Alana Cruit wrote 09/29/2005 01:19 PM Rescued dog #85554 - 09/29/2005 01:19 PM
Alana Cruit Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2005 Posts: 2 Loc: Offline	My family and I rescued a dog that was in very bad shape. Small breed maybe shih-tzu mix. We had him shaved his hair was so long and in knots. I just found out he has heart worms (we plan to have him treated). I had him neutered a couple of days ago. However, he is aggressive toward my other inside dog and has food aggression toward any other dog or human that even walks by when he is eating. I gave him a treat after his surgery and my 8 year old daughter walked by him and he growled and became very aggresive. I have never had a dog with this behavior. I am a big dog lover. I have 3 dogs of my own. This dog was left behind when a family moved. He lived in the woods for 2-3 months before we rescued him. I want to help him but I'm not sure he is safe to have around my family. Any advice before I invest any more time or money in this dog?
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Alison Mayo wrote 09/29/2005 01:46 PM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Alana Cruit ] #85555 - 09/29/2005 01:46 PM
Alison Mayo Webboard User Reg: 03-14-2005 Posts: 471 Loc: Canyon Lake, tx Offline	Search for keywords about the topics that you are looking for in the forum search at the top right hand of the webpage. There are tons of topics about all the related things you mentioned. Check out the articles on leerburg.com also : These all apply whether you have a big dog or small dog, and whether you are training it or not. http://www.leerburg.com/groundwork.htm http://www.leerburg.com/philosophy.htm 300 articles http://www.leerburg.com/articles.htm This will help you with the basics and the hard stuff. Top Paw Training: serving Canyon Lake & New Braunfels, San Antonio to Austin.
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Alison Mayo wrote 09/29/2005 01:53 PM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Alana Cruit ] #85556 - 09/29/2005 01:53 PM
Alison Mayo Webboard User Reg: 03-14-2005 Posts: 471 Loc: Canyon Lake, tx Offline	For the meanwhile, keep your hands and people away from his food to try to discourage any mishaps or furthering the problem until you understand it fully and can approach it properly. Food is probably a survival issue right now as you said he has lived in the woods before you got him. Last time I checked shih-tzu's aren't the best hunters. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Supervise the dog around your kids and be extremely gentle until you know more about the dog's personality. There is so much untold history about the dog and it will take time to bond and trust each other. Surgery, grooming, new people, places, and smells in the last few weeks has put him on edge, I'm sure, so this may be alot of his problem. It will take patience and time to fix him and this forum is the right place to ask for help. Top Paw Training: serving Canyon Lake & New Braunfels, San Antonio to Austin.
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Amanda Dimick wrote 09/29/2005 02:21 PM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Alana Cruit ] #85557 - 09/29/2005 02:21 PM
Amanda Dimick Webboard User Reg: 12-16-2004 Posts: 45 Loc: SC (close to GA) Offline	I have rehabilitated many small breeds similar to what you are describing, mainly Chihuahuas. Please first get a crate and then read, read, read Mr. Frawley's articles. You will find the answers right here. The good news is you can fix this dog if you put the time into it. I did not find it very difficult at all with most of the dogs I rescued and some were biters. Aggressive small breed dogs have become that way because they were spoiled and allowed to get away with everything and anything. It's amazing how they change with some leadership and structure. I had one that became a therapy dog. I am concerned about the safety of your daughter. Please get the crate immediately and keep the dog away from her until it is trained. Good Luck. Please keep us posted. Amanda Mom of 3 kids, 6 dogs, 1 cat Agility competitor, used to rehab small breeds
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Stacy Oliver wrote 09/29/2005 05:43 PM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Amanda Dimick ] #85558 - 09/29/2005 05:43 PM
Stacy Oliver Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2005 Posts: 42 Loc: North Carolina Offline	I completely agree with Amanda, She made an excellent point about discipline too!!! I own chihuahuas also and have one in particular who cannot be trusted around strangers. The crate is the best solution, especially to keep your child safe. Good Luck! "I train dogs, now that I'm here, I realize I need to be trained to train"-S.Oliver
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Al Curbow wrote 09/29/2005 11:14 PM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Alana Cruit ] #85559 - 09/29/2005 11:14 PM
Al Curbow Webboard User Reg: 06-30-2005 Posts: 974 Loc: northeast Offline	Hi Alana, a shih-tzu that lived in the wild for 2-3 months? that's got to be the most clever shih-tzu ever, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />, anyway, why not just feed him in the crate? AL
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Cheryl Gee wrote 09/30/2005 08:14 AM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Al Curbow ] #85560 - 09/30/2005 08:14 AM
Cheryl Gee Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2001 Posts: 443 Loc: Michigan Offline	Please watch your fingers if you feed him in a crate. To close to the business end of the dog. You can also put the bowl in first. Hopefully,he does not guard the crate.Btw, I do favor the use of crates,
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Janice Jarman wrote 09/30/2005 12:14 PM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Cheryl Gee ] #85561 - 09/30/2005 12:14 PM
Janice Jarman Webboard User Reg: 04-19-2005 Posts: 505 Loc: Mid Missouri USA Offline	Hi, I have two miniature pinschers. Our male dog was adopted from a dog pound and was approx 2 1/2 years old when we brought him home. He is very food aggressive. I don't think it was due to spoiling, though. From the way he acts, I think he may have had to fight for his food. He had been running stray for awhile and was skin and bones when we brought him home. He probably always will be food aggressive, so I just take that into account when feeding the two of them. I feed him in his crate, and my female minpin is fed at the same time, and he comes out when they are both finished. My female is not crate-trained because, when we got her, I didn't know about crates. You learn as you go. You probably ought to invest in a crate, if you don't already have one. Janice Jarman Janice Jarman
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Alana Cruit wrote 09/30/2005 05:37 PM Re: Rescued dog [Re: Al Curbow ] #85562 - 09/30/2005 05:37 PM
Alana Cruit Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2005 Posts: 2 Loc: Offline	I should have made my self clear he is a shih-tzu MIX, when I was able to trap him he actually bit my husband and the dog had to be placed in quartine for 10 days, the county pound brought him back to us the same way he left. The original owners of this dog (to my understanding today) was placed in jail. This dog I currently have along with 3 mix puppies that had NO human contact and a cat was left behind. My mother has the cat and we also are fostering the 3 pups. We estimate they had been abandoned 2-3 months how they got fed is anyone's guess, but the puppies where near death when we got them. As of today all are healthy and happy and I am trying desperatly to find homes for them. Marley ( that's the dogs name) is also healthy and happy but very aggresive when being fed and with my small housedog . I will start trying the crate. I have received great information from this site. Thank you. (Sorry for the long explanation.) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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