rehome or dogs home

RevolvingDoor

Philippa36 wrote: »

Have you tried www.dogpages.org.uk?
I spent many hours on there when I was looking for a dog to rehome. Maybe post on there - copy what you've written here.

Yes, I would contact dogpages too.

hethmar wrote: »

I pray that soon we will have laws that control registered breeding and that every dog is neutered. At the moment, breeding a staff or bull breed is like signing a death sentence for the pups within a year or two of their birth.

I agree.:(

Lexxi

Hi, I've just been reading through the rest of the posts.
She's still with me, she's had her vaccinations and been chipped. My financial situation has gotten worse so I don't know what I can do about having her nuetered, I'm not entitled to any benefits so I won't get help with vets bills, I'm terrified something will happen and I won't be able to pay the vet.
It seems to be the licking that is affecting me the most, anti histimine isn't helping any. If I tell her no, she thinks she's in trouble and wants to lick twice as much.
She is a little bit more settled, she's had a phantom pregnancy so I don't think that helped.
She has her own bed but my house is cold and damp and she is preferring to sleep under the quilt with her head, in the hole that she chewed, inside the quilt cover, until she gets warm then she lies at the bottom with her head stuck out. I'm sleeping in jamas, dressing gown and slippers because the house is so cold and draughty so I don't want to put her on the floor.

I really didn't feel I had a choice in taking her, the friends that I've spoken to are concerned about the peoples parenting never mind the dog owning. I don't really want to put too much details on here, maybe I should have just left her.
I've messaged a few rescue places and the KC for staffs around here to see if they can help her

liz545

Hi Lexi, glad you haven't given up on her and I hope you're doing ok - sounds like you have a very difficult situation on your hands. Just wanted to suggest that in terms of trying to get her to stop licking, you may want to consider redirecting her onto a different activity when she does this.

This means that instead of her licking you for attention/affection, and then you telling her off, when she does it you ask her for something else (like a sit or some other command she's already familiar with), then praise her for it, then reward her with a toy. The idea is that rather than licking= telling off, you've redirected her onto a more positive behaviour and then made a fuss of her.

Also, I don't know if you're able to knit or crochet, but there are some links to simple dog jumpers on this website, might help her stay a bit warmer around the house?

tesuhoha

I know someone who was being evicted from his flat and could no longer keep a dog. He had a staffie and really wanted to find the dog a new home rather than send him to a rescue centre. At one point he was in absolute despair over it but luckily he had a few hundred facebook friends.

He went onto facebook and asked if anyone knew a person who could take the dog. One of his friends replied that his mother was thinking of getting a dog. He took the dog for a visit and now the little chap has a lovely new home which is a bit more than his ex owner has.

tenke

I found this regarding subsidised neutering, hope it is of any help :j

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/s/subsidisedneutering/default.aspx

Lexxi

Hi all, I feel like I should update.
I had to take her to a rescue place this weekend, because of how dominant she is and my situation at the moment, feeling low over my marriage ending etc, I can't assert myself and have the authority over her that she needs and she is just running wild, it's no good for her, she's going to become a bad dog, because I would be a bad owner in keeping her and not putting her in her place. Also because of her situation and where she came from I don't think she ever got any proper training and would need extra dominance and authority to rein her in a bit. She was absolutely fine in the house on her own but if anyone was with her she wanted constant attention, climbing over people, biting/chewing, licking, jumping up, barking, chewing things and whilst I have experience with dogs and some with staffs I've never had an older dog with issues before and it just wasn't fair to keep her and hope that I was going to get it right. It put me on edge all the time and she must have sensed it too.
I know you all think I'm awful for agreeing to take her but she wouldn't have been looked after if I'd have left her, she had a few months to recover and be spoilt and now she's hopefully going to find someone who can manage her better.

I'm an absolute mess, I'm so worried that it isn't the right thing for her, that I've given up too easy or too soon, that she's sat in a kennel somewhere, upset and scared, wondering why I abandoned her, I spent yesterday wondering if I should go back for her, now I can't stop crying, even though she didn't even look back, she didn't wonder why she was staying and I was going.

murrayfan_2

Well you were really lucky to find a rescue who'd take, her was it a specialist Staffie rescue?.

I don't think she was dominant though, it sounds like quite the opposite to me, with all the yearning for attention. I've known a lot of rescued Staffies like that and it wears off once they feel secure in a home.

There's no easy way to say it - I'm sure she is sitting in a cold kennel somewhere wondering what will happen next, but best you don't mess with her mind again now. At least if it's a decent rescue place they'll neuter her and look for a good home (most rescue places are savvy about double checking homes for staffies because of the type of people who want them for baiting/fighting etc).

Let's all just hope it will have a good outcome for the dog. You got her away from an abusive situation didn't you?. Probably, with hindsight, you should've tried to find a permanent home for her asap, but you tried your best to help.

Helen2k8

You've done the right thing.

No, a kennel is not a perfect home but now the rescue staff can work with her and show her potential to the right people.

Lexxi

I was going to be the permanent home. I got her chipped, neutered and vaccinated because it all needed doing.
The need for attention was because she was getting it and it was good attention, she launched herself at everyone that came in and as so excited and pleased to see them, even the day after having her speyed she as trying to jump up to the carper fitters face! Although she did need more authority/dominance and consistency, I'm so up and down I couldn't manage it. I think anyway, I've been crying for hours and I've worn myself out.
It was specialist staffie and have just found out she is in a foster home now, not a kennel. Was quite worried she wouldn't have a quilt to sleep under so I feel a bit better knowing she isn't looking up at the stars! And it will be a better, comfier home than she was in here as I'm still having works done and keeping my heating off as much as I can

murrayfan_2

Lexxi wrote: »

I was going to be the permanent home. I got her chipped, neutered and vaccinated because it all needed doing.
The need for attention was because she was getting it and it was good attention, she launched herself at everyone that came in and as so excited and pleased to see them, even the day after having her speyed she as trying to jump up to the carper fitters face! Although she did need more authority/dominance and consistency, I'm so up and down I couldn't manage it. I think anyway, I've been crying for hours and I've worn myself out.
It was specialist staffie and have just found out she is in a foster home now, not a kennel. Was quite worried she wouldn't have a quilt to sleep under so I feel a bit better knowing she isn't looking up at the stars! And it will be a better, comfier home than she was in here as I'm still having works done and keeping my heating off as much as I can

Sorry I missed your post about having her spayed, good on you for doing that too. Fair enough if you were giving her loads of quality attention (I thought I'd read that she was on her own for most of the day), maybe she did therefore need some ground rules to go with it. I'm sure she'll get a good, knowledgeable home via a specialist rescue . When I did general rescue work I used to pass on staffies to breed rescues as they generally have waiting lists of suitable homes and/or are good at vetting potential 'owners'. I'm sorry to hear that this has made you sad but hopefully the dog will get a lovely forever home now.