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05-10-2008, 01:08 PM | #1 |
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| Pit Bull (Rehoming Help/Advice) I know there has been lots of Pit Bull discussion here lately, but I really am in need of some rehoming help and advice. My brother (early 20s) against much of good advice and pleads not to get a dog, got one anyway and he got a pitbull. This was last summer, she was about 7 weeks old when he got her, Lola is her name. She is now probably about 8 or 9 months old. She is UTD on her shots, but she still needs to be spayed. When she was young, he brought her everywhere so she did get to be socialized and she listens to him very well. But now (as we all knew would happen) he is realizing that she is a BIG responsiblity and has been thinking over the last couple of days that maybe she would be best in another home, as he works all day and he keeps her in her kennel, and when he gets home, all she wants to do is run around and play, and he does play with her, but she has got so much energy, but he is just so exhausted from work (he is in construction) that all he wants to do is go to bed. He is now realizing that she needs more than he can give her and is starting to think that she deserves a better life than he can provide for her. Does anyone have rehoming help and advice for us to help him. There is NO WAY what so ever that she will be going to a shelter, NO WAY. But we are terrified of her going to a Bad Home. We want her to be well taken care of with lots of love (as she gets already), trained properly and spayed. We want her to be able to play in a yard like she loves to do now. I am at a loss and I don't even know where to begin, there are so many bad people out there and she is such good girl. Please if you have any rehoming advice????? |
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05-10-2008, 01:19 PM | #3 |
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05-10-2008, 01:36 PM | #4 | |
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I don't think he has any neighbors that would take her. He lives in a rented house with a few other room mates who aren't found of her. She is not bad, just being a normal big clumsy pup, she just wants to be near people and wants to eat people food and play and get into things, etc...all normally puppy stuff, but young guys don't appreciate it. My brother still hasn't made up his mind, but we feel that if the thoughts are there already, it is best to find her a home that she deserves, she needs the attention that he can't provide for her. | |
05-10-2008, 01:42 PM | #5 | |
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It's not that we don't want to do it, it is just kinda difficult to arrange. I thought maybe charging a rehoming fee of $100 and it will be refunded upon proof of spay | |
05-10-2008, 01:51 PM | #6 |
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| It is VERY hard finding a good home for a pit bull. I work at a shelter and most people who want that breed are not people we would adopt one too. We can't adopt them anyway but we use rescues. You can try rescues but there are a lot of bad ones. Good luck, I would definately spay her first, get personal and vet references and do a home visit. I would ask for a $200 rehoming fee. That will weed out some of the people who would want her for the wrong reasons. Nobody should ever give a pit bull away for free or cheap. Well any dog for that matter unless you really know a person.
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05-10-2008, 06:38 PM | #8 |
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| That's exactly what Rescues do. They foster, train, get all medical, screen and do back ground and home checks before adopting out. |
05-10-2008, 07:13 PM | #9 |
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| Pit Bull Rescue Central has lots of info on rehoming.
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05-10-2008, 07:37 PM | #10 | |
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We have lots of thinking and researching to do, she deserves nothing but the best. | |
05-10-2008, 07:38 PM | #11 | |
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