Abandoning Annie

Annie. My puppy, my happiness, my friend. I love you and I miss you so much. I hope you find a better home. Writing this makes my heart ache and my fingers miss the keys. If I would have tried to speak, my words would come out in sobs. I'm sorry. My beloved Annie.

Yesterday, we had to give our puppy Annie that we had just gotten back to the shelter. It is terrible, I know but we couldn't care for her anymore. Annie had bitten my older dog Sam and drew blood. She had nipped at a few people before too so we were afraid that she would bite them too.

She was also ruining our carpets. My mom just couldn't take it anymore. We had only had Annie for three months and we had to rent a steam cleaner for $50 three times. Plus Annie was getting worse and was determined not to be potty trained. We didn't have the money to replace the carpet.

Still, it was a terrible thing to do. If I would have had it my way, we would have kept her and kept trying, but my mom was sick of it. We abandoned her even if my mom doesn't see it that way. We are no better than the family who left her in the first place. I cry my eyes out every time I think about her and I just couldn't see her go. I lost a part of my family and myself like so many times before and this is one that cannot be replaced. I loved Annie and I still do now so I hope she finds a better home than she had with us.

With all my heart, I miss you Annie