Springer Pup

mcfcgirl

Hi

We are looking for a new home for our 9 month old springer spaniel pup. Shes a lovely happy little dog. We just dont have the space for her and my husband has started working really long hours, and there are other genuine reasons.

Ideally we would like her to go to a kind and caring home, that has a big garden and she will be walked daily.

Toulouse

Springers don't vary all that much in size so how did you not figure this out this room issue before you got her?

She's bad on the lead and scared of other dogs because you or your friend before haven't trained her or socalised her. You could fix this by taking her to training classes.

Be careful who you rehome your dog to and if you have her best interests at heart you will have her neutered before she goes if she is not already done. Springers are high energy, clever dogs who need exercise and stimulation so be sure that if you are rehoming her yourself that the new owners understand this and are able to cope with it.

Post on http://petsireland.invisionzone.com/ Someone may be able to help her.

beagle001

Unforunately right now the pounds have so many lovely dogs just dumped on them that people can pic and choose what type they want or wait for a certain breed.
Where are ou based and hav you considered basic obedience training it could possibly sort out all the above issues you have described and if you really feel any attached to the dog set up a small routine in conjunction with the dog training to practice daily and give the dog a walk 20 mins twice a day.
I do not want to send yo on a guilt trip but I reckon with a small investment in the dog you could change its behaviour and be left with a great pet.

andreac

Have you done any training with this dog? if not i would advise this before getting her rehomed.

Dogs need time and patience and rehoming it just because of this very minor issues is awful and totally unfair on the poor pup, plus shes a baby and needs time to learn all these things.

You say you have to take her out in the evenings, why cant you? dogs need to be walked and surely you knew this when you got her. She needs to eb socialised with other dogs which will help her nervousness.

Sounds like you are looking for an easy way out to get rid of the dog without even putting any effort in at all.:mad:

You say you have no choice?? of course you have a choice, put some effort in with the poor dog and give it a chance, people are so quick to give up their family pets, makes me mad!!!:mad:

Toulouse

I counted 8 springers up for rehoming on just this one page http://www.irishanimals.ie/spanielsetters_homes.html and that's only a few rescues in Ireland. You won't have an easy time rehoming her especially with issues. You should try to work on them for her sake.

morganafay

I love Springers, but I know the one we had as kids was a handful, because we were only kids and didn't know how to train him and weren't strong enough to walk him. But they are so clever, if you did a little training and walked her everyday then she'd be a lot calmer and better socialised. Please think about it if you really want to keep her.

But if you really can't keep her, and don't feel you can give her the time or space she needs, then I guess she would be better off in a new home. I hope you can find a good home for her. I'd take her if I had the space, I really want another Springer someday

andreac

Why did you delete the thread??:rolleyes:

Prob best if you do rehome the poor dog where she will be with someone who will actually put in the time and effort with her.

Dogs need to be trained, they dont automatically know everything so its up to us to put in the time to do this, why bother getting a dog if you arent even prepared to do that.:mad:

mcfcgirl

mcfcgirl wrote: »

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Sorry deleted it by accident, this is my first time to use boards.ie

morganafay

Ah some people just don't know what they're getting into when getting a dog, especially a high energy dog like a Springer. You have to be prepared for them, but most people aren't. I wasn't prepared when I first got a dog, but then you just have to learn

star-pants

mcfcgirl wrote: »

Sorry deleted it by accident, this is my first time to use boards.ie

Hi I've reinstated your original post - if you need me to change it again let me know

andreac

morganafay wrote: »

Ah some people just don't know what they're getting into when getting a dog, especially a high energy dog like a Springer. You have to be prepared for them, but most people aren't. I wasn't prepared when I first got a dog, but then you just have to learn

Yeah but its no excuse to get it rehomed, without even getting some training classes or being prepared to put in some time and effort with the dog.

The OP said she has to bring it for walks, eh hello, its a dog, they need to be walked EVERYDAY!! So that is no excuse to rehome a dog.
All the other problems can be rectified with training and socialisation, they are NOT excuses to have your dog rehomed.

toadfly

andreac wrote: »

Have you done any training with this dog? if not i would advise this before getting her rehomed.

