Free to good home

I have a two year old male basset hound/corgi mix to give away to a good home. He is a very loyal dog, sweet and loving but would be best in a home with no other animals. He seems to get jealous of the other pets in the house. He tolerates young children, but older children who don't pull tails and ears would be better. We love him to pieces but he has snapped at my kids a few times when they are trying to play with him, and I can't take the chance that he would be near the baby and would get an ear pulled or tail pulled and he would bite at the baby. He is NOT a bad dog, he just needs to be in a home with less kids and other animals.

Before anything is said about "not being able to handle your pets", I had Oscar before I got pregnant. I love him very much but I can't take the chance of him harming the baby. This is why I am going to be very selective about where he goes. I want to make sure he goes to a very safe and happy home.

If you are interested or know of someone who might be, please send me a pm or email me @ jaimed@eaglecom.net.

He would be a great companion for an older couple, or a couple with older children, or even a single person. He doesn't seem to like the chaos in our house... lol

He sure is a good lookin pooch!

Thanks, and I hate to get rid of him but I can't take the chance that he will hurt the baby.

Oscar in the photo is saying please don't get rid of me. I promise I will be good with the kids.
I wish I could have pets where I live because I would like to have a dog.

worried about the saftey of your baby and just "having" too many animals is 2 different things,I think your good here
hope he finds a great home!!!

Looks like some good eats, there.

NB why not see if someone near the house in Hoxie could take him so you could still see him?

nobodysbusiness wrote:

Thanks, and I hate to get rid of him but I can't take the chance that he will hurt the baby.

I don't think anyone could fault you for that.

A risk to the boy is good reason to look for a new home for the dog.

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I don't blame you NB. We had to get rid of a dog when the daughter's daughter was small. I don't tolerate nippers either!

im afraid we are gonna have to take him to the humane society... its getting worse.

You can tell the Humane Society that if they don't find a home for him to call you and let you know. We did that about 23 years ago anyway and they found our dog a great farm home!

NB, I would put a flyer up on the Dillons board and maybe even an ad in the paper.

I think he would get adopted very quickly because he is pretty sweet and so handsome, but I'd want to warn them about his behaviors and they might find him too dangerous and put him down... I'm stuck!

That's would be the reason why I would be hesistant on sending him to the Humane Society because they might question his behavior and put him down. I sure wish I could have pets because I would make a great home for Oscar.

nobodysbusiness wrote:

im afraid we are gonna have to take him to the humane society... its getting worse.

What about the Nex-Tech website?

nobodysbusiness wrote:

I think he would get adopted very quickly because he is pretty sweet and so handsome, but I'd want to warn them about his behaviors and they might find him too dangerous and put him down... I'm stuck!

It would be interesting to know what their policy is.

I wish you could too DX, would they take a pet deposit? I haven't tried nex-tech yet. I didn't decide until tonight how serious I am about it, but he snapped at Skooter, who is his best friend.

SlumberGirl wrote:

You can tell the Humane Society that if they don't find a home for him to call you and let you know. We did that about 23 years ago anyway and they found our dog a great farm home!

That's what they tell everyone, They are not allowed to tell where they went

I will trade you for Cookie.

fescue wrote:

SlumberGirl wrote:

You can tell the Humane Society that if they don't find a home for him to call you and let you know. We did that about 23 years ago anyway and they found our dog a great farm home!

That's what they tell everyone, They are not allowed to tell where they went

They actually didn't tell us. The hubby used to pump wells back in those days and we drove past the farm where he lived and seen him. He had very distinct markings.

Have you looked for a rescue organization? We found a King Charles Cav. rescue club when we needed help with placement of one of our dogs.
We had to give up the funniest little clown dog, because he started going nuts one day when a stray walked next to our fence, and he was never the same. He snapped at everyone who came near him. It was too risky with kids here daily.

NB, have you thought about taking him to the vet? He might not be feeling very good and usually when dogs don't feel good they tend to get irritable.

I think he is just jealous of the baby and the new puppy. He was at the vets office this last weekend and they loved him, said he was great!

I think there is a rescue place here, can't remember the name of it...

Is that possibly the vet office out on Commerce Parkway exit off the interstate?

it could be its called western something..

nobodysbusiness wrote:

I think he is just jealous of the baby and the new puppy.

Quite plausible.

the baby will need a lot of attention which the dog may resent, best to find him/her a home before anything happens..

Maybe this is why puppy is grumpy.

Ratzilla wrote:

Maybe this is why puppy is grumpy.

It was the finger in the butt that did it.

dx can you put a pet deposit down at your place?

SlumberGirl wrote:

Is that possibly the vet office out on Commerce Parkway exit off the interstate?

Yep they do rescue stuff there,it's Jess Brauns place-animal health center-but she will track down groups and no kill shelters for you

No i can't, its in my contract that I cant have pets.

wilky it flat out says on her website tho that she wont take animals that are aggressive towards other animals or people....

Can he stay outside, or is he an indoor dog?

Why are you ignoring me, NB?

Will trade for Cookie.

I don't want cookie back, I don't think he would get along with Cosmo or Skooter very well.

He is mostly indoor. He loves to go outside and run, and I think he would do ok outside.

I know a guy at work (bachelor) who recently lost a dog to cancer. I'll see if he, or another co-worker might want him. I'll give him a good promo too. Do guns bother him?

probably, he is a big chicken shit. lol

I'll see what I can do.

nobodysbusiness wrote:

I think he is just jealous of the baby and the new puppy. He was at the vets office this last weekend and they loved him, said he was great!

I think he's trying to let them know who the alpha is, it's fine with dogs, but when the baby is involved it is a problem, unless you are willing to go through very strict training with him, then you'll need to find him a place. What do you do when he snaps at the other dogs?

he gets thrown in the kennell and stays there.

Call your vet, I'm sure they can help you with some behavioral correction techniques you can try. If he's in a kennel for long periods, that could be leading to his aggresion. I'll pm you, I kinda have some of the same issues with my dog, I'll tell you what we do.