Help rehoming a 6 month old puppy needed

discojen_2

Hi,
We're in need of some help please.
We have a 6 month old staffordshire bull terrier cross called Rosie and we are trying to find a new home for her. She is a wonderful, loving, suubmissive dog but it just isn't fair to her for us to keep her as we can't provide the training, exercise or time she deserves.
We can't bear the thought of putting her in kennels, we would ideally love her to go to a family who has experience with dogs and can give her everything we can't. (We are based in the Sunderland area and can travel.)
All suggestions would be very welcome.
Thanks,
Jen

Kimberley

discojen wrote: »

Hi,
We're in need of some help please.
We have a 6 month old staffordshire bull terrier cross called Rosie and we are trying to find a new home for her. She is a wonderful, loving, suubmissive dog but it just isn't fair to her for us to keep her as we can't provide the training, exercise or time she deserves.
We can't bear the thought of putting her in kennels, we would ideally love her to go to a family who has experience with dogs and can give her everything we can't. (We are based in the Sunderland area and can travel.)
All suggestions would be very welcome.
Thanks,
Jen

I don't want to sound harsh but why get the dog in the first place when you knew you couldn't afford her or give her time she needs?

Put her on dogpages.com in your area and i hope she finds somewhere soon.

shelley_crow

I hope you find somewhere for her, staffies are great dogs (i have one myself). Be wary of people who might want her for fighting. My local rescue centres are inundated with staffies, 16 out of the 20 dogs are staffie or staffie crosses. Whether this is a national thing i don't know but it angers me that people get them who don't have a clue about the breed and don't bother to look after them.

If you are unable to find a home for her privately, a rescue centre might be better in the sense that they are able to vet people thoroughly and can take the dog back if needs be.

cluuuuur

shelley_crow is right that staffies and staffie crosses are rife in rescues at the moment. Battersea's website is inundated - a mix of people not realising how much care/exercise they need, or people getting them for fighting or looking "hard" and realising that they've got a big softie.

discojen - I'd advocate looking into putting her into a rescue as they can take the time to find her a good home. I'd worry about rehoming privately because, breed apart, it would be difficult for you to look at the home that your dog would be going to in as much detail as a rescue (vet checks, home checks, etc). Can I also suggest that, if the rescue doesn't charge a surrender fee, that perhaps you give them a donation to cover them for the work and the costs involved in the rehoming process?

I'm sorry you have to rehome, she sounds like a lovely girl.

Wolfsbayne

I dont know if this is relevant but if you buy a dog from a kennel club registered breeder and you can no longer care for the dog, the breeder should take the dog back/help with rehoming. (it used to say take the dog back but its been recently changed to help with rehoming, however, most good breeders would want one of their pups back I would think).

Accredited Breeders should:

1. Make sure that whelping facilities accord with requirements for good practice
2. Ensure that contract of sale clearly lays out to the buyer the nature and details of any guarantee given (e.g. time limit) and/or any provisions for refund or return and replacement of puppy. If endorsements are being used the contract should also explain why these have been placed and under what circumstances they would be removed (if any). The contract should be signed and dated by both breeder and purchaser, showing that both have agreed to these terms.
3. Commit to help, if necessary, with the re-homing of a dog, for whatever reason, throughout the dog's lifetime.
4. Follow relevant breed health screening recommendations.

discojen_2

Kimberley - it's not a money issue and our personal circumstances have changed

shelley_crow & cluuuur - thanks, I think rescue is going to have to be the solution.

Wolfsbayne - Thanks for the advice, but the breeder wasn't accredited or kc registered. Rosie was an "accident"!

Thanks to all, she is a lovely girl
x

Kimberley

discojen wrote: »

Kimberley - it's not a money issue and our personal circumstances have changed

Fair enough, hope you find somewhere for her to go, but please don't just give her to anyone.

emmy05

awww i hope you find a home for her

Sagz_2

Please leave dog rehoming to the professionals - it's too eary for someone to take on a dog from a 'friend of a friend' and the poor dog gets passed from pillar to post.

A rescue (dogs trust, blue cross etc) will ensure that Rosie has a suitable home - a couple of weeks in kennels is a short time if it ensures a loving, happy and secure home for life.

Good Luck

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our_centres/
http://www.bluecross.org.uk/web/site/home/home.asp

emmy05

well good luck in finding a home, i will only add that putting it into a kennel would only ensure that the training etc wouldnt be carried on, being as theyre too over run right now with dogs to rehome

Sagz_2

emmy05 wrote: »

i will only add that putting it into a kennel would only ensure that the training etc wouldnt be carried on

I can assure you this is not the case in all resuce centres.

In a perfect world no dog would find it's self in a rescue kennel, but I'm afraid life isn't perfect. Spending a short time in a kennel for a secure future is a no brainer IMHO.