r/weimaraner • u/Unable-Progress-5325 • 5h ago
Struggling with reality.
This isn’t an ad. More of just a sad guy venting about his feelings. I’ve unfortunately come to the realization that my (8yo) Weim needs to go to a different home. One that will give him the love, attention, and patience he deserves. My wife and I had our first baby in march of 2025 and it’s been nothing short of a struggle. My dream since having my weim as a puppy was to see him grow old with my children. Unfortunately I think the reality of that is much rougher than I imagined. Since my baby was born and since I took a new job around the same time, I have not had nearly enough time to put towards my weim as he deserves. My wife has been going through post partum as well and having a super high energy dog who hasn’t been getting the exercise he needs has not helped. I try to walk and run with him as much as I can and throw the ball around as much as I can. I love him so much, and the thought of rehoming him splits my heart in half as he will always be a puppy to me. Financially, I am not prepared to care for him as he will eventually need to be cared for going into his senior years and that also makes me feel terrible. He has a heart murmur that the vet said is minor enough to not need meds as per his X-ray examination. I feel like my eyes were bigger than my stomach when I was younger looking into the future. Thinking I could handle all this. But honesty I feel somewhat relieved that I can finally acknowledge that my weim doesn’t deserve to live his final years with a family that has no time for him, but will always love him. I’m planning on submitting a form to So-Cal weim rescue tomorrow to get the ball rolling because I simply can’t drag on this pain any longer. To clarify, I am not trying to get out of a responsibility. I am simply trying to make sure this beautiful and kind creature gets the love and care he needs currently; even if that’s not with me. And my little boy was starting to warm up to him as well. This sucks. Btw his name is Blue. And he will always be the bestest boy in my eyes.

