Goodbye Sparky

poppydog83

Well as most of you will know,a few months ago we took in a beagle x jack russell who is 4 years old and was named sparky.

Most of you will also know by reading previous posts on him,the trouble we have had with him. However,what happened today has been not nice. We have had the heartbreaking decision to make to rehome him. I know alot of you might say why take on 3 dogs if you cant cope,why didnt you get a behaviourist in to see if that will help,you are only passing on the problem to someone else by rehoming him,if you cant devote training time to one dog,why have dogs at all. And yes,they are all good points.

When either of us (me and my OH) are on our own with him,he is so sweet,affectionate and we have no problems. However he is a different dog sometimes when we are together. If we show any affection towards each other,he whines and jumps up,he doesnt like it. When my OH comes in the door he gets all excited jumps up barks. However when i come in from work or if ive been out and my OH is home its a different story entirely. Today was the worst ive ever seen sparky when i came in from work.

As soon as i turned the key in the lock i could hear poppy and sparky barking getting all excited,doodles just is calm and relaxed he doesnt make a fuss. But sparky today ran to the front door jumped at it then ran back into the lounge where phil was sat on the sofa, Phil went to get up to come say hello,give me a hug,but sparky wouldnt allow it. He started jumping up at phil barking,phil tried to push him away but this seemed to get sparky more wound up. Sparky kept jumping up at phil he then bit him on the stomach a couple of times,went to bite his arms and even bit the back of one of phils legs. I managed to get sparky away from phil and shut in the kitchen while i looked at any damage sparky caused. Phil has a nasty graze and puncture wound on the side of his stomach,and the same on the back of one of his legs. These have been checked out by a nurse,cleaned up and just a dressing put on them. We just got to keep an eye on them,make sure they dont get infected etc... Each time i walk in the door these episodes with sparky are just getting worse and worse,and we cant cope anymore.

So am currently phoning round places to see if they will take him on, please dont hate me anyone,we have done our best with him i think. And i think if he can be rehomed he would be better off as an only dog and in a home with no kids (obviously) and with someone who is at home most of the day and can spend lots of time with him

clareabella

awwww hun, that must be heartbreaking for you Sad

People won't hate you, especially when he has attacked your OH! I think you are trying to do the best by you, your partner and Sparky.

I hope you manage to find a home for him and my thoughts are with you Wink

((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))). xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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oracle

bless it sounds like he's a one person dog its not like you have'nt tried training and things because you obviosly have. sparky sounds very set in his ways hope it all work out for you and just for the record i dont hate you all the best oracle

Hcollie85

i think you did the right choice but a hard one, to me i think he was a jelous dog if he wouldnt allow you and and your oh to say hello or hug

Heather
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Lisa_Ianniello

oh no i am so sorry about sparky. i think your doing the right thing. re homing him to someone who can train that out of him and then he can cont with his a happy life and he will have happy owners. i had to do the same with Calvin and it still really upsets me when i think about it (when he attacked my 6year old brother)

good luck in finding him a new home. we are all here for you if you need cuddles Razz

am sorry again Sad

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poppydog83

Ive rung around all the rehoming places in our area,and no where can take him in as they have no spaces. Id ideally like him to go to wood green animal shelters near huntingdon. We have got a dog from there before and know alot of other people who have rehomed from there. They also have a behavourist there who would work with sparky while he is there,and they would also work with whoever rehomes him. I have told them everything about him,and they seem the happiest (out of all the places i rung) to take him in and try and work with him. Unfortunately they have said that if he attacks any member of staff while he is there he will more than likely get pts,which is understandable. So we have him over christmas then after which he will go in

honeydlc

What a shame Sad

Certainly not an easy decision and one I'm sure you've not taken lightly, but as you say it sounds like he needs a single person home with someone who has time to help him deal with his issues.
Good luck Sparky XXX
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poppydog83

I dont want to rehome him,but i think at the time of taking him in from phils mum we thought we could help him and it wouldnt be a problem. But we took on more than we realised. Its a shame,but he needs someone who can dedicate more time. I will miss him alot though,will make this christmas a good one for him Crying or Very sad