Farewell to friends

2024-07-26 Rehome Māyā

I advertise both Tama and Māyā on Trademe. I had several replies, but most were just time wasters who couldn't be bothered to reply and one even gave a fake e-mail address. So eventually at whit's end I offered to drive all the way down to lake Brunner and let them choose which one they wanted. The weather turned to shit and it was drizzling foggy day when i arrived. The address they had given was obviously false. It turned out to be where the local mayor lived. He told me he didn't take stray dogs when i turned up on foot with them and suggested it was someone playing a nasty trick, but eventually managed to contact them.

They chose Māyā. I would have liked to give her a goodbye kiss but didn't want to disturb their bonding. Later they texted me they might want Tama too, but due to the uninspiring weather I was already more than half way back and staying the night in Westport planning some nice walks for next day.

Then they didn't bother replying to my messages nor to my e-mail. Fuck that kind of callous treatment! I have a good mind to publish it unredacted. Before you criticise, consider that I immediately missed Māyā's exuberant joy. Emotionally it's like losing a child and then consider effort and expenses I went to. Not just the driving, the diesel, the free dog bed and dog leash I gave them. Also the cost of having Māyā speyed and letting her recover (an animal welfare requirement for advertizing on Trademe).

Description
17 months old Maya is much loved. She plays ball, chases rabbits on the beach and enjoys a swim in the estuary. She is part Alsatian and part Huntaway. I need to rehome her as my fences are not suitable, I'm struggling to make ends meet and all the walks round here are on DOC land that is off limits to dogs.
Note: she may be due vaccines again and has not been micro chipped yet.

My last e-mail to them:

Driving back I contemplated just going all the way in one go, that would leave Tama and Lucy with no decent walk and I really cringed at the thought of trudging around the soggy Karamea beaches on Saturday.

I gave them a nice run in Westport Domain found a beach where there was noone and camped the night, sleeping on the hard van floor. Tama kept me warm and we enjoyed Charming Creek walk in the sunshine next day, but the moment we got home Tama manged to get out and was later barking at who knows what out front. I heard them shouting abuse at him, but it is precisely their hostility that has caused this defensive response. Today it's a drizzly wet Sunday and I still haven't taken them out. Weather forcast is rain for the rest of the week. It's hard for me to express just how much I hate the area, the hostile community and beligerent authorities who think they can penalize me into submission and penury. There will be consequences for them too, but IDK what yet because I have been left with nothing to live for even after Tama goes.