This is just ridiculous! I know family pets are important but can enayone tell me why someone would IM me as soon as I log in just to ask me "would you like to donate $10 so I can take my dog/best friend to germany?" Seriously? Is that how you are planning to raise the money? Don't you have anything to sell of pond instead of bothering eveyone? HAVE SOME DIGNITY AND QUIT BEGGING AND BOTHERING PEOPLE! Also, what about this girl collecting donations for a guy that supposedly lost everything, she want to collect money to pay his cell phone bill...yeah I said his CELL PHONE BILL! Really? I would donate clothes, food and maybe some furniture if I had any to spare, but I won't pay anyone's cell phone bill, that is just ridiculous. I can't believe all this begging! 

Yeah I agree with you. Instead of begging for it she should earn the money. And instead of bidding off her furniture she shouldve just had a set price on it. People on bookoo dont necessarliy like to go up in price they like to go down. lol I wouldnt donate $10 and not because i do nt care but because its there responsibility to send the dog not ours. I mean how long did they know they were going and they couldnt come up with the money. Pets are family and if you really love your pet it wouldnt be a question on which pet we would take you would fight to take both..no question about that. Shes not selling her furniture to anyone now because she decided to do bids..how offensive! because so many people wanted to buy it you decided to take bids..what a crock of $hit. 

omg as soon as i logged in, i got the IM about making a donation to take a dog to Germany lol i was like wtf? i whole heartedly agree about they had ample time knowing about taking the pet overseas and FFS sell ur furniture...beggers cant be choosers! 

Oh how funny, I didn't know it was the same person. I was thinking about buying the furniture for the actual price she was asking, but changed my mind when I saw they whole bidding thing. You're right; we are not very fond of bidding on bookoo! I would donate too if it wasn't because of the way the person is trying to raise the money. One can do tons of things to raise money without resorting to annoying begging. Is getting warmer, how about some yard work or errand running or baby sitting...something! I've had pets before and I know how important they are, but I know I wouldn't be begging to take care of them. 

exactly...when it comes to donations, i try not to give money but items instead that are needed like clothes, shoes, bedding etc...that way i know its going to where it needs to. i've even done it on here a few times, let someone have an item because they really needed it but couldnt really afford to to buy. i enjoy doing nice things for ppl when i feel necessary. lmao u said yard work and it made me think about the guy that used to come by my house almost every weekend wanting to mow my lawn but never had a lawnmower. i let him do it ONCE then he came back to my house saying the wind blew his money away and asked if i could give him more....LMMFAO! that gave me tears form laughing so hard... 

Victoria, OM...are you serious? Please tell me it was a kid or a teen otherwise it would just be hillarious! 

MJ- i think the kid had to have been 17 or 18? maybe 19...he came back one time saying his grandpa was in jail and it was his bday and he needed money for a present...this was probably about 2 summers ago but he hasnt come around since...can i mow ur lawn with my invisible mower? lol! 

lol thats hilarious. i liked the furniture too but I thought $125 was high enough because she said less tahn ayear old and in great condition but I can clearly see just from the pictures areas where the paint had been scratched off. It was nice yes but it wasnt owned by marc Anthony or JLO for us to be bidding on it like if we were at an auction. I also dont donate money for people to take care of there repsonsibilities. Ill donate to t he homeless sometimes but not to a family that has a home and atleast one working person in it. Cash is just out of the question for donations. I mean they had to have there orders for quite sometime now and I cant beleive they can afford to take one pet and not the other. thats like saying we can only sacrifice to send one kid to college but not the other. Pets are family and $200 is not a lot to have your family with you. I cant beleive the family will not pay for there daughters furry friend to go with them. I will never have my daughter begging on some site for money to take her dog with them. Thats just rediculous your right she couldve started weeks ago earning money by doing yard work she couldve started on mine. But you know Im sure they waited til the last minute to find out how much it would cost to take there pets with them. 

I agree with everything on here. What also gets me is she said she was a teenager, and by looking at her email, the 2012 is obviously her graduation year. so shes 16 or 17? Why would she be selling a bedroom set herself if shes that young and living with her parents? 

lol i just posted something on bookoo because it was irritating me...wonder if she'll chatarama me too lol 

email i just got.... Sent from (email), 8 min ago Re: donations...oh please Just letting you know- the girl who asked is 14 years old- and her mother told her that if she could raise half of what it cost to ship the dog- then she could bring her. She does babysit- but $20 a night when she is leaving in less than a month is not enough to raise the money. This girl is selling her bedroom set- a very nice one at that- to try to bring her dog. Please take your post down- I know her personally as she has babysat my kids many times- and they are heartbroken to lose such her. Thank you. 