Dogs need time and patience and rehoming it just because of this very minor issues is awful and totally unfair on the poor pup, plus shes a baby and needs time to learn all these things.

You say you have to take her out in the evenings, why cant you? dogs need to be walked and surely you knew this when you got her. She needs to eb socialised with other dogs which will help her nervousness.

Sounds like you are looking for an easy way out to get rid of the dog without even putting any effort in at all.:mad:

You say you have no choice?? of course you have a choice, put some effort in with the poor dog and give it a chance, people are so quick to give up their family pets, makes me mad!!!:mad:

Agree completely.

mcfcgirl

This is not a case of "oh we got a dog and cant be bothered taking care of her" as most of you seem to be making out. I know what is involved in looking after and caring for and training a dog.

There are genuine reasons behind this - i only put this thread on to see if anyone was interested in helping me to re-home our dog.

andreac

mcfcgirl wrote: »

Hi

We are looking for a new home for our 9 month old springer spaniel pup. Shes a lovely happy little dog. We just dont have the space for her and my husband has started working really long hours, and there are other genuine reasons.

Ideally we would like her to go to a kind and caring home, that has a big garden and she will be walked daily.

I like the way you have change it all around now and taken out the real reasons you want her rehomed.:rolleyes:

andreac

mcfcgirl wrote: »

This is not a case of "oh we got a dog and cant be bothered taking care of her" as most of you seem to be making out. I know what is involved in looking after and caring for and training a dog.

There are genuine reasons behind this - i only put this thread on to see if anyone was interested in helping me to re-home our dog.

Sorry, but your reasons initially for rehoming are silly, ie you have to walk the dog, shes not good on the lead, shes nervous with other dogs?? These are all normal behaviours of a dog that hasnt been trained or given the time to learn so its up to you as the owner to teach and help the dog through this, not get rid of it.
Im sorry, but im sick of seeing people getting dogs and getting rid of them again for stupid reasons and ones that can be sorted VERY easily, but of course its the dogs that suffer in the end:mad::mad:

toadfly

mcfcgirl wrote: »

This is not a case of "oh we got a dog and cant be bothered taking care of her" as most of you seem to be making out. I know what is involved in looking after and caring for and training a dog.

There are genuine reasons behind this - i only put this thread on to see if anyone was interested in helping me to re-home our dog.

You want to let us know what those genuine reasons are?

andreac

TillyGirl wrote: »

You want to let us know what those genuine reasons are?

Tilly, the original reasons were, "shes nervous of other dogs, shes not good on the lead, her partner is working long hours and she now has to walk her in the evenings", thats what was in the original post and now its all been taken out, wonder why??:rolleyes:

All things that can be sorted with a little time, patience and training.

toadfly

Ya I did see the original message but the way she said "other genuine reasons" thoguht she might have some others.

Madness. Drives me cracked.:mad:

andreac

TillyGirl wrote: »

Ya I did see the original message but the way she said "other genuine reasons" thoguht she might have some others.

Madness. Drives me cracked.:mad:

I know, im sick of it, dont know why people bother getting dogs if they are just going to get rid of them just as quick.:mad:

mcfcgirl

Tilly girl i actually do have genuine reasons which i cant really disclose on here....

I changed my original post because of the way you were reading it, ie. i want to get rid of my dog because i cant be bothered! Which is not true at all. You all just jumped to the one conclusion.

Yes the dog is nervous, but she has improved immensely in the last few months. That is not the reason at all. She is a lovely dog and we love having her.

Anyway i only wanted some advice about getting her re-homed.

andreac

mcfcgirl wrote: »

Tilly girl i actually do have genuine reasons which i cant really disclose on here....

I changed my original post because of the way you were reading it, ie. i want to get rid of my dog because i cant be bothered! Which is not true at all. You all just jumped to the one conclusion.

Yes the dog is nervous, but she has improved immensely in the last few months. That is not the reason at all. She is a lovely dog and we love having her.

Anyway i only wanted some advice about getting her re-homed.

