Gemsmom
Well-Known Member
@Cody:
First, it is not the Humane society that provides the assistance. The link simply takes you to their website where there is a list of National, as well as state by state, organizations and foundations that provide aid to those who need it in order for said individual to provide the care their animal needs. It was something I thought might be helpful for Kmay in their situation. The different organizations provide funding for different issues i.e. training (boerboel), cancer treatments (which are incredibly costly for another of their dogs), so on and so forth. If they qualified for some sort of assistance, it would take away the issue of having to prioritize their dogs based on their conditions. I should have been more specific, or perhaps worded better, in my earlier post so that my meaning was clear. Secondly, as far as shelters go, I will assume you are right and they are not affiliated. I did not imply they were in any way affiliated. I suggested as they have a history of working with shelter/s (i.e. rescue) that perhaps they (the shelter) could point them to an appropriate and perhaps even a lower cost trainer. I am from Michigan, as you read above, and I know there are low cost trainers that donate time etc. to shelters (My friend mentioned above). It was a thought. Perhaps again not worded well enough to be clear in my meaning or justification. These are just avenues that may be of some assistance to them. That is all. I have no experience with the Humane Society or the shelters. I agree Mike Vick as a spokesperson for any animal anything is in very poor taste. The man never did, nor ever does, deserve the right to own any animal. Thirdly, I am vegan. There is a reason for that choice and PETA is part of it. I don't want to argue with anyone over PETA or anything else for that matter. I am here to meet and communicate with other mastiff owners, to gain knowledge from the sites members about a breed I have never owned prior to purchasing our bullmastiff, and to use the information of others experiences to better raise Gemma. I will try to be more clear in my future posts and I thank you for the links as they will provide for interesting reading.
@Kmay: I apologize if I was not clear in my posts to you. I just took a little while and did a few searches to see if perhaps there was something/someone out that could possibly help you and your dogs. I am truly sorry about your dane. I cannot imagine what you must be going through. Please know you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
First, it is not the Humane society that provides the assistance. The link simply takes you to their website where there is a list of National, as well as state by state, organizations and foundations that provide aid to those who need it in order for said individual to provide the care their animal needs. It was something I thought might be helpful for Kmay in their situation. The different organizations provide funding for different issues i.e. training (boerboel), cancer treatments (which are incredibly costly for another of their dogs), so on and so forth. If they qualified for some sort of assistance, it would take away the issue of having to prioritize their dogs based on their conditions. I should have been more specific, or perhaps worded better, in my earlier post so that my meaning was clear. Secondly, as far as shelters go, I will assume you are right and they are not affiliated. I did not imply they were in any way affiliated. I suggested as they have a history of working with shelter/s (i.e. rescue) that perhaps they (the shelter) could point them to an appropriate and perhaps even a lower cost trainer. I am from Michigan, as you read above, and I know there are low cost trainers that donate time etc. to shelters (My friend mentioned above). It was a thought. Perhaps again not worded well enough to be clear in my meaning or justification. These are just avenues that may be of some assistance to them. That is all. I have no experience with the Humane Society or the shelters. I agree Mike Vick as a spokesperson for any animal anything is in very poor taste. The man never did, nor ever does, deserve the right to own any animal. Thirdly, I am vegan. There is a reason for that choice and PETA is part of it. I don't want to argue with anyone over PETA or anything else for that matter. I am here to meet and communicate with other mastiff owners, to gain knowledge from the sites members about a breed I have never owned prior to purchasing our bullmastiff, and to use the information of others experiences to better raise Gemma. I will try to be more clear in my future posts and I thank you for the links as they will provide for interesting reading.
@Kmay: I apologize if I was not clear in my posts to you. I just took a little while and did a few searches to see if perhaps there was something/someone out that could possibly help you and your dogs. I am truly sorry about your dane. I cannot imagine what you must be going through. Please know you will be in my thoughts and prayers.