Gareth Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Hi all, Jack is 5 1/2 months old now. He is an excellent dog and I cannot stress enough that he needs a new home because of personal reasons, it has absolutely nothing to do with him. He has lived in the house since he was ~7 weeks old, and is excellent with adults, children and other dogs. He is fully house trained, and normally lasts the night if you lift his water a couple of hours before bed. His parents (both pedigrees) were specifically mated so that the breeder could have his pick of the litter for a gun dog. It was also my intention to use him for this purpose, but as stated he was also a house dog. As he has grown older, it seems that he has a lot more Lab in him than Springer. His training has come on well, he is a fast learner and I am sure he will make a great gun dog as well as a pet. He seems very motivated and eager to please. Most of the time now he will bring the retrieving dummy and put it in my hand. He has a very soft mouth from what I have seen there. He also loves water, and will go in it to fetch the dummy, or just for fun. I have not spent too much time on retrieving with him, I have tried to keep it fun as he is still young. He sits and drops fairly reliably on command, and will stay in either position when told to. He is good with the recall as well, but distractions (other dogs, sometimes people) will stop him coming in. As expected, these commands still need a bit of reinforcing, but he is doing very well as far as I'm concerned. He will come with everything that I have bought for him. There are still 2 large, unopened bags of dog food, a mass of toys, a retrieving dummy, his lead and food/water bowls. When he was younger he chewed the bottom of his bed away from the sides, but it's still perfectly good for now. I must also stress that he seems to be passed the chewing phase, he has not caused the slightest problem in that respect for quite a while now. He has been crate trained, but that was only borrowed so unfortunately can't go with him. He is used to being at home alone for a full, normal working day. We close him in the kitchen instead of his cage so that he has a bit of room. He is fully vaccinated and is about due for his next round of de-worming. I am absolutely gutted that he has to be re-homed, but I have put it up on here because I care so much about where he goes next. I live 20 minutes South of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in a town called Sleaford. He has been a great dog, and friend to me and I will be so sad to see him go. Edited March 9, 2011 by Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 great offer mate. wish i lived closer. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I am very tempted - I am waiting to hear about a job interview though, if successful then I will have to relocate which will mean I can't have another dog, but if I don't get the job then I would definitely be interested if no one has taken him in by then...do you have any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gareth Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hi everyone, First of all, thanks for all of the replies. I can't believe the response this has had, and so quickly as well. Secondly, I'm sorry for being so slow with any sort of response. I've had a lot going on this last week. I will do my best to get back to anyone that has sent me a message as soon as I can. I will only be able to do any photo's later tonight though. Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Hi all, As per previous post, here are the pictures I said I would take. Sorry for poor quality, they were taken on my phone. I think they are good enough to get a nice look at him though! Click on the pics to make them bigger if you need to. Jack means a lot to me, and naturally I really care about where he goes next. I have contacted a few of the people who have asked about him, but not everybody yet. I'm struggling to handle this a bit as I don't want to get peoples hopes up simultaneously and then can only give him to one person obviously. I will get round to everybody at some point, whether it's about Jack maybe going to them, or just to say that he has found a great new home. Regards, Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Great pictures...I can only begin to imagine how hard it is to give the little guy up-I have to say you are very brave making the decision in jack's best interests due to your personal circumstances - there are too many people who expect their dog to fit in around then not the other way around. I would love to take the little guy in and am I am sure he and my border would be best of mates! Even if he doesn't come my way, then I hope he finds a great new home that you are happy for him to go to. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewster Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Hi Gareth Just wondered if you managed to re home Jack? ATB Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hey everyone, Just to let you all know, Jack has now been re-homed and last I heard was doing really well. He went to a member of these forums, but I will let them announce who they are if they want people to know. It was really hard to let him go, but I know he has gone to a good home so I can take comfort in that. Apologies to anyone that had shown interest but did not get to come and see him. Regards, Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I am very pleased to hear you got everything sorted Gareth. Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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