Finding a Home for our baby girl. Ottawa Ontario

hudson78 · #1 04-04-2005, 11:01 AM

Hi everyone,

After 5 days of crying about what we should do about our beloved Ally(3.4 boxer female) my wife and I have decided to try and find a home for her and our other dog Hudson(6 yr old wheaten mix). This has been the worst week for us as we can't imagine not having our dogs in our life, we treat them like our kids but with a little one(due in August) on the way we just cannot take the chance after Ally nipped our friends 4 year old daughter in the face last week. She is a very good dog but cannot be trusted around young children, I can't imagine not having them in our life. If we cannot place both of our dogs then we will have to find seperate places for them but we would like to find a home for them together as they are best friends.

I am gonna contact boxer rescue ontario aswell and we're emailing all contacts that we have from our kennel. So we felt we should post here as this has been a great website to us and know there are loving dog lovers here.

Thanks,

Mike

CarlaS · #2 04-04-2005, 04:09 PM

Just a question, have both dogs displayed negative behaviors towards children? It sounded like only your Allie nipped, but you are getting rid of both dogs, just wondering why? Another option is to seek out the help of a behaviorist to help you out. It sounds like you are really upset about the idea of parting with your dogs and I'm sure you would be willing to exhaust all options first. We got our boxer when my son was one and my daughter 3. I've had to work through a few things, like growling and snapping when near the food bowl, and of course I always supervise my dog and kids together, but with lots of maintenance, we are all happy together. Hope you are able to keep your babies.

haleyandmark · #3 04-04-2005, 05:07 PM

There are most def. ways that you can keep your dogs without having to give them up just because there is a little skinbaby coming into the picture!

Do a search here or check out the "Boxers & Children" posts!

My cousin has raised Pit Bulls his entire life that used to show some signs of agression [he would rescue babies from bad places where pit bulls would be breed for reasons i can't talk about here]. He worked with them and now has two little girls, the same pit bulls, but add a few more!

Anyway, I really hope you reconsider. If you are basing this on the theory that dogs don't belong in homes with small children, don't believe it for one second! You sound like you don't want to part with them; I would never in a million years give up Asia!

Good luck!

hudson78 · #4 04-05-2005, 04:54 AM

In reply to CarlaS the reason why we would be looking for a home for both is because Hudson(our 6 year old Wheaten mix) is not fit to stay home by himself, before we got Ally he would howl all day and be very destructive, we tried many things with him for his separation anxiety and the only thing that works for him is Ally.

We do love our dogs and have done alot of things things to work on them to this point but even a behaviourist will not guarantee that Ally's impulsive behaviour will be 100% cured after seeing one. I don't think I can have that uneasy feeling every time there is a young person around.

So as much is does tear us apart we are looking for homes for our dogs. They are both great dogs for humans but Ally is not to be trusted with young kids in my eyes. If anyone knows anybody interested in our dogs please let me know so I can arrange a meeting. I want to make sure they find a good home. If I can't find a home for both together my friend who has a boxer has already told me he would take one of my dogs as he loves them too.

This is a very hard decision for us but sometimes the right decisions aren't always the easiest ones.

Thanks,

**courtney323** · #5 04-05-2005, 08:12 AM

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If anyone knows anybody interested in our dogs please let me know so I can arrange a meeting.

Hudson -

Please contact a local rescue group in your area. Please keep the following in mind, as well:

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hudson78 · #6 04-05-2005, 09:15 AM

Sorry about that. It was honest mistake, just trying to find a home for our dogs so that they will be happy. i am going to contact the boxer rescue Ontario.

Shanz · #7 05-10-2005, 07:23 AM

I just came across this thread today and I live in Ottawa, just wondering if you found her a home?

Tango's Mama · #8 05-10-2005, 07:30 PM

I noticed under one of the pictures in your gallery that you had rescued Ally, Wont that rescue take her back? I thought when you adopted one from a rescue they worked with you if something happened and you werent able to keep your dog. I hope it all worked out ok for everyone involved. Poor ally

hudson78 · #9 05-31-2005, 11:11 AM

Just in reply to the last few emails. I haven't been on this forum for a while as i've (we've) been adjusting to our new life without our dogs. It has been very hard for us but our options were very limited. We did find great homes for both of our dogs. We were crushed to have to find homes for them but found great people to be their new forever homes and I think they are really happy. We keep in contact over the phone and they are both doing really well!!

Tango's Mama,

Just to clarify, we did rescue Ally from a bad situation but not from an actual rescue organization. Thanks everyone for all your help while I had my babies, this was a great resource for us.

Take care!

Murp.mm · #10 05-31-2005, 02:12 PM

I am glad that everything worked out for you. I can't imagine how lonely and sad you both must be. But knowing that your babies are in a good and loving home and that you can contact the owner is a big plus. A lot of people in these types of situations just leave their dogs to fend for themselves on the streets or tied up in a backyard without proper food and care. You did what you felt you had to do and don't second guess yourself. Good Luck with your new baby and know this was the right decision for you at this time. Both your babies are together and that will make the transition much easier.