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Mr H

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  1. I can honestly say that if any dog which is off the lead and attacks my dog (and the owner makes no attempt to remedy the situation) I will lift up my size 12 steel toe capped boot and break the front leg of the attacking animal - and I relish the thought of the owner even thinking of having a go at me.
  2. I was considering a rescue staffie but I have read numerous accounts of their natural hatred for other dogs and I would hate for my girlfriend to be walking a staffie that could possible get her into a dog fight situation.
  3. Just wondered if they make suitable family pets? I do understand that they don't require a massive amount of exercise but can they be rehomed with cats? Also, how intelligent are greyhounds, can they be trained and to what sort of level? Any other information that is useful would be appreciated.
  4. At no point have I criticised the whole process of home checking. In principle I do think it is a good idea because like you said it allows the centre to not home a dog to the wrong sort of home. However, all I am saying is this blanket ban on not homing a dog just because the house doesn't have an enclosed garden is narrow minded and too restrictive.
  5. CM isn't against touching and petting as a means of affection, all he is trying to say is that some people think that the only way a dog will think you love it is by kissing / hugging it etc, whereas taking a dog on a long walk, playing catch with it, teaching it a trick are other ways you can show it affection. Even though there are parts of CM training I don't agree with (choke collars etc) I do see where he is coming from in this instance.
  6. I totally agree with this statement. When it comes down to the personality of the dog the rescue centre knows exactly what sort of home is the most suitable. My only problem is this "no enclosed garden no dog" policy. 80% of my neighbours keep dogs and not one has an enclosed gardern (and like my previous post the are gardens are massive) so how can a resuce centre not let a family have a dog when it is very apparent they can care for the animal / they have experience / they have a large house with grounds / somebody will be with the dog all day and they can afford to keep one. My neighbour opposite ended up getting a dog from a market in Manchester because a local rescue centre turned them down. This was 6 years ago and the dog has grown into a handsome, well trained, healthy adult and has not suffered one bit from not having an enclosed garden. sorry for the rant ...it ends now
  7. I agree with all the comments on here so far. I do think rescue centers should do home checks because the last thing they want is for a family to take on a rescue dog that is unsuitable and will probably end back up in the centre. I've been talking to my neighbour again this morning and apparently when the homechecker lady was 'interviewing' him he said he felt like he was being spoken to like a child who had never had a dog before. When he told her he had 20 years experience of dog ownership apparently she said that doesn't prove he was a good dog owner. I can appreciate where she was coming from but if they always adopt this attitude then I am surprised any dog gets rehomed. Also, I was talking to my friend last night who attempted to get a rescue dog but he wasn't aloud because when the homechecker visited his dad (who would be looking after the dog during the day and was a dog handler in the army) his dad didn't take too kindly to all the probing questions and said the homechecker "of course I know how to look after a f*cking dog you idiot, thats what I did in the army now shove your stupid clipboard up your ass and use your common f*cking sense". My friend was later told by the resuce centre they felt his dad would be an inappropriate owner. (his dad doesn't tolerate fools but loves dogs). They do say power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely and I suppose these homecheckers hold all the keys so its no surprising some can be up their own arses (sorry for negative post but I'm gutted I can't help a rescue dog just because my garden (which is massive) isn't secure but breeders have no problem in selling me a puppy?!)
  8. As some of you may know I'm wanting to introduce a dog to my family next year and I came to the conclusion that an older rescue dog would be a great option. However..... I live in Beauchief in quite a large semi detached house with a large garden. Most of my neighbours have dogs (some are really expensive pedigrees) and my next door neighbour (who has successfully raised dogs for 20 years) decided that rather than buying another pedigree, to rescue a dog from a shelter. Unfortunatley, (and this is a long story cut short) all of our gardens are leasehold and basically, we are not allowed to errect any sort of fence etc...so in a nut shell, it is impossible for us to have an enclosed garden. Today, some homechecker came out to visit him and said he would not be suitable since he didn't have an enclosed garden so he is going to get himself another pedigree puppy. After speaking with my other neighbours in turns out quite a few of them have tried rescue centres before but because of the garden situation they have always been turned down and they've gone out and bought a puppy. Apparently according to one of them, it was easier to adopt a child than get a rescue dog So unless somebody knows a rescue centre that doesn't stipulate that you need to have an enclosed garden I'm just gonna have to find alternative arrangements. (just for the record, none of my neighbours can remember any negative incident involving a dog escaping / being injured because of a lack of enclosed garden).
  9. I have have just read that with a rescue dog it is best to keep them limited to your house / gardens for the first two weeks and then start taking them on longer walks etc. But surely a dog would go crazy if it didn't get the chance to excerise properly and even though I have a massive garden which is enclosed, surely the dog would become bored of the same environment after a couple of days? Any advice would be appreciated.
  10. Great Story. Can anybody give me a list of rescue centres in South Yorkshire / derbyshire please?
  11. ha ha, i noticed this too...bloody yanks:hihi:
  12. Just a quick question (and I hope I explain properly). From reading various posts am I right in understanding that a lot of rescue centres are privately run and they save dogs who are in the 'pound' and are close to being put to sleep. So therefore, if I wanted a well balanced dog would it be best to go straight to the 'pound' as these local sanctuarys / rescue centres only have the dogs that are not wanted by anybody else (maybe because they are difficult dogs?) Also finally, where are the local pounds in South Yorkshire that put down dogs after so long?
  13. Next summer I am going to bring a dog into my family. I am spending my time now researching all the different options. My first thought was to get a puppy but now I am looking into rescue dogs and maybe adopting an older one 4 - 7 years old. The only thing I am wondering is that will an older dog still bond with my family in the same way a pup would. I have read about how the first few months of a puppies life is a crucial bonding period which you will obviously not get with an older dog. Also, are older dogs still responsive to new training? Thank you for your advice.
  14. Sorry, I meant that there are plenty of dog owners who treat their dogs has children and not dogs and they wonder why they have no control over them.
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