I'm very reluctantly considering re-homing my two White German Shepherd dogs, both are under 3 years old, a dog & bitch, both Pedigree's and fine dogs with excellent temperment and personality.
In a nutshell, I have recently seperated from my wife and am now divorcing her, as a concequence, the dogs now spend imo far too long on their own which seems very unfair, I am an HGV driver by trade and work very long hours.
My next door neighbours are incredibly helpful, they come in and feed them both for me, let them out and back in until I get home at night, I can be home anywhere between mid afternoon and sometimes late evening.
Both dogs seem happy, they are very placid by nature (a trait of the White GSD) and more than happy to mooch around the house and sleep, I can't help think I'm being unfair by keeping them though.
Were I to move them on I think they would have to go as a pair, I wouldn't wish to seperate them, one gets extremely stressed if the other isn't around (I recently had the bitch spayed and the dog was like a lost soul until she returned from the vet!)
Both are rescue dogs, I got the bitch at 4 months and the dog at 13 months old respectively, it seems almost cruel to put them through yet another re-homing.
Am I being silly? Should I just keep them and let them carry on as they are? - My wife and I have been separated for a few months now and the dogs seem happy with the setup, I do feel guilty though especially when I finish work, come home, feed them and then have to go out again for whatever reason and can't take them with me, I'm trying to decide whats best for them both, I feel a complete ****, as I'm typing this, both are lying in my computer room at my feet like the loyal happy dogs they are.
What would you do in my situation? Thanks.
In a nutshell, I have recently seperated from my wife and am now divorcing her, as a concequence, the dogs now spend imo far too long on their own which seems very unfair, I am an HGV driver by trade and work very long hours.
My next door neighbours are incredibly helpful, they come in and feed them both for me, let them out and back in until I get home at night, I can be home anywhere between mid afternoon and sometimes late evening.
Both dogs seem happy, they are very placid by nature (a trait of the White GSD) and more than happy to mooch around the house and sleep, I can't help think I'm being unfair by keeping them though.
Were I to move them on I think they would have to go as a pair, I wouldn't wish to seperate them, one gets extremely stressed if the other isn't around (I recently had the bitch spayed and the dog was like a lost soul until she returned from the vet!)
Both are rescue dogs, I got the bitch at 4 months and the dog at 13 months old respectively, it seems almost cruel to put them through yet another re-homing.
Am I being silly? Should I just keep them and let them carry on as they are? - My wife and I have been separated for a few months now and the dogs seem happy with the setup, I do feel guilty though especially when I finish work, come home, feed them and then have to go out again for whatever reason and can't take them with me, I'm trying to decide whats best for them both, I feel a complete ****, as I'm typing this, both are lying in my computer room at my feet like the loyal happy dogs they are.
What would you do in my situation? Thanks.
. Personally I'd struggle to let them go and would first find out if next door would be ok to carry on as they are(give them some money for their time maybe throw in a walk?). If that's not possible I guess putting an advert up or asking family if theyd be up for it so you don't lose contact completely.
