Comments on: Rescue Fatigue http://SheltieTales.com/2008/05/24/rescue-fatigue/ The World Of Rescued Shelties Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:48:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Cynthia Blue http://SheltieTales.com/2008/05/24/rescue-fatigue/#comment-857 Cynthia Blue Mon, 26 May 2008 03:37:05 +0000 http://SheltieTales.com/2008/05/24/rescue-fatigue/#comment-857 It is a very hard choice to make. There are a lot more shelties around than collies, here in Utah. Plus, there are a couple other rescues that will take collies if needed. And they are adopted rather quickly, too. I've only had one or two calls lately and other rescues have picked them up. When I was in recovery,I learned that in order to take care of someone else, we have to take care of ourselves first. It's like the airline... if the masks come down, you have to put your own mask on first, and then put the mask onto the child next to you. Because if you are not strong enough to put the mask on the other person, then you are not going to be strong enough to help them. Take care of yourselves, guys. Rescue is a never ending stream of dogs. Our society has to stop it at the source and, unfortunately, that's not happening. Until the stream is plugged rescues are going to be overwhelmed. :( It is a very hard choice to make. There are a lot more shelties around than collies, here in Utah. Plus, there are a couple other rescues that will take collies if needed. And they are adopted rather quickly, too. I’ve only had one or two calls lately and other rescues have picked them up.

When I was in recovery,I learned that in order to take care of someone else, we have to take care of ourselves first. It’s like the airline… if the masks come down, you have to put your own mask on first, and then put the mask onto the child next to you. Because if you are not strong enough to put the mask on the other person, then you are not going to be strong enough to help them.

Take care of yourselves, guys. Rescue is a never ending stream of dogs. Our society has to stop it at the source and, unfortunately, that’s not happening. Until the stream is plugged rescues are going to be overwhelmed. :(

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