Another Forclosure Dog

A sign of the times! I received yet another call today from a woman who needed to place her dog due to her and her husband both losing their job in the same day with the same employer. In my local rescue group, Love A Stray Animal Rescue ( www.love-a-stray.petfinder.com ), we hear this almost daily. Many folks fail to call us until the absolute deadline of either transfering to a new area into an apartment that prohibits pets or the day the bank takes over their home. And although we aim to help in any way possible, this leaves us little time to go through the process, prepare a foster home situation or get updated medical and behavior accessments on the animal.
The woman today was the exception. The lose of jobs for both her and spouse resulted in a decision to move south to Tennesee where they had family. The husband left yesterday and is seeking work while the woman stays behind for 3-4 months to wrap up things and sell the home. I would say to anyone who may be facing similar circumstances that the sooner they seek help in placing their animals, the smoother the process and the less stress for the animal. Quite often, we are able to create a petfinder listing, post the animals information on our website and find a suitable and loving home that the dog can move straight into without us taking the dog foster care first. This is one less transition for the dog and works out wonderful for everyone involved. Especially the pet. The owner can be involved in the process and find themselves much more at peace with the entire placement of their beloved pet.
I can think of few things as devastating as being in a tough financial situation and then having to face the loss of your pet. Many rescue groups are non-profit and work with a network of volunteer foster people. The more advance notice and communicating you can do with a potential group, the more likely they are to provide you with the help you need. Let us help you...please seek us out with as much advance notice as possible. And God's blessing in helping your beloved pets find wonderful homes.