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Can't stop crying - need to rehome my puppy!!!

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mmmmchocolate · 25/07/2006 10:58

My puppy springer spaniel is perfect, she is 7 months old. brilliant with my 2 year old dd. but i have another baby due in 10 weeks and not sure how i am gonna cope with a puppy, a toddler and a new baby during the winter. our house is open plan so i can't just shut the kitchen door and leave her in there. she is house trained and so obedient. i love her so much but just can't see how it is gonna work. ideally would be good if she could go away for 6 months etc etc.
Any ideas???

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horseshoe · 04/08/2006 12:58

Hi Brownie,
Thank you for your nice comments.

IME....I would say find the dog and see if it suits your family.

A safe bet would be a yorkshire terrier but they are lap dogs and will jump all over you but I love them.
Other small dogs will be good for your little one but some do suffer small dog behaviour where they will snap if they feel threatened. I have found this in Jack Russells especially but then some can be good.
If you want to go slightly larger staffs are good with kids but I would recomend rehoming an older one as they can be extremely excitable as pups.

I love cocker Spaniels but they are strong on the lead. However they train extremley well. They leave hair everywhere.

With kids I would def recommend rehoming. Alot of the dogs I get are puppies because they are not trained properly and the owner just cant cope with them and kids. I only cope because I know they are going home . I dont get too many older dogs as they are settled and fit into family life nicely. Also if you rescue one...the rescue will choose a dog to fit your family.

Where abouts are you? I could recomend some good rescues for you.

cupcakes · 04/08/2006 13:10

mmmchocolate - I'm really glad to hear you're considering ways of keeping your puppy. We don't use a crate but have always shut our puppy into safe areas with room dividers so it has had a similar effect to using a crate.
A friend uses a crate for her dog which she keeps under a counter in her kitchen. Everyone I've ever heard who uses a crate think they're wonderful. If you get one now she'll be used to it by the time the baby comes and it will be much easier for you to put her away when it gets to much.
I have to say, 2 months ago when our lab was 7 months the thought of having a baby in the same house with a pet which was so much work was very distressing. But already he has calmed down so much - it's amazing how quickly they seem to mature, without you even really noticing. I am now no longer so worried about what things will be like when our baby arrives in December.
Have you looked into finding a kennel which could take her for the first few days of bringing the baby home?

BROWNY · 04/08/2006 13:10

Thanks for your advice Horseshoe . I'm in Liverpool. My cousin has just rehomed a beautiful black labrador, who is just 1 year old, but I find him far too big and strong a dog to have around my children, although he is very good with them. I do love Cocker Spaniels and remember my cousin's having one when we were little.

BROWNY · 07/08/2006 14:32

bumping for Horseshoe!

BROWNY · 08/08/2006 20:56

Bump

BROWNY · 12/08/2006 15:35

Horseshoe, you offered me some advice, can I take you up on it please?

horseshoe · 14/08/2006 14:53

Hi Browny...

So sorry I haven't been back all week. Been relaxing at the caravan.

The best place to start will probably be dogpages.com. I have had a few dealings with rescues in the South but dont know any near Liverpool but they all use the site and they have all been great IME. You should also be able to find a rescue near you.

BROWNY · 18/08/2006 15:52

Thanks for that Horseshoe, I forgot to put a 'watch this thread' thingy on and lost you!, glad you managed to relax at the caravan

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mmmmchocolate · 21/08/2006 13:35

i am keeping my puppy now, she has calmed down so much in last few weeks. have managed to cage train her in a couple of days and she now loves it as her little space away from my dd. baby due in 7 weeks and i am no longer stressed of worried about how i will cope. she has access to garden through a hatch when it is dry and when its wet she is let out every few hours and just come back in to sleep. i love my puppy and would re home her now for any price!!! thank you everyone for the advice xx

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CountessDracula · 21/08/2006 13:36

fantastic!

BROWNY · 27/08/2006 17:49

Lovely news MC, I'm so glad that you managed to train her so quickly, well done!

My2kidsmum · 29/08/2006 22:41

bit late in posting on this thread but just reading through it quickly.

What I will say is don't worry - you'll work it all out. Fantastic that you've crate trained the pup and think this is definately the best way to deal with your situation, and much better than shutting the pup out of the way from your dd and new baby when it arives.

We have six dogs (5 x border collies and 1x crossbreed) - may sound extreme but they're all competition working dogs. We had a puppy at the same time each of our 2 children were babys and it was fine and those 2 dogs are also the best with the kids out of all of them! I found the most effective way of keeping everyone happy and included was to make sure they all got their own individual time, ie, when the kids are up and about the dogs have quiet time but when the kids are asleep or having a chill out time, the dogs get their time. I also make sure that the dogs are kept well exercised, then they settle in the house much better and are nice and contented - and the kids love to come out walking with them too.

Hope that makes sense and good luck with it all - I'm sure it'll all be fine!

zoeuk1 · 02/09/2006 22:25

ive just read this thread, and im so happy you are keeping the dog now. we have a cocker spaniel and they are so easy to train and i'd never get rid of mine. ours sometimes goes into a play-pen with a few toys and hes ok in there. theres room for him to walk about. but i can see you've crate trained your now so no worries!

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