Desperately seeking help!!

Its my OH's dads dog. They were trying to sell but need her gone now so would be free to a good home. Had no interest so considering putting to sleep Local rescue centres that ive spoken to are full and cant take her hence why im putting this on here
 
Try some of the agility and flyball websites, what with her being a collie :)

Agilitynet is one of the bigger ones, I think.

I am sure you appreciate it's not the best time of year to be trying to get her a home so I would urge them to be as patient as they can.

Apologies for the reference to shooting, I have no idea what mad part of my brain that came from :o :o :o
 
CaveCanem said:
Try some of the agility and flyball websites, what with her being a collie :)

Agilitynet is one of the bigger ones, I think.

I am sure you appreciate it's not the best time of year to be trying to get her a home so I would urge them to be as patient as they can.

Apologies for the reference to shooting, I have no idea what mad part of my brain that came from :o :o :o
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They have had her advertised since the summer :( Only had one person come and see her and they were complete numptys.
 
Dobiegirl said:
Well its really sad that he cant wait for his dog while it is on Dogs Trusts waiting list.

Dogfriends are always picking dogs up from welsh pounds so worth a try.
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she has been on the waiting list for some time now. When i spoke to the chap today he said that the waiting list was pretty long and he couldn't see her coming up for quite some time. I know its sad but she is not a pet she was suppost to be a working dog but it hasn't worked out. The problem is its now causing problems as she is now causing problems with the new pup they have taken on.

thank you CC i will try the other sites.
 
She Is in Devon. They have to get rid of her
As she is not interested in working at all. They tried keeping her and seeing if she is a late developer but still not interested.
 
So they dont actually have to get rid of her at all- they just do not want a dog who will not work. Shame. I assume they have contacted other rescues other than the Dogs trust? Put adds up locally? May get more interest now they are willing to let her go for free, maybe the adds need changing?- why they ever put a price on her is a bit beyond me.
 
lexiedhb said:
So they dont actually have to get rid of her at all- they just do not want a dog who will not work. Shame. I assume they have contacted other rescues other than the Dogs trust? Put adds up locally? May get more interest now they are willing to let her go for free, maybe the adds need changing?- why they ever put a price on her is a bit beyond me.
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They are a business and they wanted to try to recover some of the costs. Yes they have to get rid of her as she is now causing problems with the new pup who is constantly being distracted by her, so either the choice is keep her locked up or get rid of her asap. they can not afford to keep pets and they have been trying to advertise her with no price as well and still nothing. i have tried several rescue centres and all of the ones i have spoken to are full. All of which have told us they RSPCA but will not send her to then as we would rather put her to sleep at home than have her put into a kennels and then destroyed.

They have been trying to find her a new home for the last 12 months however has been advertised since the summer. Lots of people say if I didn’t have one id love her etc and hope you find her a good home but no one actually wanting to come and see her except 1 person who then changed their minds half an hour before they were due to pick her up.
 
I would second CCs suggestion to contact Valgrays. Would I be right in thinking the collie hasn't had any house training etc if she is a farm dog, that is going to make her more difficult to rehome, any chance you could do a bit of socialising etc with her. I apologise if I am wrong in my assumption but it does sound this way from your description and she might struggle to settle into a pet environment without quite a bit of work.
 
MurphysMinder said:
I would second CCs suggestion to contact Valgrays. Would I be right in thinking the collie hasn't had any house training etc if she is a farm dog, that is going to make her more difficult to rehome, any chance you could do a bit of socialising etc with her. I apologise if I am wrong in my assumption but it does sound this way from your description and she might struggle to settle into a pet environment without quite a bit of work.
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Yes she is house trained and the advert does state this. They house train all of their puppies in case they need to come in due to sickness or injuries etc.

Please can i ask why the advert gives the impression that she isnt.
 
Oh great that should help. I hadn't actually looked at the advert, I was just assuming (wrongly) as you stated she was not a pet that she was kept outside. Try Val at valgrays, if she can't help she may well be able to put you in contact with someone else. I hope you can find someone for her.
 
I've looked at the ad now, she is a pretty little thing. You say they have been looking for a home for the last 12 months, yet the ad says she is only 16 months old, is that a misprint? Surely they would have given her a bit longer than 4 months to see if she worked? Perhaps add a comment stating something along the lines of "home more important than price", to give the suggestion that they are negotiable on the money, rather than just offering her free which as you say might attract the wrong sort of people. Can you persuade her owners to stop advertising now and try again after Christmas, now is not really the time for any dog to go to a new home, and I suspect sensible prospective owners will be aware of this so may disregard her because of this.
 
No not a misprint, you can tell if a dog will show any interest in working early on. But they kept on trying to train her since they decided that she was not showing any interest in the sheep/ cattle (she just runs home and doesnt even watch them) In case it was because she was a late developer. All of the other dogs including the JRT rounds up sheep etc and even when they are not rounding up sheep they are watching them. They have tried taking her out with a group and on a 1-1 with an experienced dog and she is just stays by your side and if you tell her to go on she runs home.
 
