Hi again. An update on the situation, particularly the last dog.

My mom admitted that because the latest dog (the largest one) is a “gift”, they couldn’t refuse it. They took it in because it was the “proper” thing to do, despite the hassle it would give us all. Because I’m the only one who cares for it so much, she said, I’m the only one who should take responsibility for it, and that I shouldn’t blame them.

Are they right? How am I supposed to go about this? I want a better life for myself and this dog, but taking care of myself is hard enough as it is. I have three choices: training, rehoming, and euthanasia, if a better life cannot be given to it.

The family will “respect” my decision in exchange for my respecting their choice to neglect it. I am so upset that my family is antagonizing me and something I love so much this way, and there’s no one else to seek guidance for without being judged. More than anything I want to kill the dog or myself or both.