Mrs Niv

Hi, Im so sorry to hear what has happened xxx I am current president of Great Dane Rescue NSW. This is prime example of people lying and re-homing a dog that is not suitable. It was probably one that I refused and told the owners to deal with the situation themselves (as in euth it). They think we are wrong and rehome anyway. As a rescue point of view, we cannot take it in for rehab. I only have 2 special needs carers and the other carer recently had a dog like this and it bit her. I am the other special needs carer and at present I am full. There are a couple of concerning points, number 1 the fear reaction, this is such a hard habit to train them out of. It sounds like the dog was not socialised. I would suggest getting a behaviourist in to see what are the areas that need working on, but to be blunt I have seen this before, I would euthanize it. I am a special needs carer and the ones that actually react on the fear do not make it. You will also going forward have to accommodate for her all the time, like keeping the kids away, making sure that you don't put her in situations where she can react and quiet frankly it is so hard and you can't control everything. I know they are beautiful dogs but when you are dealing with a big dog like this you can't take chances. My hubby has been bitten twice. I am actually sick to death of having people move on problem dogs and us having to hold their paw to pts. It takes a piece of you everytime. At the end of the day the people should not have rehomed this dog. We have policies in place that stop this with our forms (which we get abused for all the time as they are lengthy), we also have 2 week trials and I personally drive hours, like 12 hour round trips on my weekends to do meet and greets to make sure the dog is a perfect fit. I am sorry you were dealt this. I have contacts for behaviourists if you would like to go that path but it is very hard work, a LOT of money and you have to be prepared that it will not always work out. I emailed you xxx Kylie