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I think he's kind of an odd-looking dog. Sort of a weird mix of traits.
No, definitely not. Apparently that volunteer's dad is adopting two of our more feral cats as barn cats. He has a heated barn, so they'll have a nice place. It is kind of sad because one of them is still just a kitten, but she just has not relaxed or progressed at all in her time here. I hate sending kittens off to be barn cats, but at this point she's just constantly stressed and terrified. I don't think it's good for her.
Yeah, the cages don't offer much space. Otherwise, I'd try bigger, taller boxes, but they just won't fit. The manager said if we get lower on cats, we can put her and one other cat who's on the same diet in a room together, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. We just keep getting more cats.
Sure, but how many of those homes are there really? It's one thing to send him off with someone who is very experienced with dogs, especially potentially aggressive dogs, a professional trainer, etc., but unfortunately, those homes are very few and far between and he isn't the only dog we have who would benefit from that kind of home. He also hasn't done great in past meets, so how many meets should we put him through to find that one-in-a-million home? I think there needs to be at least a solid plan in place that's had some success so that way we can set the adopter up for success and not just say, "Here, take this aggressive-acting dog who'll probably try to bite you over food at some point. Good luck!" He doesn't have an actual bite history yet. I'd rather keep it that way.
Yes, that's why I was willing to give it up. I'm actually doing fine with school though and I think I'll be able to go up to the shelter for training this week.
This is the other cat I mentioned that will be going to be a barn cat. I kind of wish we'd given him more time to adjust as we've had cats take much longer to come around, but I don't know his history either and being FIV+ makes it a bit harder.
You know I always question people and what they might've done to make a dog react in such a way, and I agree, you can't know what happened in the house. But something just doesn't quite add up to me. Maybe the aggression isn't genetic, but weak nerves can be genetic as well and that can also make a dog react aggressively. He's just now about a year old, which is a common time for issues to come up. I don't know why he was fine with the father. Just attached to him. She said Dax was aggressive whether or not the father was there, so not resource guarding him, but makes me go back to weak nerves. The father might have been his safe place. If that's true, he might not want that place invaded and yet feel insecure without it. I can assure you, I was extremely nervous approaching this 'aggressive' dog. At that point, all I knew was that he'd bitten multiple people on multiple occasions. I don't know much about that particular volunteer, but she's been working with McLovin' so I'm guessing she's experienced working with dogs. I hope the trainer can help too.
No, definitely not. Apparently that volunteer's dad is adopting two of our more feral cats as barn cats. He has a heated barn, so they'll have a nice place. It is kind of sad because one of them is still just a kitten, but she just has not relaxed or progressed at all in her time here. I hate sending kittens off to be barn cats, but at this point she's just constantly stressed and terrified. I don't think it's good for her.
Yeah, the cages don't offer much space. Otherwise, I'd try bigger, taller boxes, but they just won't fit. The manager said if we get lower on cats, we can put her and one other cat who's on the same diet in a room together, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. We just keep getting more cats.
Sure, but how many of those homes are there really? It's one thing to send him off with someone who is very experienced with dogs, especially potentially aggressive dogs, a professional trainer, etc., but unfortunately, those homes are very few and far between and he isn't the only dog we have who would benefit from that kind of home. He also hasn't done great in past meets, so how many meets should we put him through to find that one-in-a-million home? I think there needs to be at least a solid plan in place that's had some success so that way we can set the adopter up for success and not just say, "Here, take this aggressive-acting dog who'll probably try to bite you over food at some point. Good luck!" He doesn't have an actual bite history yet. I'd rather keep it that way.
Yes, that's why I was willing to give it up. I'm actually doing fine with school though and I think I'll be able to go up to the shelter for training this week.
This is the other cat I mentioned that will be going to be a barn cat. I kind of wish we'd given him more time to adjust as we've had cats take much longer to come around, but I don't know his history either and being FIV+ makes it a bit harder.
You know I always question people and what they might've done to make a dog react in such a way, and I agree, you can't know what happened in the house. But something just doesn't quite add up to me. Maybe the aggression isn't genetic, but weak nerves can be genetic as well and that can also make a dog react aggressively. He's just now about a year old, which is a common time for issues to come up. I don't know why he was fine with the father. Just attached to him. She said Dax was aggressive whether or not the father was there, so not resource guarding him, but makes me go back to weak nerves. The father might have been his safe place. If that's true, he might not want that place invaded and yet feel insecure without it. I can assure you, I was extremely nervous approaching this 'aggressive' dog. At that point, all I knew was that he'd bitten multiple people on multiple occasions. I don't know much about that particular volunteer, but she's been working with McLovin' so I'm guessing she's experienced working with dogs. I hope the trainer can help too.