Giving up Dog

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Hi everyone, Unfortunately i have to give away my Dog as i can't afford my house anymore and have to move to an apartment.

He's the best dog in the whole world, Energetic and loves walks but also loves to just sleep beside you on the couch, amazing with other dogs and children, He's so gentle with Kids and small dogs, lets them jump all over him. Trained to do all the basics such as sit, give the paw, stay and is leash trained, he also never poops or pee's indoors. Loves chew toys and is a light eater, 7 or 8 euro a week is all it takes to keep him fully fed for the week. There's hundreds more great things about him but i'd be here all day. He is 1 year old this week and his name is Pawl.

Does anyone know of a good No-kill shelter for dogs where he can be re-homed or someone looking for this type of Dog?
Google has failed me!


(Please don't try chastising me for having re-home for him, it's hard enough already)

TooManyDogs

There's a list of the welfare groups on www.irishanimals.ie, you could start there and try everywhere. Most rescues are full to bursting so make sure you've plenty of time to find him a new home. Some rescues will also let you put him up on their website to help you find him a home even if they can't take him in.

marley123

OP sorry about your situation.

Firstly, stick him up on the rehoming thread up on this page.
Don't advertise on Gumtree/Done Deal etc..
Put notice up in your vets.
Most rescues full to the brim @ the moment but the majoirity of them will happily put him up on their page for you.
Check out irish Animal Shelters page on FB & you will get a full list of rescues that you can contact.

Would highly advise that you do a " home check " if a suitable home comes up.

Whispered

You can also work on rehoming him yourself. If needs be he could stay in kennels for a while if you have to move before finding somewhere for him.

There is a rehoming thread in the forum which would be a good place to start.

Have a list of questions that you'd like to ask about the potential new home and see the new home before agreeing to give him.

kylith

If he hasn't already been neutered make sure you do so before he's rehomed. There are places like the blue cross that will do it for a reduced fee, or most vets will work out a payment plan with you.

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Thank you for your replies and understanding everyone, i'll do my absolute best make sure he gets a home and new owners that love him as much as we do.

steph1

Sorry to hear this OP but could you not look for new accommodation where they will let you keep your dog? I know an apartment is not really the ideal place for a dog but if you look on daft.ie there are plenty of places that allow pets. Best of luck.

marley123

OP - couple of questions you could ask below..

Why are the reasons you are looking to take on a dog now?
How many hours would the dog be left on his own?
Where would the Dog Sleep?
Would the dog have access to the indoors & be treated as a pet ( as opposed to guard dog )
How much exercise are you willing to give?
Is there a garden for the dog to run around in?
When you go on holidays where would the dog go?
Have you got a Vet local to you?
Are you prepared to Worm every 3mths & keep up to date with Vaccinations?

If other animals you need to ask whether they are socialised around dogs also…

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marley123 wrote: »

OP - couple of questions you could ask below..

Why are the reasons you are looking to take on a dog now?
How many hours would the dog be left on his own?
Where would the Dog Sleep?
Would the dog have access to the indoors & be treated as a pet ( as opposed to guard dog )
How much exercise are you willing to give?
Is there a garden for the dog to run around in?
When you go on holidays where would the dog go?
Have you got a Vet local to you?
Are you prepared to Worm every 3mths & keep up to date with Vaccinations?

If other animals you need to ask whether they are socialised around dogs also…

You mis-read my post, i can no longer keep my dog, I'm not looking to adopt one but i'll answer your questions regarding my current dog.

Why are the reasons you are looking to take on a dog now?
I secured a stable home and was working

How many hours would the dog be left on his own?
The Dog is left on his own an hour per day at most, I work till 5pm and my house mate works from 4pm so the dog is on his own from 4pm to 5pm

Where would the Dog Sleep?
The Dog sleeps on a Soft rug beside the radiator in the hall at present, he had a large cushioned bed under the stairs before that (Open area beneath the stairs, Not confined)

Would the dog have access to the indoors & be treated as a pet ( as opposed to guard dog )
The Dog has a large back garden and he is allowed out into the front garden to play when his friend comes down from up the road but generally, he is an indoor dog and Yes, he is a pet rather than Guard dog/work dog

How much exercise are you willing to give?
He gets walked for an hour or 2 hours everyday, plus walks to the shops, my mams house, we run around, play with toys and he runs around my mothers huge back garden when we are there.

Is there a garden for the dog to run around in?
Yes, 2, Back harden enclosed with 6 foot high fences

When you go on holidays where would the dog go?
My Mothers house, she has a very large back garden enclosed with 7/8 foot high walls on all sides and a front garden enclosed with 4 foot walls and another 2 foot railing on top of the wall.

Have you got a Vet local to you?
3 within 5 mins walking distance

Are you prepared to Worm every 3mths & keep up to date with Vaccinations?
Yes, He is fully wormed and vaccinated, he also visits a doggy groomers in town

We did not take the decision to get a dog lightly, but circumstances have changed!

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Blikes wrote: »

You mis-read my post,

I think you misread his post - he is giving you a questionnaire for prospective families

bfocusd

I think those questions are for you to ask if you find a home for pawl

cojomo2

Blikes wrote: »

You mis-read my post, i can no longer keep my dog, I'm not looking to adopt one but i'll answer your questions regarding my current dog.

I think you misunderstood what he meant...these are the questions you should be asking any possible new owners looking to take on your dog.

edit- beaten to it.

marley123

Yep was just advising you on some questions you could use ask people that show interest in adopting your dog

bfocusd wrote: »

I think those questions are for you to ask if you find a home for pawl

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I see, my apologies. I was too hasty to come to my own defence as this is a very emotional subject for me. I will take on board everything you have asked and want to make sure the Home that he goes to can provide adequate care and love for him.

