I have come to the conclusion that I am going to rehome Dante. I've decided that he doesn't really have a good quality of life. Yes, he loves me and I definitely love him but his needs are not being met. When I first got Dante I knew how much work it would be and I was fully ready to take that on.
Then my job starting tasking me with more responsibility which resulted in longer hours. My job means a lot to me. I went through 6 years of school to get this job. Now he only gets about 3 hours of time on weekdays and not even a lot of time on weekends too all due to my job. He will only get those 3 hours if I sacrifice sleep. I have been doing this for a few months and my health has deteriorated. I'm always getting sick and just feeling miserable all the time. I just cant do it anymore. He is a WLGSD and needs more than what I can give him.
I blame myself for all this. I hate that I got a GSD when I was just a year into my career. I thought I could handle it and now I feel like I ruined a dog because of my selfishness to go get a dog. I don't really blame members for chastising me either.
I'm so scared of this situation. I want him to have the best home ever. I will not give him to a shelter, a rescue, or advertise on craigslist. I need some help. I have a friend that has a GSD -- her and Dante love each other. If he could take him I would be so happy! If not, will some members on here please help me? Even if somebody on here could take him and I felt like he would get a good home I would do it. He is a year and 2 months old. He still has a lot of life to live but these past few months he has been living a majority of it alone and it has been breaking my heart. He is a great dog. Obedience trained and house trained. Loves everybody he meets and great with other dogs. Loves to play with dogs and people -- specially if you have a tennis ball or a tug.
My main concern is him having a great home where people can devote a lot of time to him. I want him to forget about me and live a great life. I am desperate and need help.
Then my job starting tasking me with more responsibility which resulted in longer hours. My job means a lot to me. I went through 6 years of school to get this job. Now he only gets about 3 hours of time on weekdays and not even a lot of time on weekends too all due to my job. He will only get those 3 hours if I sacrifice sleep. I have been doing this for a few months and my health has deteriorated. I'm always getting sick and just feeling miserable all the time. I just cant do it anymore. He is a WLGSD and needs more than what I can give him.
I blame myself for all this. I hate that I got a GSD when I was just a year into my career. I thought I could handle it and now I feel like I ruined a dog because of my selfishness to go get a dog. I don't really blame members for chastising me either.
I'm so scared of this situation. I want him to have the best home ever. I will not give him to a shelter, a rescue, or advertise on craigslist. I need some help. I have a friend that has a GSD -- her and Dante love each other. If he could take him I would be so happy! If not, will some members on here please help me? Even if somebody on here could take him and I felt like he would get a good home I would do it. He is a year and 2 months old. He still has a lot of life to live but these past few months he has been living a majority of it alone and it has been breaking my heart. He is a great dog. Obedience trained and house trained. Loves everybody he meets and great with other dogs. Loves to play with dogs and people -- specially if you have a tennis ball or a tug.
My main concern is him having a great home where people can devote a lot of time to him. I want him to forget about me and live a great life. I am desperate and need help.