Bought dog from private seller, inaccurate info supplied now I have to pay to neuter.

elsien

Gitdog was all over me like a rash when I first got him - sorted out before he was neutered through consistency and training. If they have spent their early life being allowed to do as they please, plus are stressed and insecure, you can't blame them for being clingy. But it needs proper help - the neutering debate is separate. It's not a miracle behavioural cure. Gitdog was neutered as it was a requirement of his adoption. Behaviourally he was exactly the same before and after.

gettingready

OP-pls keep on coming back here for advise as people here mean well.

Some things you come up with in your posts are really strange so not sure where yu got advise from before or where did you "read up on things".

Like boosters - regardless of the fact if the dog is 18 months or 3 years and you want to keep vaccinations up to date, vets will insists on boosters within certain period of time since last vaccinations and it is usually 3 weeks either way (not few months). Yes, manufacturers of the vaccines will say every 1 or 3 years but try to find a vet that agrees..

Other weird thing is you making connection between dog being interested in women menstruating and several other weird issues yu mentioned you read about - pls stop that and ask on here, people will help you with real advice not some urban myths.

All the best with the dog and please post a photo

sheramber

The time between boosters depends on the vaccine used.

Nobivac is annually for para influenza and lepto but 3 yearly for the rest.

Other makes may have different requirements.

My last vet would booster up to 18 months since the last one. My current vet says one month over.

Lioness_Twinkletoes

Rev wrote: »

As long as you've never once made a hasty decision or mistake then you really have no room to berate the OP for not realising during a brief meeting that the dog hadn't had the snip.

Agreed. I went to a pet shop to buy hay and come out with hay and a puppy Stoopid little dog needed a £1200 eye op (thanks, Pet Plan!) and has a whole raft of ailments. Love her to bits though and adopted her brother a year later from a rescue.

Best impulse buy ever.

Rev

Lioness_Twinkletoes wrote: »

Agreed. I went to a pet shop to buy hay and come out with hay and a puppy Stoopid little dog needed a £1200 eye op (thanks, Pet Plan!) and has a whole raft of ailments. Love her to bits though and adopted her brother a year later from a rescue.

Best impulse buy ever.

My second dog was from a pet shop. I say mine. I was 13 at the time and spotted her walking home from school. Harassed my mother until she gave in. Thankfully she had zero problems and only ever went to vets for boosters and once for an ear infection.


Now obviously as an adult I'd advise against getting a dog from a pet shop but this was 25 years back. She lived till the ripe old age of 20.

nicki_2

I haven't posted for a few days as I've been ill.

Our biggest problem right now is that he has major separation anxiety. I work from home and a customer came around and needed to talk, so I put him in the yard with his outdoor toys which I've done before and he's been fine, playing happily. I dealt with my customer and let him back in 10minutes later but he'd been scratching at the door, destroying the chunky wooden weather strip on it. I thought the way to deal with this behaviour was to ignore it, show him he won't get my attention that way. But I can't let him do this.

A friend has recommended Victoria Stilwell, so I am just about to sit and have a look at what she has to say on things. If we can over come the separation issues then that will make a big difference.

And here's a picture of him on his first day with us sitting in the park watching kids do cross country Zack

Rev

nicki wrote: »

I haven't posted for a few days as I've been ill.

Our biggest problem right now is that he has major separation anxiety. I work from home and a customer came around and needed to talk, so I put him in the yard with his outdoor toys which I've done before and he's been fine, playing happily. I dealt with my customer and let him back in 10minutes later but he'd been scratching at the door, destroying the chunky wooden weather strip on it. I thought the way to deal with this behaviour was to ignore it, show him he won't get my attention that way. But I can't let him do this.

A friend has recommended Victoria Stilwell, so I am just about to sit and have a look at what she has to say on things. If we can over come the separation issues then that will make a big difference.

And here's a picture of him on his first day with us sitting in the park watching kids do cross country Zack

Wil separation anxiety you have to be extremely slow with leaving times.


You can't just put him in the yard for 10 minutes with some toys and expect him to be okay. Dogs don't sense time like we do.


You need to start extremely slowly. leave the room for 30 seconds/a minute. And do that till he's fine with you being gone. Then up it Slowly.


He's literally just had his entire life changed. What you need more than anything is patience.

This is from the Victoria Stilwell site


Practice frequent separations. Start small and build confidence slowly and incrementally. Practice "sit/wait" and "down/wait" while you leave the room for just a moment. Keep your dog on the other side of a closed door inside the home for short periods each day.

gettingready

From the link you posted

Today I've registered him at the local vets and I'll be signing up to their pet welfare plan at £10.99+ a month

Is this instead of or in addition to insurance?

What does the monthly fee cover exactly/

pls let us know here as may not be worth paying that EVERY month

missindecisive

Hello op. The dog looks lovely and he is so lucky that you have found him!
I think you will be wasting your energy trying to get something back from the previous owner. Just think that if you had bought a puppy you would have still have to have paid out to get him neutered. There isn't really any big rush for this right now, so concentrate on bonding with your new friend, giving him the loving home he deserves and you will be rewarded no end!
I get my wormers and flea treatment on line and it works out so much cheaper than the vets. I currently pay £20 per month for my pet insurance with pet plan. If you are going to insure , look for a policy with life time cover. Good luck !

Johnny_Dangerously

Crikey, he's a handsome dog! Super dogs, but you'll need a lot of patience and consistency is the key. I need to stop coming on these forums. Every time someone posts a picture of a new dog or cat I feel the urge to add to the family.

This place is meant to be a about saving money, I think it'll end of costing me loads.