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... We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. I'm wondering what people's experience is in dealing with problems like: 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) Accidents in a new home are normal and not a behavioral or training issue. The dog doesn't know where to go or how to tell the new people he/she needs to go out. The new people don't know the dog's habits so may not be offering to take him/her out as often as needed. Its just an adjustment period thing. If it continues for more than a week, on a frequent basis, then I'd call it either a housetraining issue or an infection in the urinary tract or bladder. 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) This is a fairly normal thing. Even if you bought a puppy from a breeder, there's every chance that it may not be a great traveler either. If you do alot of traveling and have plans to take the dog with you then there are medications such as dramamine that are made for car sickness/anxiety. 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. Its not generally an aggressive or dominant gesture at all. Its a lack of training which is easily remedied. Also, how long can it take for the hormones of a spayed female to settle down? 1-3 months for the hormones to completely leave the body. If you're looking for a behavioral change such as going from very energetic to not-so-energetic then you're banking on the wrong remedy. The only thing that will permanently affect a dog's energy level is age. The dogs we're looking at are, for the most part, 1 to 2 years old. Thanks very much. Then you are looking at puppies in big-dog bodies...adolescents. They need obedience training, patience and plenty of exercise. The lack of training in rescue dogs is pretty prominent which is one of the reasons the original owners don't want the dog anymore. Even if you'd raised a dog this age from puppyhood, you'd still need to keep up with the training due to this age window. Its a prime time for well-behaved, trained dogs to suddenly lose their brains and is often referred to as the terrible teens or terrible twos because they are going through a major transition from baby to adult. Its a time when they'll test your patience and their limits just to see what happens. -- Tara |
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"THW" wrote in message
... We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. I'm wondering what people's experience is in dealing with problems like: 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) Accidents in a new home are normal and not a behavioral or training issue. The dog doesn't know where to go or how to tell the new people he/she needs to go out. The new people don't know the dog's habits so may not be offering to take him/her out as often as needed. Its just an adjustment period thing. If it continues for more than a week, on a frequent basis, then I'd call it either a housetraining issue or an infection in the urinary tract or bladder. 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) This is a fairly normal thing. Even if you bought a puppy from a breeder, there's every chance that it may not be a great traveler either. If you do alot of traveling and have plans to take the dog with you then there are medications such as dramamine that are made for car sickness/anxiety. 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. Its not generally an aggressive or dominant gesture at all. Its a lack of training which is easily remedied. Also, how long can it take for the hormones of a spayed female to settle down? 1-3 months for the hormones to completely leave the body. If you're looking for a behavioral change such as going from very energetic to not-so-energetic then you're banking on the wrong remedy. The only thing that will permanently affect a dog's energy level is age. The dogs we're looking at are, for the most part, 1 to 2 years old. Thanks very much. Then you are looking at puppies in big-dog bodies...adolescents. They need obedience training, patience and plenty of exercise. The lack of training in rescue dogs is pretty prominent which is one of the reasons the original owners don't want the dog anymore. Even if you'd raised a dog this age from puppyhood, you'd still need to keep up with the training due to this age window. Its a prime time for well-behaved, trained dogs to suddenly lose their brains and is often referred to as the terrible teens or terrible twos because they are going through a major transition from baby to adult. Its a time when they'll test your patience and their limits just to see what happens. -- Tara |
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Curing problems with rescue dogs
THW wrote:
We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. None of what you have outlined below are problems only found in rescue dogs. A couple of these are definite training issues, and a lot of the time, a dog gets dumped because the owners didn't do their home work and didn't bother to train. 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/re_housetraining.htm 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) http://www.delcospca.org/carsick.html 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. http://www.allsands.com/Pets/Dogs/do...tra_sec_gn.htm Suja |
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THW wrote:
We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. None of what you have outlined below are problems only found in rescue dogs. A couple of these are definite training issues, and a lot of the time, a dog gets dumped because the owners didn't do their home work and didn't bother to train. 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/re_housetraining.htm 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) http://www.delcospca.org/carsick.html 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. http://www.allsands.com/Pets/Dogs/do...tra_sec_gn.htm Suja |
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THW wrote:
We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. None of what you have outlined below are problems only found in rescue dogs. A couple of these are definite training issues, and a lot of the time, a dog gets dumped because the owners didn't do their home work and didn't bother to train. 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/re_housetraining.htm 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) http://www.delcospca.org/carsick.html 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. http://www.allsands.com/Pets/Dogs/do...tra_sec_gn.htm Suja |
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"THW" wrote in message ... We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. I'm wondering what people's experience is in dealing with problems like: 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. FYI- i think all dogs have one or more "problems", it's just that with rescue dogs, you know their issues up front. -kelly |
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"THW" wrote in message ... We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. I'm wondering what people's experience is in dealing with problems like: 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. FYI- i think all dogs have one or more "problems", it's just that with rescue dogs, you know their issues up front. -kelly |
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"THW" wrote in message ... We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. I'm wondering what people's experience is in dealing with problems like: 1. housebreaking (if we know that the dog is clean in the crate, but having a few accidents within first week at a foster home) 2. car sickness (severe drooling and stress) 3. jumping up (the dog is going up on hind legs and wrapping legs around your waist...foster doesn't think it is aggressive/dominance thing, rather wants attention). The dog is about 40 pounds. FYI- i think all dogs have one or more "problems", it's just that with rescue dogs, you know their issues up front. -kelly |
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In rec.pets.dogs.breeds THW wrote:
We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. I'm wondering what people's experience is in dealing with problems like: These are typical problems of the adolescent dog, even one that you raised to be perfectly well mannered as a puppy. Testing the boundaries and limits is what an adolescent does. The things you describe are worked through with consistency, patience, and a bit of time. On rare occasions the car sickness may continue and in that case medication can help. Usually, though, the prblem is a combination of physical immaturity and anxiety, both of which are resolvabable. Diane Blackman |
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In rec.pets.dogs.breeds THW wrote:
We're considering adopting a dog from rescue, and we're finding (not surprisingly) that just about all dogs that are available have one or more problems. I'm wondering what people's experience is in dealing with problems like: These are typical problems of the adolescent dog, even one that you raised to be perfectly well mannered as a puppy. Testing the boundaries and limits is what an adolescent does. The things you describe are worked through with consistency, patience, and a bit of time. On rare occasions the car sickness may continue and in that case medication can help. Usually, though, the prblem is a combination of physical immaturity and anxiety, both of which are resolvabable. Diane Blackman |
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