Need a new home please!

[JaxTellersOldLady]

My friend is rehoming a gorgeous Cane Corso. She is a proper couch potato, loves a walk, but happy to snuggle up on the sofa and sleep until she is needed.

Perfect with children, other dogs and is generally a bloody lovely dog. She is nearly 3, and loves to be loved.

She went to another home but they cannot keep her, the daughters house sale fell through and her parents cant have another dog at the moment with the one they already have, so although they love her, cant keep her.

rescue kennels are of course full to bursting and a foster home is like hens teeth. They will organise a kennel for her, but cant say where in the country and to be honest, this is not what my friend wants, nor is it what is best for the dog.

So... if anyone knows the breed, and is looking for a new dog and can give this lovely lady a forever home, please PM me.

DH and I have talked this over and there just isnt a feasible way that we can have her. I would take her in a heartbeat, really we would and if you 'know' me then you will know that we did consider this a few months ago.

How urgently? I know someone who will almost certainly be looking for another dog in the next month or two, even though he says he won't and although he has no experience with that particular breed he has owned dogs for the majority of his life, almost always large 'dangerous' breeds.

Although, as he is ill and cannot walk far, exercise is down to me so it would need to be:

a) able to walk with other dogs (1 male, 1 female)
b) fairly good on a lead. I don't mind putting in a bit of training, but with my own dogs, I simply do not have the time to be training another nutcase dog.
c) capable of walking for at least an hour in all weathers.

They also own a two cats and a parrot, so would need to be good with other animals.

Long list of requiremnets there I know. Otherwise I suggest contacting Vall.

well she can walk with other dogs as she has lived with other dogs her whole life, my friend says she is good on a lead, so she must be.

She isnt a nutcase, she is sweet and gentle and if I had the room I would take her in a heartbeat, but having Loofa and a new puppy it wouldnt be 1 fair on any of us including the Cane 2 have to listen to my head.

Pretty sure she can walk for an hour, havent walked with her but when I walk with Loo and my friends other shepherds we are out for at least an hour.

She lives with cats and is good with them, doesnt chase. Have no idea if she is good with parrots, think she would be ok. Can ask my friend.

Where abouts in the country are you? We are in Buckinghamshire. If your friend was going to take her I could probably convince speak nicely to DH about fostering her over xmas and new year.

I had never heard of this breed but just did some googling, what a beautiful breed and reputation for a good nature.

If i wasn't due to give birth in 2 weeks i'd be biting your hand off.

I wish you luck in finding this beautiful dog a home, i'm sure there is a home out there waiting for a lovely dog.

Really hope that you find a lovely home for her. Beautiful breed.

I'll speak to him tomorrow and let you know what he says. We are NE, so might be too far away, if she wants to keep the dog close?

I love this breed and wish I could help out.

Fingers crossed she finds somewhere suitable very soon.

thanks Dooin Maybe we could talk about this off board, pretty sure that my friend will be happy if she gets a lovely home.

She is coming round to mine in a little while so will mention that a 'potential' has been found.

DH and I had a long chat about this last night and we said that if we dog shared with my friend who lives near us it could work, but she has a 4 month old baby girl and it really isnt the right time for her just now, so that wont work and DH really doesnt want 3 dogs, even though he loves the Cane and she loves him. Might work on him some more, but doubt it will work, anyway, it is me who will be feeding, walking, vetting mostly...

I know Kennels are full and they are turning at least 3 away per day, foster homes are like 'bethlehem' ie no room at the inn.

hmmmmf.

I am not taking on this 'problem' but am going to do my best to help my friend find a new home for the Cane.

OK ... despite my previous "not taking on this" blah de blah

it seems that we are, have spoken to DH and he is a big softy, we are going to foster her over Christmas and New Year until the rescue gets her a space/foster home full time.

well, it is Christmas after all, season of goodwill and whats another dog when you have 2?

It will be fine, wont it? yeah, course it will.

Lucky, lucky Cane Corso :)

@ Jax - you and your DH sound like really nice, caring people. I hope that you and the three dogs have a wonderful Christmas and that nobody eats your turkey who shouldn't be eating your turkey...

haha summersoon that is so close to the mark. Luckily my boy isnt really a scavenger, we dont count the time he had a whole pigeon in his mouth and wouldnt open it; that was due to horrendous steroid starvation!

every year our dogs get a doggy christmas dinner... no sprouts though, the idea of more people farting than necessary fills me with dread!

well, she arrives tomorrow afternoon. Already bought her a little xmas pressie and no doubt will get her other bits and pieces... hmmmm

so... the lovely Cane has been with us for a few days now and she is lovely, absolutely fantastic in almost every way.

Good Points

She walks nicely on a lead
has learned to play with my 2 shepherds, although is much more at 'home' playing with my friends Ridgeback - her own kind.
Has beautiful manners and is hilarious when she is snoring!
She LOVES people, kids, cats and other dogs.

Bad Points

She LOVES people - bounds up to them, which is pretty scary for a lot of people.
When she pulls on her lead, boy does she pull, she is very heavy, pure muscle.
She gets excited when she sees a small dog and wants to chase it and say hello at the same time, likewise when she sees a big dog, but a bit more respectful of them.
She snores loudly and farts often!
Apart from that, she is lovely, but she is not staying here, just not for us. Yes, we all like her, my dogs are fine with her, but I am very much a GSD girl.

So... new home still required, have spoken to lots of dog people that I know, but if anyone wants or knows of anyone who would like a couch potato dog in need of some socialising please PM me.

oh lordy, think we are all falling slowly in love with 'nanny' she had a good romp in the snow with my two this morning and had a blast around the field.

