Rehoming My Boxer

[Christina]

As a breeder I have re homed a few 1 year old dogs & so I suggest you always visit the prospective home & take your dog with you.

Then take the dog back home for a week or a few days. This way you know exactly the kind of place he is going to & it is somewhere he has been before so may be a little less stressful than just being taken away from you by people he hasn't met to a place he hasn't been to. 7 years old & its a huge change.

Desex him if not done of course & do put a small price on him. Even $100 so that if he doesn't settle there is more chance they will contact you for their money back rather than take him to a pound. Assuming you would of course take him back.

Give them full history on your dog including health, diet, likes & habits & words & phrases he is familiar with. He may not respond to do you need a widdle if you have called it something else, for example.

All helps the dog settled in until they get to know & understand each other.

I always deliver the dog, after I have done the home visit & invited them to visit here too so they have usually met twice. I find this better for the dog & myself although I always have to stop the car & have a cry on the way home. Good luck. Hope you find somewhere he can be happy.

[D'smum]

I am sorry to hear of your situation. Have you found your boy a new home yet?