Dog needs good home

[felisdomesticus]

Originally Posted by Cockatiel_girl

I have to give him away because he is too much for my mom.

what, exactly, does that mean? It's too difficult to clean up shed fur? It's too hard to take the dog for a walk? Feeding him and putting out fresh water is just too much of a burden? He is untrained and no one can be bothered to teach him obedience?

If you own a bird, then owning a 30-pound dog should be cake. They are MUCH easier to care for and far more willing to do whatever it takes to make their owner happy.

This story makes no sense to me.

[GlendaNS]

It was very nice of you to post this for your Mom. I hope someone from your area sees it and adopts her dog.

[FeathersNFur8]

Originally Posted by GlendaNS

It was very nice of you to post this for your Mom. I hope someone from your area sees it and adopts her dog.

I agree Glenda. It probably would be a good idea to turn the heat down on the grill also, and offer suggestions to get the dog into a good home. Children can often be put in an awkward position when they have to abide by what a parent decides.

*Put a poster up at your Vets office with a nice picture and little story about the dog.

*Some pet stores will also have a board that allows advertising.

In the mean time, try to teach the dog some simple obedience commands and spend time with him playing and running, to take some of the burden off your Mom. You never know, if she doesn't have to do all the clean up and the exercise/play time, she may change her mind.

[felisdomesticus]

Originally Posted by FeathersNFur8

It probably would be a good idea to turn the heat down on the grill also, and offer suggestions to get the dog into a good home. Children can often be put in an awkward position when they have to abide by what a parent decides.

And my frustration is not with the child but with the parent who decided to get a dog and now, suddenly, just doesn't have enough room for him.

I think the first idea for getting the dog into a good home is to come clean about why this dog is being rehomed. Is he destructive? Not housebroken? Jumping up on people? Aggressive? What do you (or your mother) mean when you say the dog is "too much"? I asked it before and I was serious. What is the problem with keeping the dog? Is it something that can be managed or trained? You are going to have to be brutally honest with potential adopters about this dog and his behavior--otherwise you are going to wind up with the dog returned to you.

"needs room to run" is one of the most common excuses for getting rid of a dog and it doesn't mean ANYTHING. You'll have better luck in rehoming him if you can be more specific about why he can no longer live with you.

[Valo's Moirana]

Originally Posted by felisdomesticus

And my frustration is not with the child but with the parent who decided to get a dog and now, suddenly, just doesn't have enough room for him.

i understand where you are coming from... but i also think that this is not our decision to make.... this happens all the time, and although people like us cannot understand this way of thinking (since we'd rather go 1000 miles out of our ways to make it work), i think it's important to be supportive and give good advice. you have a lot of experience with adoption of cats and dogs from what i understand....

[Cockatiel_girl]

I know but we also just have too many dogs in such a small yard and house+I have two wonderful birds he is a danger to.
I have 2 Shih Tzus, A rottweiler, and this little guy.
I just could not give up Sasha my rottie and the Shih Tzus are my sister's.
Agility just is not an option, I have school+we don't have anywhere to go for agility. There are no dog parks within a good distance.

[Cockatiel_girl]

Originally Posted by felisdomesticus

And my frustration is not with the child but with the parent who decided to get a dog and now, suddenly, just doesn't have enough room for him.

I think the first idea for getting the dog into a good home is to come clean about why this dog is being rehomed. Is he destructive? Not housebroken? Jumping up on people? Aggressive? What do you (or your mother) mean when you say the dog is "too much"? I asked it before and I was serious. What is the problem with keeping the dog? Is it something that can be managed or trained? You are going to have to be brutally honest with potential adopters about this dog and his behavior--otherwise you are going to wind up with the dog returned to you.

"needs room to run" is one of the most common excuses for getting rid of a dog and it doesn't mean ANYTHING. You'll have better luck in rehoming him if you can be more specific about why he can no longer live with you.

He is just being a puppy, I really just want to keep him instead of putting him somewhere where he might not be wanted. I am on your side.

[svolk]

He is only a puppy? Does your mom understand that he will most likely grow out of the puppy behaviors and settle down a bit as he matures? I saw that he has Beagle in him, and Beagles are very high energy dogs (my dog is part Beagle). Some simple training and games like "Find It" helped my dog to focus her energy more (those Beagles have great noses on them!). Working with him now might be an option so that you can keep him. Just a thought.

[felisdomesticus]

Originally Posted by Cockatiel_girl

Agility just is not an option, I have school+we don't have anywhere to go for agility. There are no dog parks within a good distance.

You can teach agility in your backyard after school and on weekends. It's really just training them to do different things, crawl through a barrel, jump up over big things, run through a course, etc. Teaching him obedience and tricks (sit, down, stay, play dead, stand up, roll over, leave it, shake, etc)also will help to keep him occupied, happy, and out of trouble.

If he truly is "just a puppy", then the key is to EXERCISE him until he's so tired he's ready to drop. Then put him in his crate (or a small room like a laundry room) with a nice frozen Kong stuffed with peanut butter. Work on his training and keep him confined to his crate when he can't be 100%supervised.

It is much easier to do what you can to keep him than it is to find a good, loving home for an adult dog. This time of year you are competing with puppymill Christmas pups and in the next couple of months most of them will be re-sold/re-homed when lazy people realize that puppies are work! I am speaking from 3 years of active rescue experience.

[Cindy215]

I just want to say I feel sorry for this dog. From his ear postion in all three photos he looks either scared (like from possibly prevous abuse or people yelling at him) OR a health problem. If he always pins his ears back like that esp the left one. Pull it gently or look inside see if it's red. See if pulling it is uncomfortable. Or if he's pawing it. Even other internal problems they do that with the ears it's stress. Not to complicate the post but I've seen that a hundred times. Does he have shelter out there? If it's hot he's digging the hole to get cool. No offense but maybe these thing are impacting his behavior.