Urgent, foster homes needed

I offered them homes and he would rather them die as my fences are 5ft instead of 6ft and I have a hedge on one side.
He mentions at the end they’ve done multiple house checks and none are suitable. I’d imagine they’ve been rejected on something similar.

Cannot fathom his thinking
 
JBM said:
I offered them homes and he would rather them die as my fences are 5ft instead of 6ft and I have a hedge on one side.
He mentions at the end they’ve done multiple house checks and none are suitable. I’d imagine they’ve been rejected on something similar.

Cannot fathom his thinking
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So is he a hoarder rather than a rescue?
 
Clodagh said:
So is he a hoarder rather than a rescue?
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Some get rehomed but the requirements are very strict
I tried to tell him we owned all the land around my house and the dogs were allowed in the fields to run around
But didn’t matter
I’ve spoken to other rescues and they’ve said the same about their requirements being a bit much
 
It feels like every day at the moment I am seeing posts on Facebook where people are threatening to put their dogs to sleep if no-one will take them. It breaks my heart.

Various excuses.

No time for it.
Having a baby.
Needs more than they can give it.
The dog has problems, but obviously someone who hasn't loved the dog from a puppy is going to take it on.
On and on.

With emotional blackmail. The dog will be pts on x day if no-one will take it.
 
I could not get the link to work but I find Facebook very very hard the storys break my heart .
I could have a rescue because our set up is like JMB’s but perhaps a little less secure funnily enough the new house will be better in terms of the fencing but will it give the dogs such a nice life , I don’t think so .
 
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I keep seeing these desperate pleas, and whereas in this case I think he is right being cautious trying to find somewhere for what look to me like Dutch shepherds (he was vague on the shepherd bit wasn't he), rescues are ridiculous with their homing requirements. Also this emotional bit about dogs dying, as he says dogs don't actually know they are going to die and in some cases maybe that is preferable to being stuck in kennels or going to the wrong home.
 
MurphysMinder said:
I keep seeing these desperate pleas, and whereas in this case I think he is right being cautious trying to find somewhere for what look to me like Dutch shepherds (he was vague on the shepherd bit wasn't he), rescues are ridiculous with their homing requirements. Also this emotional bit about dogs dying, as he says dogs don't actually know they are going to die and in some cases maybe that is preferable to being stuck in kennels or going to the wrong home.
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I would 100% agree if they focused on the knowledge of the owner but letting a dog die over 1ft of fencing and a hedge seems a bit extreme
I don’t know many houses that have 6ft fencing around the whole house or how a dog pen is better than a garden
 
skinnydipper said:
Or maybe people need to think long and hard before they get the poor dog in the first place.
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I do feel there should be some sort of tests or process before people can get a dog as the amount of clueless people who pick up a dog and then can’t have it anymore is stupid.

I have gotten 1 of mine from the breeder but my other 2 had to be rehomed as their previous owner couldn’t look after the dog anymore
 
skinnydipper said:
Or maybe people need to think long and hard before they get the poor dog in the first place.
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And go to decent breeders who will take back if a problem does occur, at any time through the dogs life. I have friends who foster for DT, latest is a 10 week old supposedly border collie (I think it's a cross) pup. New owner allegedly developed allergy almost immediately and asked to return pup, so called breeder wasn't interested.
 
He's reluctant to say what type of 'shepherd' as German Shepherds or mixes of are on the restricted breeds list in RoI and are at higher risk of PTS.

He drives a lot of dogs to Scandinavia himself for rehoming.
He is strict, but that's because he's had a lot of bouncebacks.
As for fencing/fields, he had some dogs shot a few years ago IIRC so he probably doesn't want to take any chances.
 
To be fair I think for medium/large rescue dogs with an unknown history 6ft high secure fences are a must.
Two of our collies will hop over 4 and 5 ft like its not there and they have recall and are stock proof, could be a nightmare if they were not.
Rescues get slated for rehoming dogs to the wrong home when things go wrong and for not homing to where they feel is not suitable to try and prevent things going wrong.
Personally I think they need to put more dogs down to remove pressure, I think it should be publicised and maybe people will think about the commitment of a dog a little more before taking one on. The dogs don't know and I believe more people would take dogs from rescue if less dogs with bite history or serious behavioural issues were homed on.
 
