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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The title is not the whole story. We got this rescue hound as a puppy during COVID and we hoped she could be a dog we could run with in the woods, travel with, go camping with, and generally give her a good outdoor life. Well, it turns out she actually requires way more energy expenditure than we can manage (the shelter indicated they thought she would be a smaller breed, but turns out she's 65 lbs+). She also has anxiety that she takes medication for and allergies (also managed with medication). She is crate trained which has saved our sanity because she doesn't mind being in there for naps and nighttime, but we still live with baby gates all over our house because she we can't trust her not to get into everything when we aren't watching her. It's gotten to the point where we feel like we've done our best, but our family situation has changed and we really don't have the energy to help her live her best life. It's causing tremendous stress in our marriage and it really needs to change. Has anyone every been in this situation and found an adopter for their dog who needs lots of activity, and without resorting to giving it back to the shelter? We feel absolutely horrible about the whole thing but giving her back to them seems like it will make things worse for her.[/quote]

Hello OP, I am sorry to hear about the stressful situation. I have worked with dog rescues for a long time and have also witnessed a similar situation in a family member that adopted a dog and took care of him to the best of their abitlity, but were unable to care for him and rehomed him. They did make the family ( known to them) sign a legal document and did not take any money from them. They were heartbroken but they knew the dog deserved a household that could care for its needs better than they could.

I would recommend contacting several rescues in the area, including a hound rescue. I would not return it to a shelter, because more shelters euthanize the animal if not adopted within a certain amount of time.

Hope your fur baby finds the right home.

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