Help!! Ideas for rehoming a puppy

hethmar

Yes, have to say, cant understand why you say they would put her down because she is not suitable for families? My dalmatians were big boisterous dogs - they knocked me off my feet sometimes - and yet we had two young children, no problem, with them. Ditto my rottiexlab - who ripped the shirt off one of the kids one day, literally son laughed and laughed, bless him and still talks about her with great affection 20 odd years later. She was just a puppy, puppies do silly things, like kids do. If she isnt aggressive, then there is no reason why she cant be placed with someone - even a single person or a couple.

Please, not criticising you, but if she isnt aggressive, dont hint to rescues you ring that she is, as we often get people say that they are worried about a dog being near their kids because I think they believe a rescue is more likely to take the unwanted dog. Truth is, one word hinting about aggression (when there isnt any) condemns the dog. Tell them honestly that you took the dog on temporarily but your circumstances arent suitable.

I dont think a private rehoming is likely if she has a medical problem. The best thing would to sort that out first, honestly it would.

ali-t

MrsE wrote: »

A b i t c h can get out & get pregnant easily (& when ready they really want to get out).
Un-netured animals are unhappy having urges that can't be satisfied, both dogs & b i t c h e s & toms & queens.

An un jabbed animal may or may not get an illness, more chance an un-netured animal will get pregnant or make pregnant.

I think we will have to agree to disagree here.

I have a !!!!! who has never been mated and doesn't appear to have any concept of what she is missing. I have an entire male who also doesn't appear to have any concept of a strong sexual drive and even goes to training classes with entire !!!!!es as it is felt to be good practice for them to be around other animals when in season. It is good for obedience and discipline to be able to have self control when there is an in season !!!!! around.

If your view that animals are more likely to get pregnant than sick had any truth to it I would not have vaccinated my pets but as I have far more control of the behaviour of my pets than the disease molecules in the grass or air, I will continue to vaccinate.

foreign_correspondent

ali-t wrote: »

I think we will have to agree to disagree here.

I have a !!!!! who has never been mated and doesn't appear to have any concept of what she is missing. I have an entire male who also doesn't appear to have any concept of a strong sexual drive and even goes to training classes with entire !!!!!es as it is felt to be good practice for them to be around other animals when in season. It is good for obedience and discipline to be able to have self control when there is an in season !!!!! around.

If your view that animals are more likely to get pregnant than sick had any truth to it I would not have vaccinated my pets but as I have far more control of the behaviour of my pets than the disease molecules in the grass or air, I will continue to vaccinate.

Is it relevant to this thread though? - the poor dog needs neutering as she has a prolapse. Neutering any dog before rehoming is wise, as means they will not be bred from indiscriminitely.

The Op also need to be aware that some of the people interested in this dog may be interested specifically because she is a strong and powerful cross... and she needs to be very careful because of this concern.

I hope no one would be irresponsible enough to let a male dog get to this girl, with her condition - but it could happen.

ali-t

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

Is it relevant to this thread though? - the poor dog needs neutering as she has a prolapse. Neutering any dog before rehoming is wise, as means they will not be bred from indiscriminitely.

The Op also need to be aware that some of the people interested in this dog may be interested specifically because she is a strong and powerful cross... and she needs to be very careful because of this concern.

I hope no one would be irresponsible enough to let a male dog get to this girl, with her condition - but it could happen.

I don't know much about prolapse but agree that if the OP is keeping the dog or passing it onto someone else and it won't be put down then it needs to be spayed to prevent the prolapse from getting worse. I was also under the impression, but may be wrong, that a prolapse would prevent breeding as the !!!!! cannot mate due to the prolapse protruding.

Rev

Do you know where the 'friend' who's dog it is lives? If so, take the dog around, when they open the door, hand them the lead, tell them 'here's your dog' then walk away. Problem solved.

Heartless yes, but no more so than handing her over to a rescue to spend god knows how long in kennels.

FurryFriends

Hi xoxo...I have been linked to this page through my website and have read through with interest.
It says that you have tried all the rescues in the South east, but this is the first I have heard of this dog.
It is true however, that many rescues will refuse a dog if it has Staffie in it. Shame as they are a lovely breed, but people tend not to want to rehome them due to ridiculous media hype. Hence you get a long stayer dog that holds a kennel for many other easier to home breeds. Alot of rescues need a constant turn around and prefer homing figures to show this. We don't work that way.

Re the neutering comment...dogs are far happier and healthier if neutered. Pyometra's and testicular cancer is very common and being that there are far too many dogs unwanted in this country already, anybody breeding their dog at this moment in time is irresponsible. If this offends then so be it, but try being faced with numerous pound lists from across the country everyday, knowing that most of the dogs you are looking at will die and then tell me that more dogs are needed! Anyway, that is another subject, so I won't bleat on about that.

