a desperate, pathetic sob story

[latiasracer]

To start i will say kudos to you for managing this far. The only advice i can really offer is in the dog department I'm afraid, but I'll give it my best shot.

If you are worried about it overheating, You could try trimming (Like you said about the breed, Don't full on cut it - If you lightly trim dense areas to the point when the dog no longer appears agitated in the heat!) Also, if you are not able to fix your fence, you could get a ground spike*, and then tie your dogs lead to it. Most rope leads should give a large enough circle for him to roam around and for you to play with him. Depending on the soil quality in your garden, you may want to keep an eye on him to make sure it doesn't come loose(Roughly £8-9 pounds). If you find the time to walk him, take your daughter with you. Her and the dog will appreciate each others company (Dogs will start to associate the family its been brought into as it's pack) and you can teach her the basics of playing and caring for it.


A bike would be a good method of transport (To an excess of 10-15 miles) of getting to work, as a cheaper alternative to a car (Insurance+Fuel on top of the car will be a lot)


* The spike hooks look like this:

Best of luck for the future!

 

[Galletea]

You must know that however much you tell us, we are never going to have the full picture of how things are for you. I can't tell you what to do about your situation, but from here it looks like from your tough life of the last few years, your confidence has taken a big knock. I know I throw the confidence thing about a lot in this forum, but it really is the start of fixing a lot of issues. People are more likely to hire you if you have confidence, you must put your past rejections behind you and get a good first impression in there.

Perhaps writing up a schedule, and working out what is essential and where you can get some time to yourself, will help you get started with the yard and driving lessons. Try to make it a regular thing with your friend if the offer is there, just trying to get a short lesson in weekly would be a start. Or indeed, as suggested, if it is practical to get around by bicycle, try to save toward that. I would look up your dog's species and work out what is best from there. If clipping is a good way to go then perhaps there is more information on how much to take off and the best way to go about it.

The yard will take more work, a yard spike could work but it does depend on how strong and well behaved your dog is, and also your soil. An extending lead is another possibility, it will give you some control while giving the dog a little freedom. If you have friends who can help, try to set up a day where you can get them round and get a fence up, even if it's just banging some posts into the ground and nailing in some panels.

 

[Batou667]

OP hasn't been active since the 5th April.

Just saying.

 

[latiasracer]

OP hasn't been active since the 5th April.

Just saying.

Point being?

Given what she's got going on, she probably doesn't have that much time to check this website.

 

[Batou667]

My point being that a lot of well-meaning posts are probably going unread.

 

[Haunted Serenity]

Hopefully some lucks finds itself in your area. Also Google and phrase things in the form of questions can help with unknowns on how to do things. It has saved me numerous times before with questions such as "how to replace a fuse", "how much of something is toxic" and my favourite "how to glue a vase back together without it looking broken"