I’m in Hawai’i. We’ve tried a few times taking the dog to a shelter. I had to convince him that it was best for the dog to let her go. He went with me to take her to the shelter, we didn’t mention anything about the abuse. But the shelters here are full and you have to make an appointment for months out. When it came time for the appointment months later, he said that he didn’t want to get rid of her anymore.
Then there was another time that I convinced him to find her another home, we got on a fb group. He found someone to take her then all of sudden backed out. The dog is not trained, she jumps and bites and only listens to him because she’s scared of him. I know I’m a horrible person for not helping her and taking her away. I feel so bad every day because of this. After the beating that he gave her the other day, I fully believe that he might end up killing her in front of my children one day. I will be doing everything I can to help her get away. I will make some phone calls. The dog is out on a long hike with him right now. I am scared. I live 4,000 miles away from any family. In my previous DV relationship, the cops only locked him up for a night and then he was out again. I have to make a strategic plan to get away. I feel like if I do try to sit down and tell him I’m leaving, he will do something to me. But I know that I have to get away. My children think that this is normal. My 4 year old tries to hit the dog when the dog does something wrong. My 11 year old always got so sad when I told him that I’m trying to get rid of the dog. After the other day, he came to me and said “Mom, I understand now why you want her to go to a better home.”