Feeling Down

[SoonerATC]

Last weekend my wife and I went to Second Chance in Norman to adopt a dog. As we were viewing all the dogs in their pens, we noticed this little rat terrier that was just kind of chilling in the back while all the other dogs went bezerk. I've seen enough Cesar Milan to know that was a positive thing, so we did the paperwork and took him home. We named him Pax, Latin for "peace", because of his calm demeanor (though that did kind of wear off once we got him home, but he's a small dog so it wasn't really intolerable).

On the car ride home, my wife mentions she feels like her allergies were kicking on and she may be allergic to him. The week goes on and anytime she was around him, she complained her sinuses were getting congested and she itched in the back of her eyes. Well, today she took him back to the shelter.

I've never had a dog, other than for about a year when I was a kid. I really enjoyed having him around when I came home and being able to play with him. I know he'll get re-adopted quickly, but I also know he would have had a good home here. Who knows what kind of a home he'll go to now.

Goodbye, Pax. I'm sorry we had to give you back

 

[SoonerDVM]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Sorry to hear that, can the allergies be treated?

 

[jbarnett]

Sorry to hear that. We had to give away our inside dogs for the same reason.

 

[SoonerATC]

Probably, but she didn't want to take medication just to keep a dog around the house.

 

[andrsnsm]

Shih-Tzu's are great dogs for people with allergies and they are very sweet little dogs. They are not always little yappers, our are 20lb and 16lb. Good dogs.

 

[SoonerATC]

We liked the idea of a small dog. Small poops and not a lot of shedding. It was funny...we have this fake rose plant right near our TV and anytime he'd walk by, he'd always have to bite one of the stems. Sometimes he'd just open his mouth like he was going to bite it, but not actually do it, as he'd walk by. It was almost like he was OCD haha.

 

[soonerwings]

Sorry to hear it man. You know, I've heard that Yorkshire Terriers (yorkies) have hair that is very close to human hair as far as composition is concerned. It makes them poorly suited to being out in the cold but I wonder if it would make them a good choice for someone with allergies. Also, my mom had shi tzus (sp?) when I was a kid and they were pretty good dogs.

 

[BadgeBunny]

Oh, man, I am so sorry to hear that.

I recently let Positive Discontent adopt Biscuit because I knew he could give him a better home that I am able to right now. Didn't make it any easier to do. I feel kinda silly admitting I cried the first time I saw the pics PD posted in the Photo Album.

They are incredibly easy to get attached to, huh??

 

[SoonerATC]

Yea. He also had this cute underbite that made his tongue kind of stick out most of the time.