Rascalmyshadow

I have managed to get him to put his head through it but not actually step through, I have to get the stuff to make the strips when I go and visit family not sure where to find what I’m looking for in town.

Just watched that clip and I felt for the Saint Bernard, it clearly just wanted some attention, instead of marching it out why not get some treats and start doing some exercises like sit, drop etc so instead of being a nuisance it was given a job.

If Hugo was marched outside like that just for wanting a pat or jumping up (which we encourage so we can reach him) he would slowly shut down.

My older daughter is upset about the whole situation so at least we can work with Hugo some more, not sure if we’ll get any improvement but at least we can keep trying.

Seems my gut instinct was correct, even though the home sounds good I couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling.

I think I’ll keep looking for a more suitable home.

Has anyone on here used her methods? Are they just a load of rubbish? Are they cruel at all (either psychologically or physically)? 

The lady coming to meet Hugo  on Friday sounds like a good match but my only concern is she told me she’s been doing a lot of reading on Jan Fennell’s training methods, I can’t seem to find a lot of information on exactly how she works, but majority of reviews I’m reading say much of it is ignoring the dog for lengths of time and most comments are negative.

Can anyone please share as much info as possible on her methods and possibly even give a better option, Hugo is a very sensative but demanding dog and the last thing he needs is someone that is constantly ignoring or being hard on him.

After being in contact with numerous interested people I have a lady coming to meet Hugo on Friday, I have very mixed feelings about it all but my gut is telling me she seems like the ideal home.

Apart from him being in a stimulating environment with no competition she is also happy to bring him back to me for grooming so at least I’ll be able to make sure he’s being well cared for.

29 minutes ago, Papillon Kisses said:

Rascal, if things don’t work out, look up Family Paws Parent Education. Several of the Aus people do Skype/phone consults (if you enquire, they may not advertise it). They specialise in this stuff.

 

I second switching to soft flaps. We had to do that for Mal though we used a light clear plastic material... kind of like a plastic tablecloth but clear. I think people use it to protect tables but still see them? Don’t know the name!

Thanks and yes I know the plastic stuff you are talking about, hopefully changing over to something like that won’t mean the chooks will work it out, they are pretty smart.

I never worried about the dogs using it, normally I just let them out when they ask, the only reason we put it in was so the cats could go in and out without the chickens getting inside.

The shower curtain is a great idea, that might work for my female cat, she won’t use it either.

This happened to my old next door neighbor, they were told they were buying a little Jack Russell x, dog kept growing and turned out to resemble a GSD kelpie mix, they ended up rehoming it because they weren’t in a position to accommodate a large dog (dog was closer to GSD size than kelpie size).

Thank you I’ve spoken to a few people today, only one sounded perfect but she isn’t sure if he’ll work out because he doesn’t use the dog door, I’m going to give it another try over the next few days and see if I can persuade him to go through it.

The others although nice people don’t sound like he is suitable for them.

Thank you I’m normally quite resilient but being quite pregnant (only 12 weeks to go) and having to make such a horrible decision is taking its toll without the added stuff

I have decided to leave the group, I don’t have the mental energy to deal with so many nasty people.

i guess if the few I’ve spoke to in person don’t work out we’ll just get on with life and do the best we can for Hugo.

Hard to believe people think I should give him away for nothing especially not even knowing how much I am asking for him.

I have finally got up the courage to put Hugo up for adoption on the suggested Facebook page, I have numerous great sounding homes to chose from so hopefully one will be just right.

i now feel, sick, nervous and can’t sleep.

Hi sorry for not replying, I don’t have any breeder connections or any other real connections in the animal industry, when I gave up rescuing then grooming I completely removed myself from the dog world (except these forums).

Not all of these xbreeds/mongrels do have lots of health issues and a lot of them have great temperaments so unfortunately that isn’t a great argument to the general public.

I love both purebreeds and xbreeds (some more than others) and I think there’s a place for both, providing they are health tested and bred from dogs with sound temperaments, the issue is mass production and breeding for $$$$ and that happens in both.

I’m struggling with letting go so I haven’t put him on there yet, everyday I think about it but just can’t seem to take the next step.

If you teach her to use an indoor toilet why not give her run of the house once she’s 100% reliably toilet trained.

No dog should spend more than a couple of hours a day locked in a room or pen.

It’s really good news your girl is improving, our previous old poodle girl fell off the bed one night (she was almost blind) and injured her neck, all the vets would do would give her pain relief, we took her to the Chiro which had much better results.

I would also recommend if possible take her to see Michelle Monk at Dogs in motion, even if your girl is improving she will be able to assess her properly (better than the standard vet) and give you an ongoing management plan.

I have joined the group that powerlegs suggested, I’m just looking at as many options as possible.

What is rescue network?

On 24/08/2018 at 7:23 PM, mingaling said:

Message @Troy and see if you can put him on the breed rescue page on DOL. I was able to list a couple of pure breed rescues that came through on there a few yrs ago. https://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/rescue.asp

Unfortunately Troy has turned down the request as it’s a private rehome, thanks anyway for the idea.

11 hours ago, Her Majesty Dogmad said:

The Facebook page that Powerlegs shared is where I post all Poodles looking for homes.  There would be heaps of members in VIC just waiting for a poodle.  Ask a lot of questions - with poodles, I look for breed experience, ask for a groomer's reference, a vet's reference and I do a yard check.  I want to know they've been properly groomed.  I've rescued a few poodles and they've always been badly matted and in need of a dental so I want to find the very best for them next time around.

Thanks I’ve never used Facebook for anything like this.

Yes I’m going to be very thorough since I’ve had the same experience, when we were rescuing almost every poodle we took in were matted wrecks with ear infections and bad teeth, also saw so many neglected all the years I was grooming.

They are high maintenance in every way, one of the reasons I am so scared about rehoming, at least when I was working the majority of fosters came back to me for grooming so I could keep an eye on how they were being cared for.

12 minutes ago, mingaling said:

Message @Troy and see if you can put him on the breed rescue page on DOL. I was able to list a couple of pure breed rescues that came through on there a few yrs ago. https://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/rescue.asp

Thank you had not considered that at all.

Thank you, do you know how that particular group works.

Was going to do that but it seems there is no poodle rescue in Vic (I was the one that used to do a lot of the poodle rescues) and I have no idea which other rescue groups to contact, in my experience a lot of them are not very approachable.