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shes upset, but she cant cope anymore with the fact every day her dog escapes,
shes so fast and so sneaky, though shes changed up in conservatry, with food water and lovely beddy, she still manages if shes let out garden for a second, supervised, shes over fence,
shes made fuss of, and plays with baby, and is given attention,

but shes also big, cross pointer,
so daughter has to becareful too with her and llittle one,

she worrys the dogs not happy
but this is how she got the dog to start with, cos she was at a vets, as a stray, and no one claimed her, so daughter had her,
that was over 2 year ago i think,
shes looked into foster homes and rehoming

thats not a very nice reply sylvia
do you always speak before you think.perhaps you should keep
your opinons on chat as your far to rude a person on gen.
she was asking for advice not an insult surely you dont know everything..
if so keep your opinions to yourself

I do hope your daughter manages to find a home for her dog.it sounds as though it is the kind of dog that needs lots of excercise and with maybe no children.
I think Sylvias comment was rather harsh and could have been put more diplomatically.I hope it didn't upset you .

Sylvia....in some ways I agree with you .....BUT you havent really read it all ........

This kind lady took this dog on from the vets Because ....it was left there UNCLAIMED ...........prehaps the reason it wasnt claimed was coz of its problems ........

Julie ann make sure your daughter leaves it with some one whom can deal with the problems this dog has ....try the RSPCA

Reading through properly...the baby might not have been around when the dog was rescued so it is unfair to say that should have been thought of perhaps!

In any case that is about as helpful a remark as saying she should have thought about the effects of having a baby when you have a dog... (incidently I was 5 months pregnant when I took on a mistreated rescue dog...and had no trouble at all )

Large breeds, especially working dogs, take a huge amount of exercising...and they also are very intelligent and get very bored... If training classes are out of the question, I do hope your daughter will go through RSPCA or Dogs Trust perhaps and let them assess and find a home ...word of mouth, someone who just says "I want the dog" isn't fair to it...it could well end up as a stray again.

best of luck

Rose x

"and plays with baby" "
"no one claimed her, so daughter had her,
"that was over 2 year ago i think, "


you said Sylvia ". and sorry but she should of considered when she had a child would it be suitable "

I don't know from the above which came first dog or baby????

And if you wish to be pedantic about everything...it is "should HAVE considered " not should OF.

I am reliably informed that you are actually "a nice person..but you do have an unfortunate brusqueness" sometimes don't you think?

EDITED ...I don't see anyone 'simpering' actually... just being sympathetic to someone in a difficult situation...


Edited again...It is of course essential that anyone taking on ANY dog, does their homework on the needs of the breed as well as that specific dog ...and acts accordingly in the interests of the dog...not themself.

Absolutely Sylvia, by the way, it is not a 'figure of speech' as such ...it is just 'sloppy english' .

I correct my own errors as soon as I notice them if possible... and hope that if I haven't noticed then someone will correct me :)

Julie Ann, I am sorry your daughter is having a difficult time with her dog.I hope she finds her a good home.

and ignore the bloody minded people. :o)

Gillie XX

Hello Julie-Ann

Perhaps the vets are at fault for letting the dog go when perhaps they did'nt know anything about it. It would have been fairer if they had sent it to the rspca or another dog charity so it could be assessed properly!!

Why is the dog chained up indoors, is it a problem indoors as well as out of doors?, it sounds as though its not a very happy dog, but thats me reading between the lines.

No doubt your daughter thought she was doing the dog a favour and good for her to realise now that its not a good idea. Hope its found a suitable new home asap.

jude :o) x

Julie Ann

if daughter isnt coping with it she really needs to let it go she has tried and given it a good loving home for a while but it obviously needs special help.
Little un will miss it but she will of had the pleasure of growing up with a animal for a while.

The fact Julie Ann hasnt replied shows me that a certain person has once again upset someone, and how cruel to point out a spelling mistake in such a condescending way afraid some of us(including Julie Ann) have conditions where brains dont work like they should do and words come out wrong and hands dont type what brain is telling them to.

Chin up Julie Ann

d xx

Last May - our pointer cross went to sleep after 15 and 1/2 years. Intelligence was not a word to describe Monty. For a number of years I was acused by OH of leaving handbag open so Monty could raid it until the day he found Monty holding down the bag with his paws and opening the zip with his teeth. Had Monty gone to a home who had never had dogs he would not have last ed past 9 months. I was asked one day what he was like and when I replied 'hell on four legs' she looked horrified. In those days behavourists were not really heard of but in desperation I rang Blue Cross - we visted her and then she came to our home. She told us we were doing everything right for a normal dog BUT we had a pack leader and highly intelligent. We had a cage in our hall for nearly a year. Up to the day he died if he was not allowed to do or have something - he did something naughty. He managed to learn to open 4 different types of kitchen bins - in the end we kept a wrapped brick on it! He opened all doors - walked backwards/forwards you name it - he did it. Cannot imagine having to cope with a Monty and children. He needs to go to an adult family - where someone is at home all day and will play games, long walks- otherwise the circle will repeat itself.

Sylvia
you said presume you mean chained up which it clearly is meant to say but the way you put it seems to be putting Julie down for typing it wrong.

Dawnie.....l think you'll find it was Rambling Rose who pointed out that Sylvia had made a mistake!!

jude:o)

Chris of Wessex......we have a lab/pointer cross who is a rescue, we had training for some months and yep he was/is the PACK LEADER. He was named Mad Dog by his previous owners and if he'd gone to the wrong home he would have been sent back many times. He's also very intelligent, so loving and so crafty. He's not incharge as much now and knows how far to go, bless him:o))) our best friend:o)

jude

I was a PA for many years and am still capable of making a typing error. Some of us on these boards can type - others cannot and I assume it is inexperience/dxylexia/fingers not as fast as brain but really do we have to lower ourselves to nitpicking? And I know that word is not spelt correctly but cannot be bothered to reach down dictionary.

Jude, each time I see the trailer for that new dog film - I think I should have written a book about Monty and sold the film rights. We bought a Kong - had to in those days drive 20 miles for the thing - did as behaviourist said - smeared inside with Marmite and stuffed with biscuits - he threw it around for about 10 minutes - went to the top of stairs - chucked it down - when it hit the bottom all the biscuits fell out, problem solved, Monty 1 - owners nil!!!!!!!!

Chris....brilliant :o))) lol

As much as l can understand it hurts to be picked on for spelling mistakes etc(if you all saw the mistakes l'm making lately, it sometimes takes an age to sort it out, really) l think Chris of Wessex is right in indicating this has nothing to do with the situation of Julie Anns daughter and dog.

Lets hope the situation gets solved for all concerned:o))
Off now to watch the telly:o)
jude x

I would just like to put on record that I am not a 'friend' of anyone on this thread lol...in that I have no contact with anyone off the board, nor have I particularly 'spoken' to those on here . Therefore if someone wishes to report my comment to Sylvia , please feel free..

I merely pointed out that since Sylvia was IMO being overly pedantic about the thread, she might realise we could all 'nit pick' if we chose to, as I was 'nit picking' about her incorrect use of "should of "...normally I would have ignored the error.

I didn't make any reference to that part of your comment Sylvia, I agree entirely that no dog should be chained (or tied to anything) unless for a brief period of time for safety reasons or while receiving medical treatment , and never left unattended if tethered in case of entanglement.

Got to say I feel sorry for the dog. It's all very well being kind in the short run but it won't help the dog in the long run if it doesn't work out. Awdrey is right - go for the Dogs Trust rather than the RSPCA.