We had to rehome our dog before we moved here and I had it posted as that there was a fee for him. I received quite a few emails and, when told what the fee was, many were horrified and told me that I would never receive any kind of money for an 18-mo old, unneutered pure bred dog, with AKC papers. ?! I did find a man who paid and took our dog to train him to be a therapy dog for himself (early stages MS). The gentlemen visited us (and the dog) several times over a span of two weeks before we gave the dog to him. The fellow still sends me pics of Kodi every month and my kids even picked out a couple of toys to mail to him and his dog brother for Valentine's Day.  So, you're right - NEVER give away a dog. There's just too many unknowns.
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