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NOTE : “ Read the postscript!!!! 

It says ” the Dogs have a home!”

What do you do if your newborn biological child develops severe allergies to your three and four year olds?   Put them up for adoption, trying  to keep them together of course. 

It would be like giving up a child for many dog lovers of course to have to find a new home for their pets.  

I wondered if there a lab rescue group in Central Ohio or the Dayton area?  I have canine rescue group info on my MaureenMcCabe.com website. There are not Labrador rescue groups on my website but there are on the Columbus Dog Connection website which is on the Columbus k9 page on that site. I will forward those back through the email chain to Harley and Deuce’s parents in case they are not aware of those groups:

Labrador             937-890-0325  
Labrador              513-588-0124   
Labrador              513-543-3000   
Labrador             330-725-1393  
Labrador             937-833-LAB5   

None seem to be in the Columbus area!

The email my friend Martha forwared me with pictures of Harley and Deuce says:

“Harley & Deuce are gorgeous, friendly, happy, young (3&4) yellow labs
who need a home together SOON. The owners’ new baby has developed
severe allergies to them and their owners are devastated.

Both are neutered, have their shots, are house trained and get along with kids, cats, and other dogs.

 Harley takes anti-seizure  meds ($10 per month) with no problems.

They are playful and easygoing.

Currently they are being boarded in Montgomery County - but the owners can’t afford that for long. If you know any one who might be interested in these beautiful dogs, please see contact info below. They want them to be adopted together. Even if you aren’t interested in adopting these dogs but know someone who might be, please pass this along.”

I stripped out the contact info (email address)  but would be happy to supply it to anyone who legitimately knows of options for Deuce and Harley.  It looks like two are in the Dayton area (Montgomery County) so they may already know about Deuce and Harley.

Two of my friends in the office were instrumental in finding a new home for a dog via a blog.  “Dog needs a new family to love”   on Elaine Reese’s real estate blog resulted in that canine being adopted.  The owners were moving out of the country and could not take their dog.  That story had a happy ending, the dog found a new family to love.  I’m sure it was a bitter sweet ending for the people who had to give up their beloved dog. 

Post Script: It was one of those emails that tugs at your heart.  In forwarding the Lab Rescue Group contact info to the email address in the email I got this response:

I apologize for this automatic reply to your email.

“IF YOUR ARE RESPONDING TO INFORMATION REGARDING HARLEY AND DEUCE – Thanks

–But the Dogs have a home!

The information is very old and inaccurate. The dogs were not mine and were adopted over 4 months ago. Unfortunately, the message continues to circulate on the internet. I am receiving over 300 e-mails a day and cannot respond to them all.

Please share this with others that have received this message –Thank you! “

Maybe I’ll set up an email about a house that needs a new family to love it, linking to one of my listings… and see if that helps it get adopted???    

• It’s got a big lot

• An invisible fence 

• A dog run

• It’s a great place for any canine (s.)

There is a new website, Rotten Neighbor (singular.)  Or it looks new.  I understand it was on the Today Show etc.  recently. 

People can anonymously (or I guess non anonymously if they want to as a few are signed) rant about their “Rotten Neighbor.”  It’s not necessarily about the real estate, it about the people. 

There’s only a few things about neighbors (people)  in Central Ohio… a couple of vulgarities.  An itty-bitty touch o’ hate speech, racism and innuendo about a “neighbor.” 

Win, Win?  The owners of the Rotten Neighbors  site make money on the Google Ads (sponsored ads, pay per click ) on their site.  The participants get to work off some bitterness, negativity, jealousy, hate  about the neighbor…

Buyers can make their choices based on the people in the area rather than the real estate?  

When you go to sell your house will it help, if all the neighborhood spats are open to read about?  If your neighbors are the Hatfields and McCoys you may have to disclose that already (contact a real estate attorney for guidance)  but what if you have an eccentric neighbor… can’t tell from the curb,  mind their own business…  but the buyers read all about the fact that the neighbors only come out after dark, have pasty skin and are known as vampires by the neighborhood kids.    

These are not in  Central Ohio:  

“Dog owners of the east side beware, this woman has put moth balls on her lawn to keep the dogs off her 6 by 2 stretch of grass. Who knows what else she will do or has done!”

I’ve heard about doing the mothball thing for bunnies, to keep bunnies from eating gardens and flowers.  I would think a home owner could do that on their property. 

This state must not have a “Megan’s Law”  to protect the citizens, so this person wanted to share this via Rotten Neighbor.   There was an address in this one (I removed it.) It was a street I walked down to get to school from kindergarten through sixth grade:

“xxxx xxxxx xxxxx, waukesha SEXUAL VIOLENT OFFENDER”

Below can be frustrating for the neighbors can’t it?

“Messy Yard

“Never cut their grass. Junk all over the front yard. It is an eye sore. Have complained to home owners association but nothing seems to get accomplished.”

 Another, this is about the person, not about the real estate.

“Just Plain Nasty

It was was signed “Captain Slapahoe”I decided after publishing this that I just did not need that on here so I removed it.  The neighbor “Captain Slapahoe” describes (not his neighbor but a friend’s neighbor) sounds like a drunk.  Find a neighborhood without one?

Here’s another with an address and it’s signed.  She must really hate the look of this house but at least it is the house and not the people that she is describing. I took out her name.

“House ugly?

5630 North 67th Street. Do drive-by this one. House painted eye-blowing bright blue. Owner collects junk cars and other junk, parks semi cab on his single car drive-way, had 5 huge dogs…out 24/7. Look and see the fence on owners double lot that he constructed out of used grocery pellets… also pained very ugly blue. This passes Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Service inspections and city ordinances? Ha-Ha-Ha. This owner has trashed neighborhood property values. I think city tax rebates are in order to the poor neighbors forced to look at this incrediable house daily.”
 

Those were Milwaukee area.

The bottom of the screen says: 

“Milwaukee real estate — use RottenNeighbor to find real estate, houses, homes, condominiums, and apartments in Milwaukee. RottenNeighbor provides comprehensive real estate maps with up-to-date information about Bad Neighbors, latest Milwaukee neighbor trends, and neighborhood information. Before buying a house, home, condominium, or renting an apartment in Milwaukee, research real estate on RottenNeighbor. Understanding the Milwaukee real estate market is your first step to buying a home in Milwaukee. Our real estate search engine gives you a valuable overview of the Milwaukee real estate market with detailed descriptions of bad neighbors. Find Milwaukee neighbors and general demographic information for Milwaukee. RottenNeighbor’s real estate guide combines a Milwaukee map with a detailed list of Milwaukee neighbors, ZIP codes, and nearby cities to help jump-start your search for a home in Milwaukee. ”

I wonder if Rotten Neighbor is  subject to fair housing laws.  I would believe if they are selling real estate they are.  Rotten Neighbor is kinda sorta like the Jerry Springer Show of real estate.  Thanks to Chris Elizabeth Griffith a real estate agent in Bonita Springs Florida for the heads up about ‘Rotten Neighbor.’