Comments on: Missy, a painful lesson http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/ saving animals, inspiring humans Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:55:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Viktor Larkhill http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7902 Viktor Larkhill Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:34:14 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7902 Obey your leader! ahahahahaha... silly people... :-) Obey your leader! ahahahahaha…
silly people… :-)

]]> By: Tylar-Ann Bender http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7887 Tylar-Ann Bender Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:04:00 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7887 Such an unfortunate end for a beautiful girl who so deserved a happy ending. So sad. Rules are made with reason. I hope any potential adoptive families will see this and realize it is for the animal's best interest these rules exist. Such an unfortunate end for a beautiful girl who so deserved a happy ending. So sad. Rules are made with reason. I hope any potential adoptive families will see this and realize it is for the animal’s best interest these rules exist.

]]> By: Puller http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7886 Puller Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:30:08 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7886 Hi Angela, I'm so sorry to hear about Missy. Anyone who has been in Rescue has several of these from the dogs dumped back to shelters, to those who disappear (including the owner) never to be heard from again. What we have found helpful in that respect is all dogs leave with a Rescue tag that must remain on their collar for the life of the dog. If it is lost, we will replace for free. All dogs are permanently I.D.'d. In the beginning, we tattooed. When we started microchipping, we did both (b/c MC wasn't really out of the experimental phase). Now we only MC. Dogs also are provided a MC tag. Fortunately, the majority ot the public believe this is some form of 'Lo Jack'. ;) With each heartbreak, something was added to our adoption contract. We went from one page to five! C'est la vie. No one is forcing anyone to adopt from us. We do housechecks (vital) prior to adoption and require VET REFERENCES (as well as personal references). We can refuse an adoption at any time. We are a private non-profit. Good luck with your ventures! Puller Hi Angela,

I’m so sorry to hear about Missy. Anyone who has been in Rescue has several of these from the dogs dumped back to shelters, to those who disappear (including the owner) never to be heard from again. What we have found helpful in that respect is all dogs leave with a Rescue tag that must remain on their collar for the life of the dog. If it is lost, we will replace for free. All dogs are permanently I.D.’d. In the beginning, we tattooed. When we started microchipping, we did both (b/c MC wasn’t really out of the experimental phase). Now we only MC. Dogs also are provided a MC tag. Fortunately, the majority ot the public believe this is some form of ‘Lo Jack’. ;) With each heartbreak, something was added to our adoption contract. We went from one page to five! C’est la vie. No one is forcing anyone to adopt from us. We do housechecks (vital) prior to adoption and require VET REFERENCES (as well as personal references). We can refuse an adoption at any time. We are a private non-profit.

Good luck with your ventures!

Puller

]]> By: Christine Dierckx http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7885 Christine Dierckx Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:01:49 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7885 So sad Victor. I don't understand people. First of all I would never let a six years old child go walking with a dog alone and second I would become crazy when one of my dogs would be missing. They are my children. How can someone continue his life like nothing happend and nothing changed when one of your children is missing ??? I hope with you Missy is still alive with a loving family. Victor on this moment you have so many members, why you don't make an anouncement with all the details. Perhaps someone read it and knows something more.Personally I'd rather get a bad answer than no answer at all. And for my opinion your adoptions rules are fine. In the beginning when I adopted Vany ( Vanilla ) and Zoë I was still smoking ( on that moment you didn't ask a non smoking family ) but I quit ( 3 months now ) for myself and of course for those two. So sad Victor. I don’t understand people. First of all I would never let a six years old child go walking with a dog alone and second I would become crazy when one of my dogs would be missing. They are my children. How can someone continue his life like nothing happend and nothing changed when one of your children is missing ???
I hope with you Missy is still alive with a loving family.
Victor on this moment you have so many members, why you don’t make an anouncement with all the details. Perhaps someone read it and knows something more.Personally I’d rather get a bad answer than no answer at all.
And for my opinion your adoptions rules are fine. In the beginning when I adopted Vany ( Vanilla ) and Zoë I was still smoking ( on that moment you didn’t ask a non smoking family ) but I quit ( 3 months now ) for myself and of course for those two.

]]> By: Shaynie Aero http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7884 Shaynie Aero Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:49:01 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7884 I am so sad 4 the poor sweet dog!! I do like your new ground rules...to stop a repeat.....! I am so sad 4 the poor sweet dog!!
I do like your new ground rules…to stop a repeat…..!

]]> By: Andii http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7883 Andii Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:47:22 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7883 That's so sad Viktor, but it wasn't your fault. You learned from it and hopefully it will not happen again. It won't stop the sadness but you did everything you could in good faith. It's not our fault so many human beings are bastards! That’s so sad Viktor, but it wasn’t your fault. You learned from it and hopefully it will not happen again. It won’t stop the sadness but you did everything you could in good faith. It’s not our fault so many human beings are bastards!

]]> By: Diane Baxter-MacArthur http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7881 Diane Baxter-MacArthur Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:59:02 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7881 My sister's rescue group always does a home visit as well as a phone screening and only once the application has been approved with references. Lets hope she found a good home that really wanted her. @ Victor...I always try to think the positive.... My sister’s rescue group always does a home visit as well as a phone screening and only once the application has been approved with references. Lets hope she found a good home that really wanted her. @ Victor…I always try to think the positive….

]]> By: Raciel Fernandez (Raci) http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7880 Raciel Fernandez (Raci) Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:27:44 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7880 No compromises!! <3 No compromises!! <3

]]> By: Janette Hamilton http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7879 Janette Hamilton Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:38:59 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7879 Thank you for sharing Missy's story as sad as it is. I have been trying to defend our adoption criteria to Canadians this past week. I try to explain to them how we arrived at the conclusion that these rules are necessary, and for my trouble I have been trashed both personally and professionally and told to leave my own country. I have been called a cult follower, my leader? Viktor Larkhill! Still I stand firm in my resolve that our adoption criteria can not and will not be changed or compromised. No matter how much mud is thrown at me or how many insults are hurled in my direction, my beliefs in what we Let's Adopt members do and how we do it will not waver, because after 20 years of animal rescue, after my own failures when compromises were made, I know that these rules are a necessity and if i value the life of my rescues they can not be compromised. Janette Hamilton Let's Adopt Canada Thank you for sharing Missy’s story as sad as it is. I have been trying to defend our adoption criteria to Canadians this past week. I try to explain to them how we arrived at the conclusion that these rules are necessary, and for my trouble I have been trashed both personally and professionally and told to leave my own country. I have been called a cult follower, my leader? Viktor Larkhill! Still I stand firm in my resolve that our adoption criteria can not and will not be changed or compromised. No matter how much mud is thrown at me or how many insults are hurled in my direction, my beliefs in what we Let’s Adopt members do and how we do it will not waver, because after 20 years of animal rescue, after my own failures when compromises were made, I know that these rules are a necessity and if i value the life of my rescues they can not be compromised.

Janette Hamilton
Let’s Adopt Canada

]]> By: Claudia http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2010/03/09/missy-a-painful-lesson/#comment-7878 Claudia Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:48:03 +0000 http://blog.myletsadopt.com/?p=2730#comment-7878 Missy will NEVER be forgotten, and Missy helped you to improve your adoption rules. There is NOTHING wrong with these rules. You and your team are doing a great job. Missy will NEVER be forgotten, and Missy helped you to improve your adoption rules. There is NOTHING wrong with these rules. You and your team are doing a great job.

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