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thinking of re homing my lovely dog

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 18:53

I am thinking of having my dog re homed, she is beautiful and i love her so much but she is hard work with 3 young kids, we have her before the kids were born. She is a boxer and is lovely and gentle with the kids but she is so energetic and i dont have enough time to give her all the time.
She barks if we go out and the neighbours have complained about her barking twice. She always goes for the letter box when the post arrives so we often find if the post comes whilst on the nursey run its in a thousand pieces when we get in and shes barking like mad. Shes very bouncy, now my eldest daughter is at nursery shes been going on playdates but i feel i cant ask children to my house because the dog is bouncy and frightems some children, so if i put her in the garden she barks because she wants in.
I relly dont know what to do for the best as we all would miss her terribly but i cant walk her as much as she wants me to.
Has anyone any experiences of rehomeing a dog they love soo much?
Im

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bubblerock · 13/03/2007 19:04

Get a cage for your post, that will stop that problem.

hertsnessex · 13/03/2007 19:06

i have, due to my long working hours before i gave up to be a doula. it was hard, the boys missed them, but they each went to great homes, my dads best friends and the other our really good friends. both with alot more time. its a shame now that im home mroe, but will think about it again after the summer i think.

y not try a dog cage???

WriggleJiggle · 13/03/2007 19:08

Can you employ a dog walker? Would 15 minutes in the park with a tennis ball help - it tires mine out without the need for a long (time wise) walk. I use the tennis ball routine about 1/2 hour before visitors are due

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 19:08

i got that cage from argos but its no good for my door there is lots of glass on it.

hertsnessex - do you mean a cage to put the dog in or for the post?

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bubblerock · 13/03/2007 19:10

What about one that attaches to the wall of your house instead?

hertsnessex · 13/03/2007 19:10

i mean for the dog, put her bed in it, and she will have her own space away from kids, and them from her.

WriggleJiggle · 13/03/2007 19:11

You can also get lemon (?) scented bark stopping collars I think - they squirt a smelly something when dog barks. Have never used them, but they may be suitable for short times when you're out.

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 19:11

yes thats a good idea bubblerock.

I dont really let her off the lead unless there is nobody around becuse she has no sense and will run off or go and jump up at old people out for a nice quite walk

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 19:14

I would need a very big cage to put her in with her bed & to give her a bit of space. I dont think id have room in my house for that.

Will look in to the lemon scented collar that sounds very interesting, thanks

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babywhiting · 13/03/2007 19:14

if you need to rehome the dog then think long and hard first, try talking to other boxer owners of their experiences but personally i would try dog training i trained my gsd from 6 months and he was fab .

if you really need to rehome then i might be able to help depending on where you are?

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 19:17

Im in the north west, she is house trained (toilet) and she will sit/paw/etc/
I thought about calling barkbusters or one of those adverts in the papers

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WriggleJiggle · 13/03/2007 19:18

Dog training is a great idea. Perhaps something like flyball or maybe agility where they have to use their brain. G loved agility but was bored by dog training.

babywhiting · 13/03/2007 19:19

we are thinking of getting a rescue dog preferably a boxer or labrador as i am used to larger dogs and training them.

let me know what you decide i could help you out if you do need to rehome.

babywhiting · 13/03/2007 19:31

oh i dont hae a dog at the mo as my exh took my gsd away when we split and rehomed him with strangers then 3 months later he bought himself a gsd puppy...git!!! i miss my gsd so much..and so do my dc.

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 19:36

If your are interested and can offer my gorgeous girl a good home i will consider it.

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babywhiting · 13/03/2007 19:46

how old is she? do you have any pics? can give you my email addy

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 19:47

give me you email address and i'll email you

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babywhiting · 13/03/2007 19:52

its [email protected]

babywhiting · 13/03/2007 20:05

oops i meant [email protected]

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lovelylivvy · 13/03/2007 20:07

lol, i just emailed the first one so forwarded it to you again

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babywhiting · 15/03/2007 18:32

Hi i have e-mail you back, i'm guessing that you have decided to work things out and keep your dog. would be good if you can tell me if this is correct as i am looking to get a dog and i have already say that i could give her a home if you decied you need to re-home her and i wouldn't want to let you down.

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