Hi there
I am looking to give either a dog or pup a new home.
I recently lost my staff cross of 12 years and my other dog, another Heinz 57 is missing him like crazy. They had been together since Dexter was a pup.
I have looked at the animal rescue sanctuaries in great detail but to be honest cannot afford their rehoming fees.

Does anyone know of anyone who has a dog/pup they need to rehome?

Thanks

What type of dog are you looking for?
What sort of lifestyle would the dog need to fit into? This will help us to advise you further :)

theres one here - http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=205688

Ideally I am looking for something on the smaller side. Although my other dog was a cross staff it had the most excellent of temperments and so ideally I want something similar. It also needs to be happy around other dogs which is why I was thinking about a puppy or young dog so they get used to each other. Also it needs to be good around teenagers.

Thanks for your help

How much exercise do you expect to give it?
How much shedding in the house can you bear?
Could you deal with a dog with health problems if they were covered by the rescue? (Not that I know of any, just helps to be aware ;) )

Do you want to do any extra activities with the dog? Agility/obedience/tricks etc?

How much exercise do you expect to give it?
How much shedding in the house can you bear?
Could you deal with a dog with health problems if they were covered by the rescue? (Not that I know of any, just helps to be aware ;) )

Do you want to do any extra activities with the dog? Agility/obedience/tricks etc?

It would be walked, morning, early and late evening
Shedding, I have another dog who looses quite a lot so am used to it
The dog I have now has a mild dry skin problems so am used to bathing with lotions and potions

Regarding extra activities - At the moment the dog that we have we take for longer walks at the weekend, not into really wanting a dog to perform tricks, just one that would be loyal and obediant.

try dogsblog.com

Thanks for the info :)
It will help people on here to recommend the type of dog (or any dogs they've seen) for you...
I'm assuming you will be out all day which is why it will be early morning and late evening walks? This is an important thing to know for people rehoming dogs - as there are some that won't take to being alone for prolonged periods :)

Perhaps a retired greyhound would be a good idea? They don't need a lot of exercise (2x 20 mins walks a day is enough but they can go further) and as far as I'm aware are quite happy to sleep during the day.

Despite me saying this - it goes without saying that I don't condone leaving a dog all day and then not giving it the attention and time it needs when you're in but I very much doubt you are one of those that do that :)

I leave my dogs when I work all day but they are used to it, but then again when im not at work they have my individed attention and other than work I can honestly say I never go anywhere without them, other than food shopping. :)

Well it all happened so quickly and we are now the proud owners of a very sleepy cross breed pup who is 7 weeks old.
How do I upload a photo?

I leave my dogs when I work all day but they are used to it, but then again when im not at work they have my individed attention and other than work I can honestly say I never go anywhere without them, other than food shopping. :)

We all have to work and our dogs lean to cope with our absence - it's just that all too many people will come in tired from work and not want to give the dog the time, attention, play and training it needs :)

Congratulations on your new pup!

Create an account at www.photobucket.com, upload your photos to there, and then copy the URL link that it gives you. Paste it on here, and hey presto!

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/kazisindahouse/DSC00084.jpg

Here is our new addition, sorry it took so long to upload the photo!
His name is Barkley (and doesnt he just) and he is 7 weeks old. I was a little apprehensive about taking him from his mum so young but he has been on solids for a few weeks now and is a very independant charlie. I have been reading through my old puppy training manuals, its about 4 years since we last had a pup in the house but a lot of things are just coming back to me but I would welcome any tips about anything.
Cutiest thing so far, it was getting to feeding time and would you believe he lifted up his dish and carried it over and dropped it at my feet!
I have been thinking about starting a Barkley Blog :P

Aaagghh Thought he would have at least got a he's cute?
Well I love him! ... lol ... even tho we are having problems toilet training

Only just seen this :hihi:

He is gorgeous and soooooooooooooooooooooo sweet! :love: :D

He is cute, and he certainly looks tired out and ready for bed in his pic!

Here's to many happy years with your new companion :)

Aaagghh Thought he would have at least got a he's cute?
Well I love him! ... lol ... even tho we are having problems toilet trainingSorry Maidofhonour, I read your post but couldn't respond thanks to a 'forum holiday' :roll: (don't ask)

He is indeed cute :) what kind of dog is he?

What's the housetraining problem you're having? Is he left alone at all during the day?

He is beautiful! What breed is he? :)

He is beautiful! What breed is he? :)

He's a Bitzer ... looks like a bitza dobe or rottie and a bitza 'father unknown' :D

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/kazisindahouse/DSC00084.jpg

aww barkley looks a little sweetie and his markings, eyes, snout n the way he holds his ears tells me you may have got a bit of doberman or rottie in your new baby, for sure. It's hard to guage what at this stage as even dobes look like a lot like rotties when they are babies. Be interesting to see how he fills out in months to come. A beauty! Kepp us posted as we all love 'bab'y pics

I have only just spotted this too. He is gorgeous indeed. Fancy bringing you his food dish - clever little thing!

Thanks for the comments!
I was told he was a cross staff, shar pei and bull mastiff but the more I look at him the more I have to agree with the comments on here that he looks like he has rotti in him. But the moment I saw him I just fell in love, so it was a no matter what job!
I used to have a cross staff and many moons ago had a stab at breeding germans shepherds so am used to both end of the scale size wise.