We met a choccie springer, a JRT and a flat coat that appeared to have no owner with it! IT did but she was off in the distance and didnt even bother calling it, actually she couldnt see it as she was in another field nearby! This makes me quite cross, not all dogs are friendly and what if something had happened???? It didnt and they all had a dash across the field.

Cane was very well behaved, yes she sniffed all the dogs and trotted up to them, but it was in a 'hi, hello' sort of way, not a 'breakfast' kind of way.

Her recall today was spot on - she watched me and DH for instruction and left the other dogs when told to walk on. I was so impressed with all the dogs. Bollocks, they are bonding, really bonding.

well I have someone coming on Thursday afternoon to see the Cane. She is someone I know and is used to large breeds and also used to work at a Kennels and Rescue place, so knows what she is doing.

Her family are lovely and she has 2 DC. Please keep your fingers crossed that it goes well.

I know that my DD will miss her snuggles on the sofa with the dog, the pair have snored together on and off all day today.

But... I will see her and be able to walk with her and my Loofa.

Fingers well and truly crossed for you :)

Ahh, have just read through this thread, the dog sounds beautiful and if we hadn't got our Lola just under a year ago I would be very tempted myself.

Fingers crossed that this doggy gets a new home

well the person phoned and cancelled. She is lovely, very knowledgable about dogs etc etc, but her husband isnt an animal person and doesnt know much about dogs and is totally put off by her size and breed being around his children... who are 7 and 3. Cant see any problem myself, but then that is me.

Total shame that stereotyping is stopping this lovely lump of gorgeousness getting a new home. I did say to my DH that she really needs a family home with people who 'know' that sort of breed.

Spoke to my Vet today about her, spoke to the receptionists and they will put an advert up for me, but I said not until after New Year. Dont want her going to anyone, she needs someone special for her.

She has been lounging on the sofa all day with my DD and various family members all day. If I had a bigger house, with a bigger garden, more time, no puppy then I would keep her.

DH and I have been taking her out, doing lots of socialising with her and a bit of training, she has serious potential. She has already stopped bolting towards people and mostly sniffs and leaves other dogs when asked to.

Oh, what a shame they cancelled as she sounds like a wonderful dog.

If I didn't already have four dogs I'd happily offer her a home.

I wish you and her the very best of luck in finding a lovely new home.

Thank god they came to that decision BEFORE taking her on, not afterwards, Jax.

I know you have your reservations and I know you're not daft, but I still think breed rescue is the way forward. Put it this way - if in a months time, having taken the dog, the new owner decides she isn't wanted... what then? Are you sure you can have her back, no matter what?

What about in 6 years time? Can you guarantee you will then? (You gotta believe it, people do return to rescue after all that time because it isn't working out, to say nothing of those who are moving/divorcing/having a or another baby etc). We had one such person at PFK recently... and this one of our supporteers and members, whom we thought we knew. After 5 or 6 years she decided she couldn't keep her dog any more because her dog was barking too much so the scumbag she returned her dog to the rescue. (An aside - we saw nothing but a really lovely lapdog, no barking, dog has been rehomed since and doesb't bark excessively at all. See what I mean about some owners being liars and a PITA, folks?!)

I'm not suggesting that her Ladyship is kennelled but some breed rescues will be happy (grateful even) to work with you so that Madam stays with you until a home is identified, homechecked and so on. So do some non breed rescues for that matter - Gladys at pro Dogs Direct tries to work this way with ALL her rescue dogs.

I don't know any Cane Corso rescues so I can't comment on them specifically, I'm just throwing an idea into the hat tbh. Is it worth an ask, do you think? I'm just SO scared that with all the best will in the world she'll end up in the wrong hands at some stage. I know where she'd be best off but equally I know why this isn't an option atm. I wish I had room for another dog here too!

hi Val, yes I am so glad they talked it over properly before coming to see her. I am pretty sure they would have fallen in love with her!

AT the moment she is my DDs dog! Totally and utterly. DH said this morning "you will really miss her when she goes" DD said "she isnt going anywhere Daddy!" oh dear oh dear.

Cane Corso Rescue will take her in the new year. That is already on the cards, but they were absolutely bursting pre xmas and I didnt want her getting schleped around the country to kennels as foster families were full and the nearest CC kennels were full, so although they could have taken her she would have gone anywhere in UK. Didnt want that at all, she is too good a dog for that.

So, she is fine here with us for a few weeks.

Some people just dont deserve to look after animals, do they?

Nothing to add to this, other than to say full on credit to you for looking after another dog when it's not ideal, because it's a shitty time of year for animal rescue.
This is how we got a second cat, despite only wanting one cat in the first place (how can anyone turn away a cold hungry face in November?)
Hope this all pans out for you in a good way xx

Hmm.... my 4th cat, Esme, came to me when rpicket on here asked for help with a little moggy who had been sleeping her shed. I stepped in and offered to foster her and find her a home from here.

Famous last words, within 24 hours I was smitten and within a couple of days max had decided she was going nowhere.

Just saying, that's all... ;o :o :o

Seems like you have the ideal plan and everything very well under control. I wish everyone was as conscientious and caring as you.

aw thanks Valhalla she is a lovely big girl and my daughter absolutely loves her and has claimed her as her own... I just cant see how it could realistically work.

Anyway, tomorrow is Christmas and I have got her a present along with the other two dogs and they will all have their christmas dinner, a lovely long walk and fun in the snow.

DP said - I remember it well - "We are NOT having another cat, it can stay the night but it has to go to the shelter tomorrow." This was said for the first year of its stay here.
The cat has been here for 3 years now. Well and truly got its paws under the table.