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Most of us have heard it before: "A dog is for life." But what happens when that life isn't the one your dog deserves? This raw, honest exploration challenges one of the most persistent taboos in dog ownership—rehoming.
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Episode Transcript
Sometimes the hardest choice in dog ownership
isn't about training orveterinary care.
It's about whether keeping yourdog is really best for them.
There's a stigma out there.
If you rehome your dog, you're afailure, you're heartless,
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you're giving up.
But the truth?
Sometimes rehoming is the mostresponsible and compassionate
decision you can make.
Think about the dog who spendstwenty hours a day in the crate,
or that's confined to one room.
He gets quick potty breaks,maybe a few minutes in the
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backyard.
But that's his life.
Or think about the family thatnever really bonded with their
dog.
They exist together, but theydon't enjoy each other.
They don't train, they don'tplay, they don't cuddle.
The only reason they keep thedog is because they're afraid of
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what people will say if they lethim go.
But here's the key.
Rehoming shouldn't be about thehuman's pride.
It should be about the dog'squality of life.
A different home, maybe a homewith kids who want to throw the
ball, or with someone who lovestraining, or just with someone
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who truly bonds with the dogcould mean that dog gets to
thrive instead of merely exist.
We've all heard you should nevergive up your dog.
But what if keeping a dog meanskeeping them miserable?
Isn't it kinder to place them ina home where they'll be actually
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loved and fulfilled?
So maybe it's time to challengethe stigma.
Because rehoming doesn't alwaysmean failure.
Sometimes it means love.
The kind of love that admits Imay not be the best home for
you, but I want you to have thebest.
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