Leema Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I have had a dog in care for 6 months. I want him gone. Any suggestions? I have tried: -Listed him on PetRescue with nice photos, videos and nice bio http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/233368 -Listed him on Gumtree http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/happy-valley/dogs-puppies/bandit-lovable-big-crossbreed-looking-for-a-home-of-his-own/1029768565 -Listed him on Perfect Pet Finder and another classified site -Advertised him in the popular local paper for 4 days (a Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) -Taken more pictures of him with children to try to 'soften his appearance' -Made a little graphic for Facebook and had is shared far and wide (including amongst friends and on other rescue groups pages, and on gym pages) -Promoted said little graphic on Facebook where it got shared a bit further - end total is 8000+ people seeing his little ad -Rotated his main picture every week on PetRescue, just in case people are flicking past the last picture for some reason -Taken him for walks wearing an 'Adopt Me' harness I am just about to promote him on Facebook again, but I'm wondering if there's a better way to spend my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Depending on what breed it is other larger rescues may be able to do a courtesy listing for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Courtesy listing where? He is on Bull Breeds in Need on Facebook. 'Adelaide All Breed Dog Rescue' and 'Paws and Claws' have both listed him on Facebook for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Big Dog rescue may be able to list him for you. Also don't be afraid of listing him on buy swap and sells, that's how I rehomed one of our long time residents and she is very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Big Dog rescue may be able to list him for you. Also don't be afraid of listing him on buy swap and sells, that's how I rehomed one of our long time residents and she is very happy. Mina said she'd list him but never did (unless I missed it). Can you link me some good buy-sell-swaps on Facebook? I'm on some but feel like I'm not that savvy. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Adelaide-SWAP-Buy-N-Sell/219657248067590?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/Adelaidebuysellswap?fref=ts Those have the largest numbers on them in your general area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Big Dog rescue may be able to list him for you. Also don't be afraid of listing him on buy swap and sells, that's how I rehomed one of our long time residents and she is very happy. Mina said she'd list him but never did (unless I missed it). Can you link me some good buy-sell-swaps on Facebook? I'm on some but feel like I'm not that savvy. :/ Also Mina is pretty distracted with moving right now so maybe shoot her off a reminder email as I wouldn't be surprised if she's just forgotten. Edited November 6, 2013 by mixeduppup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Thanks - I have listed Bandit on both of those pages now. It was in June that I messaged/email Mina with details for Bandit. As far as I can see, she did nothing with them - a shame as there is 10,000 likers of BDR on Facebook. I could do with some of those views. Edited November 6, 2013 by Leema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks - I have listed Bandit on both of those pages now. It was in June that I messaged/email Mina with details for Bandit. As far as I can see, she did nothing with them - a shame as there is 10,000 likers of BDR on Facebook. I could do with some of those views. Try again, June is when she first started trying to buy the house, she has probably just forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesluvscavs Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Ive just shared about him on my fb page :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Is a name change possible? Bandits are badies - I love the name but given the dog is a brindle staffy type, changing stereotypes might help people see through that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Is a name change possible? Bandits are badies - I love the name but given the dog is a brindle staffy type, changing stereotypes might help people see through that. Yes to this suggestion... & the reason. Just for the sake of comparison....names like 'Ben' or 'Barry' or 'Bert' give a home-friendly meaning. Or even go for 'distinguished', in the other direction, like 'Bernard' (Bernie, for short). I'm sure there'd be more possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Bandit was surrendered into care with the name 'Bandit'. However, we mostly call him 'Bandi'', so I'll change it on his PetRescue profile. He knows and responds to Bandit/Bandi'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) Leema, any decision about name change rests entirely with you.... so I'm not telling you what to do. Bandi would be an option. Our pet tibbies were retired from registered breeders & came with call names we changed. Ages ranged from 3 years to 8 years. They soon responded to a new name... & nicknames. Chance became Gracie, Sunny became Angel. Our sheltie that came as an adult...was Tiffany & became Shelley. BTW, the breeders didn't mind One breeder was attached to an 8 yr old's call name Zena. But she looked nothing like a Warrior Princess to us.... so we asked the would she mind NinaZena. Thought it was fine. BTW NinaZena gets called NZ often, for short. Edited November 7, 2013 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 I am not going to be able to call him a new name after 6 months of calling him 'Bandit'/'Bandi''. For a long time, his profile read, "Hi, my name is Bandit, but the only thing I'm guilty of stealing is hearts". I've changed it as I have changed everything else on his profile/pictures/etc numerous times in the hope of getting the right person to look at him. Not only has Bandit been in care for 6 months, but he has had no meets in those 6 months, which is all the worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Please feel free to post him on our Facebook page- he looks like a sweetheart- just unfortunate he's not what most people will find attractive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Thanks Cosmolo. ... And we think he actually looks prettier in his pictures than he does IRL. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 They are great pictures.. Just that 'type' that people don't fall for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I am not going to be able to call him a new name after 6 months of calling him 'Bandit'/'Bandi''. No one, least of all me, is telling you that you have to change his name. It was a suggestion, based on some reasons. You have your own reasons for not doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I would dress him up in something funny and take a pic, the one you see first shot doesn't make you want to look further. He is the hardest to rehome, male ,big ,brindle, so you need to be inventive with drawing people in, get some odd pics of him doing things,and redo his profile , way too long atm. I would change his name too, brandy? depends how keen you are for him to go, chances are the new owners will change it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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