Comment on Rehoming a pet: How to cope with the grief by Stef.

We surrendered our mini-Aussie puppy (6.5 months) to the breeder yesterday. He is a wonderful dog with the happiest disposition. We are an older couple and live in a condo. The breeder said a mini-Aussie would do fine with us if we got a low drive puppy. We took her word for it and brought home the pup she said would be good for us. But his exercise needs are very high. We don’t have a fenced yard so his daily exercise was a couple of walks per day and lots of indoor play time. I would drive him out to a friends house in the country once a week so he could run and he loved it. But it wasn’t enough. Then I fell down the stairs carrying him to the basement during a tornado and injured both knees. I am still in treatment and may need surgery. We just could not meet his exercise needs. This was the concern I expressed with the breeder right from the beginning. I am heartbroken and feel like such a heel returning him. I feel I knew better but allowed the breeder to cloud my judgement. I feel so guilty. And I miss him so very much. He was the sweetest animal we have ever had. I don’t know how to forgive myself for making such poor decisions that lead up to having to return him. This is more difficult than having to put a dog down.

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