Beasley - a doggie in need.....(Sue S asked me to post this)

[Barb]

Here's information on Beasley, including a  picture.  He is a 3.5 year old red, shorthair miniature dachshund, weighing  about 10 pounds, though he has longer legs than the average dachshund.  He  was the runt of his litter and has always been a very timid dachshund, prone to  anxiety.  Supposedly he is AKC registered, but I wonder if he might have  some chihuahua in his ancestry due to his longer legs, smaller ears, and  temperment.  He was actually a replacement dog from a breeder downstate  when the first dog we got from her was extremely aggressive, contrary to her  claims of fantastic temperments.  (We ended up giving that dog to my  parents, who are near retirement age and have a large yard with no small  children, and it has worked out fantastically.  Unfortunately, Beasley is a  different story.)  I have since realized that this breeder is one of the  "Backyard Breeder" types that is only in it for the money. 

Anyway,  back to Beasley.  His anxiousness displays itself in a lot of high-pitched  squeal type barking whenever he gets excited or frightened, and he has  incontinence when he is even marginally excited.  He is very high  maintenance and needs a lot of consistent attention.  He will always try  and find a lap to lie on and will forcefully attempt to make you pet him if your  hand is anywhere close to him.  He was crate trained as a puppy but he does  much, much better if he can sleep in the same bed as another person. He is very  clingy and will follow whoever is home around the house just to be by someone.  My wife and I recently had a baby, and we are simply unable to provide him with  the attention he needs now, which is why I am trying to find a good home for  him.  :(  One of his quirks is that if he isn't getting the attention  he wants, he will sneak off and mark table legs or furniture.  This has  become unbearable for my wife, who is home alone all day with the baby and can't  possibly watch Beasley at all times.

He would do well in a quiet home  with older children who don't make sudden frightening outbursts of sound.   He absolutely loves playing retrieve games and can be easily exercised by just  throwing a ball down the hall and repeating when he brings it back, though he  also loves walks.  He is very aggressive around strange dogs, no matter how  submissively they approach, another quirk of his anxiety.  He is also  aggressive with strange persons, but will quickly accept them (and ignore them),  if they make no eye contact and simply ingore him.  He won't bite, but he  will bark and approach with hackles raised, though he will snap at strange  dogs.  I believe he will quickly adapt to a new home, as long as the people  in it are kind to him and give him lots of attention.  We left him at my  parents when we went on vacation for two weeks and within two days he was laying  on my mother's lap and acting very much at home with my dad and the other  dachshund.  As long as he has people around and a lap to lie on, he will be  happy.

We are in the western suburbs of Chicago, in Lombard, near I-88  and I-355.  Thanks for your interest in Beasley and the possibility of  helping us find a home for him.  It's a terribly hard thing for me to do,  but we can't meet his needs any more and it's causing unhappiness for  everyone.  Thanks for your help.

[Barb]

What a cutie he is.......Sue asked me to post this plea......surely there is someone in the Chicago area that needs a companion.....Crossing fingers and paws that we can help him  :xfinger:

[Eileen]

In the meantime, there are those belly bands you can put around male dogs who tend to mark.  I had gotten  pair for Luther, but of course he is a Houdini dog and figured out how to take off his harness and his belly band and anything else you try and put on him.  Now he is trained to go on the pooch pads if he "gets the urge".  Just a suggestion.