09/18/2025
Well I've been holding off posting this as it makes me incredibly sad and extremely angry - but here it is.
So, as you all saw AVERY was posted on Saturday just before noon. She went off with her new mum and dad to Millinocket after them spending at least 30 minutes with her here. I never presume families are going to adopt and only bring up the paperwork when they have said they want to adopt.
I spent time with the family telling them that Avery is incredibly over-stimulated after being in the kennels for 6 months, she is known to chase cats, not wanting to kill them, just for the chase, I explained she needed a good run in a safe, secure fenced in area, or a long walk to burn off some energy, to decompress from the kennels and just to let her process what is happening.
Well, I got pictures of her settled in the van on the way home, I got a picture of her on the sofa chilling - all seemed good - yayyyy.
A text alert woke me up at 11.30 ish PM - screenshot attached.
I just want to let everyone know that it is absolutely, unacceptable, disrespectful, inconsiderate and fill in the blanks of all the other words it is for someone to text me at 11.30pm at night, not even 12 hours of having taken a dog home, complaining about ridiculous things that are VERY EASILY fixible if you want it to work.
When you adopt a dog they are YOUR responsibility, you do not hold claim to me, I am not on a retainer for you to reach out at any time day or night with anything.
I was threatened with the police when I told them that they need to transfer the microchip back to the rescue and complete the owner surrender form and then we can discuss a mutually convenient time to bring her back - this wasn't acceptable and the threat of if I do not take her back when they bring her they will bring the police.
NOW - the police wouldn't do anything, they have a contract which they clearly didn't read, but the fact that they were being this absolutely ridiculous screams that they would most likely just dump her at a shelter, or who knows where else - so I reached out to our good friend, volunteer, supporter, Sandy and asked her to meet the people here to take back Avery. Which Sandy did and I am incredibly thankful.
Avery was shaking in the drive, this poor sweet dog has had so many people fail her and I guess I am the main culprit because I have now trusted 3 people who fool me into believing that they are sincere in the words they say on their application and will hold true to giving her time to decompress, adjust, work with her on training and well quite frankly do everything, every family should do and expect to do when they get a new dog.
For the record - Avery is around 40 pounds, the family were grown adults, experienced dog owners, had dogs for 30+ years. The family had a crate, so not sure why they didn't put her in the crate, if she was scratching the couch, take her off the couch and do not let her on it. If she doesn't need to p*e when you take her outside, most likely she didn't need to p*e when you decided she needed to. Having a cat in a room with a new dog (that you know will chase the cat) with the dog not restrained, is absolutely irresponsible. Scratching on the door is a simple solution, put her on a leash and tell her no. As for not coming in when they want her to - and her "fighting" them - she might have resisted, maybe she was scared, unsure, of going back into a strange house and needed a bit of gentle encouragement.... all of these "complaints" are just excuses and of course if you don't like a dog, don't adopt them quite simple, that is why you spend time with them before you commit - but do not try and blame an over stimulated, unsure dog that you - being strangers, are taking away to a strange place, the dog doesn't know the rules, they are super excited that they are out of the kennels, getting all this attention, all the new smellls and everything else - dogs need time to decompress, burn off energy and LEARN the new family and rules - if you are not willing to do those basic things - you truly are not fit to adopt a dog.
I am disgusted at this womans disregard, disrespect and behaviour and is 100% on my DO NOT ADOPT list.
If anyone wants me on a retainer to call or text me at whenever you want - even in the middle of the night - my rates are $5,000 per hour. Six months upfront!
Sweet Avery an excitable young lab mix is again looking for her forever home, or possible foster family.
