To rehome puppy

[Ohni1]

so We have a six month old sausage dog who’s literally the most sweet loving little boy. However he keeps lunging and attacking my 4 year old! He keeps nipping him and has broken the skin and caused bruises a few times. It’s everyday this is happening and I have a 5 week old baby so its
really starting to stress me out! I’m constantly shouting at the dog to leave my son alone but he doesn’t listen!

the dog hasn’t always been like this, we had a trainer in for him when he first started doing it and he stopped for ages now he’s gone backwards and started it again. My son is starting to hate the dog as he can’t even play without the dog trying to bite him. So I keep the dog separate in the kitchen which I don’t thinks fair as he just sits and cries for us.

the last thing I wanted to do was rehome him but a lovely couple who live round the corner want him and are coming to see him today but my guilt is eating me alive!

rhe Stress of it all though is too much, I’m constantly shouting or telling the dog off, then I’m ringing my partner in work moaning that the dogs biting my son again! Or when he comes home from work I’m offloading to him!

woll this get better or should I rehome him!? I’ve grew up with dogs all my life but this is so different!

Why did you get a puppy when you were pregnant?!
rehome the poor dog. He's clearly stressed. And don't get another dog until your kids are a lot older!

Lovely this is nothing to feel guilty about. You are giving him a great act of love by rehoming him with nice people who want him and can provide him a home without being shut away. You are doing the right thing 100%, you just have “cold feet” which is completely normal before any big decision. Let them come and see him today and remind yourself this is for the best and your future self will look back and be really glad you made this decision.
❤️ stay strong OP!

Surely the sensible plan is to get the trainer back in. The dogs entering the shit teenager stage where they pretend they don't understand anything and forget all their manners so you need to be on top of reinforcing them. Plus there's obviously been a lot of upheavel with a new baby in the house so the poor thing will likely be feeling quite unsettled.

What you don't do is just give the dog to what sounds like a random couple you don't even know just because they seem nice.

Your dog isn’t happy in the current family dynamic, I don’t say this lightly as I’m strongly for working with the dog to improve things. But with 2 dc under 5 I doubt you have the time to do this. Don’t feel guilty you’re doing the right thing for everyone.

They got a puppy while pregnant and with a toddler and now have to pass him to a new home after only 4 months of having him because of this really bad decision. Yes they should feel guilty.

I thought sausage dogs as a breed were a bit nippy and happy anyway. Could be wrong.

You clearly don't have the time and energy to train this dog with a new born and a young child. I think a puppy was a bit of a mistake because they are like having another child too so rehoming is sensible all round.

Presumably the breeder won’t take him back?? Have you asked?

No. She didn’t do anything maliciously and therefore this does not warrant you telling her to feel guilt. She thought she could give him a nice happy home (which she could if he didn’t bite) but it hasn’t worked out and she is now responsibly finding him a new loving home.

The fact OP feels guilty and is asking for advice shows she has compassion towards the dog and his well being.

People make mistakes, at worst OP was a bit naive, but she does not need to feel guilty. Cut her some slack. You’re not perfect either

If you can’t cope, and you have a new owner lined up, then yes, rehome him.

Training a dog is harder than people realise, and a “sausage dog” is a hound, and hounds are particularly known for being difficult to train.

People assume daschunds are easy as they are small, they aren’t, they’re hunting dogs with a lot of energy. I know a breeder and even she admits they are difficult dogs.

If your poor baby’s skin is being broken then maybe this couple are a good option, or maybe speak to the trainer again. Only you know how you’ll feel after the rehoming, I suspect you’ll be relieved.

This is exactly why you shouldn't get a puppy with a small child and a baby in the house.

Re-home the puppy. There is no way you have the time, energy or patience to train it while also caring for two small children.

Re-home the puppy. Great you have neighbours lined up to take him so you can know and check it’s a good new home.

The biting won’t get better without huge change and work from you. Maybe think about getting another dog in 5 years when you have time - and perhaps an easier breed.

In the circumstances you have described, the best option for all concerned would be to rehome

The best thing might have been not to get the dog but the second best thing you can do, is to ensure the dog gets a happy, loving new home as quickly and painlessly as possible.

If the couple round the corner are, genuinely, that home - great. If you're just going with them because it's easy then stop and do right by the dog: find a breed-specific charity to rehome with.

Either way, at just 6 months old and behaving like a young dog will - the chances are this dog will go on to lead a happy and safe life with the right family.

If you're privately rehoming him, have an agreement in place they must neuter him and if at any time they cannot keep him they must contact you and he is rehomed through rescue, daxies are very popular and easy to sell, these conditions will keep him safe.

Surely they should neuter him before they hand him over?

You have made some mad decisions which have directly affected the dog.

This time make the correct decision for the dog.

A good breeder will take the dog back - contact them first. ( I get the vibe though that this not going to be the case)

Go to an approved rescue to rehome the dog. The dog will then be assessed and put into the correct home and will also have back up for life from the rescue.

If you do a private rehome you are just guessing that this is the right home for the dog. - when you got the dog you thought it would work out. It may not work out a second time in a private rehoming.

Do the best for the dog and rehome through a rescue.

Do not castrate a six month old dachshund!

I feel absolutely awful that it’s come to this. Yes maybe it wasn’t the best idea to get a puppy whilst
pregnant and with a small child but we’d been talking about getting a dog for years and the opportunity came with him so we grabbed it!

I want him to have a good home and I don’t think he has that here. This couple doesn’t have children and they can focus on him we’re I can’t at the moment!

i never wanted to do this, I never thought I would do this but I’m thinking of my children and hoping the dog had a better life with someone else

I agree with PPs that rehoming is for the best whilst puppy is still small. But please don't then adopt another dog thinking the situation will be different. Raising a puppy properly requires your full attention, you don't have that and won't for years.

Yes, it does sound as if someone else will offer the dog a far more suitable home than yours.

It seems very unlikely that any reputable breeder would have sold you a puppy when you had such a young child and another on the way, but if by any chance they were somebody decent who wasn't made fully aware of the idiocy of this, the puppy should be offered back to them to find the most suitable home.

Dachshunds shouldn’t be neutered until they are 2, doing it before they have fully matured is a major cause of back and other issues.

First he should be offered back to the breeder

I didn't know that, thank you

@Lemsipper this. A very kind and sensible rely.

@Bobtheamazinggingerdog You’re welcome, I have a dachshund so have read all the breed council reports!