Irishchick

Could you not find an apartment that will allow you to bring him with you? I know a few people who live in an apartment with their dog.

Discodog

In today's market landlords are finding it difficult to get tenants so they are tending to be more flexible. A dog can live perfectly in an apartment especially if it is already well trained. Make sure that you carefully weigh up all your options before you act.

By the way it might be an idea to give your approximate location.

Tigger

this thread made Tigger cry

we found nd rehomed a dog in three weeks
pawl seems great try hard to rehome him

sambuka41

I would second the trying to find an apartment that will take him. I am in the process of doing that right now. There are a few ground floor apartments with little gardens that are private (some in a decent price range).

Although in saying that I had a rather bitchy email from a letting agent about my dog, I am emailing ahead of time to see if the landlord will accept pets (save me wasting my time viewing only to be told no) there was a property in Dublin by the beach, I was thinking was a lovely walk for the dog each morning instead of the housing estate she sees now!!! Letting agent replied that the apartment is small (fair enough, no real way for me to know that from the 3 pictures he had attached) but then the went on to lecture me about how its wrong to keep a dog in a one bed apartment and how I am not doing the right thing by the dogs health and well being :eek::eek::eek::eek: If he had an idea how much time, energy, love, effort, cuddles I put into my dog!!!

I feel for you OP its a really though situation to be in.

daltonmd

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Really feel for you OP, this place is wonderful, picked up my dog there a few years ago and helped a friend leave her dog here. A donation would be nice as they depend on them, the lady never puts a dog down - my friends dog was re-homed within days.

marley123

Dalton just a word of warning it is against boards.ie rules to post any recommendation of rescues at all. best to PM the OP as the moderator will delete your post.

Silverfish

OP it's quite obvious you love the dog very much, so I really think you should look into taking him with you. A good few places say 'No pets' but when you ask the landlord themselves, they don't have an issue with it. So give it a try. Some will want to do inspections every so often to make sure you don't have 50 dogs instead of one, but once they see their property is not destroyed, they tend to leave the inspections after a while!

Best of luck.

daltonmd

marley123 wrote: »

Dalton just a word of warning it is against boards.ie rules to post any recommendation of rescues at all. best to PM the OP as the moderator will delete your post.

Oops, my apologies. I'll edit the post.

Edit - I see you did, again apologies.

ziggy23

OP are you sure you have to give up Pawl? He looks so cute:( I too posted a similar thread a few months ago wanting to re-home my dog Chewie but I got some great support and advice from other posters here and realised I couldnt do it to him he loves me so much. My house is tiny but Chewie is a happy as Larry once he with me could you not bring Pawl with you? And how is your Landlord to know you have him there?

PatA

Have you asked everyone in your family + all friends - then you'd at least be able to keep in contact and make sure hes ok.

Mr. Manager

Not to have a go at the OP but I'm not buying the "I can't have a dog in an apartment". I've 2 dogs, 1 which is a Newfoundland and we never had trouble getting or living in an apartment.

Of course we would have preferred a place with more room and after almost 2 years in an apartment we moved to a house when we had the money.

sambuka41

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Not to have a go at the OP but I'm not buying the "I can't have a dog in an apartment". I've 2 dogs, 1 which is a Newfoundland and we never had trouble getting or living in an apartment.

I have to say it is hard at the moment. I'm not sure where the OP is based but Daft released a report last week saying that there is a shortage of property in Dublin and Cork cities. I've contacted about 40 places and only a hand full of places have said yes to the pets. There is only about 1 place a day going up in the areas i want to live.

strandroad

If you're looking for pet friendly apartment do mention that you're ready to give a 150% deposit to be inspected against any pet caused damage at the end of the lease.

cocokay

could you not move into a house, as in share with others, as opposed to an apt? the house would be bigger, have a garden etc so long as the other tenants/landlord agreed. if i had to rent my spare room i would allow a pet also renting a room in a house is surely cheaper than a whole apartment?

Mr. Manager

mhge wrote: »

If you're looking for pet friendly apartment do mention that you're ready to give a 150% deposit to be inspected against any pet caused damage at the end of the lease.

This.

sambuka41 wrote: »

I have to say it is hard at the moment. I'm not sure where the OP is based but Daft released a report last week saying that there is a shortage of property in Dublin and Cork cities. I've contacted about 40 places and only a hand full of places have said yes to the pets. There is only about 1 place a day going up in the areas i want to live.

I moved to Malta just after xmas and no one here likes dogs. It was tough to find a place that accepted 1 let alone 2. Especially when one is a 55kg Newfoundland but we just offered more than what was asked on the deposit and we found a place straight away.

Also, when searching on daft, don't filter it to places that allow pets. Search everything and when you find a place you like just mention the dog. In Ireland we had no issues finding somewhere.

Discodog

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Also, when searching on daft, don't filter it to places that allow pets. Search everything and when you find a place you like just mention the dog. In Ireland we had no issues finding somewhere.

Exactly. I wouldn't initially mention the dog. I would view the property & let them see that you are a desirable tenant. Then when you are at the point of signing up casually mention the dog as if you assumed that it would be fine. Maybe something like "I'll take it because I can walk my dog in the park". If they then say "no dogs" just point out that your dog will be far less trouble than say a couple of kids.

I would avoid agencies & deal directly with the landlord.

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Just to update you guys on this, Managed to convince a friends mother to take him, She has a few acres, 2 dogs of her own and a donkey.

She treats her dogs really well and has health insurance for all of them. Very happy with the outcome because i can still visit him.

Thanks for all your help