Sorry, but the reasons you posted originaly are not reasons to have your dog rehomed and you didnt specify in the original post that there were other reasons so id imagine you are only saying that to cover your back now.

It does sound like you cant be bothered as you even said in the first post that you have to walk the dog in the evenings?? eh hello, dogs have to be walked everyday so that does sound like a "cant be bothered reason" to me.

star-pants

Guys back off, seriously - if you want to be helpful be helpful, giving out to the OP because perhaps they're not as well read up on how to deal with dogs as the rest of ye is not fair. Offering ideas on how to train the dog, how to deal with situations and overall helping the OP want to keep the dog is fine. Berating and giving out is not.

morganafay

Maybe she has other reasons, who knows. Maybe her husband was meant to be walking the dog, but now she has to, and for whatever reason she can't walk the dog. I don't know. I know the post just sounded bad so that's why people thought you just didn't want to walk the dog, etc.

At least she is trying to rehome it, some people would just abandon it/take it to the pound, or whatever. Or some people would just keep the dog but leave it in the garden and never see it and never walk it.

I know it's a bad situation to have to rehome the dog, after only a few months of having it, but at least she is coming here for advice, so must care some bit about the dog.

Mcfcgirl, people just get mad about dogs not being wanted, and maybe yours is wanted but they just got the wrong impression from the post

iguana

morganafay wrote: »

Ah some people just don't know what they're getting into when getting a dog, especially a high energy dog like a Springer.

That's no excuse whatsoever. When someone decides to get a pet they are choosing to take a living being into their family. It's not ok to get it first and then work out if it's suitable for your home and lifestyle, you have to work it out first.

The pounds are full of dogs like springers and border collies who have the misfortune of being highly intelligent and extremely, extremely energetic while also looking like a snuggly, cartoon teddy. Because of this irresponsible, clueless people take them as pets without having a clue about the amount of physical and mental stimulation they require. Then they're surprised that their dog is unruly and frustrated. I wasn't even slightly surprised to learn that springers and BCs are the most likely dog to bite in Ireland. Frustrated dogs are unhappy dogs and it's not unusual for them to get stir-crazy and exhibit aggressive behaviours.

I don't know what the OPs reasons are, so this isn't aimed at her specifically. But I've met so many utter morons who got a springer/BC pup and were then shocked to discover they had gotten one of the highest energy dogs there is instead of a lapdog. My Toby started out with a family like that and we got him at nearly 8 months a big fat butterball of a dog who didn't know how to run and still had the paw pads of a new pup. A start in life which may well have contributed to the weakness in his elbow joint which has resulted in him losing his leg at 3 and a half. I also know for a fact that his original family replaced him with a King Charles Spaniel. It makes me so very angry as there is no excuse for not doing 20 minutes research to find out what type of dog will suit your family

There are genuine reasons that pets will sometimes need rehoming, death of the owner, incapacitation through illness or injury, the birth of a disabled child, utterly unforeseen financial difficulties leading to homelessness. But not doing the research and getting a dog that needs more stimulation than you anticipated isn't a genuine reason, it's just downright cruelty.

morganafay

iguana wrote: »

That's no excuse whatsoever. When someone decides to get a pet they are choosing to take a living being into their family. It's not ok to get it first and then work out if it's suitable for your home and lifestyle, you have to work it out first.

Yeah, it's not an excuse. Sometimes people think a pet is just something you can get and leave it out in the garden and not really put any work into it. But it's such a responsibility, looking after another living being for 15 years maybe. When we got our Springer, I was like 5 maybe, he was for my sister who was 8. She has no interest at all in animals and barely knew he existed. When I was older I took over responsibility for him because all she did was feed him. He was completely untrained, never groomed (and he was an exceptionally hairy Springer so got badly matted), really hyper because he never got walked, oh and was in a small run because our garden wasn't fenced in, the only company he ever got was from the cats and he was fat because he ate a huge bowl of scraps that was mostly bread. (The first 2 years he wasn't in a run but chased cows so my dad built a run. So he was only in the run for three years, still he must have been lonely, but he always acted so happy, he was just a nice dog like that.) I don't know what my parents were thinking getting him! But when I was like 8 I got into animals (got a kitten) and I'd be outside a lot so would give him some attention. When I was like 10 I got a Cavalier and then my parents fenced in the garden and the Springer could run around and got a haircut and some walks though he was pretty strong and pulled on the lead so not enough walks. And things got better from there. So he got to live the rest of his life in happiness with three Cavalier girlfriends and lived til 14!
But yeah, that's a perfect example of why someone shouldn't get a dog without thinking it through properly.

