10 month old collie in need of a home

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Is it just me or do there seem to be huge numbers of dogs "relocating" at the moment?

This particular girl needs to be removed from her home with 3 young children because she isn't getting anywhere near enough training and exercise and is therefore teaching herself to herd the kids (apparently she doesn't let the 2 youngest into the kitchen :eek:), is food-guarding because she is molested by the kids at mealtimes and has learnt to avoid being caught at the end of a walk because she is only getting 2 x 30 min walks per day........

My agility trainer has persuaded the owner to rehome as she feels the situation with the children is too volatile to attempt retraining because of the likelihood of a child getting bitten very soon and the fact that the owner doesn't have the time to put in the training and exercise needed. She will be taking her in herself for rehoming but unfortunately she has just come into season (the bitch not the trainer obs :rolleyes:) and as she has an entire dog herself she can't take her until the season is finished. Her general feeling from the initial assessment is that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with the dog apart from her situation and although she will be looking for a home without small children the training problems are likely to vanish with consistent training and plenty of exercise.

She is also a very pretty little thing :)
 
Brownmare said:
Is it just me or do there seem to be huge numbers of dogs "relocating" at the moment?
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It's definitely not you it's everywhere, on our board at work there are 2 GSD's from one home, perfect with the brat they already have but as another is on the way the poor dogs have to go for no good reason. Another is a Weimaraner admittedly this one will only go to a suitable home with experience but being hoofed out of it's home by the expected arrival of a brat.

If you are planning on breeding from yourself why not think before you drag some poor dog into the mix then can't be bothered to train it properly to live with the brat, why cant you drag the bloomin dog around when you walk the baby in its pram there is no excuse for this its a sad symptom of out throw away society, just like an old toaster my lifestyle has changed so the dog has to go, argh

No apologies with this one!!!
 
KarynK said:
If you are planning on breeding from yourself why not think before you drag some poor dog into the mix then can't be bothered to train it properly to live with the brat, why cant you drag the bloomin dog around when you walk the baby in its pram there is no excuse for this its a sad symptom of out throw away society, just like an old toaster my lifestyle has changed so the dog has to go, argh

No apologies with this one!!!
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Sorry to thread hijack, but my first baby is due in August, and I'm amazed by the number of people who have asked me what I plan to do with my dogs. Quite apart from the fact one is a sedate pug and the other is a sweet Boston terrier, it really gets my goat. What do I plan to do? Well, I am buying a certain kind of stroller, on account of its giant carry compartment, which will swiftly be turned into a dog bed, for walks upwards of an hour (pug needs and all :D); then I'm getting in a dog trainer to iron out minor behavioural stuff; then we'll up our dog walker to twice a day for the first six weeks after birth. I know I'm fortunate to be able to make these necessary changes, but if anyone asks me again, I will reel off the list, adding that I plan to train new baby (!) to treat the dogs with respect and leave them well alone when they're sleeping.

Rant done. I hope the Collie gets a nice new home. My cousin adopted his BC from a similar type of home, and the dog is now eleven and enjoying life as a very pampered pet.
 
My Mum was walking two a week after I was due :o :o :o

We did lose (PTS) a dog when I was a nipper, but for an entirely different reason - he was far, far too overprotective and my mother could not cope with me and at the same time trying to stop him from 'defending' us from anyone who came within a 10ft radius.

But we always, always had a shep in the house, you just train your dog and teach the kids to respect the dog. Although I probably played a bit too much 'horsie' with ours :o :o :o

Is the user Cluedo around? She rescued a lovely bitch who was being tortured by kids, would love to see a recent pic :)
 
I too can't understand why people feel the need to get rid of their dogs when a baby comes along. I think my mum had about a dozen GSDs when I was born, and I had 5 when my daughter was born. One or two people did suggest I might get rid of the dogs when I was pregnant, but they soon got told where to go. :p
 
