What to do? OH what to do! About my sons pit..

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I agree. keeping him chained up will cause him to turn aggressive. I would contact a rescue.

 

[Goat_Walker]

Are you just babysitting His dog while he is gone or has he given it to you? Is the dog Still Your son's or is he now yours to offer to a rescue if needed.

 

[Crazy4cochins]

I am also in MO and I know there is a rescue called something like Bully breed rescue of the Midwest or something. My friend took a small pit totally naked from mange away from her stipud brother and they took the puppy in. She did have a waiting period though because they had so many.
CL is NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!! I have seen to many idiots get this breed and not give the dog the respect and proper training it needs.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Yes, please dont list him on craigslist.

 

[LegHorn-BusHorn]

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My son move to an apartment and he kept him there until the managers found out. My son is not the most responsible person in the world. He says he would be gone by Wednesday and now it's Thursday. I can't bear to send him to a pound myself but I may make my son take him, so I won't feel as much pain. Just to think...makes me cry. If I were to make him a dog house or something? I still think it is not a good environment for a large breed to be chained up. There was also a fight between him and his girlfriend and thats when I got the dog and him, but he went back to the girlfriend, but I still have the dog. I am just to soft!

 

[Goat_Walker]

You need to be assertive with your son. Its HIS dog. that dog relies on him to be a companion then. No offense meant - but if it came between ANY of my animals and a boyfriend.. well he'd be packing his bags pretty darn quick.

Your son needs to either take the dog back or make a responsible desion that has the best interest FOR THE DOG.

I know how you feel.I wouldnt even have a dog if it had to be chained up. Good luck!

 

[teach1rusl]

No...even with a dog house, a chained dog give almost no social interaction is no life for any kind of dog. Either take him to a shelter, find a rescue organization, or have him put down. I personally believe in quality of life over quantity, and being chained in a yard w/almost no attention is NOT quality. Shame on your son for dumping this responsibility (and guilty feelings, because I can tell it hurts you) on you.

 

[thebritt]

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Can you (Crazy4cochins) find any definitive info for the OP ree rescue organization? If she's working 12 hrs/day, she might need all the info/help we can give...
OP: If contact is made, could the dog stay in the garage at night during the waiting period, where it wouldn't be so cold and you could visit with treats more often? Maybe put on the radio...
Also, there are heated dog beds, and thermal beds, so the dog could be warmer. Put it on DS's tab(?).

 

[EweSheep]

What if the shelters can not take him or they are so full or they do not have the financial resources to take on another dog? With our shelters, they ended up putting them down after so many days. The fact is, there are too many dogs out there needing homes and not enough people to take or adopt them. Our no kill shelters are bad enough that they are turning away people already.

On Freecycle and Craiglist, it was not too bad for people to sell or give away dogs. Just dont say PIT dogs, just give an AKC breed name for them. Here in our town, there is no tolerance of pit bull dog fighting.

I agree not to tie the dog outside having no human contact, they just suffer badly and they would get nasty or even nastier.

And it is your son's problem, he has to deal with his dog even you do have a kind heart but there is a limit somewhere.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Even though we think it may sound bad to say put the dog down if all else fails, I'm sure the dog would be better off. Who knows where he'll end up if someone from CL gets him. And what kind of life does a dog on a chain have? NONE. Dogs are pack animals, they need interaction and stimulation. I know I'd rather be put to sleep than live on the end of a chain with minimal contact with humans.