How to surrender my dog to a rescue?

[cornere]

I took him on at 7.5 months from a colleague who could no longer keep him. He's a micro bully, not a breed I would ever choose or purchase.

Up until around the start of the year he had the most placid, lovely dog. He is now nearly two years old and for the last six months has become increasingly aggressive.

He has attacked my mum's dog quite savagely and bit my mum a couple of times when she tried to split them up, she then proceeded to have a heart attack.

I am now scared of him and I have a four year old and another dog I have to keep him away from. I'm devastated that he has to go but I know it's necessary.

Does anyone know the process please? I heard some aren't taking any more dogs as they are full?

Is he safe for rehoming?

You need to put him to sleep. He is dangerous. Do not try and give this dog to a rescue. He is unrehomable. Do the right thing and put him down

I know I'll get slated but why not have him put to sleep? Surely that's better than a succession of homes and the risk of him biting someone else?

It's what a relative did, no regrets at all, but then the relative was pragmatic and it was when dogs were dogs, not furbabies.

What is a micro bully ?

Having him pts isn't the worst that could happen to him. Imagine him being abused or hit because he bites his next owner... He is unpredictable and that is dangerous.

He needs to be PTS. Why would anyone take him on?

He hasn't randomly attacked a human, although he has only had contact with me and DP, nobody else since the incident with my mum. He only bit her as she was trying to desperate them.

When he is in the crate and sees DS he barks incessantly, but I don't let them anywhere near each other.

He still likes to be stroked etc.

I feel terrible. Maybe PTS is the right way.

He needs rehoming to a house with no other dogs or young kids. Try the bully breed UK Facebook group they might be able to advise on someone who can take him to save him being PTS.

@Floralnomad similar to a pit bull.. Much more muscular. Very dangerous dogs in the wrong hands. Extremely dangerous if they are aggressive. As this one is

Just put it down before it murders a child.

No, you're incorrect.

He is about 12 inches tall.

I think people are often far too quick to jump to PTS but this is a reactive dog, who has bitten (albeit in specific circumstances) who can't be around kids and who has a certain 'street' cachet.

I honestly don't think he can be rehomed safely.

He doesn’t need saving. He needs destroying before he kills someone

Unfortunately I doubt any rescue would take him with that level of aggression or if they did he would be very difficult to rehome. You may want to really consider euthanasia

Well you definitely can’t keep it if you’re creating it every one your son is in the house? How awful for the dog, but I can’t understand why you’d feel you needed too.

I’ll echo what other people have said in that a dangerous or unpredictable
dog, especially one with the tenacity and strength of one of the bull breeds, should be PTS rather than passed on.

This dog is not safe in the same home as your child, one slight error and the cage isn't secured or a door slightly open, and it's over. Do you mean your mum had a heart attack after the dog attack? That's awful.

I'm sorry OP I love dogs but it has to go, by all means take it to a shelter but you need to understand it's highly likely they will put the dog to sleep. You may find a small independent rescue or a breed specific one that's more willing to work with aggressive animals. I have a friend on a farm with no other pets and no family and they rehomed a dog from a place like this and the dog was similar to yours, those homes are few and far between unfortunately.

Google 'Losing Lulu' and read up on behaviour euthanasia. Then make the right choice for everyone, including the dog.

@cornere i know what a micro/pocket bully is. Just a small version of an XL bully. Which is essentially a rebranded pit bull. They are lovely dogs....sometimes. But in the wrong hands or if aggressive they are very dangerous dogs. They are a jaw locking breed for a start. Once they lock they don’t let go. They are also extremely strong. Even if they are small.

As an ex vet nurse please consider euthanasia.
Surrendering to a kennels is just passing the buck, he will likely never be rehomed if he has a bite history and will live out his days at the kennels which is no life for any dog.
You will not be judged by anyone at the vets and your dog will know nothing about it. Give him a lovely breakfast and a walk and then take him to the vets, it’s hard but it’s the right thing to do.

That's all well and good until he meets another dog on a walk.

My little collie was bitten badly by a similar dog!

There's problem free, nice, sweet dogs who are getting pts. Keeping one with a known history of biting alive is a questionable choice. Give him a good last day and pts at home.

There is a rescue crisis at the moment, so you may struggle to find a rescue that can take your dog and even if they can, there is no guarantee that it will find its forever home straight away/first time they get adopted, so PTS may be the best option.

However, I’d be trying to do whatever o could to avoid rehoming and certainly euthanasia. If the change in behaviour was a sudden one, did you do a vet check to ensure no issues that could have been causing pain and for the dog to lash out? Have you spoken to a behaviourist or trainer to see if there is anything you can do to address the issues yourself?

He attacks other dogs, he bit your mum - she had a heart attack!?! and you want to give him to someone else?

There isn't a single dog breed that can "lock its jaws". It's a myth.

Also, has he been castrated? If not that may be something to consider as it can often calm dogs down and 2 y/o is an ok age with hormones and growing etc to do it.

There are far worse things that can happen to a dog than to be quietly put to sleep with his beloved owner by his side. If his outcome is pts don’t let him go to strangers at a kennel to have it done - you should do it