I'm another one to can't understand baby in - dog out.
If you plan to have a baby, decide whether you can give a dog the permanent reliable home it needs and whether it will be kicked out the moment baby arrives. My parents had a GSD, a Collie X and 2 Goldies when I was born (not counting the rats, budgies and rabbit!) and I was never in any danger - the result is I was brought up to respect animals.
Pity its so far as my boyfriend is looking to rehome a collie atm but he is in Leeds
K x
P.S this sounds like it is directed at OP - its not sorry! I just realised it read like that then :)
 
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Congrats Prose I am sure the Prince will love travelling in the buggy whilst you make the Br ..- I mean toddler walk alongside!!!!
 
prosefullstop said:
Sorry to thread hijack, but my first baby is due in August, and I'm amazed by the number of people who have asked me what I plan to do with my dogs. Quite apart from the fact one is a sedate pug and the other is a sweet Boston terrier, it really gets my goat. What do I plan to do? Well, I am buying a certain kind of stroller, on account of its giant carry compartment, which will swiftly be turned into a dog bed, for walks upwards of an hour (pug needs and all :D); then I'm getting in a dog trainer to iron out minor behavioural stuff; then we'll up our dog walker to twice a day for the first six weeks after birth. I know I'm fortunate to be able to make these necessary changes, but if anyone asks me again, I will reel off the list, adding that I plan to train new baby (!) to treat the dogs with respect and leave them well alone when they're sleeping.

Rant done. I hope the Collie gets a nice new home. My cousin adopted his BC from a similar type of home, and the dog is now eleven and enjoying life as a very pampered pet.
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Well said, do people not think about it, Ive got a JR/Staffie came out of a home with kids as they could not cope with her. Why get a pup with young children both need training. On a good note she is great with kids and others dogs.
 
Brownmare,

it's only a pity that she's so far away, otherwise I would certainly have looked at her.

It sounds to me as if she has a highly developed work instinct, and working on the basis that it's easier to stop a dog, than make it go, she could be of interest.

Do you have any sheep dog triallers locally? Many of them will take in dogs such as "yours", lick them into shape, and if they're the wrong temperament for trialling, they will sell them to working homes. She'd have something to occupy her active brain, frustration wouldn't be so likely to build up, and she'd have a useful life, instead of being a liability and it sounds as if she's heading that way.

Alec.
 
Thanks for all your responses - it now looks like my trainer may be keeping her for herself given that she shows an aptitude for agility :)

Just to clarify though, this dog is not being rehomed because kids came along, they actually bought her as a companion for the oldest boy. Though why they got a collie is beyond me given the lack of time they have :( :(

Prosefullstop - I am eternally grateful that nobody asked me if I'd be giving up my dogs when my baby was born, I suspect I may have done them serious damage :eek: (in fact I think I would have sooner given up the baby :eek: :rolleyes: ) and don't panic, we did it without a dog walker - fresh air is good for babies - and rain, snow, wind, sun..........actually i found a baby sling far better than a pram for walking, theres one going spare here if you want :)
 
Brownmare said:
Prosefullstop - I am eternally grateful that nobody asked me if I'd be giving up my dogs when my baby was born, I suspect I may have done them serious damage :eek: (in fact I think I would have sooner given up the baby :eek: :rolleyes: ) and don't panic, we did it without a dog walker - fresh air is good for babies - and rain, snow, wind, sun..........actually i found a baby sling far better than a pram for walking, theres one going spare here if you want :)
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Thanks for the lovely offer, but a friend is planning to give me her sling. I thought that might be easier than the pram, actually.

I'm lucky that I'm due at the end of August, as September, October and November will be lovely for long walks in Central Park with bubs and dogs. Yes, people here get outdoors with their babies in all weathers, even after the huge blizzards we had in December.
 
Glad she's got a new home, sounds good with the agility. we had a red setter when i was pregnant, never crossed my mind to thnk of getting rd of her, a few minor adjustments and all was well. f she had not been manageable with the baby then that would have been different, but as t was apart from about three months of sulkng initially, she adored the kids.
 
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