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?

I’m not going to be kind here because this is completely irresponsible dog ownership. Someone bred this abomination of a dog, a micro bully? Really? That dog will have breathing issues and other health issues due to short legs and large body weight. What a bloody shame this thing was bred in the first place. Do it a favour and get it PTS. I’m absolutely sick and tired of hearing people ‘rescuing’ these dogs. It’s already attacked your mum, you’re afraid of it and you’re asking what you should do? For goodness sake have some common sense and get it to the vet asap.

Goodness me, ‘murder’ is a bit dramatic🙄

Op I would also suggest pts in this instance, if he gets in the wrong hands it could be worse for them & him.

Those poor dogs - basically an American Bully head and body on tiny little legs, it's just outrageous to breed dogs like these. To those saying that he shouldn't be euthanised, would you take him into your home?

Jesus I’ve never seen so many people blindly demanding someone kill a dog!! The dog is being cooped up away and OP sounds like she may not have the time to invest in training this dog. At least attempt that before killing it!

NOBODY HERE IS A PROFESSIONAL

GO TO A BREED SPECIFIC RESCUE PLEASE!!!

This dog should never have been bred in the first place. There is no micro bully breed. This dog needs PTS, it’s the kindest thing to do and for goddess’s sake there’s no need to type in capitals.

There absolutely is a need to type in capitals BECAUSE I’M SHOUTING

STOP KILLING DOGS FOR NO REASON.

THIS IS NOT A RECOGNISED BREED OF DOG ITS A BUNCH OF CROSSES THERE IS NO REPUTABLE BREEDER OF THIS DOG SO THERES NO REPUTABLE BREED RESCUE

No, you’re not shouting, you’re typing a reply to a post.

I foster for the Edward Foundation and they cannot take dogs with a bite history

No such thing as a breed specific rescue for a mongrel

Contact bull breed rescues and small rescues near you - they may still take him with a history of dog aggression and a bite to a human during a fight (it’s not uncommon for dogs to bite anything near them during a fight, it’s not the same thing as biting a human in other situations) but... you might find they’re full, a lot of the rescues I follow are.

The bigger rescues will more than likely not take him with a bite history.

If you can’t find a rescue, you’re really only left with having him PTS, you could have got vet and behavioural support earlier, but if you’re at the point where none of you trust him and he’s crated constantly then that ship has probably sailed.

Gosh! So many people telling OP to have the dog destroyed! Seems to be a common response on this site.

This dog does have issues certainly, but my understanding of the post is it doesn't appear to have attacked a person.
All dogs fight at some point (with other dogs) I don't think a rescue would turn down a dog for that reason.
Please do try the re homing option.
Best of luck!

It's bitten her mum and savaged another dog.

Most rescues won't take a dog with a bite history towards humans, no matter what the circumstances.

If this dog ends up in rescue it will probably end up being PTS anyway. Unfortunately that's the reality when you have a bully breed with a bite history - they don't get a second chance.

You don't. You have him put down. NOW.

The mum got bitten when she tried to split up two dogs that were fighting. This dog does not necessarily need to die. It needs to be assessed and advice needs to be sought outside of mumsnet. This is not the place for rational advice.

Can you not read? It bit her mum. No way back for this dog now.

If OP was childfree and this was her only dog then I, too, would be advising a behaviourist.

But the dog is unlikely ever to be safe enough to live with other dogs and children.

While scraps between dogs are common - to be clear, the handbags at dawn variety that involves noise but no blood - it sounds like this dog has caused some proper injury to the other dog in the household, which is rather different.

This dog cannot stay in the household, so a behaviourist is a fairly pointless exercise for the current owner.

@tabulahrasa writes, as usual, a sensible post.

I know that, but the dog still has a bite history towards people. The circumstances are largely irrelevant- very few rescues will touch a dog like this, and for good reason.

Add in the fact that it's severely dog aggressive and is beginning to show aggressive behaviour towards a 4yo and it would be incredibly irresponsible to pass this dog into rescue.

I work with dogs and honestly, for many animals like this, being PTS with their human begins them is much kinder than putting them in rescue where they'll be isolated for weeks on end before probably still being PTS anyway.

There aren't any fosters for dogs without issues, let alone dogs with severe dog aggression and a bite history towards people.

Nothing wrong with falling asleep forever next to your owners having had a lovely day full of steak and ice cream.

Why do people think that once a dog has bitten once it’s going to bite again? When are humans going to take responsibility for their actions? Disgraceful bunch on here. You know nothing about the situation and you’re lobbying to kill a dog without knowing even nearly enough about the situation.
Go to a breed specific recipe @cornere and for those clever dicks saying “it’s a mongrel oooo there’s no such breed” have you never heard of a bully rescue?? They take all bull breeds/ types. Which is what this dog is. Run by actual experts not people with no experience whatsoever.

He savaged another dog and has been displaying uncomfortable behaviour towards a small child.

Why mess about? Why give him the chance to escalate his aggression? PTS isn't the worst thing - too many dogs not get given chance after chance and it usually ends badly.

There are thousands of kind, sweet non aggressive dogs looking for homes. The limited resources don't need to be consumed by a dog who has a bit history and who is starting to show aggression towards humans too.

The uncomfortable behaviour and increasing aggression towards a child is barking. That’s all the OP has said. Could mean anything.

The dog should be checked over for underlying conditions and professional advice sought before any permanent decisions are made.

Honestly, the less of these dogs there are, the better.

The less of what dogs?

FFS.

A microbully is like a chihuahua on steroids. The only thing a microbully could "murder" is small prey animals like a rat.

This doesn't need to be PTS. It needs to go to a responsible rescue. I'd start by emailing a few breed-specific rescues, OP. Before you do that, though, you need to book in to see a vet. Sudden aggression usually indicates health issues, more often than not pain.

@ItWillWash have you seen my picture and the other picture of a micro bully? They are nothing like a chihuahua that weighs under 5kg. These weigh 20-30kg and have massive heads and mouths. A responsible rescue would not rehome an aggressive dog