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trying to decide which dog to get
we currently have a 4 year old beagle and my fiancee is throwing a fit
for another dog. We visited a place called noah's ark and they are a no kill shelter. We liked one dog there. It was given up by its owner and labeled as being "to much". I'm guessing the problem is in the potty training department and chewing from the little info I could get from them. It was very playful and interested in us. We also went over to animal control and my fiancee wants to get one of the dogs with some burn marks (not really sure what it is) just to help out. I can completely understand this but all the dogs there seem quite timid or agressive. Our dog is a little bossy and stubborn but is quite playful after she gets comfortable. I'm kind of torn on what we should get. I really love the dog at noah's ark even though she might need some extra work. They are also full right now which means they can't except anymore dogs and the rest will just go into animal control anyway. thanks in advance |
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"diddy" wrote in message ... in thread news:FxgSe.306176$x96.100106@attbi_s72: Beagles are notoriously difficult to housebreak. You have one, and she's apparently very good. But the one you are considering obviously is the very normal typical beagle. Where did he say that he was going to adopt another Beagle? |
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sorry I forgot to mention that. they are not exactly sure the breed of
the dog but thought it might be half beagle and half daschound. we have already decided not to get her and want to take another look down at animal control. |
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Bob wrote:
sorry I forgot to mention that. they are not exactly sure the breed of the dog but thought it might be half beagle and half daschound. we have already decided not to get her and want to take another look down at animal control. IIRC, there is good information on how to choose a dog to adopt at www.dog-play.com |
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"Bob" wrote in message
news:FxgSe.306176$x96.100106@attbi_s72... we currently have a 4 year old beagle and my fiancee is throwing a fit for another dog. We visited a place called noah's ark and they are a no kill shelter. We liked one dog there. It was given up by its owner and labeled as being "to much". I'm guessing the problem is in the potty training department and chewing from the little info I could get from them. It was very playful and interested in us. We also went over to animal control and my fiancee wants to get one of the dogs with some burn marks (not really sure what it is) just to help out. I can completely understand this but all the dogs there seem quite timid or agressive. Our dog is a little bossy and stubborn but is quite playful after she gets comfortable. I'm kind of torn on what we should get. I really love the dog at noah's ark even though she might need some extra work. They are also full right now which means they can't except anymore dogs and the rest will just go into animal control anyway. thanks in advance Something to keep in mind is that many dogs act differently in a shelter environment, particularly country-run vs. private & no-kill, than they would normally. Its *possible* that the timid or aggressive personality you describe is really just a byproduct of being in a loud, strange, busy place where the dogs don't get one-on-one time. My very lovable & goofy female would absolutely shut down in a shelter environment and be a quivering ball of fear who'd show zero interest in people. I'm not saying this is a guarantee but its something to take into consideration. -- Tara |
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we currently have a 4 year old beagle and my fiancee is throwing a fit for another dog. We visited a place called noah's ark and they are a no kill shelter. it might also help you decide which dog to get if you have your current dog meet both of them and see who he gets along with better |
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In article , MauiJNP wrote:
it might also help you decide which dog to get if you have your current dog meet both of them and see who he gets along with better I think that's useful for identifying immediate problems, but I've found that shelter dogs can be so excited by meeting someone new and by being out of their cage that they're often too distracted to pay enough attention to your dog for you to get a strong sense of how they'll get along. And come to think of it, it's also been my experience that it takes about three weeks for a dog to become settled enough in his new home for him to start asserting prerogative. I've learned not to take things for granted on the basis of things going well the first few weeks. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - "Some people call you the elites, I call you my base" -- George W Bush, at a black-tie fundraising dinner |
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Melinda Shore wrote:
In article , MauiJNP wrote: it might also help you decide which dog to get if you have your current dog meet both of them and see who he gets along with better I think that's useful for identifying immediate problems, but I've found that shelter dogs can be so excited by meeting someone new and by being out of their cage that they're often too distracted to pay enough attention to your dog for you to get a strong sense of how they'll get along. And come to think of it, it's also been my experience that it takes about three weeks for a dog to become settled enough in his new home for him to start asserting prerogative. I've learned not to take things for granted on the basis of things going well the first few weeks. Based on my recent adoption experience, I would agree. I think that a dog adopted into a household with an already-resident pet really needs to go with a free return policy. |
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