Dog rescue charities advice needed

[Barriet]

I'm here looking for advice from dog lovers and those knowledgable about dogs. I've an elderly relative (very fit) who sadly will likely have to rehome their young dog as despite a lot of perseverance he is still too much for them to cope with, they know they got him too quickly without carefully considering it too soon after grieving their previous (elderly) dog.

Is it best to find a rehome charity for that specific breed or would the Dog's Trust be best? If anyone can advise I'd be grateful. It would be great to match the dog with the perfect responsible owner and I expect charities vet potential adopters carefully? Have no experience of this situation. Advice welcomed, thank you.

I'd always go for a breed specific rescue, they tend to have small armies of followers and willing adopters on FB/social media.

Dogs are more likely to go into foster that way for assessment and stay in private homes rather than kennels which most dogs would find really stressful.

Is he a particular breed? All good reputable rescues will vet potential adopters well, their priority is their dogs get good forever homes ❤️ Most good rescues also have trainers and behaviourists who will assess dogs when they come in and should work with the pup if he does have any particular challenges.

Definitely worth calling around Dogs Trust and see what their capacity is :)

Also, big rescues use foster homes as well as the smaller ones, depending on what’s best for the pup :)

Did your relative buy the dog directly from the breeder? If they did, your relative should ask the breeder if they can take him back. There may even be a clause in the breeder’s contract that says that your relative will contact them if they are no longer able to keep the dog.

Thank you for the replies. He's a border collie, a clever and lovely dog but my elderly relative is struggling to hold him on walks and occasionally he has shown some aggression to other dogs he has met but never towards people.

I never thought to ask them to check with the person they bought him from so will find out about that option also thank you. It's heart breaking to consider rehoming but hopefully will be better off in the long run (for the dogs sake).

For a border collie, if the breeder can't have him back, then I'd go with a specialist rescue as they do have specific needs and a breed specific rescue is most likely to be able to assess them correctly and find the right person for them

Thank you @CMOTDibbler I will do some research into that.

I don't know if this is near to you it's in Staffordshire www.bordercollietrustgb.org.uk/. If not they may be able to give you some advice on rehomng

Thanks @leekandpotsoup that's a very helpful link. I really appreciate all the replies was worried posting on here to ask this.

Valgrays rescue is great with collies.

The Border Collie Spot
Protecting Preloved Border Collies
Valgrays Border Collie and Animal Rescue
are a few I know of.

Thank you @HerMammy @somethinginthewater I've had a look at those and they do awesome work. I've gone back to them armed with useful information thanks to this thread

I volunteer for a specific breed rescue charity and would recommend that avenue rather than Dogs Trust.