Why don't we donate to Max's cause - Page 10

 echo, i just copied and pasted this excerpt from sharon's intial post on this board dated may 24:

We miss our dog so much, we are hoping we will be ready soon to add a new "MAX" to our family.  Is there anyone who can direct us to a breeder of East German Shepherd's we'd love another all black one.  There will NEVER be another Max, he was a super special dog, our hearts are broken.  FYI the police will not comment  and they say they are still investigation the incident.

Sharon & Joe Mattia, Hughesville, Maryland

Trailrider your right,  However in they're defense against the above "Heartless" statement,  They were asking so they could begin researching for a good breeder,  and it does say HOPING we will be ready soon,  Sharon was desperately trying to convince Joe that everything would "work out"  He has not taken this well at all and she has been fearing his health over the whole situation She thought that by getting him to look into some breeders that it would HELP him move on a bit... 

And I agree with Trailrider,  some people come here to the shelter years after they're pet has passed,  and I had one guy show up the other day he had lost his dog that morning,  and said...

"I can't stand the thought of being alone"   "I want a dog in my life,  No dog will every replace Jesse but she would not want me to miss her alone"  so does that make this guy "Heartless" ???

Sorry for the above freak but WOW I took that as a total slap in the face to the family that has suffered a horrific attrocity,  ya lets add insult to injury,  Great !!!

Moving on....  Again I appologize for the above freak out.

EchoMeadows,

of course they are looking for a replacement. She contacted me on the day she posted here, I believe on May 24th? What was that? 4 days after the incident? If you don't believe me, please send me an email and I forward it to you! It is not my style to copy and paste private emails on open forums. A good thing that I save my mails for a while. I answered her that I do not have the type of dog she is looking for and made a recommendation to somebody else. I even told her that although I do not know much about East German dogs that she should be careful about a certain one due to breeding bans. That was before I read all this here and even knew that the dog was tied out. Now, I regret my answer, as I would never ever sell her one of mine.

As to making a donation: How about donating to the Charles County Humane Society in Max's memory? Or to the "Lucky Ones", a rescue organization down here in Southern MD? If that is a viable idea for you people, I can get contact info for you.

Chris 

That's hilarious!

You yell at people to be respectful and "show class" and then when someone posts something you disagree with you blow up on them yelling and using profanity. And to boot, you were wrong, they are trying to immediately replace the dog.

Wow.

I guess I'm one of those bad people who wanted to replace my first GSD as soon as possible. He was only 7 1/2 when he died from lymphosarcoma after months and chemo and it almost killed me too. I dreamed of him often and a few times I thought I actually saw him running in an open field free and healthy. There were times when I could actually feel his breath on my face or his head resting on my lap.  My husband was pretty much convinced that I was going to need to be hospitalized. Still, almost 6 years later, the thought of losing him is still bringing tears to my eye. I think he was loved as much as one's dog ever was.

Blitz was a great comfort to me aat a terribly sad time in my life. when he came here to live here. He was whelped a month after Dylan died, on Christmas day.

Please don't judge others who replace their beloved dogs right away. It doesn't mean we are bad people, it means that we all handle our grief in a different way.

I probably should have clarified....  Sharon Mattia has not Mentioned "Replacing" max in emails or phone calls she has however inquired of how to go about finding a good breeder for "WHEN" they are ready....  However now that the female who was a stray has found them I don't know what the outcome will be.  Will someone come forward and claim her (they advertised her as found) or is she just what the doctor ordered (God) for the family to begin the process of healing...  Who knows ??

 Chris yes that is an excellent suggestion,  I think it would be good to post the link that provides information for making donations...  Thanks for that tip !! 

I'm a bad person, too. I lost my first shepherd nearly 20 years ago from severe hip dysplasia and still cry when I think about him. Swore I'd never get another dog but there was such a big hole in my heart a few months later I was looking at puppies again. In the case of Max I would have been asking for legal help instead of another puppy, but then who are we to judge?

I like the idea of donating to the humane society or rescue in memory of Max.