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MillerTime GFG · 02-06-2012, 06:26 PM

She's 3 years old, in good shape, loves to play. Whatever the best offer is gets her! She comes with a kennel, leashes, food dish. She has all her vaccinations, and is fixed. My girlfriend runs a dayhome recently and it's just too many kids for her to handle so we reluctantly are going to have to give her up.

EDIT: Oh ya, and if you couldn't tell, shes a Jack Russel.

Dion · 02-06-2012, 06:32 PM

Nothing personal dude, but I wouldn't give up the dog. You'll have huge regrets later on. Find a room or space away from all the kids.

Jbo · 02-06-2012, 06:36 PM

I really hope you take the time and find this dog a good home. It is traumatic enough on dogs to lose there owners. Just giving it to the first person to make a good offer is not acceptable and that animal deserves better.

grizz29 · 02-06-2012, 06:44 PM

Get rid of the wife.

MrMastodonFarm · 02-06-2012, 06:45 PM

Girlfriend?

You'll regret this.

GreatWhiteEbola · 02-06-2012, 06:48 PM

I wish I could take her, no pets in my building. If I had my way I would have 50 dogs, and an acreage.

Dion · 02-06-2012, 07:03 PM

You may want to try exposing your dog to the kids for small amounts of time until she becomes comfortable. Don't give up so easy on this situation.

Your dog will suffer form seperation anxiety should still choose to sell her. She's been with you for 3 years and it will be very hard on the dog and she may not adapt to the new owners.

MillerTime GFG · 02-06-2012, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by J-bo09

I really hope you take the time and find this dog a good home. It is traumatic enough on dogs to lose there owners. Just giving it to the first person to make a good offer is not acceptable and that animal deserves better.

I guess I should have been more clear. If a convicted animal abuser shows up, I won't give it to him/her with open arms. She does deserve a good home. I'm a real dog lover and have had one my whole life and am taking measures to make sure she gets taken care of.

Fact of the matter is that we have tried just moving her to a different room or leaving her outside (and it's a nice big yard), but she whines and barks quite loudly and scratches at the door constantly. The fact of the matter is that she gets too stressed out around this many kids and has shown signs of aggression. There are up to 12 kids here some days and she can't handle it.

MillerTime GFG · 02-06-2012, 07:06 PM

[QUOTE=Dion;3525373]You may want to try exposing your dog to the kids for small amounts of time until she becomes comfortable. Don't give up so easy on this situation.

Your dog will suffer form seperation anxiety should still choose to sell her. She's been with you for 3 years and it will be very hard on the dog and she may not adapt to the new owners.[/QUOTE

See that's the other thing, we actually just adopted her from her previous owner just over a month ago. I know it hasn't been much time but we want to make sure the aggression doesn't turn into something more, with so many children here. It's a very sticky situation and the consequence of exposing her to the small children could be pretty bad...

ricoFlame · 02-06-2012, 07:54 PM

This dog is already bouncing from owner to owner. I feel terrible for the dog, some dogs just can't catch a break.

Best of luck I guess, but it feels to me like it's the dog being let down here. not too sure why anyone would bring an adopted jack russell into a friggen dayhome.

ricoFlame · 02-06-2012, 07:55 PM

That came off more harsh than I intended...sorry.

Dion · 02-06-2012, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MillerTime GFG

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Originally Posted by Dion

You may want to try exposing your dog to the kids for small amounts of time until she becomes comfortable. Don't give up so easy on this situation.

Your dog will suffer form seperation anxiety should still choose to sell her. She's been with you for 3 years and it will be very hard on the dog and she may not adapt to the new owners.

See that's the other thing, we actually just adopted her from her previous owner just over a month ago. I know it hasn't been much time but we want to make sure the aggression doesn't turn into something more, with so many children here. It's a very sticky situation and the consequence of exposing her to the small children could be pretty bad...

A month is not a very long time for a dog to adjust to it's new surroundings. I would suggest taking her to an obedience type school and ask them if the dog can be trained to be around children.

