PM me I might be able to help, I foster for NESSR but know quite a few people in the gun dog world who might be able to help rehome her. If you have no luck with the Lab rescues NESSR will help any dog in need it just specialises in Springers and belive me they can chew too!!

Edited to say: PLEASE DO NOT SELL HER ON. I can say with experience she is likely to end up in a rescue after lots of unsuitable homes, you can't sell her problems on she needs an experienced lab/ gun dog home.

thanks, sorry about that. I didnt realise how stupid that was. I have successfully rehomed them, and they went to loving homes.

Did you rehome them both? Did you go and see their new homes?

yes they went to seperate homes, but i saw their homes and i recieved an e-mail from both places with photographs of them. They seem to be doing well. I wont go looking for them in the future, it will only confuse them. I am happy with my decision. Thanks for the interest. I was really worried they wouldnt end up in nice homes. Its sad that i had to give them up.

I'm so sorry to hear of your dilemma, I know only too well how destructive gundogs can be if they don't get enough exercise and stimulation. I'm very fortunate that I have a lot of land but if my gang don't get to go into the paddock several times a day they are real monsters, they tear up their vet bed, chew the paintwork and torment the life out of each other. They have a normal garden of about 60' that they have access to 24/7 but this isn't enough for them. I can see that you have received a lot of good advice from other members, I strongly agree that you shouldn't put them on e-pupz and similar sites, there are too many back yard breeders looking for a cheap brood bitch with no intention of offering a loving home, certainly breed rescues would be where I would direct you. What a pity the breeder didn't interrogate you before he/she sold you the pups, I take it they didn't provide you with a contract stating that they will offer lifetime support and take the pups back if you couldn't keep them at any time? Had they done this they might have saved you from the heartache of having to part with them, as well as the financial strain this has put you under. I'm pleased you managed to find them good homes and hope you start to feel ok about everything soon.

Thanks, i bought them off e-pups and saw both parents. The owner didnt mention anything about helping if i couldnt cope with them or anything. I didnt get a recipt let alone a contract. All i knew when i bought them were which food they were currently eating. I had to take them to the vets, have all first shots done as well as wormer's. I didnt mind doing all of this because i wanted them so it was my responsibility...however i later saw ads on e-pups mentioning about having insurance, first shots, and wormed. Most breeders already do this with their pups, and give you an information pack, and offer to take the pups back. I also found out afterwards that they have to be registered to do agility, which was a little annoying because i wanted to get into that with them.
I have learned a hard lesson, but will do better research in the future once i am out of debt then i can afford to buy things like crates to train properly. Thank you all for your help, it is very much appreciated.

Who did you rehome them to did you sell them? Don't you think it would have been better to give the to a rehoming centre so they could of matched them up with an appropiate owner or put them in foster for a bit so that they could have at least have some calming time. I don't mean to be cruel but if I was in the same position I would have tried to get in contact with an expert and then see what happens.

Im sorry but i havent time to search for this expert that you mention, i have two babies to look after. Ive already said they went to good homes, so would you stop hasseling me on where i sent them. If i thought the people buying them were horrible people i wouldnt have let them go. It was me that bought these puppies, looked after them, and then had to rehome them due to them being a nightmare. They cost me a lot of money. Most people would have just thrown them to anyone and not botherd caring with the damage they caused. I found them good homes with people that were experienced with labs. So please stop trying to make sure i did the right thing. They are gone now and there isnt anything that i could do even if i wanted to. I am happy with my decision.

I'm closing this thread as the dogs have been rehomed.

I think what we have here is an example of a common problem, which is increasingly getting worse.

Too many people are not researching what it is required to own and look after a dog, and like the thread starter, are finding out the hard way.

I hope this demonstrates why sites like Dogsey are so important, and that even just by helping spread the word about Dogsey, you are helping get valuable information out there. Information such as our quick start guides which do their best to try and ram home repsonsible dog ownership, and why it's not easy owning a dog. See www.dogsey.com/dogs.htm - which trys so hard to point out that owning dogs involves time and common sense, and that not always things will be easy. Another one which talks about ethical and non-ethical breeders: www.dogsey.com/dog-breeders.htm

I really wish prospective buyers would read articles like these before getting a dog.

You can help more than you know it.. by simply posting links to articles like these when you hear of anyone embarking on a journey to get a dog not only directs that user to the info, but it tells search engines you approve of contents of the page, which helps thats pages 'rank', the higher the rank for that page the more chances prospective buyers have of reading the info too. That's why I always ask people to link to their faveourite articles if at all possible... it really does count.