Help!! Ideas for rehoming a puppy

MrsE_2

xoxo wrote: »

I expect she would still be put down because she would be difficult to rehome due to how boisterous she is and not being suitable for families:(

Do they not have any staff rescue centres?

xoxo_2

None that have space for her

Abcynthia

I completely understand why you don't want to put her in the newspaper...however if you are really desperate I don't know if this is a suggestion?

Go to the persons house that is replying to the advert, See the place the dog would be living in. Ask them questions and you could even ask for a vet reference surely? (and maybe even a personal one or two?) Any genuine person would be happy to give you these - I know I would! Is there any other checks rescues do that I have missed out that the OP could potentially do herself?

With the operation side of things I'm afraid I can't offer any suggestions there - I would definitely say if you could stretch to get it done if you were to pass her on then do it. Would no one let you pay them up over a couple of months if you explained the situation? I know my vet would.

Sorry if these are silly suggestions - I am no expert in this area...so feel free to tell me to be quiet - Just concerned for this poor girl

LittleTinker

OP...you have consistently said what a lovely dog she is and that you would do anything to keep her........yet you arent prepared to do "anything to keep her at all". And you have gone on and on about her not being your dog yet you have spent money on it, taken it to the vets and had it vaccinated.

People on this thread see that you are giving excuse after excuse as to why you dont want the dog.....whereas it would be much better all round if you were just honest and say that you dont want it anymore.

Speying the dog is likely to help calm her.
Dog training classes will calm her.
Proper crate training will calm her.
Lengthy walks will calm her.
1000's of people manage to calm high energy dogs around their children.

Everything you have said suggests that you just cant be bothered with the dog anymore and thats why people are peeved off.

The easiest thing for you to do would be to take it back to the friend who gave you it and tell her you cannot find it a home and that you cannot keep her "as a favour" any longer..........although Im sure you wont be able to do that for some reason or other.

xoxo_2

LittleTinker wrote: »

People on this thread see that you are giving excuse after excuse as to why you dont want the dog.....whereas it would be much better all round if you were just honest and say that you dont want it anymore.

I have been honest and said that I won't keep her any more. I won't have her around my children. Had she been calmer, smaller, less boisterous I would have found a way for this to work but she's not my dog and i've done everything possible to help her but enough is enough and it's time to let my children enjoy their home not be trapped in a room because somebody elses dog is in the house. She isn't staying here any more and I don't know how many times I can repeat that she has to go because of my children!

Your opinion doesn't bother me, think what you like. But I've tried for 5 weeks to help find this dog a home or a rescue centre, I could easily have left her on the field because she's not registered to me. But I thought i'd do the right thing, and after trying everything I could find and think of I posted here for more suggestions. I didn't ask to be looked down on for trying to get a dog rehomed/rescued instead of calling in the flippin dog whisperer or something.

She will be going. And thank you to everyone who has offered helpful advice and not judged me for the situation which I did not ask to be in!! I only wanted to help a friend. I'm started to wish i'd refused to take the dog in and left her with my friend who no doubt would have just let her go:mad:

elliesmemory1

xoxo wrote: »

I expect she would still be put down because she would be difficult to rehome due to how boisterous she is and not being suitable for families:(

When you say shes not suitable for familes what do you mean? Is she just lively and playfull or is she agressive?
Does she get enough exercise?
Is she just bored?
If shes not exercised enough she will be lively. Is she friendly with other dogs and older children etc.
These are the sort of things that will decide if a rescue centre will rehome her.
You also say that you wont pay to have her spayed if you have her put to sleep this would cost you more than £84.
would it not be best to pay to have her spayed and give her the chance of being rehomed.
Please please try to contact the mentioned rescue centre tomorrow.

xoxo_2

I won't have her put to sleep.

She gets plenty of exercise, she also has the garden to run freely in for much of the day.

The only experience i've had of her with other dogs is on her lead in the park and she does seem friendly with them. I suppose she would be ok with older teenagers.

I will be contacting them and starting through the list again tomorrow. I just hope I can find someone for her I guess my next step after this would be a paper ad and check out the homes myself and get references. My worry is though references could be faked and any house could be used to check it out

elsien

xoxo wrote: »

I expect she would still be put down because she would be difficult to rehome due to how boisterous she is and not being suitable for families:(

Not necessarily - mutt came from Battersea and she's terrible around kids - not nasty but very bouncy with a tendency to nip when excited. Although that was 10 years ago and things may have changed through force of numbers. Worth phoning and checking though.

Frugalista

I find it rather worrying (for the dog) that you keep saying she is not suitable for families.

Has she ever shown any sign of aggression? Has she ever growled at the children? Does she guard her food or other resources?

From what I can gather from your posts, her only crime is to be "boisterous and excitable" - in fact, a perfectly normal puppy! If that is the case, then I think you should tell people that she is not suitable for your family and, if she were placed with a family who were prepared to put a little more effort into her training, she would be fine. By keeping saying that she is only suitable with older children or teenagers you are making her seem like she has more problems than she actually has and, therefore, less re-homeable.

I have had many, many friends who have had small children living in multi-dog households who cope with no problems (one friend had two small toddlers and eight Dobermanns :eek:) - it can work if you want it to. However, it is obvious that you don't want to put any more effort in, do not want to pay for her operation and have not accepted her as part of your family - therefore I am with those who say it would probably be best if you take her to be PTS .

toniq

Have u tried Last Chance Animal rescue? http://www.lastchanceanimalrescue.co.uk/ they operate a non destruction policy.

They r angels xxx