I know she has imed me several times and I just ignore it. Even if she is 16 or 17 guess what go get a little part time job after school. I hate beggars it drives me INSANE. I mean seriously if you can just waste time all day and sit around and beg then go waste that time working at the fast food places. Its just all dumb. I mean I know some ppl are having rough times but asking someone to give you money to ship your dog or pay your cell bill is ridiculous...those things arent neccesities. 

i kinda felt bad about the guy who's house burned down, that's why i didn't mention him in the post i put on bookoo...asking for clothes or something for him would be acceptable but i'm definitely not helping with the cell phone bill. 

WOW, trying to raise money to send her pet??? In the army normal people know that they can be sent anywhere. I think with that being said, if you can't afford to fly your pet you should get one in the first place. Maybe she can go give plasma or something. My neighbors just left for Germany and it costs them $150 to send their dog, which from the looks of that girls picture the dog wasn't much bigger. I am annoyed with beggars too! I try to ignore it but when you read it all the time it gets old! Besides I would never donate money to some random person, just materials if needed. LOL 

If I am not mistaken, her ads say she has to come up with half the money of shipping her dog which is $100. Well if she'd just of sold instead of auctioning off that bedroom set, she'd have more than half the cost right there!!! 

Oops, I didn't realize that she wasn't old enough to give plasma, LOL. Anyways, the parents shouldn't have let the girl get the dog if they never had intentions of shipping the dog if they were to move. That's just mean. 

SHE IS SELLING ITEMS ON BOOKOO TO HELP PAY THE WAY FOR THE DOG..HAS BEEN FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW... TRY UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE POSTING BS 

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO READ? HAVE YOU READ THE ADS OR JUST SKIM AND GRIPE? 

MUST TAKE A LOT OF ORAL MUSCLE POWER TO DEMEAN A YOUNG PERSON THAT IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH A GOAL THAT IS VERY INTENSE TO THE PERSON. MUST BE SAD IN YOUR HOUSEHOLDS OF SUCH NEGATIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD CHILDREN THAT TRY WITH WHAT TIME, EXPERIENCE AND ECONOMY THEY HAVE TO COPE WITH. SCHOOL, FAMILY, PREPARING FOR A MOVE AND WANTING TO TAKE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS VERY CLOSE BUT NOT HAVING THE MONEY TO DO SO WITHOUT CREATING A STRAIN ON FAMILY BUDGET............. NONE OF YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THOUGH WOULD YOU? 

i have read the posts. and what i see is that her parents are forcing her to sell her possessions to have a dog shipped to germany. what happens when they get to germany, are they going to buy her a new bedroom set? i would think it would be more affordable for them to take responsibility! if it's such a *strain* then they should have thought about that when they allowed her to get the dog. do they make her pay for the dog food, shots, vet appointments? sounds like bad parenting to me. if i get my son a dog, i'll take responsibility for her financially, but i will not make my child to do so. 

There is always one... Scott, if you are as noble as you sound, then why don't you give up the money for the dog to be shipped? Instead of directing your attack of righteousness towards us, why don’t you direct it towards the girl’s parents? They’re the ones that should be responsible for paying for the shipping of the dog, not her. It was really annoying to everyone to be bombarded with posts and IMs from this girl, even if she is 14. If I were a parent, I would not have my daughter begging people for money to pay for something I am responsible for. And I wouldn’t call begging “commendable” either; there are other ways to get things in life other than begging. And some things you can’t have. A great deal of people on this site is related to or in the military, thus, we do know how moves are. We also know, that at some point we have to move to whatever remote location they army send us. Yes it is hard, but there are other ways to handle things. We all have our right to complain about whatever we want, even if it takes a lot of “oral muscle”. 

All the hard work that she is putting towards selling her items and messaging people to ask for donations she could have been doing jobs on the side, like cutting grass, cleaning up yards, babysitting ..etc. As you say she has been "begging" for people to buy her stuff for a month now. Well maybe she shouldve started taking on side jobs. theres nothing wrong with a 12,13,14,15 however old she is to work around her neighborhood performing honest jobs. Marjane also has a good point; Allowing your daughter to sell her bedroom set to ship a dog. When you get to germany where will she sleep or will she be reminded everyday of the sacrifice she had to make by sleeping on the couch. If they do plan to buy her a new bedroom set when they get there, then the parents can easily afford to ship another dog. Excuse you Scott but when I log onto to bookoo and I have an IM asking me if I want to donate money- that is begging to me even if you dont think so. Why would I want to donate money so someone can ship there dog I have my own financial responsibilities and unlike others I plan ahead of time so we have a savings. When things come up my kids wont have to beg for anything because mommy will handle it. Its the parents responsibility to ship the pet if they cant afford to then oh well rehome the pet and maybe they will learn from this one day )to plan ahead). But in the ARMY you know from day 1 you and your family including pets can be restationed anywhere and anytime so you should save money to account for those unexpected occurances. Also stating that since so many people wanted the bedroom set you will now auction it off with bids starting at $125 thats just ignorant. Why not sell it to the first person who offered to pay the amount you were originally asking for instead of being greedy. Also my neighbor shipped her dog to germany with her in October and she only paid $150 and I read somewhere on bookoo that another persons friends not too long ago also paid $150. This whole situation just stinks and you getting on peoples case is not going to change anything. I agree with maryjane since your so passionate about the noble teen why dont you come up with the money and donate it to her...theres honorable ways to come up with the money and begging is not one and being greedy with selling your items is also not a way either. 

