Giving Up Your Siberian

If you contact SHWA(UK) because, for whatever reasons, you feel you cannot keep your Siberian Husky, we will try first of all to identify clearly the issues which have led to the decision to rehome. It may well be, that with the appropriate advice and support, you might find it possible to keep the dog. Between us, we have many years of experience in dealing with this wonderful, but often difficult breed, and, sometimes, the right advice at the right time can make all the difference! This is not always the case, however, and, whatever the situation, our volunteers will always have the best interests of the dog at heart.

Where it is obvious that there is no realistic possibility of the situation being resolved, you will be asked to pass ownership of the dog to SHWA(UK) by signing over ownership by completing a SHWA( UK ) Relinquishment Form. You will be asked to pass on all documents relating to the dog (KC papers, vaccination certificates, pedigrees etc) at the time of handover. As a matter of normal policy, the whereabouts of a rehomed dog is confidential.

If you are certain you wish to rehome your Siberian Husky. Please click HERE to download our "Relinquish Form" (Word document). Complete the form and e-mail it as an attachment to us at

rehome@shwa.org.uk

Once we have received your form it will be passed on to your nearest area co-ordinator who will make contact with you and arrange to come and assess the dog.

PLEASE NOTE

If the dog which you wish to rehome has aggression problems towards humans or is unusually aggressive towards other dogs, we will not be able to take possession of your Siberian. (See below)

We also insist that any dogs being relinquished to SHWA(UK) care has an up-to-date vaccination certificate. Again, this is because the dogs are fostered in our volunteers' homes and we cannot put their dogs at risk by introducing un-vaccinated dogs into their homes.

Please remember that SHWA(UK) is not a business and we do not have “opening hours” – all our people are volunteers and working from their own homes on behalf of SHWA(UK)

AGGRESSIVE DOGS

If the dog which you wish to rehome has aggression problems towards humans or is unusually aggressive towards other dogs, we will not be able to take possession of and rehome him/her.

At this time we do not have a secure rescue kennel, nor do we have access to canine behavioral therapists. All the dogs we take in are fostered by our volunteers in family situations and we cannot take the risk of our volunteers, their families or their dogs being attacked.

We recognise that the stresses within the family leading to the dog being given up for rehoming can have an effect on the dog's personality, so we do assess each dog that comes in over a period of time to "push their buttons" and assess their temperament. Some are understandably frightened by the changes in their lives, or have an issue that is solvable. Those who are scared or have an issue that is solvable, we work with and allow them time to adjust and overcome their fear.

Occasionally however, owners relinquishing their dogs have lied to us about their dog's temperament and once the dog has come in, we quickly realise that we do not have the resources to undertake the necessary long term, therapeutic work needed to change its behaviour, or that its behaviour has an insoluble medical cause. In such cases, unfortunately, we have no option but to put the dogs to sleep. Some people think a welfare/rescue that euthanizes aggressive dogs is horrible, but the reality is, without a dedicated secure kennel and a dedicated staff of behaviourists (all of which are well beyond our meagre resources) we simply have no choice!

We may be able to help by trying to find an experienced new owner for your dog, but this arrangement would be between yourself and the new owner. SHWA(UK) could take no responsibility for the arrangement.