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?

If she had a mini English Bull Terrier I'm sure that's what she would have said

It’s not murder.
It’s behavioural euthanasia for a reactive dog with a bite history.

No (decent) rescue will take this dog. He cannot stay in the home with the child. He cannot be passed on to another home.

Biting your mum is something of a red herring - it's very common for humans breaking up dog fights to be inadvertently bitten, even when neither dog gets bitten. Basically, lots of dog fights are handbags at dawn, but when someone sticks a limb in an unexpected place they get caught in the crossfire. I would be far, far more worried if the dog had bitten your mum in another context.

BUT this is a dog that cannot be around other dogs, either in the home or on walks. You have another dog, and the current situation is not sustainable.

You have a small child, which is another, very large, risk factor.

Supply of rescue dogs is currently vastly outstripping demand as the pandemic puppies reach adulthood and working patterns have changed; even 'nice' dogs are languishing much longer than they would have prepandemic.

Why would someone choose life with a reactive dog, with a bite history, when they have a choice of several much easier dogs? I've got a reactive dog, I know it's not easy, and I wouldn't choose to go through that again.

He can't stay in your home, and the chances of finding a suitable home for him are very low. Unless you have a friend (someone you know well, not some random off the internet) who is an experienced dog owner, currently dog free, and looking for a project dog... I don't think there are a lot of options available to you.

For the sake of your child, surely you know what to do

PTS

No, it's sensible and realistic advice.

A reactive dog will always be a reactive dog. Training may be able to mitigate it, but the behaviour will never go away.

I had a reactive dog and my life revolved around him. I had a very good behaviourist who helped me find ways to mitigate his reactions but it meant I could never have guests, I had to make my garden into a fortress and he was walked in a muzzle and always on a short lead. We were both miserable.

I made the decision to have him pts when I found out I was pregnant because I knew he wouldn't cope with a baby.

It was the right thing to do - I felt very sad but also a massive amount of relief!

All the red flags are there- all fine until last 6 months & became increasingly aggressive to other dogs. Has repeatedly attacked another dog. Barks at small child incessantly.

this dog will attack someone one day. Probably a child. PTS is the responsible decision here.

It is a Micro Bully. They are not the sort of dog you'd get with a child.

Phone the RSPCA and tell them he's bitten people. Then it's up to to them. I would hope they would put him to sleep. He could kill a child next FGS.

I imagine the child it's barking at incessantly doesn't need murdering either. Get a sodding grip.

If my dog bit my mother (or anyone) I'd have a hard time not putting it down myself there and then!!

And yet again a perfect illustration of why reputable rescues tend not to rehome where there is a young child in the house.
It’s the second such post this week

This. People that collect / breed bullys are the problem.

Why is this the RSPCAs problem? They are a charity that deals with animal welfare.

You make them make the decision to PTS and they’ll get slated as per usual.

PTS without delay

You need to google it, bullies are a new type of dog which are exploding in popularity. It’s not an English bull terrier.

It sounds as though the dog needs to be PTS.

@Redlarge no it isn’t. The dog is dangerous. It’s not murder. However the dog will end up killing or severely injuring someone if she doesn’t do something. Dog trainers cannot work miracles. It also takes time and ALOT of work which is not realistic when a small child is at risk. Rescues are over run with dogs that are not aggressive needing homes. This dog will live a life in a kennel. Becoming more reactive. More aggressive until it’s unhandleable. It will then be left in its kennel until it dies. However many years that may take.
This is not a life. Euthanasia is the most humane thing you can do for an aggressive animal that cannot be rehomed

@Notamum12345577 this is a micro bully. Not an English bull terrier

@cornere I work with dogs and I work with a lot of foster dogs with bite histories. He absolutely does not deserve to pts without some sort of investigation, you said he was placid before and then something changed. Has he been to the vets for a full check? He could have pain, dogs are good at hiding this. Dogs are not randomly aggressive, there will be a reason for it, sometimes yes they are genetically prone to it. I’m so sorry about what happened to your mum but there would have been a sign or signal a fight was going to happen and wading into 2 dogs fighting unfortunately can result in bites. I have been on the end of a fair few bites over the years I can tell you. One of my dogs who was originally a foster came to me on a last chance as he had bitten a lot, he bit me several times too but now he’s the most cuddly loving boy. He had an underlying problem with his legs and was a confused scared dog. Now with treatment and training he’s the happiest dog there is. Rescue is on its knees at the moment, every organisation I know is inundated but you are welcome to pm me and I can send you in the direction of some people that could maybe help.

I look at this and I think, no wonder they bite people. It’s a fucking disgrace what humans do to dogs. What a state.

@TheFireflies i know. They are truly one of the most disgusting deformed dogs I’ve ever seen. People are a disgrace

Vet Nurse here too. I agree that this dog should be PTS. I've worked for a lot of practices and I have never worked at one where the staff would argue the toss over it in a situation like this. You sign the form to say you are the owner or agent and get it done.

As a PP said, there are so many lovely natured dogs in need of homes, keeping this one would be wrong and I've seen some terrible injuries as a result of procrastination over a situation like this.

This. And I say that as a committed dog lover.

That is horrific. Poor dog.