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it is with a heavy heart i write this i am having to rehome my 19 week old pup its been the hardest decision ive had to make but things have taken a turn for the worse at home i no longer have anybody to take care of him whilst i work its weekend 12 hour shifts alternating nights to days originally my girlfriend and i had got him and she stayed with him while i worked but we split up 2 weeks after we got him i had a friend who stopped down with him at wknds but he is no longer able to do this due to family commitments my family were going to help but he is a bit too hardcore for them at the moment my mom and stepdad have my grandparents with them at the moment and he would be underfoot all the time all my other close friends have young children ranging from 1-5 years old so are unable to help i only had the options of kennels every weekend fri to mon we would only have 4 days out of the week together and i think that would mess with his head being away every week and tbh it would mess with mine
leaving him at home 12 hrs (well it would be more or less 24 what with me having to sleep during the days on the nightshift its 6pm-6am sleep 7am-2pm and on day shift 6am-6pm he'd be left in the day id get back spend a 5-6hrs with him then it would be back in the sleeping area for him ) getting dog walkers or possibaly friends to pop in every few hrs to let him go toilet feed and give water would be a nightmare and again prob mess with his head
both options were out of the question if its not in his best interests its not going to happen i have spent all christmas stressing myself trying to think of what to do and have not managed to think of anything i had a friend offer to take him (the same friend who looked after him when i worked) he is a stay at home dad has 3 children a 1 yr old girl,3year old boy and a 5 year oldboy he's taken loki up before and described the experience as "a nightmare" too energetic,playfull and pushy said he spent most of the day in the kitchen with loki instead of seeing his kids i asked how he'd cope now and in the future he was prob 9kg when he was "a nightmare" he's 15kg now and gaining around 1kg each week he said he would let him have the kitchen and hall area to play in till he calmed down but with him being like that all day ever day i can just see him spending 80% of the day in there plus he likes jumping up seeing if theres anything he can chew/destroy/eat on the kitchen tops when unsupervised and having to take loki and pram and children out on walks and those walks having to get longer has he grows i dont see him being able to meet lokis needs dont get me wrong my mate is great his kids are great and he could provide a good home for a dog but i dont think a V is right for them at this time of there lives so i have had to make the heartbreaking decision to contact the hungarianvizslawelfare charity here in england( if i could of i would of liked to find the right home for him myself but that could of taken weeks) i contacted 1 of there welfare officers who was closest to me and i have to say from the 1st contact she has been absolutely fantastic she has 2 Vs herself and you can tell she has a genuine love for the breed within 2 days she had spoken to a family that had 2 Vs but sadly 1 had passed away she said they were interested but could not get to him for 2 week i could not take anymore time off work and did not want to put him in kennels she said that she has a friend who could foster him until his new family could get him the foster home has her own male V so he would have a friend to play with for a week or so i had to make the best choice for him and as i said the other options were not viable so i spoke to the hvw woman last sat and arranged for him to go to to the foster home then to his new life it has been the hardest thing i have gone through the split with my ex was bad but having to let loki go has been worse its only been 11 weeks and has been the most challenging,frustrating,patience testing,limit finding,stressfull,confusing experience i have ever been through i and ive got to say I LOVE HIM for it its been a roller coater of ups and downs and at times seemed like the downs were pushing me to my limits but on the flipside the ups get better each time seeing the progress off and on lead on walks has been fantastic he still pulls on lead but more frequently he is walking along next to me waiting for his reward stopping and sitting at road crossings or when i stop i pleased with he is coming along great obviously ive made mistakes losing my patience n using my human growl n bark i let him get carried away with play at times and didnt notice the signs for chillout for a long time he's getting better now ive realised its best for him to take away toys at certain points and give him timeouts its been hard at times getting to know each other but we have been getting there slowly but surely
i am glad he is going to a family with V experience and who already have a V having a big bro is going to be great for him my long term plan was 2 dogs was not sure on 2nd breed at 1st but loki had a little word in my ear and convinced me to get a 2nd V (oh the madness)lol i have fallen head over heels in love with this breed super intelligent a willingness to learn the velcro nature constantly wanting to be with/on/contorted around you
the greetings i get when ive had to leave him with the tail going like mad his bum wriggling away him jumping 3 inch in the air with his legs going like he's in riverdance making some of the strangest cutest sounds ive ever heard sometimes i swear he's trying to talk lol
i will be looking for another as soon as my circumstances change to where i can look after
1 without work interfering or if i find a girl and settle down but tbh i thought that was the case with my ex i think i'll wait till married and with a home together before i get my next 1
OR START A LIFE OF CRIME TO FUND MY V ADDICTION!!!!!

i would like to thank everyone on this site( and REM i enjoyed his posts and agreed with a lot of what he said and looked forward to his responses) i have only posted a few times but every time there has been helpfull responses and the information on here from past posts is just as helpfull im glad i joined and have managed to share my experiences and a few pics with people that understand and love the breed
 
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#2 ·
While your heart is heavy, and filled with sadness.
Know you did the right thing. You stepped up, and put Loki needs above all else.
Its hard to part with something you love, even when you know its for the best.
Sounds like he is going to have a wonderful life, in a V experienced home.
 
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