Rehoming a dog - seemingly impossible
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pinchmeimdreamin said:
Ace-T said:
Not had much sleep today so sorry if already suggested.
Perhaps he requires a formal new name, now you have his ancestry and breeding.
PetrolTeddy would be a thought?
That name rings a bell for some reason Perhaps he requires a formal new name, now you have his ancestry and breeding.
PetrolTeddy would be a thought?
(Fyi, credit where credit due, it was Judas' (my OH) suggestion of PetrolTeddy, I had come up with PistonTeddy but, PetrolTeddy sounds better. As long as Dave doesn't mind
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I think I met Petrol Ted at a Bedford track day a few years ago.
Damp murky morning, and we both failed the noise test.
Me in my decatted Chimaera, him in a GT3 911, with a suitable number plate
I have to thank him for following me into the noise test, because as soon as he failed, the noise testers declared the test equipment faulty
So we both passed.
Later in the day he gave me a passenger ride.
Lasting memories were the smoothness of his driving, and 147 mph going into the kink on the back straight.
Damp murky morning, and we both failed the noise test.
Me in my decatted Chimaera, him in a GT3 911, with a suitable number plate
I have to thank him for following me into the noise test, because as soon as he failed, the noise testers declared the test equipment faulty
So we both passed.
Later in the day he gave me a passenger ride.
Lasting memories were the smoothness of his driving, and 147 mph going into the kink on the back straight.
At a dog show today to get socialised. Wearing a 'Nervous' tag on his lead. Not that he is, but he isn't socialised well with other dogs.
The number of people that ignored it was astounding. Teddy was on his best behaviour, didn't misbehave at all. Only got a bit growly when other dogs got in his face. Which is the owner's fault, not his.
Jordie Barretts sock said:
Teddy was on his best behaviour, didn't misbehave at all.
Jordie Barretts sock said:
The number of people that ignored it was astounding.
Which is why I'm now very cautious around dogs when my daughter is with me - she's had a fear of them ever since we were out for a walk/push during lockdown, some dumb bint had her dog off the lead along the canal path and it ran up barking, bouncing and excited to Little Miss H in her pushchair, who got scared, screamed and started crying. Dumb bint then proceeded to tell me repeatedly "he won't hurt her, he won't hurt her", instead of dragging the dog away, which I had to do, much to the annoyance of DB. Some owners are bloody brilliant (we've had a few offer to help with on-the-spot dog-therapy, and other have picked up on my physical cues and leashed their dog on approach), others are completely oblivious and self- / dog-centred, and you don't immediately know which category they fall into until you're upon them.Exactly that.
Despite his 'Nervous' tag, some woman allowed her face painted 3 or 4 year old daughter to run up to him. Luckily he's OK with children, but the stupid woman didn't know that.
And the number of small terriers with Small Dog Syndrome and ambition clearly outweighing ability who wanted to 'have a go'. Teddy wasn't impressed and was regarding them.as potential stay fresh snacks, I think.
Despite his 'Nervous' tag, some woman allowed her face painted 3 or 4 year old daughter to run up to him. Luckily he's OK with children, but the stupid woman didn't know that.
And the number of small terriers with Small Dog Syndrome and ambition clearly outweighing ability who wanted to 'have a go'. Teddy wasn't impressed and was regarding them.as potential stay fresh snacks, I think.
Jordie Barretts sock said:
And the number of small terriers with Small Dog Syndrome and ambition clearly outweighing ability
Small dogs are the worst, and IMHO the most likely to get all bitey (possibly as they've not been trained properly due to the sort of people that buy them).Honestly, if you're likely to go 0-for-12 vs a domestic cat, then you can't call yourself a dog.
havoc said:
Jordie Barretts sock said:
And the number of small terriers with Small Dog Syndrome and ambition clearly outweighing ability
Small dogs are the worst, and IMHO the most likely to get all bitey (possibly as they've not been trained properly due to the sort of people that buy them).Honestly, if you're likely to go 0-for-12 vs a domestic cat, then you can't call yourself a dog.
t.He just calmly walks off with a shrug of his shouders to go and find a proper dog to talk to/play with.
J4CKO said:
Just read it all, marvellous !
Wonder why the re-homing charities are so choosy, big disparity between buying a dog, i.e. anyone can do that, but rehoming is so difficult. I get the need for the checks and balances but it seems a bit over cautious.
Agreed except, from our recent experience over-cautious is an understatement..............we have a paddock & gardens surrounded by farmland and no neighbours within 1/2 mile............ yet we have been told several times now that we can't have a dog, even though we already have several rescues, because our stock fencing isn't high enough........ apparantly 6ft panels around a postage stamp garden on an estate would have been fine though? ..........we have given up trying now.Wonder why the re-homing charities are so choosy, big disparity between buying a dog, i.e. anyone can do that, but rehoming is so difficult. I get the need for the checks and balances but it seems a bit over cautious.
LimmerickLad said:
J4CKO said:
Just read it all, marvellous !
Wonder why the re-homing charities are so choosy, big disparity between buying a dog, i.e. anyone can do that, but rehoming is so difficult. I get the need for the checks and balances but it seems a bit over cautious.
Agreed except, from our recent experience over-cautious is an understatement..............we have a paddock & gardens surrounded by farmland and no neighbours within 1/2 mile............ yet we have been told several times now that we can't have a dog, even though we already have several rescues, because our stock fencing isn't high enough........ apparantly 6ft panels around a postage stamp garden on an estate would have been fine though? ..........we have given up trying now.Wonder why the re-homing charities are so choosy, big disparity between buying a dog, i.e. anyone can do that, but rehoming is so difficult. I get the need for the checks and balances but it seems a bit over cautious.
- "Your house is on a road". Every house in the UK is on a road. Furthermore, we are 100m from the nearest road - further than 99.999% of houses, I'd wager; and
- "You have children" Our children had grown up with cats. Apparently they might "sit on the cat" (something they had never managed to do up until that point and never subsequently did ether.
We tried another rescue place. They needed the whole family there. We all trooped over at a weekend and selected a couple of kittens. "Oh they won't be available till Tuesday." My wife said she'd pop over (45 min drive) on Tuesday to pick them up. "No, you all have to come".
It was a spectacular waste of time. We got our kittens free from a mad cat lady.
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