I have an adorable, well loved 3 year old Rat Terrier that I am not able to provide a home for any longer. I need to know that she will be going to a home where is will be loved and will have room to run... she LOVES to run!!!

Because of our living situation she has not been around alot of animals and will need to be socialized, but she is really a fun loving, smart dog and I am confident she will adapt quickly. She loves to snuggle in bed with you at night and I'm sure she thinks she is quite human. She is great around kids, she comes on a little aggressive to new people, but her intention is to smell and then lick you.  Most days she is happy to lay on the couch and nap, but she doesn't like being alone. Which is why we must let her go. 

My kids and I are going back to school in the fall and Sissy would face her days alone, inside the house. We don't have a fenced yard for her, which makes it difficult. Like I said she loves to run, if she gets out of the house, we can't catch her and she will just run. She always comes back, but we worry she'll get hurt or worse.

This has been a difficult decision for us to make, but we would all feel better to know that she was in a home where her needs could be met. Please contact me as soon as possible.

i too am sorry that you feel as though you have to get rid of your dog. she sounds like a well loved part of the family. i really hope you reconsider rehoming her.

i'm not sure how she handles being alone, but if it's destructive behavior, we have an EXCELLENT training section to help you with anything you need (crate training, behavior, commands, leash control, anything!)

you might even consider getting her a companion (granted i don't know your living situation, or if this is doable for you, but i'm sure she'd love it)

but since your kids should be getting home in the early afternoon, there should be plenty of time for one of them or yourself to take her out for some exercise

please don't feel bad about leaving her alone for a long period of time. most people do, she'll adjust. don't you think she'll be happier being with the family she's known her whole life (even if she has to be alone sometimes) than going to a new home full of people/animals she's unfamiliar with? i would be very particular about who you rehome her with if you do go that route. you don't want her to end up in a home where somebody else has an excuse or no longer wants her and she ends up in a shelter or a worse situation. many breeders have puppy contracts so that if the owner changes their mind or decides to get rid of the dog, it will be returned to the breeder first. 

also, do you have any pictures of this darling? 

Alright, I get it.  I admit that getting rid of her is probably a bad idea.  I just don't know how I am going to make this work. I am recently divorced, back in school and utterly broke.  Still I can see that getting rid of her is probably not what is best for her... or me... or my kids... ugh this is hard. So I will keep her.

Her issue with being left alone isn't bad behavior so much as the crying. She screams the minute you walk out the door. It is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard. I thought it probably stopped after a little while, but my neighbors say it goes on for hours.  Any suggestions?????  I feel absolutely awful when I have to leave her.

I'll post some pics, if you tell me how to do it

Suzette, I've had Savanna for all most three years now. At first the separation anxiety was terrible. I could hear her screaming when I left, and would go around the block, and could still hear her.. I felt so bad. However, it does get better, she will still do it occassionally, but not so much any more. It's just a rattie thing I think. She can and does handle being alone for up to about 8 hours without company (just my cats and other dog), or being let out. (she's not destructive! Thank God!) Keep your pup if you can. If you and the kids love her and want her, she will be o.k. So will you. I know money is tight right now, but if that isn't  the problem you will get by o.k. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Thanks for the support!!  I hope you're right about the screaming, I guess we'll find out.

I figured out the picture thing. Here she is on my profile

She's beautiful!!!! Good luck!!!!