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How to surrender my dog to a rescue?

173 replies

cornere · 02/07/2023 18:09

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?

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Newusernamebecause · 02/07/2023 20:24

Don't pass on the problem to others by rehoming

HorribleNecktie · 02/07/2023 20:27

overthinkersanonnymus · 02/07/2023 20:21

There's no such thing as a dog that can lock it's jaw.

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You are correct and this is just as big a myth about pitbulls as the “nanny dog” bullshit which has caused countless naive people to take one into their homes, to their sorrow.

What IS true is that they are extremely tenacious and once they have hold of something it is very hard to get them to let go, which is where the myth of the “locking jaws” comes from. And as they are terriers, they like to hold and shake once they’ve bitten, which is why their bites cause so much more damage.

Happenchance · 02/07/2023 20:29

Has he seen a vet to rule out a medical reason why his behaviour has changed? Has he been assessed by a behaviourist?

Does your colleague know if his parents or littermates have any behavioural or health problems? Unfortunately these dogs tend to be bred by people who are more concerned with how dogs look than their health and temperament.

If you do decide to rehome him via a rescue, please be very wary which rescue you send him to. There are a lot of dodgy rescues around, and more popping up each day. I've heard good things about Frances Adores Bullbreeds (F.A.B). If they can't take him, they may be able to suggest a reputable rescue that can.

PrimalOwl10 · 02/07/2023 20:29

He needs putting down. I'm gobsmacked you would have a bully with a 4 year old who has already bitten attacked a dog. The breed needs banning.

sureigot20 · 02/07/2023 20:33

You can't rehome him. No rescue in the land would have him with this history! You really do have only one option, sadly.

pilates · 02/07/2023 20:34

PTS - sorry

ConcernedCatmother · 02/07/2023 20:35

For godsake PTS

nocoolnamesleft · 02/07/2023 20:38

I can only hope you put him to sleep before he attacks your child.

Notamum12345577 · 02/07/2023 20:43

Floralnomad · 02/07/2023 18:15

What is a micro bully ?

A micro (small) English bull terrier. Ugly looking animals, but generally considered to be good loyal family pets, and very good with kids. It a shame this one isn’t, but that could be said about any dog. It is not like a pit bull.

Balloonhearts · 02/07/2023 20:44

I love dogs and will usually tell people to get a bloody grip when they suggest putting to sleep a dog that has air snapped at a child who was annoying them but even I agree that this dog does not sound rehomable.

All that will happen is he will be passed from pillar to post getting more and more anxious and distressed and eventually be euthanized anyway. I'd put him to sleep myself personally. Less traumatic than being surrendered by his owners for a dog that is unlikely to find a new forever family. He isn't safe to rehome and the rescue will do it anyway. Better he goes with you there, not scared or unhappy.

Notamum12345577 · 02/07/2023 20:45

Gymmum82 · 02/07/2023 18:17

@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

They are not like pit bulls in temperament. Generally very loyal dogs who are great with kids. Yes this one isn’t, but though a ugly looking breed that look fierce, they are not an aggressive breed.

123wdcd · 02/07/2023 20:47

Putting him to sleep may be the most humane option, particularly if the vet will do a house call. If he bites in another home he may get abused, passed on with no checks, chained up outside or dumped. Plus if you do take him to a shelter he may have a couple of weeks of the stress of being in kennels, then be PTS anyway as he is a bite risk.

He could also cause serious harm to a young child or any person or animal. Just not worth the risk. The attack on your Mum is concerning, as he bit several times. That is very different from a single snap and release that many breeds of dog would do. It shows the potential that he could carry out a sustained attack.

MadCatLady27 · 02/07/2023 20:48

I'm not a dog person but would have him PTS - the fact he's already bitten someone would have marked his card for me. I know you keep him separate from your son but it doesn't bare thinking about if somehow he managed to get to him given how he reacts when he walks past

I wouldn't mind betting he scared your colleague too hence the reason she wanted to re-home him. I wonder if the rescue would PTS anyway as presumably you'd need to disclose his history and the fact he's bitten - the only way id excuse a bite maybe is if he was in pain

You're securing his future and not sending him into an uncertain one - imagine if he was rehomed to someone less cautious with him around a child and they got badly bitten

WhimHoff · 02/07/2023 20:48

Speak to your vet, they will be a good judge of PTS or rehome, depending on what they say you then need to contact charities and be honest.

Notamum12345577 · 02/07/2023 20:54

caringcarer · 02/07/2023 18:54

I'm surprised you took this dog on with a child. It is not a placid breed. These dogs can be aggressive and ate very strong. He has already attacked your Mum's dog and bit your Mum. You need to have this dog PTS. Give him a treat then PTS. If this dog goes on to bite a child you'd wish you'd just PTS when you could.

I think you have the breed confused. Yes this one is aggressive, but not the breed in general. They may look like it, but English bill terriers are considered a very good family pet. Please don’t confuse them with pit bulls (which are illegal in the uk)

cinnamonfrenchtoast · 02/07/2023 20:57

@Notamum12345577 OP doesn't have an English Bull Terrier.

She has a micro bully.

Two very different things!

IsThePopeCatholic · 02/07/2023 20:58

Time to PTS. Don’t take any more risks.

SeatonCarew · 02/07/2023 21:05

PTS immediately.

123wdcd · 02/07/2023 21:07

Maybe call some reputable rescue centres and lay out his history. It is likely they would recommend PTS. If you hear it from them it may make it an easier call for you to PTS. As someone else suggested, talk to the vet as well.

I wrote above, given his bite history I would PTS - for the sake of any potential victims and for the dog to avoid an uncertain future.

Housekeeperbatcocoa · 02/07/2023 21:12

Gymmum82 · 02/07/2023 19:25

@Housekeeperbatcocoa tell that to all the people that have been mauled to death by these breeds. Once they bite they do not let go.
A person I know almost lost her arm to one of these. The dog had to be strangled by its lead until it passed out in order for it to release her arm from its mouth

Because they bite and hold on.

It isn't the same thing as physically "locking their jaw".

Notamum12345577 · 02/07/2023 21:14

cinnamonfrenchtoast · 02/07/2023 20:57

@Notamum12345577 OP doesn't have an English Bull Terrier.

She has a micro bully.

Two very different things!

If she is in the UK, bully is a nickname for an English bull terrier. There are standard and micro English bull terriers. Saying she has a micro bully should mean, unless she corrects me, that she has a micro English bull terrier.

NoTouch · 02/07/2023 21:21

I've never heard about a "micro bully" before and just googled it. How much more can we deform these poor animals. 😢

Floralnomad · 02/07/2023 21:23

Notamum12345577 · 02/07/2023 21:14

If she is in the UK, bully is a nickname for an English bull terrier. There are standard and micro English bull terriers. Saying she has a micro bully should mean, unless she corrects me, that she has a micro English bull terrier.

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Hence my confusion , I wasn’t sure whether it was a small bulldog , small bull terrier or small American bully .

Redlarge · 02/07/2023 21:28

Gymmum82 · 02/07/2023 18:13

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

This is the shittest most horrible advice. Get a dig trainer

Redlarge · 02/07/2023 21:29

He doesnt need murdering you are all disgusting

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