Firstly, trying to home a dog with a Prolapse will be impossible. I am surprised that she has not got Perotinitus as her womb is very open to infection. She has been a lucky girl.
The only way forward with this dog is a rescue placement which I will work on today. Its a bit early to start phoning around at the moment, but it is vital that this dog is accepted into a good non-destruct rescue (the only ones that I work with) and is spayed asap. This has gone on far too long.

If all else fails then I would ask that she is dropped at my own vets where they will spay her and sort her problem. From there she can come into this rescue. You say that her manners out on a walk is good with other dogs so she can trial at my place with my own dogs otherwise there is a kennel option which I prefer not as dogs cannot be properly assessed in a kennel in my opinion.

We operate a backup for life policy here and so she will never be in this disastroud situation again.

xoxo - Please email me your phone number and area of Essex you live in and I can try and sort this asap.

Thanks!

Emma Semple (Furry Friends Animal Rescue)

FurryFriends

And please do not return this dog to the previous owner. They have already showed that they can offer no responsibility at all for this dog and passing an unspayed dog with a prolapse from person to person would be the worst thing ever for her.

Emma

Beckyy

MrsE wrote: »

A b i t c h can get out & get pregnant easily (& when ready they really want to get out).
Un-netured animals are unhappy having urges that can't be satisfied, both dogs & b i t c h e s & toms & queens.

An un jabbed animal may or may not get an illness, more chance an un-netured animal will get pregnant or make pregnant.

A responsible owner will not let their dog/b*tch concieve, but a responsible owner can't necessarily stop an unvac'ed dog contracting a dangerous illness. How do you know that un-neutered animals are unhappy? If an entire dog never meets a !!!!! in season he doesn't know any better. Obviously it's more advisable to get a !!!!! spayed, but it doesn't mean it will definitley fall pregnant if you don't - it's down to how responsible an owner is not how much the dog 'wants to get pregnant'.

To the OP - Try calling Battersea and explaining the situation to them, and if it would be any different if you payed for her to have the spay beforehand. Ask what the likelyhood of her being put to sleep is - they'll be used to boisterous dogs, especially puppies. If you don't like what they say you never have to take her there.

Have you tried staffy rescues which are out of your locality? Sometimes Rescue centres, especially breed specific ones, are able to work together and utilise their volunteers to transport animals between them. Maybe try the following:

http://www.staffierescuescotland.co.uk/
http://www.sbtrescue.org.uk/
http://www.happystaffierescue.org.uk/
http://guildfordstaffords.org/home.htm

There is also a list of rescue centres at the bottom of this page:
http://www.savethestaffies.co.uk/?links,17


and it could be worth your while joining this forum and posting a topic about your dog:
http://www.staffyclub.com/discussion/

Good luck and keep everyone updated!

elliesmemory1

FurryFriends wrote: »

Hi xoxo...I have been linked to this page through my website and have read through with interest.
It says that you have tried all the rescues in the South east, but this is the first I have heard of this dog.
It is true however, that many rescues will refuse a dog if it has Staffie in it. Shame as they are a lovely breed, but people tend not to want to rehome them due to ridiculous media hype. Hence you get a long stayer dog that holds a kennel for many other easier to home breeds. Alot of rescues need a constant turn around and prefer homing figures to show this. We don't work that way.

Re the neutering comment...dogs are far happier and healthier if neutered. Pyometra's and testicular cancer is very common and being that there are far too many dogs unwanted in this country already, anybody breeding their dog at this moment in time is irresponsible. If this offends then so be it, but try being faced with numerous pound lists from across the country everyday, knowing that most of the dogs you are looking at will die and then tell me that more dogs are needed! Anyway, that is another subject, so I won't bleat on about that.

Firstly, trying to home a dog with a Prolapse will be impossible. I am surprised that she has not got Perotinitus as her womb is very open to infection. She has been a lucky girl.
The only way forward with this dog is a rescue placement which I will work on today. Its a bit early to start phoning around at the moment, but it is vital that this dog is accepted into a good non-destruct rescue (the only ones that I work with) and is spayed asap. This has gone on far too long.

If all else fails then I would ask that she is dropped at my own vets where they will spay her and sort her problem. From there she can come into this rescue. You say that her manners out on a walk is good with other dogs so she can trial at my place with my own dogs otherwise there is a kennel option which I prefer not as dogs cannot be properly assessed in a kennel in my opinion.

We operate a backup for life policy here and so she will never be in this disastroud situation again.

xoxo - Please email me your phone number and area of Essex you live in and I can try and sort this asap.

Thanks!

Emma Semple (Furry Friends Animal Rescue)

Thanks very much for posting this. I hope the op contacts you.

EmptyPockets

xoxo wrote: »

judged me for the situation which I did not ask to be in!! I only wanted to help a friend.

Sorry, but you asked for this situation when you originally agreed to take on the dog - she must have seen you coming a mile off I'm afraid.

Fingers crossed for your situation - I hope the dog does manage to fall into the hands of someone who actually wants her for life, and not just a quick fad.