LindaL
Well-Known Member
I have a Boxer (Diego) that Deb and I have finally made a decision to re-home him.
I think we both have thought about it for awhile, but have not said anything to each other, because we really do not want to do it. When we adopted him, we made a commitment to give him a "forever home", right?
Normally I would say "Yes"...I mean, you wouldn't re-home a human child, would you? (OK, some people would...
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Deb and I already had 2 dogs when we brought Diego into our household, so he was the "newbie" coming in. There were a few growls, but everyone decided it was ok and we have lived together harmoniously since. The only time there has been even close to a fight was over a dog bone, which the MinPin "thought" he wanted and Diego was like "I don't think so Old Man" (Gunner doesn't even bother with toys or bones, so that was an isolated incident).
We have had Diego for 14 months now. We have taken him to the dogpark and to boarding...both places he was allowed to and able to play nicely with other dogs....most of the time. He has on a few rare occasions gotten into a scuffle with another dog, but never an all out dog fight.
The problem is when we bring another dog onto HIS territory...He will not back down and is very unpredictable...and can/will attack. This means that we can never bring in another animal (dog/cat/bird, etc) into the household...and when we move to a farm...i am afraid for the horses!
We made our decision based on our lifestyles changes we will be having in the near future. We don't want a "liability" in any of our "furkids"...and Diego is just aggressive and unpredictable enough to have us HAVE to be watching 24/7 with other animals around.
Deb and I are very sad that we even have to make a decision like this...He is our fur-child and we love him.
Deb and I already had 2 dogs when we brought Diego into our household, so he was the "newbie" coming in. There were a few growls, but everyone decided it was ok and we have lived together harmoniously since. The only time there has been even close to a fight was over a dog bone, which the MinPin "thought" he wanted and Diego was like "I don't think so Old Man" (Gunner doesn't even bother with toys or bones, so that was an isolated incident).
We have had Diego for 14 months now. We have taken him to the dogpark and to boarding...both places he was allowed to and able to play nicely with other dogs....most of the time. He has on a few rare occasions gotten into a scuffle with another dog, but never an all out dog fight.
The problem is when we bring another dog onto HIS territory...He will not back down and is very unpredictable...and can/will attack. This means that we can never bring in another animal (dog/cat/bird, etc) into the household...and when we move to a farm...i am afraid for the horses!
We made our decision based on our lifestyles changes we will be having in the near future. We don't want a "liability" in any of our "furkids"...and Diego is just aggressive and unpredictable enough to have us HAVE to be watching 24/7 with other animals around.
Deb and I are very sad that we even have to make a decision like this...He is our fur-child and we love him.