKE HER TO THE POUND. PLEASE DO NOT JUST DROP HER OFF AT A KILL SHELTER. IF YOU LOOK THERES ALWAYS SOMEONE OUT THERE WILLING TO HELP, YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME. 

Please don't take her to the humane society. Contact Ratbone Rescues at ratbonerescues@yahoo.com

They can help. It may not be in one day but please give them a chance to help. They are an amazing group.

Tempe deserves a fair chance. Please give it to her. She would do the same for you.

UGH - WHAT A TERRIBLE STORY!  I don't think this person has even tried to contact the rescue group in her state of Utah, just seems impatient to "unload" the poor dog.  JNO, you didn't  even respond that you tried other alternatives and that the pound was it - that's the easy way, right?  I wish people like this would just give up being a pet owner - they do such a disservice to animals.  I pray this poor dog gets a loving home the next time around!

JNO,

Maybe this will give you something to "think" about:

When you bring a pet into your life, you begin a journey. A journey that will
bring you more love and devotion than you have ever known, yet will also test
your strength and courage. If you allow, the journey will teach you many
things, about life, about yourself, and most of all, about love. You will
come away changed forever, for one soul cannot touch another without leaving its
mark.

Along the way, you will learn much about savoring life's simple pleasures --
jumping in leaves, snoozing in the sun,  the joys of puddles, and even the
satisfaction of a good scratch behind the ears. If you spend much time outside, 
you will be taught how to truly experience every element, for no rock, leaf,
or log will go unexamined, no rustling bush will be overlooked, and even the
very air will be inhaled, pondered, and noted as being full of valuable
information.

Your pace may be slower, except when heading home to the food dish, but you
will become a better naturalist, having been taught by an expert in the field.
Too many times we hike on automatic pilot, our goal being to complete the
trail rather than enjoy the journey. We miss the details: the colorful mushrooms
on the rotting log, the honeycomb in the old maple snag, the hawk feather
caught on a twig.

Once we walk as a dog does, we discover a whole new world. We stop; we browse
the landscape, we kick over leaves, peek in tree holes, look up, down, all
around. And we learn what any dog knows: that nature has created a marvelously
complex world that is full of surprises, that each cycle of the seasons bring
ever changing wonders, each day an essence all its
own.

Even from indoors you will find yourself more attuned to the world around
you. You will find yourself watching: summer insects collecting on a screen; how
bizarre they are; how many kinds there are or noting the flick and flash of
fireflies through the dark. You will stop to observe the swirling dance of
windblown leaves, or sniff the air after a rain. It does not matter that there is
no objective in this; the point is in the doing, in not letting life's most
important details slip by.

You will find yourself doing silly things that your pet-less friends might
not understand: spending thirty minutes in the grocery aisle looking for the cat
food brand your feline must have, buying dog birthday treats, or driving
around the block an extra time because your pet enjoys the ride. You will roll in
the snow, wrestle with chewie toys, bounce little rubber balls till your eyes
cross, and even run around the house trailing your bathrobe tie with a cat in
hot pursuit, all in the name of love.

Your house will become muddier and hairier. You will wear less dark clothing
and buy more lint rollers. You may find dog biscuits in your pocket or purse,
and feel the need to explain that an old plastic shopping bag adorns your
living room rug because your cat loves the crinkly sound. You will learn the true
measure of love. The steadfast, undying kind that says, "It doesn't matter
where we are or what we do, or how life treats us as long as we are together."

Respect this always. It is the most precious gift any living soul can give
another. You will not find it often among the human race. And you will learn
humility. The look in my dog's eyes often made me feel ashamed. Such joy and love
at my presence. She saw not some flawed human who could be cross and
stubborn, moody or rude, but only her wonderful companion.
Or maybe she saw those things and dismissed them as mere human foibles, not
worth considering, and so chose to love me anyway.

If you pay attention and learn well, when the journey is done, you will be
not just a better person, but the person your pet always knew you to be. The one
they were proud to call beloved friend.

This is just awful. I did look at the website (ksl.com) that was recommended she post an ad to, and apparently she did. Here is Tempe's listing on that site:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=218&ad=2682504&cat=&lpid=

There are pictures and contact information listed there if anyone at all is able to help. I'm looking now at the shelters around the area to see if she's listed in any of them yet.

It's just ridiculous in my humble opinion to hurry up and dump this dog at a kill shelter. She claims the dog is housebroken and friendly and fun, but because she's in her kennel all day, it's not fair to her.

OK....SO your answer for that is to put her in a kennel in a dog pound all day. A place where she will be scared and confused and likely be traumatized and not show well to potential adopters in the first place thus making her much more likely to be put down!!!! What the hell???

I apologize for my anger, but this is beyond heartless. You think IF you claim to love your dog soooo much, you'd at least work a little harder and perhaps consider placing her with a non-kill shelter or rescue organization.