I'll pass it on to a couple of people who might know if anyone is interested.

will any of the more local rescues take her on, I only know places somerset way, st giles near taunton etc. Would second maybe contacting the local agility clubs, SWAT is near us.
 
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Sounds like the wee female we used to have, if you put any pressure on her at all (and I don't mean in a bad way, just asking her to go through a gate or something) she would just crumble, she would try to go for home during a walk and just evaded any sort of work or anything you asked of her.

Didn't really like being outside, everything was a bit of a stress for her, wasn't fair to keep her in a household like ours.

Don't know whether it was immediately apparent at six months though, although I should have paid closer attention to her mother.....

In fairness to the OP, it isn't her dog and she isn't the one at fault here.
 
I'm confused how she interferes with the pup, if she won't go out to work. Surely they just keep her at home when it's time to train/work the pup?
 
amymay said:
I'm confused how she interferes with the pup, if she won't go out to work. Surely they just keep her at home when it's time to train/work the pup?
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No dogs are left at home during the day. Just because she is house trained doesn’t mean that she lives indoors. She doesn’t like to be left alone and stresses. therefore she is either kept locked up all day or take her with the others. Its not just the pup she interferes with its other dogs who are trying to work. I didnt say that earlier as the other dogs tolorate it but its not ideal
 
Some people don't want to, or cannot afford to 'carry passengers' :( especially when the dogs are seen as working animals by people from the old school.

This is does not sound like the right home for the dog, my own bitch was desperately unhappy, which believe me, weighed on me as well as her - happy, settled dogs do not bugger off back to a 'safe' place at every given opportunity.
It was also impossible to walk mine together sometimes and we could not train them anywhere near each other because they focussed on each other so much.
She also fence-ran and screamed when alone. Or with other dogs.
Everything was too much pressure. Her brother is also much calmer now she is not here any more, they fed off one another.

I'm the first to try and cajole people into keeping dogs if I think things will work themselves out in the end but I think the decision has been made here, Burness is looking for help but I agree and repeat that this is the worst possible time of year to try and rehome a dog and would urge patience.
 
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CaveCanem said:
Some people don't want to, or cannot afford to 'carry passengers' :( especially when the dogs are seen as working animals by people from the old school.

This is does not sound like the right home for the dog, my own bitch was desperately unhappy, which believe me, weighed on me as well as her - happy, settled dogs do not bugger off back to a 'safe' place at every given opportunity.
It was also impossible to walk mine together sometimes and we could not train them anywhere near each other because they focussed on each other so much.
She also fence-ran and screamed when alone. Or with other dogs.
Everything was too much pressure. Her brother is also much calmer now she is not here any more, they fed off one another.

I'm the first to try and cajole people into keeping dogs if I think things will work themselves out in the end but I think the decision has been made here, Burness is looking for help but I agree and repeat that this is the worst possible time of year to try and rehome a dog and would urge patience.
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I can absolutely see your point.

Good luck OP. Hope the lovely lady finds a home soon, and not a bullet.
 
Aw poor little bitch sounds very insecure, I agree not a working dog. Hopefully the right home will come along for her, though not sure if that sort of reaction to work would be suitable for agility. Many years ago we took on a bitch of similar temperament to try and give her a chance, at 9 months we were her 3rd home.:( She was very sweet and affectionate but would bolt at the slightest thing and nothing we did helped her. After a couple of incidents when she snapped at people we made the sad decision to pts. I am not suggesting this will be the case with this collie OP (and I am aware she is not your dog and you are trying your best to help) but as with some horses it is not the worst outcome for a dog. I admire you for saying you will have her pts at home rather than shunting her off to a rescue kennel where she may stay for some time and then be pts.
Fingers crossed you can sort something for her.
 
Well I for one think this gives farmers a bad name, I presume its a farmer who owns her. My father-In-Law and other family are farmers and have been for generations, farmers are seen as hard hearted but in my family and with other farming friends they would have moved heaven and earth to find a solution for this dog. Pts would have not been an option. With ownership comes responsibility maybe this dog is very sensitive and wont work with the owner but that dosnt mean she wouldnt work for someone else.

Im not bashing the op but I see it as very bad PR for farmers.
 
Dobiegirl said:
Well I for one think this gives farmers a bad name, I presume its a farmer who owns her. My father-In-Law and other family are farmers and have been for generations, farmers are seen as hard hearted but in my family and with other farming friends they would have moved heaven and earth to find a solution for this dog. Pts would have not been an option. With ownership comes responsibility maybe this dog is very sensitive and wont work with the owner but that dosnt mean she wouldnt work for someone else.

Im not bashing the op but I see it as very bad PR for farmers.
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So what would you suggest then?! They have been trying to rehome her themselves for nearly 12 months. As soon as people ask why they are rehoming they don’t want to know.

I agree that she may work for someone else but how do you find them? The decision has been made that she has to go one way or another. They will not just dump her in the first home that comes along though.
 
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