Hi, I have posted on here before about rehoming my dogs. I have tried my hardest to keep them but I can't do it any longer. It isn't fair on them :(

Anyway..there is a woman across from me, she saw us out with the dogs the other day, we got talking and she said she would have 1 of my dogs.

She seems lovely and I'm sure she will look after him. I'm just a little worried about a couple of things..

Do you think it is a good idea to split my dogs up? I don't want it to send them daft and nasty. I am worried it will turn him nasty and I don't want him snapping at her little boy (she has a 3 year old)

What is the best way to do it if I do split them up? do you think I should let him get used to the lady and her boy first before I send him to live with them? She only lives across from me, I thought it might be better if I took him for walks with her and her little boy for a week or so before he lives with them :confused:

I would be grateful for any help with this.

Thank you very much :)

Hi, I have posted on here before about rehoming my dogs. I have tried my hardest to keep them but I can't do it any longer. It isn't fair on them :(

Anyway..there is a woman across from me, she saw us out with the dogs the other day, we got talking and she said she would have 1 of my dogs.

She seems lovely and I'm sure she will look after him. I'm just a little worried about a couple of things..

Do you think it is a good idea to split my dogs up? I don't want it to send them daft and nasty. I am worried it will turn him nasty and I don't want him snapping at her little boy (she has a 3 year old)

What is the best way to do it if I do split them up? do you think I should let him get used to the lady and her boy first before I send him to live with them? She only lives across from me, I thought it might be better if I took him for walks with her and her little boy for a week or so before he lives with them :confused:

I would be grateful for any help with this.

Thank you very much :)
I think that its a very sensible idea to let them walk the dog for a week or so, let them take him into their house too and see how it would be if he lived there, then maybe progress to a weekend and see how that goes.
I doubt that seperating them would make the dog nasty, some dogs make very strong bonds with other dogs and I would expect that they would miss each other... but on the other hand they might also enjoy the extra attention and being spoilt a bit all on their own, so long as its all kept sensible and keeping the boundries clear.
Sad fact is that it extremely difficult to rehome 2 dogs together, people will take one but two is a lot for many folk.

Thank you for the reply.

She is coming round to see me on friday so I will talk to her then. She wants to take him then but I really don't think its a good idea to just let him go. I think he will love having all the attention! Its sad that I havn't been able to give them as much as they need :(

I am going to try and keep my other dog to see how it goes. I feel awful doing this :(

Thanks again.

If anyone has any other ideas could you please let me know, thank you.

Same advice as moonbird, if she's only across the road, you can take things steady... like you said, let her join the walks, then maybe let her take your dog on her own, then visit the house for a bit then an afternoon, then overnight and so on....
Again, your dog will probably love the attention and you can concentrate on your remaining dog whilst knowing that the other one is getting just as much elsewhere..

As the others said-- it will also give you time to gauge the reaction of your dog to her son and visa versa.

I would want to make sure that the child is dog friendly never mind the dog. I have a three year old son and I know some of them can be mean (not always intentional) mine isnt, but that is because he has been raised around a multitude of animals and knows about respect.

The other problem I can forsee is the fact that the dog will only be across the road and this may confuse the dog. It would be better imo to rehome him further away, but its your decision and you know your dog.

Hi, thanks for replys. The child is dog friendly ;)

He has gone to his new home :( he spent his first night there last night. He seems to have settled well. She left him in the house alone an he didn't do anything, I thought he might.

I am missing him really bad :( I feel sick! Has anyone had to let their dog go? does this horrible feeling go away? :(

as a new doggy owner, who took a family pet, (from a family who realised they couldn't put in the time needed) I understand. I send regular updates by text about her and photos.

My dog is happy and the owners did the best thing by the dog, as did you. Don't beat yourself up on it, plenty of owners just let them stray and get picked up to face a 7 day death sentence.#

Sounds like a happy ending to me :) Well done for being so brave

Hi, thanks for replys. The child is dog friendly ;)

He has gone to his new home :( he spent his first night there last night. He seems to have settled well. She left him in the house alone an he didn't do anything, I thought he might.

I am missing him really bad :( I feel sick! Has anyone had to let their dog go? does this horrible feeling go away? :(

I felt like that when I rehomed my foster puppy... twice :rolleyes: I was so worried, but I knew I had to do it and that she deserved her own forever home where she would be loved by people with plenty of time for her.... yes it does get better, the feeling will go away.
It just proves that you have thought more about the happiness and well being of the dog than saving your own upset, and proves that your a caring and responsible person.
It sounds like he is doing fine, and you are there for him if needed, he is a lucky dog :)

It sounds like everything went well :)

I know you were really struggling with your two dogs and a baby too (if you're who I think you are!)

I'm really pleased for you that this has turned out so well.... and you still get to see the dog :)

it really is easier to let them go when you know you're going to be able to see how they get on afterwards :thumbsup:

Hi, yes strix it is who you are thinking of :)

Things arn't going so well :( he is here with me now. She has had to leave him with me today. When she leaves him home alone, he won't stop barking and whineing. I used to be home most of the time so they were never left alone much. I don't think she will be able to keep him if he carrys on doing this, she is scared that her neighbours will report her.

When he came home, my other dog didn't seem to happy.

your other dog will probably do that pack thing where they snub the member who dared to stray - it's like a punishment. Our beagle does it to Mr Strix if he's been working away from home. Dashes up to say hello, then remembers he's supposed to snub him so dashes off again and completely ignores him!

There are a few threads on here which should help to sort out the barking problem whilst she's out - lots of methods such as gradually extending the period he's left for, or giving him a smaller territory to 'guard' (ie not letting him have the run of the house or even crate training)

Thanks strix.

She has decided not to have him, she works a few days a week and she doesn't want to get reported.

Oh well, not sure what to do now :confused:

Oh dear surely she should have expected a few teething troubles :sad:
I don't know what to think, how do you feel about things now? perhaps have a bit of a thinking time and let him settle down again for a while, I do know how you feel this sort of thing is terribly stressful.

Oh dear surely she should have expected a few teething troubles :sad:
I don't know what to think, how do you feel about things now? perhaps have a bit of a thinking time and let him settle down again for a while, I do know how you feel this sort of thing is terribly stressful.

She lives in a block of flats just now, she will be moving into a house in the next couple of months. She is scared they will report her for having a dog in the flats. There is alot of flats with dogs around here but she doesn't really get on with her neighbour and she is scared he will report her.

I don't really know how I feel, I was really happy that we had got him a new home and he was going to get all the attention he needs. I just feel a bit brain dead and confused (as usual :) ) just now, I don't really know what to think or do.

We will be moving into a house with a garden in july/august so I think I will keep him until then and see how we feel with the them having the space outside.

I'll let you know what I decide and what happens :)

Sorry to hear it didn't work out for him Janny - but it may turn out that this was for the best ;)

I hope you find your two dogs easier to cope with when you have the outside space for them :)

Same as Strix... i'm no dog expert but perhaps things will be better when they some outside space...

Hi, I really am hoping it will be better with the space outside.

I felt really guilty letting him go without trying them with a garden. I didn't find out we was getting the house with the garden until after we had let him go, then it was too late for me to say she couldn't have him.

I really do hope things work out! I always said I would never ever get rid of my dogs no matter what. I can't believe I felt/feel I have to to make things right :(

sometimes things get a bit beyond our control - so just wait and see how it all pans out ;)

Thanks strix :) I will let you know what happens.