Wendy Lefebvre Webboard User Reg: 12-08-2005
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they've had the new pup for only 4 days and they are already considering "getting rid of" the new pup because things aren't working.
4 days?????
I would assume that if they did want to try and work on this they wouldn't be thinking about getting rid of him after only 4 days.
This pup hasn't even had a chance to get used to and adjust to his new environment/life and since he's not quite fitting in (after 4 days...i m going to keep hounding on that point) they think he should be returned to the pound?
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: wendy lefebvre
since he's not quite fitting in ....
The "not quite fitting in" was the result of a huge handler error (two dogs loose in the yard).
We are all with you on the throwaway-dog mentality.
I am making allowances, though, for the perceived need to stop the dog fights, and the "how" -- a "how" perception by an obvious new-to-dogs owner.
I hope very much that the thread is providing plenty of info for the O.P. and anyone reading (perhaps non-members) about how serious it is to commit to a dog and how misguided to believe that anyone can throw two dogs together and assume that a "friendship" will form.
There has also been very good expression of how foolhardy it is to leave puppies (any dogs) loose in a yard while the owners are absent. And theft is far from the only possibility. We have all read and hear of other terrible outcomes.
P.S. I'm going to assume that they DO want to work it out. Why else post here for advice?
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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I will add again that if the O.P. cannot commit to the work of crating, separating, real intros, one-on-one training with each dog, and all the rest, then I too agree that one (or both) is better off being re-homed.
And I would hope that this thread, loaded as it is with experienced wisdom, might be a deterrent to someone else with a romanticized notion of puppy training and groundwork or raising two pups at once.
And I would hope that this thread, loaded as it is with experienced wisdom, might be a deterrent to someone else with a romanticized notion of puppy training and groundwork or raising two pups at once.
Absolutely! Upon seeing an adorable puppy, it's so easy to imagine what fun and what a wonderful addition to the family it would be! But REALITY is soooo much different! It's like having a new baby, no sleep, no spare time, no privacy, no silence. It's work! Very rewarding though, because the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.
Great dogs don't just happen.
I have done what you have done in the past. What will happen is the dog will become destructive of everything you own and when you come home to play with it all you will see is the damage and get so mad you will want to kill it. Since I have found this site and am trying to learn the right way it is so much better. When I come home Roscoe is so happy to see me we can play, he has done nothing wrong all day so there is nothing to get in the way with out relationship. I thought at first because he whined so much that it was unfair but he seems to accept the fact that I am his leader. We still have some problems but they are minor as to what I used to have. I feel so bad for my previous dogs. If you can't crate train be fair to the puppy and give back. Thanks so much for the information on this site. Roscoe thanks you also. Ron
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