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#408670 - 01/15/2022 01:17 PM |
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Thank you Bob and Connie.
For the next week, I am working with him using a gentle leader and marker training. I wish I had done this before but we exercised him in our remote rural area with no urgent need to socialize him because there is literally nobody where we walk. IMO this will be the safest way for the foster to walk him. I would not use a prong collar because he is so reactive and fearful and it is also unknown if he could be triggered to redirect. I have never put him in a situation where his frustration or anxiety would be that high but I have a bad feeling he could be like that with nerves like his. And with his history of lunging at strange people, having control of his head is a plus.
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Re: Fearful aggressive pup issues
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#408671 - 01/15/2022 11:05 PM |
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Your welcome.
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Re: Fearful aggressive pup issues
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#408672 - 01/16/2022 08:04 AM |
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Tresa, I just want to say I'm so sorry you are in this difficult position. I was there many years ago when we tried to add a third dog to our home. We were fostering for a rescue, but we really liked this dog and wanted to keep him, so he stayed with us for several months. As time went on, though, he became more aggressive with the two dogs we already had, until it became clear they were going to have to be separated more often than not, and our home was not set up to accommodate that.
I know you will let the rescue know that he needs to be an only dog and probably needs a home without young kids, too. The right decision isn't always the easiest one, and I know you tried your best to make it work.
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#408673 - 01/16/2022 07:13 PM |
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Cheri, that is kind of how it went here too but then one day the aggression jumped up many levels. For that I feel like I missed something in the begining of all this. We have him until Saturday and each day it seems to get worse even though they are 100% separated. I really am starting to wonder if pain is part of the equation like I mentioned before, he shows signs of hip dysplasia and maybe more orthopedic issues. He walks like a stiff old dog and is only 1 yr old, I can't imagine how much harder it will be when he is older. But we will be sure to tell the rescue everything we know so they can find the right home. He deserves to be someone's only dog with their undivided loving attention.
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Kelly wrote 01/18/2022 01:23 PM
Re: Fearful aggressive pup issues
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#408674 - 01/18/2022 01:23 PM |
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So sorry you are going through this, Tresa!
You mention that he walks stiffly like an old dog…. Has he has a test for tick borne illnesses? It’s a shot in the dark, but Fennec had a hot case of Lymes and she could barely move. Tick stuff can also affect them neurologically…
Again, just a thought - not sure if you have the same critters we do here in WI, but ticks can be active in winter- I just pulled one off Eleven and we had -20 just a few days ago.
Best of luck, and I hope Martin finds the perfect home.
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#408675 - 01/18/2022 10:42 PM |
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#408676 - 01/20/2022 11:05 PM |
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Kelly, he was stiff when we adopted him and I have heard his hips click a few times plus his knees seem to sway from side to side. He really has some structural issues I think. There are ticks here in the tall grass but so far we have only found maybe one or two during the summer but never on him. Because all his joint problems were there before that I don't think it's the problem but thankyou for bringing it up and it definitely would be something to consider if it was flaring up intermittently right?
So sorry you are going through this, Tresa!
You mention that he walks stiffly like an old dog…. Has he has a test for tick borne illnesses? It’s a shot in the dark, but Fennec had a hot case of Lymes and she could barely move. Tick stuff can also affect them neurologically…
Again, just a thought - not sure if you have the same critters we do here in WI, but ticks can be active in winter- I just pulled one off Eleven and we had -20 just a few days ago.
Best of luck, and I hope Martin finds the perfect home.
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Re: Fearful aggressive pup issues
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#408677 - 01/22/2022 08:49 PM |
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It's real hard, we miss him so much. Poor guy was so scared when we got to the rescue group. He was shaking and growled at the girl doing the intake. But after a but of coaxing he walked with her on a leash to the kennel. He will be placed with a foster ASAP, probably already is with one by now because they had fosters waiting. They said most of the dogs they get are adopted in just a few days. He is more likely to find a great home here than he would in if we were still in Texas.
That is just one of many things I will not miss about TX, the way people abandon their animals. I've noticed people treat their pets much better here in N. Dakota. You don't see many running loose in the towns, chained up or sick with distemper like they are everywhere in west TX.
But yeah, it's not been an easy day. We keep wondering how he is doing and how he is feeling. I know from our standpoint we didn't abandon him but he probably feels abandoned and betrayed. He did not deserve this but I know we did the right thing.
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Re: Fearful aggressive pup issues
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#408678 - 01/23/2022 03:27 PM |
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I'm so sorry you had to do this, and so sorry about the poor dog.
I know it doesn't help. Just wanted to say it.
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Re: Fearful aggressive pup issues
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#408679 - 01/24/2022 07:51 AM |
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Same here, Tresa. I understand the pain of having to give up a dog. You really didn't have a choice. Thankfully, it sounds like he is in good hands with this rescue, and they will find him a good single-dog home.
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