15/03/2025
Fred- In the Netherlands, Urgently Needs to Be Rehomed
S*x: Male
Date of Birth: 2018
Weight: 35 KG
Fred is a black German Sheperd, who was adopted 3 years ago and went to live with a family in the Netherlands. It turned out that he had some behavioral issued that were not seen at the shelter. The family tried working with him, but unfortunately they did not succeed to correct his problems. He has a l of potential, but they are unable to keep him anymore. If we do not find him a new home quickly, he will go back to Poland to the shelter, which will completely break him. And once he's there, his chances of being adopted again are close to zero. Is there anyone out there who has the experience and resources to keep working with him?
About Fred:
At home he is very cuddly and playful. He lives with a female dog and they don't get into conflicts. He is healthy, castrated, vaccinated, chipped and walks normally (no sign of issues with the hips or legs.)
So what went wrong:
"For 3 years, we took him to a behaviorist... unfortunately, due to the workload, we didn't dedicate enough time to him. Last year, he attacked the neighbor twice. Fortunately, they didn't call the police, but we avoid everyone with dogs, because he is aggressive towards dogs, bicycles, scooters, and some people, no one wants to take him in when we go on vacation. We went to another behaviorist, but he immediately told us that it will be a very long process.. The situation is such that we are afraid for our one-year-old twins. We try to make sure they don't disturb him, but we are afraid because, after all, he is a dog with problems, and honestly, we don't know what to do anymore. We really tried as much as we could, but we can't afford problems with the neighbors. We are living in social housing. Unfortunately, since the change in our environment, with the large number of new dogs in the neighborhood, more and more neighbors who are afraid of him, the lack of space for the dog to move freely, and the inability to safely let him off the leash, he has become frustrated. We tried to prepare him for the arrival of our babies in the family, but due to the lack of space to separate him from the kids, we wanted to help him, but unfortunately, these changes have made it impossible. Fred needs more space and fewer stimuli in his living area and the immediate surroundings."
Fred's training were interrupted because of health reasons of his owners. He is not suitable for life in an apartment. He is familiar with the kennel and can stay home alone.
Is there anyone out there with the space, time and experience to take him in and work with him? Fred is in Rotterdam.