If I die who will take my OES boys? (southern Ontario)
Thanks Debra |
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| That IS something very important to think about. Without specific instructions, your family might even turn your dogs over to a shelter -- maybe even a kill shelter!!-- without understanding what they are doing!!! If your family isn't the best choice, perhaps you could work through a rescue organization who might be willing to try and place them together for you... for which you ought to offer a nice little donation to the rescue (maybe even a little one now when you set up the agreement, and one that comes along with the dogs?). Great thing for us to discuss! Anyone else have some thoughts on this? PS To begin to answer your question -- where abouts do you live? |
| I know that in my contract with the rescue I adopted Violet from, they have first dibs on Violet. Violet will be 9 in Nov and we adopted her at 9 mts. I've also made alternate plans for all three girls. |
| When you leave money for your dog's care, how can you be certain it is being properly used as instructed for the babies? Is this purely based on trust and your gut instinct? I would hope that the breeder, rescue the dog came from would want them returned to them so they can screen properly If a family member or friend is not an option. |
Depending on where you got your dogs from, your breeder should have 1st dibs at gettng your dogs back & rehoming them for you. If you have a good enough relationship with the breeder, they probably know your family & dog friends & if you have selected one of them the breeder would probably be happy to oblige. Otherwise, I would suggest talking seriously to your friends that you know would do a good job of caring for your dogs or contact a local rescue organization & make sure your wishes are know well before your demise. Dogs can be rehomed or disposed of well before a will is read. We had to do this at one point. My MIL had to move into a nursing home & then to assisted living (no dogs in residence). We knew she would never be going back to her own home. She had a Westie(elderly). We would have gladly taken her dog for her but her dog was not socialized really well & did not like our dogs. Ours would actually stand in a line, looking 1/2 scared to death, when she would bark at them here at our place & I'm sure she didn't weigh over 15 - 20 lbs.  We didn't feel it was fair to any of the mixture to keep her here. We called Westie rescue & they placed her in a very similar home situation (1 person home that was a lady, only dog). Only difference was the lady was quite a bit younger. They let us know what they had done & gave us a few reports for several months so we felt comfortable with the situation.  |
| can't believe you posted this i was doing my will last nite and freaked out! i have noone who will or i could trust take my boys.. so i am thinking of contacting some rescues to have in place just in case.. unless anyone wants dibs on my to angels.. i too will leave enough money for them to be well taken care for.. i would only trust my boys with another oes lover!! |
| I completely forgot that there might be contracts with ownership issues! Most "reputable" breeders and rescues maintain at least a thread of ownership. I also see that the subject says "southern Ontario" as your location. Do you have a contract? |
| The rescue made it very clear that my family doesn't automatically get Violet if anything happens to me because I am the registered owner...the rescue has first dibs. |
suzptcruise wrote: can't believe you posted this i was doing my will last nite and freaked out! i have noone who will or i could trust take my boys.. so i am thinking of contacting some rescues to have in place just in case.. unless anyone wants dibs on my to angels.. i too will leave enough money for them to be well taken care for.. i would only trust my boys with another oes lover!! They'll have to get in line behind Chuck...he'd take your boys in a New York minute.  (I would too) |
| We will always take dogs back into rescue no matter what the case is. That being said if something happens to me, I can't take them back so, I would hope people make alternate plans. |
I made out a will a few years ago when I was having surgery. Thinking long and hard about what would happen to my furkids if something happened to me. No way would my family take them, don't like sheepies. So Gracie's Fairy Dogmother agreed. Of course I have to make changes since I lost Gracie not too long ago. Anyway, that has been my worry. I have provided financially for them but the biggest requirements are to keep them together and LOVE them!! My dogs are spoiled rotten, unlike the sheepies here (yah, right  ) I would be happy to take in other sheepies, even pairs,  I know how important mine are and no less to everyone else. I have known, loved, been loved and owned by this magnificent breed for over 30 years. They are unlike any other breed and are all heart  Just one teeney tiney thing. Could I buy them bus tickets to Minnesota?  Nancy |
| I know my contract states that the dog must be returned to me, as I would never want it to be anyone elses (resuce, shelter) responsibility but mine, however, I have no problem if a family would like to will their dog with a family member or friend. I have had this request many times and I have no problem with it as long as I am contacted if they have passed away and I am put in touch with the new owners, and they know that if for whatever reason they cannot keep the dog it is to come back to me. |
| Whenever I would go on a trip (especially flying), I would leave the name & number of the kennel where Brick was staying and the name & number of a contact in Airedale Rescue with my family with instructions to get him out of the kennel and get him to the rescue in case anything happened to me. |
| Our group of five misfits have 2 individuals provided full POA status should that be necessary. They both are fosters for differant rescues, dog trainers and we have total trust and confidence in their integrity. They are instructed to try to find homes. Each dog will come with a trust account for care etc. Should any of our dogs not accept the change well(develope agression issues etc) the new caretakers are permitted to euthanize if that is the last option. They are also encouraged(but not required) to direct the Boxers to a Boxer specific rescue. Should we finally get a sheepie, that dog will return to the breeder. The three remaining dogs would be hard to place as they are large black dogs, and that catagory has a poor placement record in the rescue world. Fortunately, these individuals have stated that if any of these dogs fit into their pack thats where they will stay. We all need to have plans for our "furkids". |
violet wrote: suzptcruise wrote: can't believe you posted this i was doing my will last nite and freaked out! i have noone who will or i could trust take my boys.. so i am thinking of contacting some rescues to have in place just in case.. unless anyone wants dibs on my to angels.. i too will leave enough money for them to be well taken care for.. i would only trust my boys with another oes lover!! be They'll have to get in line behind Chuck...he'd take your boys in a New York minute. (I would too)haha will talk lol |
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