save this rottweiler!!

[mcobbin]

hey everyone!! i have a problem...i teach an experimental psychology lab at arkansas state university. i tend to get into first name basis with most of my students, and so most of them feel free to tell me what is going on in their lives. A student in my tuesday lab made an announcement to the class today that he is being forced to move back into his parents house after 6 years, and they will NOT allow him to bring his spayed, female, housebroken, well behaved rottweiler!!! She is 9 years old, so i asked him how he could stand to let her go, given that after 9 years of undivided attention and unconditional love, she will not understand what she has doen to make him leave her. :cry: He promptly began to cry in front of the entire class!! :( so, he said that if he does not find a home soon, he may have to have her euthanized. then he said he thought that may be the best thing, as she would just fall asleep, and would never live to think that he stopped loving her and wanted to get rid of her. Personally, i'm very upset. She is not registered, but is apparently very well behaved. He said that her most favorite pasttime is laying on the couch....DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I SHOULD GO TO FIND A HOME FOR HER!?!?! is there some specific site for rottweiler lovers? please help me, i think he has to make his decision soon!!

[mcobbin]

1) If the dog is 9 years it must have been at the parents house for 3 years previous to college so why not now especially as it has so little time left (expected age 8-10 years)

this is NOT a young guy, he's a non-traditional student coming back...he's lived in an animal friendly apartment for about 10 years now, but he is facing financial problems that is causing him to rely on the cheaper rent of renting from parents.

2) The person must be old enougfh to get a job and stand on his own two feet by now if the dog means that much to him why not make the effort?

yes he IS old enough :evil: just not very smart......he's actually twice my age, and I'm teaching his college class so there's another problem.

3)Are you sure the person is not using this tear jerking story as part of his Psychology study? to see how other students and people in general react to such a scenario


I would think this, except after i tabulated his final grade for the semester, i realize he's not really smart enough to concoct such a scheme...plus, i had actually assigned the class an experimental methods project, asking them to create an experiment, carry it out, write up the proposal, methods, blah, blah......he couldn't do that either :lol: :lol:

GOOD NEWS ANYWAY!!!

i gave him the links on this site, and he did NOTHING!!! :evilbat: so, i took her in myself. had to keep her from wanker for a couple of days, but i took her home at thanksgiving, and was able to place her in the home of my highschool best friend. I've known Amy for 24 years now, and i wouldn't trust any one more. Plus she has 63 acres for the old girl to play on :P :P . her husband works nights, and she feels uncomfortable sleeping alone at nights. now she feels very safe, her husband feels more at ease leaving his wife home alone, and the dog is loved very much. spoiled already in fact!! so, i'm sorry i couldn't reply faster K :oops: , but everything is going beautifully!!

[mcobbin]

:oops: :oops: :oops: peshaw.....update: she's doing great, and she actually seems able to get around more now than when she was living with her old owner. Amy put her on glucosamine and condroitin, and lets her out to run around in the field for about two hours everyday...she seems really happy. i wasn't sure how she'd adjust to the knew owner after all these years, but she is just a regular member of the family now!! :)