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I have had a downturn in fortune and I am no longer able to work. I'm trying to get disability, Medicaid ( you all should appreciate the NHS), and food stamps and any other help I can get. I've paid into these programs since I was 16 so I have had to rethink my pride and apply for these things.
To get to the dogs, I'll never be able to afford a well bred dog again. I have enough veterinary knowledge to know how and where to safely cut costs but still it may mean I'm dogless after I lose these 2.
I don't know what my point is but sometimes the best laid plans...
 
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I don’t think a well bred dog is something to aspire to personally. Id much rather have a rescue which is a cross breed. They are often much nicer characters and healthier long term. I would certainly never pay thousands for a puppy.

I’m sorry you are struggling and I hope things improve soon x
 
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cauda equina said:
I am sorry for your troubles.
Is it the buying of a dog that wold be unaffordable, or the keeping of one?
Just wondering about a rescue
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After watching various episodes of Animal Cops and how carefully the organisation checks the temperament of the dogs it rehomes I think it would be preferable to get a rescue. I know personally, having a rescue dog how you can turn that dogs life around.

To the world you may be just one person, but to your dog you are his world. That couldn't be more true of rescues.

Probably worded very badly, but you know what I mean. Sorry for your troubles.
 
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I'm sorry to hear this GSD Woman. You don't know the minute and any one of us could fall on hard times in an instant.

Hopefully with the contacts you have, any good breeder or handler looking to place a dog for some reason and someone who puts a good home before money, will bear you in mind in future. One of my dogs was given to me (rather than sold to the highest bidder, which the family could have done) because his owner was unwell.

I know some of the posters mean well but having owned working line GSDs, I totally get where you are coming from. They just hit different and 'well bred' just means a much better chance of good health and temperament.
 
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I'm sorry that you find yourself in this situation. Health problems compounded by financial worries are absolutely no joke. I certainly appreciate the NHS, I'm sure my recent treatments would have cost a fortune, as would the ongoing medications which I get 'free'. Like you I have paid into the scheme (through National Insurance) all my working life and we automatically get pretty much what we need (there are some exceptions). Keep telling yourself that you are entitled to what you have already paid for.
As for dogs, I agree with CC, in the future you may well find yourself doing someone a favour and providing a home for a suitable GSD. For now, I recommend concentrating on your own health and the dogs that you currently have and let the future look after itself.
 
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Thanks to everyone for understanding.

I know that the rescue route may be in the future. There are some good GSD rescues relatively close to me, maybe 3 hours away. A friend has 2 nice dogs that were foster fails.

Freddie's breeder might possibly work with me in the future since she knows the care I take of my dogs and that I title them. Where I train Freddie for agility will comp me trial entries if I help at their trials. They're moving to a new, much larger facility and I'm hoping there is something I can do there to pay for classes.

I worry about going to a rescue that I don't know much about. Too many rescues will adopt out dogs they know will bite without informing the new owner. An older woman was killed by a pit bull that had numerous bites, was shuffled from state to state and the bite history wasn't disclosed. I really don't want a pit bull, hound mix or lab mix for reasons of my own.

Anyway, it's time to walk the 2 I have.
 
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The OP may know/know of the person I am talking about, but a friend of mine was injured in an RTC before Christmas, was in a coma for weeks and even though she had insurance, her family had to crowdfund her care in a specialist brain unit, her club is selling t-shirts to help support her ongoing recovery. It's mad :(
 
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CC I wasn't aware of the case you referenced. I'm not surprised though. I had a friend who had to have a lawyer threaten to go to the press when a hospital wanted to kick out her son who had suffered a TBI. My friend had reached her insurance cap. The car accident that had caused the TBI had gained a fair amount of publicity.

Medicaid won't cover everything but it doesn't have me paying $600/month for coverage. I'm so lucky that my mom is a position to be able to help me.
 
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