I know its a long shot but is there any way of contacting the people at the pound today other than the number on rainrescue's website. The reason i need to get in touch urgently is my sister rehomed a gsd from there on Tuesday and while he has settled well gets on with the kids and other dogs unfortunately he bit twice last night and so he needs to be returned . If anyone can help please let me know

this is a bad time of day to contact anybody at the pound - they'll most likely be getting the dogs inside for the night

tried ringing the kennels but no answer at the mo

managed to get in touch - pm sent

Just need confirmation you can make the appointment :thumbsup:

I know its a long shot but is there any way of contacting the people at the pound today other than the number on rainrescue's website. The reason i need to get in touch urgently is my sister rehomed a gsd from there on Tuesday and while he has settled well gets on with the kids and other dogs unfortunately he bit twice last night and so he needs to be returned . If anyone can help please let me know


Was it the kids he bit?

Was it the kids he bit?


Pssst! no, he settled in well with the kids:rolleyes:

so who/what has he bitten??

Hi everyone zac has now been returned to the pound thanks to strix the first person he bit was my brother in law we put it down to excitement because it was as we let the new year in but a little later we took the dogs for their bedtime stroll and there was some shouting and a bit of a scuffle in the street and he thought he was protecting my sister and bit a guy in the street pinning him to the floor it took us nearly 3 mins to get him to release. The dog has clearly had some security training and it was felt that in the circumstances it probably wasn't the best idea to keep him in a noisy house with loads of kids just in case he got the wrong idea when the kids were screaming. Its such a shame because in all other ways he was great but the staff at the pound were great and are going to see if they can rehome him into possibly the security buisness as this is clearly what he's been used to .

was going to say hes such a lovely dog and i couldnt imagine him being agressive..these things are hard

It wasn't aggression as such the dog truly believed he was doing the right thing he is a divine dog and in the right situation he will go far , He'll definately be missed here we all loved him to bits .

Mrsjet - we have Baxter with us who is a young gsd x breed and who has such a lovely temprament.

Once you get yourself sorted - if you want to come and have a look at him and we can see if he is right to fit into your household - and you are the right one for him? He may be more suitable for a home environment that the last boy.

I hope they can get some help for your last boy - did you have any pics of him?

Im presuming that the op will have to exchange dogs, as it says on the council pound notes. Dont think the £72 is refundable. So the point im making is if the op doesnt get one from the pound then they will have paid the £72 and then have to pay another adoption fee of considerably more, to another Rescue.

k 38 on rain site

oh no my mistake..he isnt on..that wierd...hes been there 3/4 week

yep - we not had him on - thats real strange isn't it?

A volunteer is hopefully going in this weekend to take new pictures so hopefully he will get on there. Its all very stressful for any dog going into a new situation and over busy periods like holidays and christmas even more so.

GSD's don't do well in kennels as they are such loyal dogs - and obviously by their very nature - they are protective. No doubt this lad has attached himself to his new family - and with the busy period - he just doesn't know what the rules are or what he's supposed to do.

The same could be said for most dogs though i'm not so sure they have any understanding of the time of year. A caged environment is unsuitable/undesirable for any animal I would imagine that has experienced open space and companionship. How many of us are aware of the situation? How many care?

Pictures will be available sometime this evening on photobucket, then on www.rainrescue.co.uk as soon as our webmaster can get them uploaded :)

He is a lovely dog, and he is in kennel 38 :thumbsup:

Pictures will be available sometime this evening on photobucket, then on www.rainrescue.co.uk as soon as our webmaster can get them uploaded :)

He is a lovely dog, and he is in kennel 38 :thumbsup:

Great stuff can't wait to see him i feel soooooo guilty about handing him back he's a babe

if you have any yourselves that would be very helpful

they just don't look great when their pic is taken in kennels

i haven't got any sorry but if anyone on here is interested in homing him and would like to chat i'd be more than happy to :)

topb - i am not saying that dogs have a clue what time of year it is, what I am saying is that households are usually very busy at this time of year - with more strangers coming to the house than usual - not the normal pattern of life/work going on at home and often people in higher spirits - ie children screaming - adults hugging and kissing.

All situations that a dog coming straight out of a stressful situation may find hard to handle - hence the reason why large rescue centres don't rehome over this period.

We on the other hand don't always have that luxury and hope that who ever takes a dog on is sensible to limit its exposure to strange situations. I hope we can manage to get this guy placed somewhere as he seems a lovely boy.

Pictures will be available sometime this evening on photobucket, then on www.rainrescue.co.uk as soon as our webmaster can get them uploaded :)

He is a lovely dog, and he is in kennel 38 :thumbsup:
Been busy with other stuff this eve, so not finished editing - pics available tomorrow morning

topb - i am not saying that dogs have a clue what time of year it is, what I am saying is that households are usually very busy at this time of year - with more strangers coming to the house than usual - not the normal pattern of life/work going on at home and often people in higher spirits - ie children screaming - adults hugging and kissing.

All situations that a dog coming straight out of a stressful situation may find hard to handle - hence the reason why large rescue centres don't rehome over this period.

We on the other hand don't always have that luxury and hope that who ever takes a dog on is sensible to limit its exposure to strange situations. I hope we can manage to get this guy placed somewhere as he seems a lovely boy.


He is a lovely boy and we did try to be sensible the dog was not at fault he truly believed that what he was doing was right , I just didn't feel that he was comfortable in a home enviroment and i was worried in case he got the wrong end of the stick with the children . He shows huge signs of being an outside dog and every morning when you let him out he goes straight to the car as if he is going to work, off the lead he is very friendly and loves to play with a ball , put him on a lead and he is at work. He is a lovely freindly loving dog who in the short time i had him i got to love a lot . I just hope that there is someone out there possibly with a security or police background that will be willing to take him on and give him what he needs to be happy , he deserves it .