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I HAVE PERMISSION TO CROSS POST.. from horse and hound
Hi
This is a very long shot and I hope no one minds me posting this but my poor old girl is not happy.
Simply I have two retired greys and a Jack and all was fine before my son came along. They used to have the run of the house and I let them wander around at will. BUT I had baby two years ago and whilst none of my dogs has ever shown an ounce of agression towards my son I am simply not prepared to have the three of them around when I may not be in the same room with my little boy every second.
The Jack is fantastic with my son and given my son is now bigger then her they play together and are fine. My male grey is too stupid (really!) to care what happens and is content to sleep anywhere.
The problem is my coming up nine year old bitch who seems generally depressed with the 'sectioning off' I have had to do in my kitchen. They are walked daily, get to run off the lead and have access to the yard but she is still not happy.
I got as far as phoning the kennels last year and telling them and they said just bring her back but I couldnt bear to do that to her.
What she needs is to be a dog in a household without small children (not that she is unsafe and indeed my son loves her) but where she can be free to wander round (so older chldren who wouldn't sit on her would be fine -My son still thinks you sit on animals because you ride horses don't you?).
Dont get me wrong, I do not allow my boy to torment the dogs in any way but a greyhound lying flat out on the floor takes up a lot of space and is easily stood on by an adult neve rmind a child.
I would therefore allow her to be rehomed if I thought she would be happier and I know what she wants is to sit on a sofa with her head on someones knee. She is housetrained, excellent on the lead, not great with cats but OK with hens and horses.
We are in Kent and I would want to vet any potential home. I would also cover the cost of insuring her and vet bills as she is an older girl and would also be happy to use our vet who is a greyhound specialist.
I am in no rush to rehome her but if anyone knows of anyone who genuinely wants to offer a home to an old girl who would really appreciate a different lifestyle please pm me.
I've already asked around friends and family and my vet and dont want her going into a kennel - she's better of here than that. I am happy for her to see out her days here but you know when you can tell she's just not happy.
Sorry for mammoth post
Hi
This is a very long shot and I hope no one minds me posting this but my poor old girl is not happy.
Simply I have two retired greys and a Jack and all was fine before my son came along. They used to have the run of the house and I let them wander around at will. BUT I had baby two years ago and whilst none of my dogs has ever shown an ounce of agression towards my son I am simply not prepared to have the three of them around when I may not be in the same room with my little boy every second.
The Jack is fantastic with my son and given my son is now bigger then her they play together and are fine. My male grey is too stupid (really!) to care what happens and is content to sleep anywhere.
The problem is my coming up nine year old bitch who seems generally depressed with the 'sectioning off' I have had to do in my kitchen. They are walked daily, get to run off the lead and have access to the yard but she is still not happy.
I got as far as phoning the kennels last year and telling them and they said just bring her back but I couldnt bear to do that to her.
What she needs is to be a dog in a household without small children (not that she is unsafe and indeed my son loves her) but where she can be free to wander round (so older chldren who wouldn't sit on her would be fine -My son still thinks you sit on animals because you ride horses don't you?).
Dont get me wrong, I do not allow my boy to torment the dogs in any way but a greyhound lying flat out on the floor takes up a lot of space and is easily stood on by an adult neve rmind a child.
I would therefore allow her to be rehomed if I thought she would be happier and I know what she wants is to sit on a sofa with her head on someones knee. She is housetrained, excellent on the lead, not great with cats but OK with hens and horses.
We are in Kent and I would want to vet any potential home. I would also cover the cost of insuring her and vet bills as she is an older girl and would also be happy to use our vet who is a greyhound specialist.
I am in no rush to rehome her but if anyone knows of anyone who genuinely wants to offer a home to an old girl who would really appreciate a different lifestyle please pm me.
I've already asked around friends and family and my vet and dont want her going into a kennel - she's better of here than that. I am happy for her to see out her days here but you know when you can tell she's just not happy.
Sorry for mammoth post
