AIBU in asking you to give me tips on rehoming a dog

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I have been to see a jack Russell cross Chinese crested from a rescue centre and we are planning on rehoming him. Lots of reasons why we want a dog and why the time is right, I have a lot of time to dedicate to it.

He has lived with small children which is a plus and is being rehomed because he’s just too much work and they don’t have time for him, he barked when they are out as he has separation anxiety. He also has no basic training aside from toileting, doesn’t know his name etc.

Any tips on how to manage this all? Any things you found helpful along the way? I have of course spoken to the centre, google, have some hand outs etc but would just like experiences of people who have done this journey. Dog is 3 as is my (dog savvy) son.

This might get better responses in the doghouse section.
Personally I would think you have to ask what can you offer the dog in terms of time and commitment. What is the routine you are planning. How are you going to adjust your home to make it do friendly.

Learn a lot about separation anxiety before you make a decision. Some dogs with it can never ever be left home alone, this is a massive commitment.
A huge amount of training with specialist behavioural input can help some dogs, but not all of them.
No housetraining so you have to restart this, but with an older dog for a huge number of reasons will be much harder to train.

we rehomed a rescue aged 3.
he is lovely, and we put loads and loads of time into training him.
BUT some of the issues he came with did not go away and we cannot train them out.
So, I have managed to train him to walk on a lead. His recall is mostly pretty good, he knows lots of commands etc.

I have not been able to train him to keep out of the bin, and when he smells food his recall goes out of the window.

if he always barks when left, you may never be able to train that out. On the other hand, mine was very anxious when left at first, but we hardly left him at all and then built it up, so now, if we have to be out for 4 hours, he has a long walk, and we put treats and toys all over the place, and a bone with peanut butter smeared inside. He is now really laid back about being left. But it is still rare as we work from home