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Kateyb33

Kateyb33

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Desperatly seeking homes for 'Henry': Husky x German Shepard, 8 Years, Big energectic dog with the most amazing temperament. Great with kids, but needs lots of exercise as expected. Acts like a big puppy most of the time.
and,
Rosie: 10 year old Samoyed. Great with kids, very loving towards people and will sit on your lap all day but needs to go to a home with no other pets as can be quite dominant.

Both dogs looking abit sorry for themselves as owner hasnt been able to afford the professional grooming they need. Will be going to a dog rescue if no homes can be found :mad:

These dogs are very loved but my step mum just hasnt got the time or money for them anymore with a new baby. Since she has moved out with them, they havent recieved the attention they need and its heartbreaking to see. Would take them myself if i didnt have the two other family dogs.

Can anyone please help? They are in Colchester.

Henry

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Rosie

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How very sad :(.

I always find the 'new baby' excuse a rather lame one. I had 2 horses and 2 dogs when my youngest was born plus I worked part time .... and I am the most airy fairy disorganised person you could meet ... well I was until I had to manage that lot :p.

Sorry can't be of help but I hope they get to live out their twilight years in a loving home.
 
Omg henry is gorgeous. I'm in love!

We are looking for a GSD or rottie at the moment but really need to go ex-police as it will be a guard dog to live outside on a long chain. :( It wouldnt be fair on a house dog.

Good luck though. he looks like a beautiful boy.

EDT; i agree with the above. i NEEDED my dogs after having the boy. and i never really understand the basis for that excuse.. new babies dont do anything!!!
 
Oh, god, you couldn't be any further away. I know of someone who would take the dog in a flash, if I didn't have him myself, but he'd have to be trialled with their pack or my dog first and you're nearly four hours each way. :(

Also agreeing with above comments, new baby a poor excuse especially as these aren't young dogs.
 
Not to detract from the issue of finding these 2 a lovely home, but can I ask why they need to be rehomed because of an impending baby?

Such a shame at ages 8 and 10 to be uprooted and probably split up :mad: (I know i'm assuming). Can your mum not work around this?
 
Its not the OP's fault but I really hate this attitude that dogs are disposable, whatever happened to a home for life mantra as I was brought up to believe.:mad:
 
Im gutted as i have a real special bond with Henry, but with the divorce we got 2 and she got 2. She now lives on benefits in a small semi detached house with my sister, her new bloke and their new baby! They dont get groomed as they cant afford it (which i understand tbf they are expensive dogs to keep) and they dont get walked as they' dont have time'. So they pretty much live in the kitchen! Now with the kiddy starting to crawl and all the hair about they have to go.

Dont get me wrong I dont agree with re homing but believe me they deserve such a better life than what they get now. I have had to block from my mind the way that they are living as its too upsetting.

I just wish we could have them aswell but they no longer get on with their former 'brother and sister' that we have. Im praying someone can help. I would love to stay in contact as Henry is very dear to me and Rosie is the full sister to Benny who we have.
 
blackcob said:
Oh, god, you couldn't be any further away. I know of someone who would take the dog in a flash, if I didn't have him myself, but he'd have to be trialled with their pack or my dog first and you're nearly four hours each way. :(
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Believe me i would drive the 4 hours if it meant him not going to a dog rescue!!!
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Grooming isnt that expensive and can be done at home.

Sometimes its absolutely gorgeous to sit out on a sunny day with the brushes and pick all the burry bits out of the spaniels.
 
Your right! We pay about £50 per dog every 3 months and keep on top in between. She even did a grooming course so she could do it herself but she doesnt!
 
It seems like they got on well before can you not integrate them slowly again ?

I really am not sure dogs like this and this age will be easily picked from a rescue will they.
 
Aw I really do feel for you, trying to do the right thing by them - that last pic really reinforces the fact that not everyone can 100% assure a home for life - circumstances can and do change (although I would rehome my boys over my dead body!)

However to not be bothered to groom coated dogs like them and no time to walk them has made me furious :mad: Sorry I can't help but they really do deserve a better existance than being inconviences shut in the kitchen :(
 
Poor oldies :( hope someone can help.

PinkPony - please don't think an ex police dog (or most GSDs!) will be happy on the end of a chain - they live in the home with their handlers either in kennels or in the house.
Very few forces would rehome a dog to be kept on the end of a chain.
 
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I've just text my friend who was looking for another utonagan after losing one of hers, turns out she picked one up last week that came with a free GSD so she's up to three, no room for more.

My OH reckons that 8 is too old, that it's unfair to uproot him at that age and that our young husky will mob him all day and be too much for him - I have to accept that he's probably right.

There's two husky forums with rehoming sections, I could post him on there for you if you wanted? At least then he'd have a chance of going to husky-savvy people, though you don't say if he has any husky-like (difficult :p) traits.
 
BBH said:
It seems like they got on well before can you not integrate them slowly again ?

