[McheleM]

I can't help with the allergies but we got a guy back in January, his mom was at her wits end with him. He was marking everywhere and she kept him belly banded and he had a lot of aggression when the door bell rang. So much that her husband had pretty much said "me or the dog". I went all the way to west Texas to pick him up and he is so sweet. She cried when we left because he was her baby, but she just didn't know what to do with him. She had just started a new job, she has a baby and another dog and it broke her heart to let him go but je just wasn't working in their family anymore. He is 8 yrs old and she had him since he was 8 wks.

We have been slowly working with him, and when he barks, we spray him with a water bottle and tell him "no, Darby, no bark!" in a stern voice He hates being wet but would continue barking and we would spray until he stopped. Now when someone new comes in the house or the doorbell rings, he looks at us before reacting, and all we have to do is reach for the bottle and he calms down. We had one incident with him, but other than that, he's been great.

She was worried about him being rehomed because of his 'issues' but we were more than willing to take him on and work with him. If you gave your baby away, you might get lucky to find a family willing to take on a 'problem' dog but if not, that poor baby would be passed from house to house or worse, end up in a shelter or pound.

Please rethink getting rid of her. I know Darby's first mom regrets having to let him go, but is glad she found us to take him.