Need to rehome my lovely little dog....

[Stu]

Originally Posted by rubberduckofdeath

Dude that's sick!

But the funniest thing I've read in a long time - sorry, & good luck Colby

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Pedrosa

You sure you can't educate the little fella to be ok with a baby around the house mate? A big part of it is a simple common sense thing really, never leave him alone in the room with the baby. That is advisable even if you are pretty sure a dog is ok with small tots. Part of it is the sudden movements and noises a baby can make, a dog doesn't understand what is happening and can become spooked.HTH.

+1 sounds good, but how do you do it until the baby's here, then it's a bit late.
It's not as if it's one of the banned breeds

[Biker Biggles]

When my youngun was born we had a 7 year old spirited terrier a bit like that and we worried about how it would work,but all was well.The dog was curious at first,but rapidly accepted the baby as part of the "pack"and they became inseparable until the dog died nine years later.They often slept and ate together,and never had a falling out.
Modern day health and safety types would be having kittens at the thought of it.

BTW my lad still sometimes barks when someone rings the doorbell.

i would love a dog, company for me in the evenings etc, but working full time id have to leave him on his own from 9-5. Hope you find a home, he looks a sweet little thing!!

Originally Posted by Stu

+1 sounds good, but how do you do it until the baby's here, then it's a bit late.
It's not as if it's one of the banned breeds

I am no expert in this field Stu although have attended classes with my Boxer as she is a real "gitana"= gipsy wild spirit. No harm to her but so boisterous on occasion.

It is a matter of introducing the dog to what you think is a likely problem, maybe going somewhere where babies are present.Pay lots of attention to the dog and console it if odd noises etc appear to be catching it's attention etc.

Cheers for all the advice. We have thought long and hard about it. Whenever my nephew comes to visit Lewy always gets a bit upset with the toddler and then snarls at him.

My wife's not an overly "dog" person if you get what I mean and neither of us want to take the risk of leaving them alone together for even a split second, which is likely to happen as you cant watch both ALL the time.

Mrs24_7 - He gets left 9-5 at the moment and is fine with it. As long as he's got somewhere warm to curl up in he's well away.

Re-homing a dog that you care for can be very worrying because you want the animal to go to a loving owner.

It might be worth seeking out a local dog training club and popping along one evening to explain the situation. It's a sure way to find genuine dog lovers and maybe one will not be able to say no.

Good luck.

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by rubberduckofdeath

Colby, gutted for you mate, hope you find him a good home. Couldn't bear to part with my dog.

Ditto on that one

gutted mate.Have a look at the paperwork you got from the recue home.It usually says that you cannot rehome him and have to take him back to the home.
Goodluck

Originally Posted by gid

gutted mate.Have a look at the paperwork you got from the recue home.It usually says that you cannot rehome him and have to take him back to the home.
Goodluck

erm not this on my paperwork - I have a rescue dog