I really am not sure dogs like this and this age will be easily picked from a rescue will they.
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We tried integrating them before, but it just didnt work. My 2 have both got health issues (one being diabetic and the other blind) so being weak they get heavily picked on. Rosie would even jump a gate to attack one if she saw them. It just wouldnt be fair on them.
 
blackcob said:
My OH reckons that 8 is too old, that it's unfair to uproot him at that age and that our young husky will mob him all day and be too much for him - I have to accept that he's probably right.

There's two husky forums with rehoming sections, I could post him on there for you if you wanted? At least then he'd have a chance of going to husky-savvy people, though you don't say if he has any husky-like (difficult :p) traits.
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Your right, they shouldnt be uprooted at this age but they have no life as it is, completley starved of attention, they would love a new home! However henry is like a huge baby, his usually the one terrorising everyone else! :p
If you wouldnt mind posting him that would be great thanks, i definatly think it would be wise going to a knowlegable home. She can jump up when excited and he has got out on the odd occasion! (Typical husky flight instinct!) However with regular walking this issue could be resolved.
 
CaveCanem said:
Poor oldies :( hope someone can help.

PinkPony - please don't think an ex police dog (or most GSDs!) will be happy on the end of a chain - they live in the home with their handlers either in kennels or in the house.
Very few forces would rehome a dog to be kept on the end of a chain.
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Our friend is an ex police dog handler and helps with rehoming them as guard dogs.
It will still be loved and have a long chain so really he'll feel like he just lives in the garden and will have an open kennel and will be buddied up with our other guard dog, it sounds much worse than it is lol. I'm not keen on GSD's though :( but with the influx of 'those' people sneaking about our property eyeing up quads/machinery/scrap we need more than just the one.
 
lol, we have a mastiffX and she looks the part, sounds the part, but is soft as butter, my 18month old son shoves her about! i would hope that with another dog she'll get a bit more confident.

They really are beautiful, but we are only allowed the one dog in the house and i have a thing with narrow muzzled dogs, cant trust them.. silly i know!
 
I would love to help but cant.

Going to a rescue home isnt that bad, they will be cared for until they are found a great new home.
The home will be vetted and you will be sure they will be well looked after and loved by the new people who have willingly been inspected.
 
Believe it or not, she has just texted me asking to book Rosie in at our groomers :D Unfortuantly they still have to go though :mad: but at least she will be more comfortable.
 
I hope they find new homes asap. I cant see them finding homes from a rescue :(
Is Henry good with other dogs?
 
Thats what im worried about them being sent to one. Im sure Henry would find a home but not Rosie.

Henry is fine with other dogs all be it he does like to be dominant, its Rosie that has issues.
 
Is there a Samoyed breed rescue, might be worth posting details on there. Pink Pony, I am quite surprisedand disappointed the police rehome ex police dogs to go on chains, I would consider that quite cruel after they have had such a one to one relationship with a handler. Dogs, even so called guard dogs need human companionship, particularly GSDs as they are so intelligent, if you don't like the breed why don't you consider something else, I cannot imagine living with a dog I didn't like.
 
What is it with the word chain!

Its a running line, full access to the garden just stopping him from actually attacking anything or running away. theres no point having a dog to guard if its locked up in a kennel. He'll be kept in a more than adequate environment. im home all day so he wont be starved of attention. just needs to look and sound scary to anyone he doesnt know on command.

i dont like GSDs because i was attacked by one when i was younger, but i give all dogs a chance, never one to hold back on a cuddle :D

i will say though, 90% of the people i know with guard dogs on their property are ex or failed police dogs.
 
A Samoyed rescue was used to help find Rosie a home a couple months ago, however she attacked their cat, even though we had stated she wasnt suitable with other pets, so she came back after 2 days.
 
I would get in contact with specific breed rescues first ... I don't understand why people are saying they are likely not to find a home if they go to a rescue... Ok so they are getting on a bit and one of the dogs has dominance issues but its not anything a reputable rescue wont have seen before ... And if they are rehomed through a rescue at least you have the reassurance that the new homes will have been vetted properly and that the dogs will have back up for life if for any reason a new home doesn't work out. As for uprooting them, well it sounds like it's in the best interests of the dogs that they are rehomed to somewhere where they will be cared for properly! Here are a couple of links I've found though I'm not personally familiar with these rescues ..

http://www.samoyedrescue.co.uk/
http://www.samoyedrescuesociety.org.uk/
http://www.whitesamoyed.co.uk/rescue.asp

Even though your lad is a cross I'm sure the breed rescues would still consider helping
http://www.shwauk.org.uk/
http://www.siberianhuskyclub.com/welfarescheme

There are no doubt more rescues out there but this is all I've had time to find.
All the best to the dogs, they both look like lovely animals!

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Just read your above reply after posting this lot.. such a shame that the rescue didn't listen but they aren't all like that! It's worth having a look around for another one, and maybe someone on here will know of any rescues they have dealt with personally and can recommend?
 
Thankyou i really appreciate your help. I just wish i was allowed to know where they were going but its obviously confidencial :(
 
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