please help. :(

I have the cutest most gental staffy. Sapphire and my little girl has developed a sever allergic reaction to our dog and i really dont know what todo me and my partner have didcussed keeping her but our daughters health is better how can i ensure she goes to a loving forever home. Xx

Oh, no, that's awful!

I take it you've tried anti-allergy pills for your daughter?

If you have & there's no improvement and you are really set on giving her up, then a rescue centre is by far the best way forward. At least they will vet the new home first & make sure she is going to a forever home.

Awful to hear, so sorry.

Can't add anything on what Caryll has already said.

Sorry to hear that

Agree with the above ^^

That's horrible, sorry you're in such a difficult situation agree with Caryll, a rescue centre is the best way, that way you can be sure she'll go to a safe, loving home.

That's a difficult one. Is there anybody you know who is reliable and capable among friends or family? Thinking about a forever home you ideally need somebody with plenty of experience, solid finances and plenty of time to spend with the dog, which isn't an easy combination to find.

Yes my lg peyton is only 1 and shes on the highest dose of the pills and we got sapphire in december peytons been takeing the pills since january when we found out and the allergy seems to beat the pills and her allergy is that bad its causing her to have astma attacks. Its going to be heartbreaking to see her go as shes sooo loved and peyton loves her too. So loyal. We wanted someone in the family to have her so we could see her still but nobody is in the possition to give her the time and love she needs. I didnt want to take her to a rescue centre asbi thought they only have them for a certain time and then put them down :,( i heard so many horror stories. X

The trouble is, if she goes to a private home you won't know what they want her for. Very often bitches are taken on for breeding & will bear a litter every season until they're too worn out to do any more & then they're dumped. Or even worse, she could be taken on as a bait dog to train fighting dogs. I really would advise a rescue centre. Some of them will advertise your dog & do the home checks etc while they stay with you so that you know they're safe.

If you are considering a rescue centre make sure it's one that has a policy of not putting down dogs that can't be re-homed. I believe the dogs trust is good in this sense but there are also some specialist staffie rescue places.

Bailey was a rescue and we were her 3rd owners when she was only two years old. The first owners gave her to friends and then she ended up at the RSPCA 4 months later. It's worked out for us but we live in the country and I work from home.

Yea its sooo hard i really dont want her to go. Xx

Where abouts are you? There are places where you can keep hold of the dog, foster until a forever home comes available Xx

There are rescue centres that will keep her until she is rehomed. There is one beside my work office and they do it that way.

It is the safest way to rehome, even though it seems half hearted it is the most caring and responsible way of doing it.

Thiers always someone in the house with sapphire shes never alone only when its time to sleep and if we have food shes in another room but atm i feel so guilty when peytons up because sapphire has to go in the other room. she loves laying on us and giving cuddles and loves her walks. X

Caryll wrote:The trouble is, if she goes to a private home you won't know what they want her for. Very often bitches are taken on for breeding & will bear a litter every season until they're too worn out to do any more & then they're dumped. Or even worse, she could be taken on as a bait dog to train fighting dogs. I really would advise a rescue centre. Some of them will advertise your dog & do the home checks etc while they stay with you so that you know they're safe.

In theory some of those things could happen with somebody going to a rescue centre as well. I'm not suggesting you just stick an advert in the paper. It would have to be with somebody you knew really well and were 100% certain they would take care of the dog.

I live in creswell near worksop. X

ashleyk wrote:

Caryll wrote:The trouble is, if she goes to a private home you won't know what they want her for. Very often bitches are taken on for breeding & will bear a litter every season until they're too worn out to do any more & then they're dumped. Or even worse, she could be taken on as a bait dog to train fighting dogs. I really would advise a rescue centre. Some of them will advertise your dog & do the home checks etc while they stay with you so that you know they're safe.

In theory some of those things could happen with somebody going to a rescue centre as well. I'm not suggesting you just stick an advert in the paper. It would have to be with somebody you knew really well and were 100% certain they would take care of the dog.

In theory, yes. But at least there are home checks etc. Most people who are looking for a bait dog or a breeding machine go for the 'free to a good home' ads like gumtree etc.

Caryll wrote:

In theory, yes. But at least there are home checks etc. Most people who are looking for a bait dog or a breeding machine go for the 'free to a good home' ads like gumtree etc.

I think that placing an advert on a website or in a paper advertising a staffie is asking for trouble. I get stopped by dodgy looking characters 2-3 times a month ask me if I want to breed from my girl and this is Cornwall, not the East end of London. She's spayed and the answer would be no anyway. All I'm saying is that if you have some genuinely good friends with all the right circumstances you would at least know where the dog is going and you could spend time with them to make sure everything was OK.

I dont live in london. I thinknim going to look into it and make a final decision see if thier is anything we can do to help the allergy. Xx

katie.lm761 wrote:I dont live in london. I thinknim going to look into it and make a final decision see if thier is anything we can do to help the allergy. Xx

I really hope there is.

Good luck

Aww this is so sad, I hope you get your little girls allergy under control so you can keep both your babies

Sorry, this might be a silly thing to say but I know some people this has happened to before:

Is it definitely the dog your daughter is allergic to? I know someone who gave away both her cats because of allergies and realised too late that it was dust mites. Lots of hoovering, and make sure your hoover has one of those micro filters or double bags.

Wash pet bedding often in warm water

Wash pet toys or anythign with their saliva on it with warm water


Another friend of mine took the carpet out and it solved the "dog allergy".

Apparently bathing your pet weekly can reduce allergy symptoms by up to 84%
Anyway it's all in here:
http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_Allergies.php


There's also a comment at the bottom of this article where someone says that they are allergic to all dogs except for dogs that are fed RAW

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/06/dog-food-raw_n_1383123.html

Hope that helps.

I'm so sorry for you, that is an awful situation to be in If you have to re home I agree with the previous posts about going through a rescue centre, there are several in and around Sheffield/Rotherham which isn't too far away from you.

Thankz all so much and we payed privertley to do all these tests for dust mites dust dog hair dog skin and salyvia and its dog hair and skin shes allergic to so thier isnt much i can do apart from go back to were we got tests done and see if thiers a way to control the allergy. X

Terrible news Good luck with allergy relief, as Caryll said though a No Kill Shelter is the safest way to go.. Please don't give her away free to good home if it comes to having to give her up.. Fingers and paes crossed that another solution can be found ><

Don't give up hope. Go through all the options one by one, and thoroughly. Please let us know how you are doing. What a difficult situation.

Oh no, this is terrible news! It must be so hard for you If I was you I'd look for anywhere which is breed specific, as they do tend to keep them until they get rehomed instead of giving them 7 days before they're PTS. Good luck!

So good news we can keep sapphire yey! So happy. Xx

Brilliant news, what's happened?

Brilliant news

Peytons got some tablets and a new in hailer for her allergies and we saw the vet and they advised a coat so thiers not as much hair loss on carpet ect so far new tablets and coat are doing good. And as for slyvia im thinking of ways to teach sapphy not to lick but its prooving hard with a 6month old pup. Xx

The licking will improve with training.

You can buy anti-allergy dog wipes from pet shops. I don't know how good they are, but they might be worth a try?

Really happy for you guys and with training and hard work she will learn to stop licking big hugs to all from me and Mags ><

Im not sure how to go about training with no licking as shes learnt kisses. Atm were trying no licking but peyton is 2 and she gives sapphire kisses so sapphire does it back so were teaching them both really. Xx