I got word last night that my little spaniel boy Fletcher, the permanent-then-foster-then-rehome dog (as I suspected, keeping a young male dog with a male dobe didn't work out :rolleyes:), found a home on the rescue kennel's open day on Sunday.  He went to a man and his young daughter, he's had experience in springers so should be a good match for Fletch.  The rehoming woman is going to keep me updated and send me some pics when he's settled in.  Fantastic, I've been in a great mood since - if he'd stayed with me he'd ended up living by himself, as it was the situation (separatnig him when I went out and so on) was making all 3 dogs miserable.

So I'm down to two dogs again - but not for long.  I've been following a red dobermann girl, Soli, on dogpages since she was first posted for rehoming - 5 months ago!   I've been talking with her owner, we're just trying to arrange for a meet and greet then the pickup.  She's perfect for my house, and I've been wanting a red girl for over a year now.  She's 5yrs old and friendly, loves to learn and play.  I think she'll make a good agility dog - energetic, and fun loving.  And I've got equipment turning up in January for the garden!  I'm told she can do the finish heel position too, so obedience is on the cards I think - maybe heelwork to music and flyball too, the sky's the limit!

So I wish my little Fletcher all the luck in the world, and I hope his new home is miles better than he's had so far - my own included.  And as for Soli - well, her stocking is hanging over the fireplace ready :D

Awww, good luck Fletcher. Glad he's found a nice new home.
I've been following the posts on DP about Soli as well, and I'm so glad she is finally going to have a forever home. I wish you well with her.

Rachael

Glad Fletcher has found a new home and good luck with your new young lady :)

am i missing something here? have you just rehomed a dog because it didnt get on with your other dogs  and now you are about to get another? sorry if im wrong but i havent followed any previous posts on the subject. what makes you think the new one will be accepted if the last one wasnt??

No need for sorry, very fair questions!  The spaniel was an adolescent, unneutered male - he was fine with Opi, but Remy (my male dobe) was the problem.  Male dobes are well known for not getting on with other males that live with them.  I had hoped sincerely it would work, and did try to make it a success - but I could see the seeds of major problems starting so I decided to rehome Fletcher before a real fight broke out, while he was still young and easily home-able.  Not an easy decision to make but it had to be done, for both the happiness and safety of all the dogs.  Had Fletcher not needed a home immediately when I took him on - or had another suitable home been offered - I would never have tried him with mine to start with.

The new dog, however, is an older female; both my dogs have previously lived very happily with an older female dog, quite a bossy one (as I'm told this girl is!); they also have several dobermann friends, and have shared their space with an older female mini poodle happily.  This is why I'm much more confident it will work with the new girl.  They are having a rest for now - they aren't meeting Soli until after christmas, maybe early January - and there will be a meet and greet before I bring her home (so two trips, I won't bung them all in the car at the first meet!), just to be sure.  The opportunity to do this wasn't there with Fletcher - my brother couldn't keep hold of him longer than a couple of hours and he had nowhere else to go.

I'm aware it does look hasty given the Saga of the Spaniel (hey, there's a book title!! :D) - but I have actually been considering the ins and outs of bringing in a female dobe to my household since I first wanted another dog - as I said before, over a year ago.  One major difference this time around is her owner - I never met Fletcher's original owner, he was dumped on another family (who I also never met), I had no history on him or any info at all.  With Soli, the owner is more than happy to tell me anything I need to know about her as she is very worried about Soli going to a good home and being cared for properly.

Edit to say: flippin ec, that was longer than I meant it to be! Sorry!

Wishing you every success Remy and your new red girl should hit it off so well, she'll certainly soon have him in his place. :-D