Our prime focus is on dogs who are seized from puppy mills, abusive situations, abandonment, neglect, death of family, incarceration, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are trying to surrender a dog because you\u2019re having a baby, or fear for your toddler\u2019s life, have a new partner or won a trip to Bora Bora, please don\u2019t expect us to jump to assist you. Please take responsible measures to kennel your dog if you are going away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should also contact the breeder who sold you the dog and let them know you can no longer keep it. Breeders of merit will take back their dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we do accept your dog into our rehoming program, you will have to prove ownership of the dog and you will have to surrender all medical files and paperwork including registration paperwork if they exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be up to you to get the dog to us at one of our holding facilities, and you will have to sign a legal document to forfeit\u00a0all and any\u00a0future rights to this dog.
\u00a0To the best of our knowledge, there is no such thing as a sanctuary for aggressive dogs, and Rescue is not a dumping ground for dogs with behavioural issues. Unfortunately we\u00a0get contacted by many people with behavioural issues with their dogs. Even more unfortunate is that had the owner spent some time educating the dog when it was young, chances are very good that you wouldn\u2019t be reading this page today. Dogs with aggressive tendencies or aggressive behavioural\u00a0issues cannot be realistically re-homed into another home unless those issues are addressed, which is your responsibility \u2013 and essentially have no place in the Rescue system. Also, it is important for you to know that dogs who demonstrate aggression have no possible chance of adoption from a shelter, and most likely they will be euthanized.
Rescue is for homeless dogs, and good dogs that landed in bad situations. Rescue is not a dumping ground for dogs with temperament issues.
If\u00a0it was your expectation that a Rescue can train this dog, then frankly, so can you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescues are operated by volunteers who have jobs and families and little time on their hands, so if a rescue can find the time and the finances to correct temperament issues, so can you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You only have 3 choices.\u2013 you can live with the problem\u2013 you can be responsible and work with a trainer or professional behaviourist to solve the problem\u2013 you can have the dog destroyed.
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We are urging you to do right by this dog and find the time and the means to work out their issues.\u00a0Often it only takes a few minutes daily to effect a change. The more educated your dog is, the more sound the character and the freedom both of you\u00a0can enjoy together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Our prime focus is on dogs who are seized from puppy mills, abusive situations, abandonment, neglect, death of family, incarceration, etc. If you are trying to surrender a dog because you\u2019re having a baby, or fear for your toddler\u2019s life, have a new partner or won a trip to Bora Bora, please don\u2019t expect us to jump to assist you. Please take responsible measures to kennel your dog if you are going away. You should also contact the breeder who sold you the dog and let them know you can no longer keep it. Breeders of merit will take back their dogs. If we do accept your dog into our rehoming program, you will have to prove ownership of the dog and you will have to surrender all medical files and paperwork including registration paperwork if they exist. It will be up to you to get the dog to us at one of our holding facilities, and you will have to sign a legal document to forfeit\u00a0all and any\u00a0future rights to this dog. \u00a0To the best of our knowledge, there is no such thing as a sanctuary for aggressive dogs, and Rescue is not a dumping ground for dogs with behavioural issues. Unfortunately we\u00a0get contacted by many people with behavioural issues with their dogs. Even more unfortunate is that had the owner spent some time educating the dog when it was young, chances are very good that you wouldn\u2019t be reading this page today. Dogs with aggressive tendencies or aggressive behavioural\u00a0issues cannot be realistically re-homed into another home unless those issues are addressed, which is your responsibility \u2013 and essentially have no place in the Rescue system. Also, it is important for you to know that dogs who demonstrate aggression have no possible chance of adoption from a shelter, and most likely they will be euthanized. Rescue is for homeless dogs, and good dogs that landed in bad situations. Rescue is not a dumping ground for dogs with temperament issues. If\u00a0it was your expectation that a Rescue can train this dog, then frankly, so can you. Rescues are operated by volunteers who have jobs and families and little time on their hands, so if a rescue can find the time and the finances to correct temperament issues, so can you. You only have 3 choices.\u2013 you can live with the problem\u2013 you can be responsible and work with a trainer or professional behaviourist to solve the problem\u2013 you can have the dog destroyed. We are urging you to do right by this dog and find the time and the means to work out their issues.\u00a0Often it only takes a few minutes daily to effect a change. The more educated your dog is, the more sound the character and the freedom both of you\u00a0can enjoy together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1563,"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1039\/revisions\/1563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/merlinshope.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}