ArbDogs? Pics!

[Ratman]

Was your dog a working one?  If it was a pet could you not rescue/re-home an older one that your dad could manage?

Dog was a pet not a worker, i have thought about a rescue but i think i’d rather have the “from day one” kinda scenario, if you know what i mean. It’s a good option regards my dad though yeah.

[David Cropper]

4 minutes ago, Ratman said:

Dog was a pet not a worker, i have thought about a rescue but i think i’d rather have the “from day one” kinda scenario, if you know what i mean. It’s a good option regards my dad though yeah.

I always said I wouldn't have a rescue dog, their history in most cases are unknown, especially over here, you don't know what you're getting. However, there does seem to be a few who are taken in because their elderly owners are either hospitalised or dead,  you've got a fighting chance that the dog has been trained to a degree. We've had all sorts of problems with Charlie, he's effectively been "institutionised " by living alone in refuge kennels for 12 months of his, then, 18 months of life. Don't get me wrong, he's loved to bits,  but I've really had to change my mindset on how to deal with him. We took him to the vet's the other day for the first time, not too traumatic for him, but he can't stand anyone other than me and my wife near him. In my mind, Doug has more ideas than most of us on here on how to deal with these poor sods having had the experience. I'd suggest getting as much info as you can before you decide. Plus, the feeling of having done some good in this sometimes horrible World makes it all worth while. 

[Mick Dempsey]

I would say that was the case with Igor.

He is clean as a whistle, never shits in the garden, HAS to go for a walk to do his business. Loves travelling in the van, good with people, as long as they don’t take liberties. Unpredictable with other dogs but there you go.

More of a rehousing than a rescue.

[Doug Tait]

Having fostered for behavioural, socialisation or medical reasons, maybe 18 'problem' dogs over the years, some for weeks and some for years/to the end of their life, it surprised me how many are wrongly labeled a problem.

 

As David says, there are lots that just aren't suited to live in kennels, they are trained though and don't have the classic behavioral issues. The problem is, if the Rescue Centre assessment says they can't be handled by staff in the kennels for whatever reason then they're automatically deemed a problem dog, and they're not able to rehome a problem dog or have the resources to work with them. Of all the dogs that have passed through my pack, every one was successfully rehomed (apart from the 3 I fell for completely so much I adopted them myself!).

 

Santi was a foster dog that I kept. Real problem dog apparently, by around 5 yr old he'd been given up by his owners as they had children and he'd gone to 4 different families through the Centre and they all dumped him back there unable to cope such were the extent of his behavioural problems. To me, he's the perfect dog and I did no training with him, only building trust and his confidence in me. Never need a lead, good with stock, travels anywhere on bus, train, ferry, truck or tractor. His only issue is howling when he's alone, and that is a result of his experience with previous owners.

 

This is him not long after he arrived, with 2 other dogs I had fostered at the time, Ted the Collie (a real head turner, and Ginty the mongrel, but neither had a problem in my opinion.

 

 

Ted was a mess having lived in an angry, emotional setting and just needed to trust again. Ginty was 3x too heavy and had never left his garden before owner went to a care home. Absolutely fantastic dogs, tear in my eye now thinking of what they gave me. It's not the dogs that have issues, it's the people.

 

[nepia]

[Doug Tait]

15 minutes ago, nepia said:

I really appreciate the sentiment, but I got as much back from these dogs as I ever put in to them. Rewarding feeling to take a dog that nobody wants or can deal with, and then eventually watch it go to a new home that I know is a suitable environment. Although every one has left me sobbing like Big J in the forwarder!

[Conor Wright]

Well, there goes any chance of a full night's sleep!11 german shepherd pups! 

Apologies for the low quality pic, will post more when I get a chance. All have sucked and seem fit and healthy. Combined weight 5535g six males five females. 

[gary112]

5 minutes ago, Conor Wright said:

Well, there goes any chance of a full night's sleep!11 german shepherd pups! 

Apologies for the low quality pic, will post more when I get a chance. All have sucked and seem fit and healthy. Combined weight 5535g six males five females. 

Wow, she looks like a good mum

[Conor Wright]

8 minutes ago, gary112 said:

Wow, she looks like a good mum

Yep, the whole process went as smoothly as you could imagine. Great maternal instinct and no issues being handled or with us handling the pups. Heres a pic of a box of happiness!

[Jcarbor]

relaxing in the chipper.