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Shocking reasons people give up their Christmas dogs - Title Sussex Magazine
“He wasn’t a vegetarian” or “didn’t like being dressed up”. Just two of the reasons why people dump their dogs after Christmas. Dogs Trust Shoreham is bracing itself for the post-Christmas influx of unwanted dogs and is urging the public to remember the charity’s iconic slogan ‘A dog is for life, not just for Christmas’ after a year of bizarre reasons offered by people giving up their dog. The Shoreham-based Rehoming Centre received eight calls a day from people looking to give up their dogs in the month following Christmas last year. Reasons over 2017 included: • I won a free holiday and I couldn’t take my dogs with me • I’m a vegetarian but he always wanted to eat meat • I got him as a secret Santa present • She was too friendly and wanted to greet every dog and human we met on a walk • He was panting too much • He didn’t like it when we played dress up • She sleeps in her own bed all night – I thought she would want to sleep in my bed To bring the message home the charity has created a video called “Why I left you” [...]
Sam Harrington-Lowe