Pets of Wein

MonkeyZero said:
Aaaaaand my BIL is a dick. He says we can't have the dog so he's not coming for the sleepover. They have 5 dogs! My SIL is the one that said we should check it out and if we liked him we could keep him but when she told dick head he said no.
Click to expand...
:mad:
 
MonkeyZero said:
Aaaaaand my BIL is a dick. He says we can't have the dog so he's not coming for the sleepover. They have 5 dogs! My SIL is the one that said we should check it out and if we liked him we could keep him but when she told dick head he said no.
Click to expand...

Has he always been a douche, or is it a recent development?
 
Not sure if this will work but the dog walker took a video of Lola yesterday:



She looks really happy and she's done amazing to let the dogs so near to her without reacting even though she's on the lead.

I took her to the GSD meet up today as Saturdays are quieter. There was only a handful of dogs so it's much better for her. She was still barky on the lead, I let her off at a distance and she had a little over rambunctious play but she came when recalled and with a bit more practice she'll realise how hard or gentle is OK of she wants to be let off to play.

I know it's not the same as having a kid but it's been a proud week and I really feel that she's on the right track.
 
Help, I'm supposed to be cooking dinner and I'm trapped on the couch under a snoring satellite dish

l57ziDm.jpg
 
DdBob said:
poor Dart...he got the lampshade look going :frown:
Click to expand...
I think it bothers me more than it bothers him; same with the cut that landed him in the cone. I'm not totally convinced he has a pain response (except for his toenails, trim those and he accuses you of attempted murder)
 
To answer all of the questions:
1. He just wants to keep the dog
2. He was in the military
3. He has always been a douche
4. They will be keeping the dog. My SIL knew we wanted one and doesn't want a 5th dog but apparently BIL does. Or at least wants to keep it just to be an asshole.
 
335clone said:
23. Still, I'm not adopting a dog that bares his teeth, growls and lunges at any family member when he walks in the door. It started out sketchy, and got much worse quickly.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that sounds like deal breaker. Hopefully he'll find a better fit with another family.

DdBob said:
yeah i can see that.It's weird how dogs can be perfectly fine with some people and others not so. I'm not putting the blame on your son. I mean brownie the work dog is perfectly fine with most people but others he will bark at non stop. he seems to react positively to those who engage him and interact with him. Specifically parts drivers. The ones who are hesitant and stand offish he starts barking at. The ones who talk to him and play around with him he's like their long lost friend. My theory is some people just give of a trigger.Most likely it's either a conscious fear type aura or a subconcious one and it probably gets interpeted by the dog in a primal way and confuses them and they sense unpredictability in the person and then it's fight or flight response.
Click to expand...

We had a rescue dog that was initially a bit wary of me, because I'm tall, wide and male. She was fine with my wife and daughters from the start, but took a week or two before she warmed up to me. She also was wary of men wearing hats, for whatever reason. I wear hats a lot, so she overcame that as well. It is weird what can set them off. The dogs we've brought home from the shelter were always at least 3-4 months old, so well past the helpless puppy stage. Who knows what they went through for those few months, but I think any negative events can stick with them a while.
 
shoeless said:
Yeah, that sounds like deal breaker. Hopefully he'll find a better fit with another family.



We had a rescue dog that was initially a bit wary of me, because I'm tall, wide and male. She was fine with my wife and daughters from the start, but took a week or two before she warmed up to me. She also was wary of men wearing hats, for whatever reason. I wear hats a lot, so she overcame that as well. It is weird what can set them off. The dogs we've brought home from the shelter were always at least 3-4 months old, so well past the helpless puppy stage. Who knows what they went through for those few months, but I think any negative events can stick with them a while.
Click to expand...


Yup, it took months for me to be 100% confident that Lola would never bite or nip me - if we ever had to check her paws or anything for something I'd hold her and Mrs JBJ would actually do the checking.

Now it's a total 180 - she'll let me do whatever the hell I want but she'll show her teeth to Mrs JBJ if she is trying to check her out.
 
Lola did amazing at day care today. They uploaded a video of the walk and whole she's still on the leash, there's no pulling or lunging and the dogs are all running right round her.

Lots of mutual bum sniffing and not a single bark or snap even when they are being boisterous around her :thu:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top