I don’t really agree as I’ve seen huskies easily scale 6ft fencing. The only way to keep a dog somewhere is either to cage them completely or do the proper border training
If they want them to go to good homes they should have multiple meet and greats and training sessions to see how the owners teach their dogs
I definitely don’t think the answer is to kill a bunch of dogs because of peoples mistakes. You’ve just suggested murdering dogs PUBLICLY. Like the real problem people are going to care
There should be stricter laws and courses that need to be taken before getting a dog.
 
CorvusCorax said:
He's a bit busy for multiple personal/individual meet and greets. If the fencing is poor, dogs will die on the roads or get shot by farmers anyway.

If you're nearby maybe you can offer to volunteer at his place or help out on some of the multiple transport runs he requires 🙂
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Other rescues can do it? I’m not sure why he can’t.
Weirdly I’ve had multiple dogs at this house over the years and all of them have made it to double digits even with my fencing

I’ll stick to volunteering and donating to the rescues I do currently thank you
 
Pearlsasinger said:
I do wish people wouldn't post links to FB, without explaining the content. Those of us who don't do FB, can't access the info.
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It’s husky rescue ireland pleading for more people to step forward to adopt/foster dogs as they’re under pressure to take dogs from people who don’t want their dogs anymore. But they’re full.
Two Shepards were going to be killed today if they didn’t get a home
 
Years ago, I had a border collie x lab mix who scaled the 6ft back gate in an attempt to follow me wherever I was off to that morning.

Took herself a good two miles down the road and into the local hair dressers.

If they really want to get out, then a dog that size can manage 6ft.
 
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Jenko109 said:
Years ago, I had a border collie x lab mix who scaled the 6ft back gate in an attempt to follow me wherever I was off to that morning.

Took herself a good two miles down the road and into the local hair dressers.

If they really want to get out, then a dog that size can manage 6ft.
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Exactly
And if they don’t go over they’ll go under!
 
Back in the 80's my mum rehomed a terrier, possibly a Lakeland cross. She came with a reputation for escaping, climbing wire fencing. Mum had a 6' board fence round most of her garden but only 5' in places. I caught her dog in mid air once as she scaled the 6' fence after a cat. We had to put netting round the top of all the fencing and it was a big boundary. For a while mum could only take her in the garden on a long line so although well behaved dogs will stay behind much lower fences there are some that just won't and it isn't worth taking the risk.
 
JBM said:
Exactly
And if they don’t go over they’ll go under!
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Turn the wire along the base of the fence inwards by about three feet and then bury it by around the same amount. This should slow most dogs down long enough for them to be spotted digging their way out by whoever is in charge of them. I am presuming here that no responsible owner lets a known flight risk dog outside unsupervised.
 
KittenInTheTree said:
Turn the wire along the base of the fence inwards by about three feet and then bury it by around the same amount. This should slow most dogs down long enough for them to be spotted digging their way out by whoever is in charge of them. I am presuming here that no responsible owner lets a known flight risk dog outside unsupervised.
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We are only discussing the rescues rules
The exact point is if a dog is a flight risk a 6ft fence isn’t going to help anymore than a 5ft one
 
JBM said:
I don’t really agree as I’ve seen huskies easily scale 6ft fencing. The only way to keep a dog somewhere is either to cage them completely or do the proper border training
If they want them to go to good homes they should have multiple meet and greats and training sessions to see how the owners teach their dogs
I definitely don’t think the answer is to kill a bunch of dogs because of peoples mistakes. You’ve just suggested murdering dogs PUBLICLY. Like the real problem people are going to care
There should be stricter laws and courses that need to be taken before getting a dog.
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I can how it may have been read that way but of course I don't mean filming the death of the dogs and putting out for viewing (although it may make people think) I meant make people more aware of the fact that there is more responsibility to owning a dog than many seem to think.
The problem people are every day people those of us that take more care and responsibility in owning an animal seem to be in the minority these days.
 
Brig used to make it over a 5ft fence and he was a short arse. He was waving next door’s tortoise round then left it upside down. I had to sneak in to retrieve him and right poor Tommy.

Some rescues strike me as a lottery OTT. A 6 ft fence or a 5ft, neither will stop a determined dog.
 
KittenInTheTree said:
Turn the wire along the base of the fence inwards by about three feet and then bury it by around the same amount. This should slow most dogs down long enough for them to be spotted digging their way out by whoever is in charge of them. I am presuming here that no responsible owner lets a known flight risk dog outside unsupervised.
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We had to do that with the new garden fence for the Rotters. When our builder saw the new fence, he asked if we were trying to keep deer out - he didn't know about the buried part!
 
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