(Btw, I'm not saying the OP did that, just some people do)

beagle001

Springers are one of the best hunting dogs and will really enjoy a good chase.
I would not give up on the dog but if you want to google a bit of information on basic training I think it may direct you in the best way to calm your dog.
It is essential to walk the dog,if he is poor on the lead time for you to take control and you lead him.
YouTube has endless videos on proper dog walking,talk to a local farmer see if they might have an interest in taking the dog for a couple hunts as I know they are a desired dog for this.
It would be great socialising fir the dog and the pack will sort the dog right out.
The brutal truth is you have a slim chance of finding a good home fir the pup now and I am sure you have time for 45 mins tv a day that is how long it takes to train a dog in basic obedience consistently over time more if you want more desirable results.
Seriously it's great fun to watch your dog progress and I think you will look back and regret it if you don't try.
Maybe rope in a few family to help highly recommend dog lessons they are money well spent with a good trainer go for 1 on 1 training if you can.
I wish you look never mind the slack you caught in earlier posts just try your best

toadfly

star-pants wrote: »

Guys back off, seriously - if you want to be helpful be helpful, giving out to the OP because perhaps they're not as well read up on how to deal with dogs as the rest of ye is not fair. Offering ideas on how to train the dog, how to deal with situations and overall helping the OP want to keep the dog is fine. Berating and giving out is not.

Ok sorry OP, I am just sick of seeing as these threads about rehoming dogs.

Ok my advice would be (if you can keep him at all) to get a trainer in. Where abouts in Mayo are you based?

If you dont have the time for two long walks a day maybe think about getting one of the local teenagers (somethat strong enough obviously) to bring him for a walk during the day then bring him yourself in the evenings/mornings whichever suits but even if you get a walker in you still need to put in the effort.

TillyGirl

TillyGirl wrote: »

Ok sorry OP, I am just sick of seeing as these threads about rehoming dogs.

Ok my advice would be (if you can keep him at all) to get a trainer in. Where abouts in Mayo are you based?

If you dont have the time for two long walks a day maybe think about getting one of the local teenagers (somethat strong enough obviously) to bring him for a walk during the day then bring him yourself in the evenings/mornings whichever suits but even if you get a walker in you still need to put in the effort.

I would rather see these threads then see a dog dumped in a garden/ field or maybe worse. This person is holing up their hands and saying i cant look after this pet. If she didnt care , she would just throw the animal out or give it to a shelter.

You know nothing of this person or what their situation is. All you know is whats on the post and you are making judgments.

toadfly

Deleted User wrote: »

You know nothing of this person or what their situation is. All you know is whats on the post and you are making judgments.

Did you see the original post? She said that she wanted to rehome the dog because her partner is working evenings and she would have to walk the dog and also because the dog needs training and socilising.

As you can see from my last post I am trying to help.

cocker5

mcfcgirl wrote: »

Hi

We are looking for a new home for our 9 month old springer spaniel pup. Shes a lovely happy little dog. We just dont have the space for her and my husband has started working really long hours, and there are other genuine reasons.

Ideally we would like her to go to a kind and caring home, that has a big garden and she will be walked daily.

would you consider a dog walker?/ This would mean she would get excerise and wouldnt need extra space..

its not really fair to get rid of her.... she's only nine months :cool:

andreac

Deleted User wrote: »

You know nothing of this person or what their situation is. All you know is whats on the post and you are making judgments.

Sorry, but we saw the original post, it has been changed now so it doesnt look like shes getting the dog rehomed for the orginal reasons, so we do know what the situation is, the OP has just chanegd it to suit herself and not look as bad.
The reasons that were stated originally were not valid ones to have a dog rehomed, end of!!