How do dogs end up in the Rescue Scheme?

Running paths in your landscaped garden.  Modifying your irrigation system.  Helping your pool cleaner out the pool.  Chewing.  Digging.  Swimming.  Excessive barking.  Howling.  So the list goes on …….
Sadly, a lot of the people who are giving up their bullies were either never adequately informed about the breed’s needs or just didn't really consider how 'having a dog' would really impact their lives.  The following statements are just too familiar:  'We saw a bullie playing on the beach, it seemed a good idea at the time', 'My friends got a bullie and it was such a nice dog',  'I got it as a gift', 'My neighbours were relocating so I offered to take it over', 'I bought the dog for my teenage son, now he does not have time to exercise the dog', 'We have a baby in the house and the dog bumps the child when it runs around'.
Broken relationships, emigration and new tenancy agreements are also reasons why perfectly healthy bullies find their way into Bullmastiff Rescue’s care.
BMCSA Rescue’s concern is for the welfare of the dog in particular and the breed in general.  Nothing is worse than a “boomerang” dog, particularly in rescue.  Poor and hasty choices along with nondiscriminatory puppy sales are the biggest cause of returned or abandoned dogs.

Do you have a dog that needs rehoming?
First of all, you must really be sure that re-homing is your only way out.  There are so many qualified Animal Behaviourists and dog trainers available and with their help and your willingness to work through a problem you might just live happily ever after. 
Many uninformed owners call BMCSA asking them to find new homes for the dogs they have not trained nor socialised.  If that same dog goes through training it may become a reliable companion.

BMCSA has found the following useful in our efforts to re-home a Bullmastiff:

• Complete the  Rescue:Owner Profile  document and attach a photograph of your dog. Return to secretary@bullmastiffclubsa.co.za
• If and wherever possible, we attempt to re-home your Bullmastiff to the same “environment” it is used to, for example, if it was used to somebody at home all day,  children playing with it, allowed in the house etc., unless that was the cause of you re-homing it in the first place
• A sterilised dog that is up to date with his vaccinations stands a much better chance of being re-homed
• In addition, BMCSA requests a donation to assist us in re-homing your friend to cover the costs incurred in doing so.  Should we find a suitable home for your Bullmastiff the dog would need to be available for adoption immediately
• It is up to you to update us with the situation.  If we have not heard from you on a weekly basis, we will assume that your dog has been re-homed
• Always be honest about the reason why you are re-homing, you need to be realistic and the new owners must understand where the Bullmastiff is “coming from”
• By all means make telephonic contact with the new owners after the re-homing.  They would appreciate the interest.

Remember we are available to guide you if you need any help in rehoming your bullie