Re-homing a dog? UPDATE: She found a new home! - Page 3

[Mommyintraining2]

I wanted to update everyone and let you know we found a wonderful home for our dog.  We met the sweetest older gentleman who was looking for a companion to spoil.  It was perfect!  They hit it off great!  Our dog jumped right into his truck and started kissing him.  They were both smiling!

We ended up going through a volunteer who helps match up people and pets in the community.  This getleman and his wife had gone through them before and adopted a small dog.  The owner had done extensive checking on them and was very picky.  So I got lots of info about them and learned how they treated their pets.  I feel really good about how it worked out.

Thank you so much for the support here during this experience.  It was an emotional roller coaster and I got such great advice and encouragement.  You all made a difficult situation for me so much more enjoyable!

[Ldavis24]

that is very nice to hear...or read rather...Either way, it's great you found someone you are thrilled about!

[teaforever]

I read this thread much later than it was posted but have 2 bits to offer.

I think you did the right thing over all, and forget about the craigslist comments. I have a dog, (who is now dying, long story, wont get into) who at one time was aggressive to ALL DOGS and any child smaller than our daughter. He growled and tried to bite many children. He is a cattle dog and like your dog being a collie mix, needs lots of exercise but in their genes is this reaction to smaller creatures than it, they want to herd them. We did the training and learned this. But it is the use of their breeding that will sometimes interfere with the good home behaviors. Training did not work with his aggression, but he learned over 100 commands, and this helped us when we had small children come over. When the training did not work and it can be VERY expensive, I with a heavy heart made an ad on craiglist. I got the same responses even had my ad removed, I assume by the same person who emailed me negative comments. They told he that I was heartless, bad dog owner, deserved to be shot and everything you heard and more. There are people out there that like to make others feel miserable and want to feel like they can police others. They are the ones that need obedience classes. I am sure that you did all you can, and what gets you to that point leads you to your decision you made to re home the dog. I am glad you did it and think you made the right choice for your family. In the future, if you look for another dog, do lots of research in dog breeds. For homes with small children, you want to stay away from herding dogs typically, but there are bad fit dogs in all breeds