Nasicus
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Parents are having to rehome their 5yo 20kg dog. Very sadly and reluctantly, but he attacked on the of the cats the other day. Cat got lucky and got away with scrapes, bruising and a sore back, checked out by the vets and on metacam for pain relief.
It was one thing when he chased them inside the house, he always just cornered them and barked at them if he got the chance, but we've kept the cats upstairs and him downstairs with gates in between. The other day, when Mum was letting the speedy, spry cat through the front door, the dog pushed through the living room door and set upon the cat, grabbing the cats backend in his mouth. Awful and never seen mum so shaken up or upset, and decision was made that dog needs to find a new home, a calm one with no cats/loose small furrys, and ideally without any small dogs either as whilst he knows the difference between cat and dog, he does play a bit rough.
We've put him on a few waiting lists, RSPCA, Gables and Margaret Green Rescue. Dogs Trust straight up turned him down, as did a small local rescue.
The issue is, he does have vet history. He's on fluoxetine due to anxiety, which pretty much vanishes during times when it's only him in the home, and when everything is calm. And he's phobic of having his nails clipped, requiring vet sedation to do it a couple times a year and maintained in between with a scratch board and walking. Reading his vet history, you'd think he's a complete basket case, but in truth he's actually quite a pleasant dog, just in the wrong environment. We have 2 cats and 2 young, energetic small dogs (5kg and 10kg working cocker) in the house and he get's upset when they start getting a bit boisterous and he starts barking at them until they stop/we intervene, and we're quite a busy household anyway. We also have some very noisy neighbours who love to shout and clatter about (No judgement, they're old and hear of hearing!) which winds him up and makes him bark, as well as the dodgy lad a few doors up who has people coming and going at all hours and lets his two big dogs run all over the street.
He's lovely to walk, loves to play fetch, recalls, and he's pretty smart. He's quite handsome for a mixed breed too, a handsome oddball really, people always gush over him when he's out and about. Loves people, just wants to sit with them and be scritched and pet.
We're managing the situation as best we can for now to keep everyone safe, but they've always said he'd be better off in a quieter household, cat free, and this was the final straw so to speak.
I suppose what I'm asking is, does anyone know of any rescues or people that might be inclined to take on a dog with a bit of vet history who just needs a quieter life than we can give him?
We're in Devon.
It was one thing when he chased them inside the house, he always just cornered them and barked at them if he got the chance, but we've kept the cats upstairs and him downstairs with gates in between. The other day, when Mum was letting the speedy, spry cat through the front door, the dog pushed through the living room door and set upon the cat, grabbing the cats backend in his mouth. Awful and never seen mum so shaken up or upset, and decision was made that dog needs to find a new home, a calm one with no cats/loose small furrys, and ideally without any small dogs either as whilst he knows the difference between cat and dog, he does play a bit rough.
We've put him on a few waiting lists, RSPCA, Gables and Margaret Green Rescue. Dogs Trust straight up turned him down, as did a small local rescue.
The issue is, he does have vet history. He's on fluoxetine due to anxiety, which pretty much vanishes during times when it's only him in the home, and when everything is calm. And he's phobic of having his nails clipped, requiring vet sedation to do it a couple times a year and maintained in between with a scratch board and walking. Reading his vet history, you'd think he's a complete basket case, but in truth he's actually quite a pleasant dog, just in the wrong environment. We have 2 cats and 2 young, energetic small dogs (5kg and 10kg working cocker) in the house and he get's upset when they start getting a bit boisterous and he starts barking at them until they stop/we intervene, and we're quite a busy household anyway. We also have some very noisy neighbours who love to shout and clatter about (No judgement, they're old and hear of hearing!) which winds him up and makes him bark, as well as the dodgy lad a few doors up who has people coming and going at all hours and lets his two big dogs run all over the street.
He's lovely to walk, loves to play fetch, recalls, and he's pretty smart. He's quite handsome for a mixed breed too, a handsome oddball really, people always gush over him when he's out and about. Loves people, just wants to sit with them and be scritched and pet.
We're managing the situation as best we can for now to keep everyone safe, but they've always said he'd be better off in a quieter household, cat free, and this was the final straw so to speak.
I suppose what I'm asking is, does anyone know of any rescues or people that might be inclined to take on a dog with a bit of vet history who just needs a quieter life than we can give him?
We're in Devon.
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