Rehoming my Dorset old tyme bulldog

lyssa_2

No either dog was not in season or close to a season. Noting several comments have been about using a behaviourist, i just dont have the time, and this is my partners dog which he was left with and has been considering re-homing her for a while, as he also just hasn't the time for her. This scrap between the two dogs has just made it clear he needed to do it soon rather than later as in the long run its Nahla who looses out, she needs a loving home and more time from her owners, and we just cant give her that.

undaunted

Some more "bullie sites" you may want to try
http://www.bulldogrescue.co.uk/oldetymedorsetbulldog.htm

http://www.bulliesinneed.org.uk/

http://bulliesos.webs.com/

Other all breed rescues in the "rough" area include
http://www.woodgreen.org.uk/ - fantastic facilities here if they can help!

http://www.homes4dogs.co.uk/

http://www.justfordogs.org/

http://babbington-rescue.org.uk/

http://www.barkonline.co.uk/


In addition to DP you could also try listing as a private rehoming and / or posting for a rescue place on these other forums

http://www.therefuge.org.uk/forums/index.php?showforum=99


http://www.rescuehelpersunite.co.uk/

http://rescueaidforanimals.forumotion.com/forum.htm

Good luck

foreign_correspondent

Please be aware that babbington - above - does not routinely spey and neuter animals before they leave, and is (allegedley) pretty relaxed about home checks... which I think should be a major consideration when rehoming an unspeyed bully breed...

.. I am also not very clear about what their policy is re: putting animals to sleep at the moment - they also function as the council stray pound, and are often inundated with bully breeds... I have heard, anecdotally, that as a result some dogs are being put to sleep....

Mutter_2

I agree with FC, not all rescues are the same as I found to my own cost, though it came right in the end.
I would dread to think my dog would go into kennels, get stressed out and lonely for six months, only to be put to sleep anyway.

I say this as a dog lover; I do believe worse things can happen to a dog rather than being gently PTS with its owner there at the end. The above being an example, or mistreatment in its new home another.

I won't describe how a dog could be treated as we all know anyway. lyssa said the fight lasted 30 mins and couldn't be stopped, a bucket of cold water thrown over them would have stopped the fight immediately.

The fight of course has to be declared, so either narrowing the chance of going to a good home, or increasing the chance of going to a bad one. ( I declared my own dog's aggression to other dogs, as I wanted him to be rehomed for ever, not sent back to the breed rescue and into kennels again.)

What do you think lyssa and others? The breed being bully and large,is very vulnerable to falling into the wrong hands.
lyssa I admire you so much in that you are trying to rehome her :A, but if you go down that route, please have her spayed first. Don't trust a rescue to do it.
I know what I would do, but the board wouldn't like it.

BTW. Yes he is still here, having stolen my heart. At present on patio guard in case a wood pigeon dares to land on "his" lawn. Little tyke.:)

ETS. undaunted, you are a total star for all your research.

foreign_correspondent

A few more thoughts - looking at this in the long term - to put it bluntly, if the male staffie is an oldie, his time may be limited... if Nahla goes, then he goes, will you be out looking for another dog? If Nahla was left with your OH, as you said, will any new home be her third? For a dog who you describe as nervous and timid (and bearing in mind her home has recently been invaded by another person and another dog) this will be hard.

She may not be easy to rehome, not to anyone who will give her a 'better life' anyway - so I think you really need to consider the options here - you say re-training etc is not an option, as you dont have the time. If the alternative for her was being PTS, would you find the time, or does she have to go, regardless?

To be fair, the odds for this girl finding a 'better home' are less than if she was a more easily home-able breed, without a record of dog aggression... but it pays to be realistic. I think you owe her a vet check at the very least to make sure she was not aggressive through pain or illness - poor lass.

Also if the fight went on for over half an hour, are you sure she was at fault more than the other dog? If he is elderly and sleeping a lot he may well be grouchy and may have instigated the scrap. To be honest, if they were fighting, with intent, for half an hour, one of the dogs would most likely be dead...

I think it would be a shame to condemn this girl to an uncertain fate before investigating all the options fully...

lyssa_2

She does have to go, it has been thought abot long and hard before the scrap, just that now it's happened it has pushed my partner to do something about it.
I tried everything I could think off to stop that fight, a bucket of mop water went over her and she still continued, she took chunks of fesh from Lewis right down to the bone, bite Lewis pad off his paw and he lost nails. My kitchen was like a blood bath, never experienced amything like it. I'm not risking that again, Lewis was very lucky to be alive. However matter how desperate I am to get her rehomed it won't be done carelessly. And once she and Lewis have both gone I'll be left with bella and I have no desire to get another dog. We both work far to much and it's unfair. Nahla hasn't ever been rehomed since she was a pup, partner x brought her home as her dog but then didn't want her when she left. I may come across being unfair towards her but this has been thought about long and hard. Lewis wasn't the instigator I saw it from the start, n as I opened the back door they came in the house. I've never seen so much blood and I'm a nurse.

devildog

As you state that you had thought long and hard about her going before the scrap obviously it was already 'decided' that she was going. Perhaps unconsiously you had started treating her differently and that was what ultimately caused the fight.


Although I admire your endevours to find her a suitable home I also feel rather sad that you are casting her out instead of trying to fix the problem.

Incidently a blanket or thick coat thrown over fighting dogs usually subdues them enough into stoppoing.

birduk

*Caution controversial comment*

Just me that feels sorry for the poor girl who was living happily in her home with her mate. Brand new woman and puppy arrive and start behaving quite differently to you and start treating you like an outsider.

Sounds to me that you resented the dog because she reminds you of your boyf ex partner.

I have absolutely no faith in you as a dog owner that works full time and has a 1 year old b1tch that you clearly have no clue about. You don't know about speying, you don't know how to train your dogs, you can't be bothered to put the effort in. If I could, I'd take the poor girl off you and give her a much better home.

*rant over*

I hope she finds somewhere loving to live. Good luck with your rehoming quest and thanks for taking the time to do it properly.

EmptyPockets

birduk wrote: »

*Caution controversial comment*

Just me that feels sorry for the poor girl who was living happily in her home with her mate. Brand new woman and puppy arrive and start behaving quite differently to you and start treating you like an outsider.

Sounds to me that you resented the dog because she reminds you of your boyf ex partner.

I have absolutely no faith in you as a dog owner that works full time and has a 1 year old b1tch that you clearly have no clue about. You don't know about speying, you don't know how to train your dogs, you can't be bothered to put the effort in. If I could, I'd take the poor girl off you and give her a much better home.

*rant over*

I hope she finds somewhere loving to live. Good luck with your rehoming quest and thanks for taking the time to do it properly.

I have to say, I do agree with almost everything birduk said. I wouldn't have phrased it quite the same way, but...

Sorry OP, but you do come across as very 'can't be bothered'. This poor dog is not to blame for her behaviour, and neither you nor your other half seem willing to do anything to help her: rehoming her is helping yourselves, not the dog.

You keep going on about not having time, your other half not having time, and I understand that circumstances change but can you not make time? I really find it hard to believe you couldn't change a few things or make alterations to try and improve things for all dogs and yourselves.

If it was a child, you would find the time. You wouldn't just look for a new home for a five-year-old child, you would make the changes needed.

Mutter_2

LYSSA, seems there is a rescue for these particular dogs. Tel no. 07729 870600

Yes it does work but recorded message says phone switched off.