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Male German Shorthair/Russell Terrier mix needs new home-Placerville, CA
I have a rescued 2 year old Jack Russell Terrier/German Shorthair mix.
He requires far more exercise than I can provide. He likes to roam and finds a new way out of the yard almost every day. |
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Male German Shorthair/Russell Terrier mix needs new home-Plac...
Angelheart, again, this site doesn't attract people looking for rescue
dogs (see the thread about the Rottie that's available) at the local level. Contact the group you got this busybody from, if you got him from a no-kill shelter or foster home based group.... if legit, they should take him back. If you got him from a previous owner, then talk to one of these groups about taking him. They are much better at matchmaking than most owners... experience is a great teacher, plus they have a constant flow of potential homes of wide variety. If the excape problem is because you are leaving him unsupervised in the yard, there are solutions. The primary one is rating the dog when you are gone.... tucked up nice and comfy in his private "room" with a Kong toy stuffed with dog food and peanut butter to give him a daily project of getting the goodies out. Then get him outside for some meaningful exercise.... walks, running with you, playing fetch, perhaps a good basic obedience class.... but you outdoors With him to keep him occupied. A half hour morning and evening.... and interacting with him indoors. His inheritance just demands the activity.... GSPs were developed to retrieve all day, and Jack Russells, well, they're hunting dogs too, of a different type, but Busy. Both breeds are very bright and Very trainable, having been developed to work with humans. So your rascal Needs both the exercise and the human companionship and partnership. Unfortunately, if you don't have an hour a day to give to your dog, then your next pet should probably be of another species. Perhaps an adult house cat, or a bird, or something like a gerble or hamster that lives in a habitat. Not a ferret; they are very demanding of attention.... and VERY busy between short naps. It may even be a good idea to wait until your life settles into a better routine with a little more free time before you get your next pet. (Heck, I was almost 40 before the right time came to get my first dog.... and I had to make some significant lifestyle changes I didn't expect, to make it work.... but in the meantime, I had a blast with a couple of cats.) Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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