Hello

I have just had a frantic call from a friend begging me to take her dog , her and hubby have seperated tonight , hes took the dog to spite her , and is now housing him in a Camper Van.

She knows this is very cruel on the dog , and so do i , but already having brought a male pup recently i have reservations on wether this would be the right thing to do.
I have kept male dogs happily living together before , but there is such an age difference between this dog and my puppy.
This dog is a powerful breed , and my puppy will also turn out to be very big , so i am somewhat worried about this , i wouldnt feel good about taking him on to find him another home , as i feel this would be somewhat of an upheaval for him , it just wouldnt be fair on him , or me, as i get to attached.

I would like to have him , i just dont know what to do. Any suggestions ?

HELEN.

Helen - if you take him at the moment, with a view to finding him another, permanent,home - would it be better for him that his present conditions, living in a camper van?

At the moment, it would PROBABLY be okay with your pup and him, but unless you know the other dog's temperament, you could well have problems 6-8 months down the line. It would give you and your friend a breathing space, maybe for her to sort herself out so that she could have him back, or to find him a "forever" home.

Good luck with your decision.

Margot

hi helen.
dont put the 2 male dogs together.i know yours is hines.they will end up fighting probably and unless you have broken up a fight between 2 bullbreeds dont even think bout putting them together unless muzzled at leats.it rare for them to get on well.also having a ambull you should invest in a break stick.ps if you dont have a break stick dont even think bout putting them together.

all the best.

ps wat breed is the other dog?

How about the breed rescue - could they help? If you think you can cope and the husband will part with the dog, you could maybe take him to re home, but I wouldn't aim to keep him. Neutering him may help but not necessarily, but if he is not actaully your dog then I dont think it would be a good idea to go ahead and neuter unless you get the dog signed over to you properly. Will he part with the dog though - could it bring you a lot of trouble/unpleasantness? Poor dog. Ideally he should go back to the wife. Its really difficult in these sort of situations to know whether to intervene or not. Is the dog being left alone for long periods? If the man is living in the camper for now and the dog is with him most of the time I dont see how its cruel, not ideal, but not actually cruel? Its cruel of him to take the dog out of spite though isn't it , if he doesn't really want him.

Hi

I was told this morning that the dog is being kept in the camper van on his own , i dont know how long he is being kept in there on his own , but it didnt sound good.

My Grandfather has agreed to take him for the time being , as his dog died a few weeks ago (through old age) and i know he needs the company right now. So he has agreed to take him , he has 30 + years of experience with bully breeds so i think these pair will do each other good right now.

I would love to have had him , but with another male dog in the house it just wouldnt have worked.

HELEN.

This only sounds like a temp arrangement for this male and most maybe you could have him and seperate them till a new home is found?