MillerTime GFG · 02-06-2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ricoFlame

This dog is already bouncing from owner to owner. I feel terrible for the dog, some dogs just can't catch a break.

Best of luck I guess, but it feels to me like it's the dog being let down here. not too sure why anyone would bring an adopted jack russell into a friggen dayhome.

Keep your opinion to yourself. We didn't know she wouldn't be able to handle it. We have a big yard, and the dayhome doesn't rule the whole house. She obviously has some sort of issue with children and we don't have the money to enlist her in obedience classes. We have done lots of research on jack russels and from what we've gathered she needs some professional help, which at the time we can't afford. So please, relax. I'd like to find her a nice home, let's try to keep this thread on track here.

MillerTime GFG · 02-06-2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dion

A month is not a very long time for a dog to adjust to it's new surroundings. I would suggest taking her to an obedience type school and ask them if the dog can be trained to be around children.

Any referrals that won't cost us an arm and a leg? Looked up the SPCA, it's $200 for a ONE HOUR session...

4X4 · 02-06-2012, 08:10 PM

Most adoption agencies will take the animal back if it didn't work out. Call them first.

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Just saw that you adopted from another owner. Ne'er mind.

Maybe try Little Mutts Rescue. They're no kill and they specialize in...little mutts.

REDVAN · 02-06-2012, 08:23 PM

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Any referrals that won't cost us an arm and a leg? Looked up the SPCA, it's $200 for a ONE HOUR session...

I've gone to Sit Happens. It was more for puppy training, but that is a place to go. There are also other private trainers. Here, check this link.

To be honest, a month is not enough time for a 3 year old dog to bond to a new person. Yeah yeah Caesar Milan would say you just have to be the pack leader, but in order to have the dog calm down and respect you, I'd say you need a true "pack/family" bond- and that can take more than a month with a 3 year old pup.

Don't give up on the dog. That's not really fair to adopt a dog for a month and get rid of it. Adopting a dog should be until life ends- theirs or yours, whichever is first. It's a living being, and if you didn't want it in your life you shouldn't have brought it into your life.

ricoFlame · 02-06-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MillerTime GFG

Keep your opinion to yourself. We didn't know she wouldn't be able to handle it. We have a big yard, and the dayhome doesn't rule the whole house. She obviously has some sort of issue with children and we don't have the money to enlist her in obedience classes. We have done lots of research on jack russels and from what we've gathered she needs some professional help, which at the time we can't afford. So please, relax. I'd like to find her a nice home, let's try to keep this thread on track here.

from a 5 second google search:

"The Jack Russell can make a terrific family pet, and gets along well with well behaved children. One of the Jack Russell's most surprising qualities is a kind and gentle nature. He is usually friendly with small children, provided the child understands how to properly handle the terrier. Having the natural assertive terrier characteristics, however, the Jack Russell will not put up with even unintended abusive nature from a child. This should be carefully considered, particularly with children under the age of six."

That said...perhaps http://rockymountainanimalrescue.com/

jar_e · 02-06-2012, 08:33 PM

What type of $ are you expecting? I'm interested, but have no idea on what's even appropriate to offer.

dissentowner · 02-06-2012, 08:34 PM

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What type of $ are you expecting? I'm interested, but have no idea on what's even appropriate to offer.

Offering a quality home should be enough.

MillerTime GFG · 02-06-2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ricoFlame

from a 5 second google search:

"The Jack Russell can make a terrific family pet, and gets along well with well behaved children. One of the Jack Russell's most surprising qualities is a kind and gentle nature. He is usually friendly with small children, provided the child understands how to properly handle the terrier. Having the natural assertive terrier characteristics, however, the Jack Russell will not put up with even unintended abusive nature from a child. This should be carefully considered, particularly with children under the age of six."

That said...perhaps http://rockymountainanimalrescue.com/

Highlighted some key words for you. First 2 words are pretty self-explanatory, but the unintended part is the key one because children under 2 don't know what they're doing, and it's pretty hard to have a discussion with a 1 year old.

Spend one afternoon with this dog in our home and you'll understand where we're coming from. A lot of people are too quick to jump to conclusions here.