The problem that I am having with toilet training is that, yes, he goes in the same place all the time, but everytime we put paper there he goes somewhere else! I have tried using a bit of the paper from the "last accident" you know, as a scent marker but its just not happening!
There is a period of time when he gets left, for about 2 hours, in between shifts, but thats not always when he has the accidents.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Even if he's a cross, it's helpful to understand which breeds he's made up of as it helps to understand any behaviour he may display in the future - watch him carefully as he grows, and have a quick look at the breed temperaments and predispositions of the breeds you spot in him :thumbsup:

Re-toilet training.... if you're leaving a pup at all, it's best to crate/cage train. I'd be devastated if I came home to find my pup had choked to death on something he shouldn't have been eating for instance. It also helps greatly with house training as they don't like to soil their own space ;)

Once they've established a spot to toilet in, they like to continue to use it, so be vigilant and scoop him up and outside if he makes a beeline for where he's already chosen in the house. Modern housetraining skips out paper training as it's thought that this can confuse the dog, and in effect you're training him twice over by the time you train him to go outside

Make use of a good odour destroyer such as the Safe4 that Rainrescue sell - suitable for industrial applications such as kenneling facilities, or Pets at Home do one too. Make sure to test for colourfastness if using on carpet though (I didn't :roll: ). Medusa also recommends steam cleaning to ensure the scent has been completely removed to sensitive nosed dog standards :thumbsup:

and don't forget - he's a pup.... it gets better ;)

Just a bit of an update to say Barclay is alive and well and literally living up to him name, infact it should be Bark -a - lot ... lol ..
Seriously, has anyone any suggestions on how to stop him from barking all the time please?

Aww he's absolutely gorgeous! :love: :love:

Stressed!
Found out my grand daughter is allergic to animals .... and we have just got Barclay .. what do I do?

She may get over it... my OH was allergic to dogs until we got Gadget :D

Does she live with you? if she is a visitor anti histamnies (wish i could spell that :hihi: ) are good, and make sure that you hoover and clean well a while before she comes over, ionisers are also cheap these days and reduce the amount of allergens in the air, also keep Barclay cllean and well groomed.
Hope all those things help a bit:)

allergic to animals?

That's a bit of an overstatement surely :suspect:

There are very few people who are allergic to absolutley everything with fur - and that's a fur allergy, not an animal allergy

If she's not going to drop down dead by meeting Barclay, see how she goes ;)

I agree with sticking with it until you at least know how badly she reacts to Barclay. An allergy to a pet doesn't mean that you are as allergic to each individual animal in the same way.

Lots of people were allergic to my Merlin- even some people who weren't allergic to other cats. Lots of people who are allergic to cats weren't allergic to my Tico and were totally amazed by the lack of runny eyes and wheeziness even when he was sitting on them.

There's lots of evidence that says that children who grow up with frequent contact with animals are less likely to develop long term allergy problems (like hayfever and the like) so regular exposure is a good idea. Of course there's a fine line between exposing a child to make them better and exposing an already ill child and making them much worse, and the only way you can work out the difference is by very careful checking- but I wouldn't make the assumption that you need to rehome Barclay just yet.

You can reduce the allergens in your home by vacuuming up carefully before visits, and by shampooing carpets and upholstery regularly and steaming surfaces as an interim measure. Of course, these also work on reducing dust mites which are another potent allergen in the home, so are good things to do anyway.

For information, spraying round with flea killer can make allergies much worse in the short term, as can freshener like Febreze, so cross them both off your to do list.

The little pup looks like a daschound to me or am I being silly.

At the moment we have worked out she has a reaction to dogs for sure. From what I can see at the moment its a runny nose, rubbing her eyes etc. At first we thought she could have a cold until we realised by process of elimination that she only ever is like this when she comes to my house and its only since we got him.
We vacum daily and Barclay isnt even allowed in the part of the house where she goes. Grooming wise he loves to be brushed, although we haven't tried bathing him yet!
Suppose I'm being over cautious because this is my 10 month old grand daughter we are talking about. And as much as I care for Barclay my grand daughter will have to come first. Although she doesnt live with us she does spend a lot of time at our home as we help out with childcare.
So we are trying some medication from the doctors and will see how she goes.

What I do find strange though is that she'd never had this reaction to my other dog!

I have asthma, and my chest has not been 100% since we got Tilly. Now we have Woody (a big Lab) lodging with us, I am really starting to struggle. I have had to double up on my steroids and am taking probably too much of my reliever.

I remember being the same with Meggy and Rosie, and it does get better eventually. I'm so glad that my little boy's asthma doesn't seem to be pet induced.

It is worth persevering for a while.

When I got an attic bedroom as a child and had no door, the cat started sleeping on my bed with me and my asthma got really bad and we suspected I was allergic to her. I tried blocking her out of the room but I couldn't stop her getting in. Eventually I was able to tolerate it...

Now I have a room with a door and I leave it open for my cats to come in!!

Please dont get me wrong here folks we are going to persevere - have I spellt that right!!!!
Kids and allergies are all new to me in some respects. My middle son had a very mild form of asthma but he wasnt allergic to anything that triggered it it was more when he exherted himself running/doing sports etc. The doctor said it had something to do with him have pneumonia as a baby .... I don't know. However he grew out of it.
I'm just looking for suggestions, ideas rememedies etc.

Hi maidofhonour - take a look at this thread I just started, it may be of use to you :)
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=2259844#post2259844