Rex's Story
Rex was an 11 month old male
who was surrendered to us by
his owner, a busy mom with 3
school aged daughters who was
racked with guilt about having to
give the girls' puppy away.
They heard about me through
talking to people at our local dog
park. She had purchased Rex
as a puppy from a pet store.
Unfortunately, it was love at first
sight and she did not take time to do any research about the breed before making the
decision to bring Rex home to her busy family. A single working mom, she lived in a 2nd
floor condominium with no back yard. The clerk at the pet store assured her that vizslas
do really well in crates for long periods of time and needed very little exercise. Well you
can imagine what happened from there. Her girls were all involved in one or another
after school activity and Rex spent, as near as I can tell 20-22 hours in a crate every
day. When he was not crated he was, understandably difficult to deal with. It didn't take
her long to realize that for Rex to be happy needed to be with a different family. It was a
sad and painful decision for them and I made it as easy as I could. Their final tearful
request as they kissed him goodbye was that I find him a good home with good people.
In spite of the long hours he had spent crated, Rex was a friendly and social little boy. He
did well with our daughter, our cat and our dogs. He went to the off leash dog park and
was happy and outgoing. I was much relieved that he was well socialized and, once
tired, very easy to live with. Lynn and Leon contacted TBVC Rescue after having a bad
experience with a puppy miller in Florida. Lynn had owned a Vizsla before and she knew
what questions to ask. She was dismayed and disturbed by what the 'breeder' she talked
to had to say. They drove to my house from Lehigh Acres to meet Rex. They brought
him home for a trial period and decided that he was a keeper. Way to go Rex and thank
you Lynn and Leon for opening your hearts to him.
who was surrendered to us by
his owner, a busy mom with 3
school aged daughters who was
racked with guilt about having to
give the girls' puppy away.
They heard about me through
talking to people at our local dog
park. She had purchased Rex
as a puppy from a pet store.
Unfortunately, it was love at first
sight and she did not take time to do any research about the breed before making the
decision to bring Rex home to her busy family. A single working mom, she lived in a 2nd
floor condominium with no back yard. The clerk at the pet store assured her that vizslas
do really well in crates for long periods of time and needed very little exercise. Well you
can imagine what happened from there. Her girls were all involved in one or another
after school activity and Rex spent, as near as I can tell 20-22 hours in a crate every
day. When he was not crated he was, understandably difficult to deal with. It didn't take
her long to realize that for Rex to be happy needed to be with a different family. It was a
sad and painful decision for them and I made it as easy as I could. Their final tearful
request as they kissed him goodbye was that I find him a good home with good people.
In spite of the long hours he had spent crated, Rex was a friendly and social little boy. He
did well with our daughter, our cat and our dogs. He went to the off leash dog park and
was happy and outgoing. I was much relieved that he was well socialized and, once
tired, very easy to live with. Lynn and Leon contacted TBVC Rescue after having a bad
experience with a puppy miller in Florida. Lynn had owned a Vizsla before and she knew
what questions to ask. She was dismayed and disturbed by what the 'breeder' she talked
to had to say. They drove to my house from Lehigh Acres to meet Rex. They brought
him home for a trial period and decided that he was a keeper. Way to go Rex and thank
you Lynn and Leon for opening your hearts to him.