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Hey all, needing a bit of advice on what to do with a dog. One of my Grandmas passed very suddenly and very recently, just at the end of last month. We can't take the dog in, so we were having to rehome her. Initially, one of the neighbors took her in with the intent to keep her. However, due to bad tap water giving the dog the shits for 2 days, the neighbor said we'd have to take her back.

We don't want to just drop her off at a shelter. She's an old dog, they'd quickly put her down and my dad couldn't handle the guilt. Neither could I, to be honest. She's a good dog, perfect low energy companion animal. A skipperkey, I don't know the spelling. A little ship dog, no more than 15 pounds. We're already asking around, but it's slow going.

Any advice on what we can do?

Hey all, needing a bit of advice on what to do with a dog. One of my Grandmas passed very suddenly and very recently, just at the end of last month. We can't take the dog in, so we were having to rehome her. Initially, one of the neighbors took her in with the intent to keep her. However, due to bad tap water giving the dog the shits for 2 days, the neighbor said we'd have to take her back. We don't want to just drop her off at a shelter. She's an old dog, they'd quickly put her down and my dad couldn't handle the guilt. Neither could I, to be honest. She's a good dog, perfect low energy companion animal. A skipperkey, I don't know the spelling. A little ship dog, no more than 15 pounds. We're already asking around, but it's slow going. Any advice on what we can do?

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Switch over to filtered water and let them keep it. But them a Britta or something.

Otherwise, social media apps specifically for your area. Something like Facebook or nextdoor? I know they have local groups. You, like me, probably don't have those. Could make a temporary one or use someone else's.

If there's anyone in your family that already has animals, ask them first. Old dog, not much upkeep on those. Not much time left to keep it, either.

Good luck

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Yeah, dad is going to be putting out feelers on facebook. You're right, I don't use either of those.

But yeah, the neighbor already gave the dog and all the supplies we gave her back. Just dropped that on our lap this morning and said "Not doing it anymore, take the dog back."

She even admitted she forgot about the tap water, just giving it to the dog when she drinks bottled water all the time. But, because the shits didn't clear up within a day of switching to bottled water, she's washed her hands of the dog.