UGH!

This weekend totally sucked. I am so bummed out... Saturday was the adoption event. We got there at 10am to set up and people were waiting for us. I was like, I am sorry we don't start till 11 and it will take me a little while to set up. They were ok with that...

I had a couple there, really nice who waited for the rescue from Toledo who was coming to show up. She was running late so she didn't get there till noon.. which was fine but this couple waited from 10:30 - noon for her. Then after she got there it comes out they have 2 un altered pets... FOR BREEDING. Really? Because there aren't 30 dogs staring you in the face that need homes. INCLUDING 2 PURE BREED DOGS JUST LIKE THE ONES YOU HAVE AT HOME. UGH!
Ok, so whatever... I blew that off.

Then a women comes up and shooting loudly, although I think that was just her voice would point at a dog and say is that dog aggressive? Does it bite? Will it bite my kids? I am expecting another baby so I can't have an aggressive dog. Are you sure it isn't aggressive?

OMG LADY! I can understand being concerned but do you have to be so rude and scream?

The this poor little dog that Gloria brought was so scared. I think there were too many dogs, too many people and noise. This guy comes up to him and says he is cute and rushes up to the cage. Then dog out of fear growls.. not big bad deep growl but I am scared out of mind growl. So, what does the guy do GROWL back and him and stick his fingers in the cage to torment the dog. REALLY! Then when someone else walks up and says aww poor dog is scared he says HE BIT ME. I turned around and I said he did? He said YEP. I said well we put dogs down who bite so you sure. He said yep. I took the dog out of the cage and started walking him to the car, the guy says well it wasn't a bad bite.

WHATEVER! I saw what the guy was doing but I was too far away and SWAMPED with other people that I couldn't get to him fast enough. We aren't putting the dog down.. I was just trying to make the guy feel bad. I think it worked b/c he left after that.. LOL

Then I had a women say "you charge for these dogs. must be nice since they dogs are all donated." I said "donated? what does that mean'" She said " well don't people give you these dogs" I said first of all someone giving us their dog they no longer want isn't a DONATION. But NO we don't normally take in owner surrender dogs. 95% of the dog we take from shelters where they are going to be killed. The pound still makes us pay for them and then we full vet them and care for them" I then just walked away. She really pissed me off.

Ok, so not knowing how rescue works is fine but this lady was SNOTTY. Her body language her tone... she even rolled her eyes when she said "you charge for these dogs..."

Then someone told me $200 was too much to ask for a dog. I said really Pet Land sells UN VETTED dogs for $1,000. That is ok? He just stared at me blankly. Granted he was like the 3rd person to say that to me so I was a bit irritated.

After standing in the hot sun from 10 - 4... 2 dogs were adopted. :-( I wanted to cry. I still want to cry.

Then to top off my crappy Saturday. My friend who I should have know better to let him adopt a dog has found something wrong with the dog and must return him. Whatever! This will now be the 4th dog he has gotten / had and had to find a new home for b/c well something is always wrong with the dog. Drives me crazy. I thought this time no way.. this dog is too darn good but nope he found something wrong with it. Yea, that is what I needed another dog being returned. SO much for the ones in kill shelters that need out :-( Nothing I can do now.

Yesterday wasn't a bad day b/c of dogs.. yesterday was just a bad day of people being mean for other reasons. Just stinks you try to help people, you go out of your way for people and although some do recognize it 90% of them don't and that sucks.

Sometimes I wish I could be one of those rescues who doesn't care when people aren't happy... I wish I could be like that in my everyday life. I always feel like it is my job to make everyone happy.. why the hell do I feel that way? UGH I hate it. I literally get physically sick sometimes when people are upset.. I shouldn't say people I should say the physically sick comes when my close friends or family members aren't happy...

Anyways, mean people suck! LOL