Ian Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 A number of Oldies have caught my eye as dogs I'd like to see get out of kennels but most amazing of all is probably Lady, dog, cat & child friendly, just a pup when first in rescue and yet now 9/10 & still there - apparently having been returned for lack of toilet training - why would no one give a proper chance to this lovely natured girl? http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=20294 German Shepherds of course always catch my attention and there's poor Gus had a hard past & spent much of his life at Freshfields http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=6262 Toby, skin problem & waiting in kennels since July 2008* http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=16031 * From what I understand elsewhere Toby does have a specific carer at kennels but it's not a foster carer as we would probably think of it - ie in a foster home Waiting since July 2008 there's also Raz, Patterdale x with only one eye http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=4701 & Ruby the rottie http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=3994 Dillon, http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=4861 and little Sally http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=5189 all waiting more than a year now. Does no one want dogs like these? and do you know of any other very long stayers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Poor Lady I can't belive she has spent 9 years in kennels. Puppies are normally snapped up straight away, I feel so sad to think of her being left behind- and for so long too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Poor Lady. Since I noticed her I have been having very serious thoughts about offer her a "long term foster" ( more to do with my age and health rather than hers). But there is always a but ! I need to get some bits of the house and garden made safe and also need to find a way of testing Teddy Texas ' potential friendship and tolerance. There is also a very big problem their rehoming policy. Teddy himself was 4 years in the kennels and he has now after 15 months. lost many of his "stir crazy" habits, and developed some new compulsion. The house training has gone well with him. This house is sort of half way between. kennels and a proper house , so not so much damage can be done. Its also full of cleaning apparatus and sanitizing equipment anyway, especially some very useful sprays. I was able to just wait until he thought he would like to go outside of his own volition and only shouting if I trod in anything. I havent approached Animal allsorts yet, as i have only just cancelled a caravan holiday at easter, so will have transport to pay a visit. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greygal Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Such a shame for all of them but especially Lady who doesn't really sound to have any major problems to put people off. Makes you feel there must be more to it than is stated or surely someone would have taken her on by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) My understanding from Animal allsorts is that Lady thinks of where she lives as her home, and that although she is a really easy lady while she's there, on the couple of occasions when she's been homed and returned she has tended to 'play up' - after the first time, she apparently worked out that the way to get back 'home' was to be a major pain in the pants to her prospective adopter, so she does things that are quite out of character the rest of the time. Lady thinks that she IS home, but the rescue feel that she would have a better and less restricted life if she had an owner of her own so they are refusing to give in to Lady's views . She probably does need a fairly determined adopter who will not be put off at the first couple of hurdles but will take the time to show Lady the advantages of a more 'normal' life. Maybe I should add that to her entry. Edited March 7, 2010 by cycas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Poor Lady. Since I noticed her I have been having very serious thoughts about offer her a "long term foster" Do it, do it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selina Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Really heartbreaking, I wonder if these rescues know of and use foster carers, when we have problem dogs through ESSW we always find it easier to rehome them once they have been in foster a home or should I say from a foster home, people tend to get a clearer and more trustworthy picture of a dog when seeing it in a home environment. Stories like these always make me extremely sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selina Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Just wanted to add that we had a long term knnel resident, story sounded similar to lady's, and he would get quite growly and a buit nasty whenever he was taken out of kennels and put into a home and was returned several times, the way we got around it is we provided a kennel for his new owners so he could sleep in there where he was happiest and still be in doors with them during the day and whenever they pottering around the garden. Result all around, he was happy and settled very quickly to his new life and we saved a fortune on long term kennel fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 My understanding from Animal allsorts is that Lady thinks of where she lives as her home, and that although she is a really easy lady while she's there, on the couple of occasions when she's been homed and returned she has tended to 'play up' - after the first time, she apparently worked out that the way to get back 'home' was to be a major pain in the pants to her prospective adopter, so she does things that are quite out of character the rest of the time. Lady thinks that she IS home, but the rescue feel that she would have a better and less restricted life if she had an owner of her own so they are refusing to give in to Lady's views . She probably does need a fairly determined adopter who will not be put off at the first couple of hurdles but will take the time to show Lady the advantages of a more 'normal' life. Maybe I should add that to her entry. This is what I call "Stir Crazy". A terrier is bad enough but I would imagine a bit of Border collie "nouce" in the mix would be an interesting factor. My previous canine minders were a pair of BC's who had got the manipulation thing off to a fine art, imcluding sitting in the corner staring at the wall for hours on end because I allowed the brother to steal a chew! Teddy Texas nearly got away with it . The first attempt to bring him from South Shields to the Midlands was completely sabotaged by his behaviour, it had to be rescheduled . The next attempt was only made possible by applying some weight and a strangle hold for the length of the journey. Then he tried to get a bad reputation by snapping at friendly people and then came the running away phase. It took quite a while to wear him down and its only when we discovered his penchant for hunting/tracking that he really started to accept things. So I think its a matter of creating or finding an interest. However one of the intelligent BC previously mention above once ran off and then accompanied a guided tour around Lancaster castle. I think I am getting abit to old to spend everyweekend with the National Trust. I can feel for her , having to move away the place that she knows and loves for somewhere strange. TTs other choice wasnt nice! I try to convince myself that she is off an age where a bit of extra comfort is a good idea. TT turned into a 10year old puppy, and really does still miss having lots of people about. He will stand and stare whenever he sees a group of people , and you can tell how he feels from his ears. I sometimes think he is weighing up the desirability . I hope that an old grumpy recluse with sausages is still winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitz Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) I think apart from a couple of the long termers you read their information and think wow then read the dreaded words ' would like to be only dog in the home'.... and your heart sinks. Its when I wish I was Dr Doolittle and could say 'look you could come home if only you could be nice to my current dog! Edited March 7, 2010 by kitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_angel Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) The web team are busy at the moment contacting rescues with dogs that have been listed on our site for ages to get more up-to-date information and photos to give them a chance to be featured as our Old Dog of the Week. We're just hoping it might help encourage interest in them Our ODOTW this week is Dillon who has been at The Ark since August 2008. He's gorgeous and dog friendly http://www.oldies.org.uk/?p=21130 Edited March 7, 2010 by lil_angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I also came across this old lad in the last day or so, sadly spent most of his life there. I May have missed him but I've just checked & didn't see him on Oldies Club site. http://www.nawt.org.uk/somerset/animal_show.asp?id=802 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Just thought I'd better mention that Lady at Animal Allsorts has found a forever home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Fantastic news! Any idea whether it was an Oldies Club fan who has homed her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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