Wow really? we've already established begging is unacceptable and the issue with the shipping of the dog is the parents responsibility, not the childs whether it was a gift or not..."honey, ur dog is due for shots and a grooming...see what u can sell to pay for it. u don't really need ur bed do u? that should be enough for shots." My daughters bird needs food....i'll make her sell her playhouse or something.. Sorry....i couldn't resist! 

Well if you people would actually understand and not cuss at me... My mother does not work and my dad is over in Germany... I don't work and I can't and my two little brothers are to young to work to.. My mom isn't forcing me to sell anything.... I decided to sell my stuff to have MY dog with me... She was going to let my uncle (her brother) have him but I want him over there. I haven't begged for money at all. I ask for donations but that isn't begging... I am not saying please please please give me money... You got that and begging mixed up... I am selling my furniture because the army provides the furniture when we get over there. I will graduate there and come back over to the states and get furniture.. Brand new from my family. I am only 15 and whoever thinks I am not then keep and to yourself and don't be childish and post it on here. GROW UP!!! 

And another thing I live ON Fort Sill I can't cut grass or nothing. The army does that. 

And you got to be over 16 to babysit legally. 

how conveinent for ur ad to be deleted when u clearly stated in it...i need money people!! or something to that extent. some ppl see that as begging....whether u think u were begging or not, the way u came at ppl as soon as they came online bombarding them for "donations" and other ppl reposting how u needed money for ur dog well, it came off as begging for money. Don't tell anyone to grow up on here, almost anyone u come in contact with on this site is either military, military related or has a spouse in the military so they know how things work as well. this isn't myspace, these aren't 14, 15 or 16 yr old kids on this site...they are adults and whatever ur situation is at home well thats ur business and it really shouldn't be ur responsibility to ship ur own dog or leave urs behind and only ship one... all im saying is the way ur ad was worded and the way u came at people for "donations" is well what i would see as begging. 

hey you guys/ girls what ever.. yall need to chill the f*ck out.. she is a girl who isnt going to ask for money from her parents and stuff like most kids to do... she is growing up and is trying to learn how to do stuff by herself but thats kinda harrd to do at 15 cuz theres no jobs to do... and here on fortsill you cant mow lawns you cant do like nuthing... so before yyall go and judge someone cuzz they need help shipping there dog whos she had since like forever.. she loves the hell out of that dog i should know.. she wants to be with that dog forever... so why dont yall just stop saying shes beggign shes doing this shes doing that.. yea she sells someof her stuff and yea to raise money for her dog to go... i dont thing you were 15 and doing that? so yea chill out remember how it was when you were 15.... most people at 15 begg there mom and dad to give them money and stuff to send THERE dog.... all she is doing is trying to take responsibility... so before you go and judge people why dont yall just think about it first.... 

Most of the people posting were not really attacking the young girl. They were more directing it to the parents. As parents, you can't buy your children pets and then expect them to be financially responsible for them if they are not even old enough to work. The whole point people were getting at was that the young girls parents should have been more involved in getting the dog to Germany. You can't buy your kid a pet if you are not willing to do whatever it takes to keep it. Kids of all ages get attached to their pets, it just isn't right to buy two kids pets and then when you are in a bind one has to give up a pet. That is insane. The Army gives plenty of notice for overseas moves, they should have been trying to help her raise the money a while ago. I do think going on chatarama and when someone signs in immediately asking for donations is wrong, it is actually just rude to do that. Her parents should have taken financial responsibility for the dog, end of story. If the pets both make it to Germany, I sure hope one of them doesn't get sick, because then what are they going to do? Oh we don't have the money to care for poochie, we have to put it down??? Hello, wake up mom and dad, pets require money and can be costly. If you aren't ready to handle the cost......DON'T BUY THE PET. It is very simple. Now, all that being said, I do (for the young girls sake) hope she is able to take her pet. 

we have thought about it and well we came to our own conclusions...why don't u try reading some of the past posts. not everyone agrees with it having to be HER responsibility to have to ship her own pet. i mean really? the parents choose to ship only one childs pet and not the other? u can't do that to one child and have the other child suffer. Bottom line, its pretty sh!tty she has to go through all this crap for her dog and her parents making it her responsibility...so why dont YOU think about it first before u judge everyone else...