I'm so beyond bummed right now

[Kiltedfirepiper]

I was looking through my "freecycle" email and saw this

male irish wolfhound

this is a large dog that looks kinda like a terrier
owner is recovering from heart surgery and can't take care of it anymore
will deliver to you

and as much as I would LOVE to give this guy a home.....I can't because we can't afford a house rental in the comming months...just an apartment.

the ONE kind of dog I want, and I could get it for free......

(#$*@&@!!!!!!!!!

[Carolinascot]

I think that good opportunities come round more than once, just maybe not the same ones, Chin up and look for the next one if it doesn't work out...

[auld argonian]

It's a possibility but I've always found that the really great pets somehow find you rather than you finding them. My beagle, little Skippy, my red striped cat Chili Palmer and my favorite rat Fay all managed to just sort of lure me in and make it clear that Destiny demanded that they come home with me. Some are foundlings...Skippy just showed up in the back yard one night, this nutsy Siamese Cat that we now have came in as an abandoned animal just when we were at the vet picking up one of our other cats...fate just has a way of bringing the right owners and animals together.

Have patience and it will come...

Best

AA

[Spartan]

Sounds like Murphy's Law at work! Bummer. Condolences!

Keep your focus, and it will happen.

[Sionnach]

My heart goes out to the both of you. The time wil come when you can honior your wish, I am sure.

[IRISH]

...owner is recovering from heart surgery and can't take care of it anymore

look on the bright side- you're not the poor bugger recovering from heart surgery who's got to let his dog go...

[Pleater]

It is not just a large dog - the Irish wolfhound is HUGE.

I suspect that if you could afford to rent a house and then got a wolfhound - unless you were in an area where you (and the dog) could hunt for meat the upkeep of the hound might soon be stretching the budget to breaking point.

They need a lot of exercise, they are intelligent animals and require diversion -they are very loyal and get upset if their very own god is absent, it might take some time for the dog to accept you and there could be some difficulties as he mourns his loss.

Try to be philosophical about this - if you were intended to take on this animal you would be in an ideal position to do so, as you are not, it was not meant to be.

I hope that somewhere there is the ideal new owner for the hound, someone with access to land, with all the spare time necessary and with the funds to keep the dog and pay the vets bills, for they are prone to various genetic faults and being so large they can develop damaged joints if not managed properly.

Anne the Pleater

[bowser]

It is not just a large dog - the Irish wolfhound is HUGE.

They are not so bad, tall rather than massive and heavy, we have a Pyrenean Mountain dog a Bernese mountain dog and a GSD.

The berner is only half the height of the Wolfhound but can be quite a bit heavier !! Costs less than £20 a month to feed all three. Just depends on what you give them.

[BroosterB1]

Thank goodness my wife does not read or post here, else we'd be making a trip to pick up the pony, I mean wolfie, no I mean pony......I've always wanted one too but with two doxies and a big german shepard, even my yard would be stressed...

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

Wolfhounds are very similar to Greyhounds in temperment. Sure, they require a lot of exercise (as do all normal, healthy dogs, and people), but they are actually quite mellow in the house and make good apartment pets, as long as you see to their needs with 2-3 brisk walks per day.

When I was in veterinary school in Davis (California) I recall walking past an apartment every day that had a tiny little 10 foot square backyard. I would greet their Wolfhound as he jumped up on the fence. He seemed happy, thin, and well cared for.

If you are able to be home for it most of the time, a Wolfhound is a fine apartment pet.

Be well,