Yeah, he rang me and then rang Cynthia as she requested.
He says he had Scooby for 8 wks, the first 4 were fine and then he said Scooby has bitten him. Cynthia doesn't want him because she says he has bitten. His owner said he has been frightened of him for the last 4 wks and I'm assuming Scooby has spent most of that time separated from the family because the man was frightened he would bite his child. I now know a behaviourist he rang, but who never saw Scooby said its likely to be rage so he should be put down. Hence reason for going to be PTS.
We've had him since Sunday night now and this is how its gone.
Sunday:
Greeted by very friendly, giddy, confident pup. Jumped up, wagging tail, trying to lick. Spent some time in back garden meeting my 4 and he just wanted to play with all of them. He has little concentration and didn't respond to his name.
Monday:
Had been crated over night (which I suspect he's never been used to). Bedding dry and he had settled pretty quick considering it was a new environment with a bunch of strange dogs.
Took him for good over the fields walk with mine and he had a ball. Let him off lead and he stayed close because ours do. He met a few dogs and wanted to play with them all.
Had breakfast when he got back. All dogs in same area, mine finished first, he didn't seem to want his so he moved away and I put his bowl next to him because I knew mine would eat it given half a chance. He then growled loudly when one of mine went near it. I used distraction and removed bowl.
He later growled at one of mine as he lay under the table next to my feet and then later on again when all of mine had moved off the baskets he sat on it alone and growled at mine for trying to get back on. He did go for them but again distraction was used and he was crated.
He was as good as gold for the rest of the day, he had another walk and was crated if he had food.
Tuesday:
Decided to crate him today when he wasn't doing something, because if he was guarding I didn't want anything to escalate. He again had 2 walks, played fine with mine in the back garden and was fine with our family, even wrestling on the floor with my boys.
He only seems to want to play all the time. He was easily distracted from my ducks, bearing in mind there is only a flimsy 3ft fence that separates him from them (they are normally free). He is learning to come to his name and not jump up at kitchen units or pinch items of clothing (socks have been a thing he was eating in his home).
Wednesday:
Decided to see what he was like out of crate again. He spent nearly all of the day un crated (apart from bed time, meal times and our meal times). He was fine, he shared the dogs beds and no further growling, he still wants to play with every one. He is so easily distracted that any mischief can easily be averted. Had 2 good walks, tickles me because as soon as he comes back he's ready again. He is good with us and had no issues with food today.
Thursday:
Good night again, he whimpers as you leave the room, but settles within 5 mins and sleeps quietly all night even if people get up or come back down to kitchen. He ate is food this morning in same place as others, he ate it all up and he actually finished first, he went to put his nose near another dish and I just told him no and he left it. I was able to take bowl straight away without incident and remove it. He has played and walked with my dogs and I left them all in the kitchen together whilst I went upstairs for a quick shower and again when I got down they were all resting. He's always happy to see you and he jumps up to greet you, like mine do and even that doesn't provoke any jealousy or growling from him.
I'm not saying he didn't bite but for me he's been misunderstood. He is a lovely lad who in with the right owners would come on leaps and bounds. I did think he may need to be an only dog but so far he's proved he could live peacefully with other dogs and probably it was first day nerves, been in a house with all those new dogs. Cynthia says she wouldn't take him because the owner told her he bit and she also said the only dogs she's had bites off have been red cockers. Doesn't leave many options, but in my heart having never met him up until Sunday, this dog imho is a good dog who hasn't had the right home.
