rehome or dogs home

Lexxi

Would anyone have any advice on rehoming a staffie?

She's 4, house trained. I would rather she went to someone than a rescue centre, I just don't know where to find people looking for dogs.

I'm not sure what else to include

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

What's the problem?

Welshwoofs

Op - probably the best idea if you start on why you want to rehome the dog in the first place. For instance if the dog has attacked someone then it'd very likely change the advice given.

pawsies

mmm but as soon as she states why she wants to rehome she'll get people bashing her and trying to force her to keep the dog.

She needs to tell prospective owners the reasons, not judgemental people that can be on this forum.

Lexxi

Sorry, it was walkies.

It's nothing like her attacking anyone. I just feel she isn't getting what she needs with me, she was only given to me recently, I've not had her her whole life.
She is very needy and wants to be with me constantly, I need to keep her out the bedroom and I feel unfair that she would need to stay downstairs because it isn't what she wants, she is also alone during the day

Lexxi

She wants to sit on my knee, paws on my shoulders be picked up, I feel like I'm constantly telling her off for being herself. There must have been some mistreatment in her past and she would need someone firm/experienced and someone who can invest much more time than I can give her. Her need for affection is making my allergy worse so keeping her isn't an option as she would be starved of affction and she does deserve better than that

Lexxi

Don't judge me, I stand by the decision I made when I accepted her. I've bought her a more suitable lead and collar, bowls, toys, treats, she has been wormed and checked by the vet, I have had her vacinations done as there were no records and she has been chipped. We would be starting classes shortly.
She was also scared of going in the garden but she is starting to overcome that, same with being scared of her bowl.

meritaten

Staffies do love affection and if you cant give her that then perhaps you are right to looking to rehome her.
Trouble is - Staffs are really hard to rehome - despite being lovely dogs they have a 'reputation' and people are reluctant to take them on.
I would try contacting a staffie rescue while keeping the dog with you, and asking them to advertise her.
also ask around locally - take the dog out and let people pet her and talk to them! you never know - someone may fall for her!

gemini12

Staffies are not the easiest dogs to rehome as there are so many of them.
The pro of a rescue is that decent ones vet prospective homes and match owners and dogs but the downside is that there are so many in rescue that your dog is likely to be there a while. If you do go the rescue route try to find one that can foster the dog in a home rather than put him/her in kennels.
The pro of you rehoming directly is that you meet the new owners but once you have handed the dog over you have no control over what happens next. If you know the people fine but you cant always judge people on a short meeting.
You could try asking your local vet if they know anyone or even a boarding kennels in your area as they are usually in the best position to know what kind of owners people will be.
I wish I could help but I already have 3 dogs one of whom is an old collie who does not take change very well. Good luck in your search.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Poor dog.


She sounds lovely. Shame that's what seems to be doing your head in about her.


I'm just wondering what on earth possessed you to take her on if you knew you were allergic to dogs and didn't like their affectionate side? I assume it was a bereavement or suchlike?



I would emphasize the reasons she was rehomed in the first place - not that you can't be doing with her adoring you/don't feel a bond with her so that you tell her off for pestering, rather than redirecting her affection somewhere better.


If you don't have that bond with her, better to move her on now than have a third or fourth hand dog further down the line going to a home and then euthanised.

Person_one

One of my rescue dogs was incredibly needy and clingy at first, the first 6 months or so I think he would have happily lived wrapped around my neck and never moved. If he didn't have as much of his body as possible in contact with me he wasn't happy.

After about 6 months, he seemed to suddenly realise I wasn't going to kick him out and relaxed massively, he's still very affectionate but not suffocatingly so, he's even spent a week in kennels and been absolutely fine.

So, the things that are bothering you now, might be temporary if you felt able to persevere.

The fact that she's a staffie is basically a curse on her though, there are by far and away more staffs in rescues than any other breed, hundreds are put down because there aren't enough homes for them. If she was a cocker spaniel or a lab then a dog with such a loving nature would probably be snapped up after about two days in rescue but as a staffie she'd face a very very uncertain future, or possibly no future at all.

Where did she come to you from?