Town Hall Topic – Incase of Emergency or Unable to care for your Doberman

**Kratty** · 12-05-2006, 07:00 AM

The topic was suggested by Alwayshadapets. Due to a subjects that was discussed recently. What would you do?

If for some reason you and your family household are unable to care for your Doberman, what do you plan to ensure they are cared for? (Could be due to finances, illness, or other circumstances).
In emergency situations, where you have to be away from your Doberman for many days or weeks, who will take care of your Doberman if your immediate family members are not around

**DreamDoby** · 12-05-2006, 08:50 AM

I am fortunate that my family knows how much my animals mean to me. I would go broke caring for them. That means putting them before my needs. If for some reason I am not able to care for them anymore, my family would take them in. That way they would still be with people that they know and I would still be able to see them.

In situations that I have to leave them, someone in my family usually watches them for me. Rarely is there someone not available to do this for me. If they were not available, my vet kennels pretty quickly. That is where they would go second choice. I have only had to use them a few times because no one was available. I count my blessings.

alwayshadpets · 12-05-2006, 12:49 PM

I have 4 grown children. My daughter would take the dogs. The cats would be spread around.
Additional money has been set aside to provide for their care.
My mothers` neighbor had an arrangement with Animal Sancturay (no kill facility). I believe their are places like that in all states. So one could make contact and find out what they would need and how you go about it.
You never know when something strikes and than who gets your beloved pets. Food for thought I think.

2dobesuk · 12-05-2006, 04:12 PM

My mum would take these two if anything happened to me or Gerry, and I know they would settle there as her house is like a second home to them anyway. And she'd spoil them like we do too!

mojo · 12-15-2006, 01:00 AM

[quote=Kratty]The topic was suggested by Alwayshadapets. Due to a subjects that was discussed recently. What would you do?
[list][*]If for some reason you and your family household are unable to care for your Doberman, what do you plan to ensure they are cared for? (Could be due to finances, illness, or other circumstances). Have never given this one any thought. Good point.
[*] In emergency situations, where you have to be away from your Doberman for many days or weeks, who will take care of your Doberman if your immediate family members are not around. I have a lady who cleans my house and just loves my dogs. She does not work, lives alone and is happy to house/dog sit for me at any notice....I am very lucky. Harley does not cope well at boarding kennels, we tried it twice and he cried the whole time according to the kennel assistant.

**Chaz** · 12-15-2006, 02:00 AM

If something happens to me, both my dad and mom have Mensa's breeder's number. She's a good breeder and will take care of Mensa if I can't.

Seeing how my mom and dad haven't been in the same room for 30 years now, I'm pretty sure at least one of them will survive whatever picks me off.

**Acooper** · 12-15-2006, 07:34 AM

IF any thing should happen to me, my sister and her husband would take care of Orson & Pheobe (our bordie collie mix), they live in Arkansas out in the boonies so they would have akers to run and two chocolate labs to play with.
My husband is kind of like the nutty professor........he is super smart, but no short term memory to remember his own Dr. appointments......let alone the dogs!

JavasMom · 12-15-2006, 08:20 AM

I have to give this some serious thought. Family is out, unfortunately. Good friends in Toronto who have a fenced in yard and who are looking to get a larger breed. I guess in a pinch I would leave Java boarding w/ vet - one used to have a Dobe and would consider bringing her home at night. Worst case would be Java's breeder - she would find her a loving home with a fellow Dobe lover if she couldn't take her.

Cat J · 12-15-2006, 11:15 AM

Uh-oh! So glad you brought this topic up.

tjmom · 01-06-2007, 04:27 PM

Chris and I have discussed it in the past. We live in Florida so hurricanes are a big thing here. If we ever had to evacuate we would most certainly take our babies with us. We have 2 SUV's to ensure ample room for long trips.I think that if a financial situation arose that would not allow me to care for the dogs then me and the hubby would have to go and get second jobs. We are not going to give them up that easily.