Adopted a Dumpster Dog
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Yazza54 said:
Well done 
we have a dog from a home that had an abusive owner. Nice to know you're giving an animal the life it deserves isn't it!?
It's always the bull breeds we have a dog from a home that had an abusive owner. Nice to know you're giving an animal the life it deserves isn't it!?
My mums now stolen (long story) my rescues staff. She was beaten as a puppy
it took her years to get over it. She's the most hardcore loyal dog I will ever have owned I think. I truly believe she would die for me. Such great dogs all the bull breeds.
LiamB said:
(Any excuse to post a picture 
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Exactly! Here's JB from yesterday with a dino bone. ) 
A friend had some big chew bones sent over, you have never seen a dog wag it's tail so fast for so long. As I was unpacking it, arse went down, ears went down, utter 110% attention from JB in anticipation. And a tail that wagged at 110 mph. It was so sweet.
Getting a lot of good feedback from everyone who sees him. Popular dog.
Got a couple of issues in that he gets really excited in about 90 seconds when playing with me, and about 5 seconds with anyone else. He's learning to behave with me, but he'll still jump on anyone else given half a chance. We trying to teach him that bad behaviour in unacceptable by turning away from him and ignoring him when he jumps up - but it works for me, but my wife he just runs round "HEY, IT"S ME AGAIN!!!!" and jumps on her again.
So all in all, after 2 weeks he's proving a challenge, but he's enjoying the new routines. He loves getting in the pickup in the morning, and he loves getting home from work in the evenings.
The mange is also coming along. Maybe. It's hard to tell. He hasn't got that raw look any more, and his coat looks fully (whats left of his coat that is). He's now running on full doses of antibiotics and the mite drug he has to take, so we'll see how well he does.
Quick update, no photo today though. Gonna keep this thread updated, and I hope to finish it at some point with an "after" photo of a cured dog.
His 4 week treatment for mange is up, and he's now on the next 4 week dosage which is much higher. We had a few days booked away so the vet boarded him with them whilst we were gone.
Picked him up last night and nearly didn't regonise him. His white fur is definitely coming back, when they brought him round the desk I was expecting the usual naked looking dog, and there was JB looking rather white! They could have given him a bath though!
He has put on 10lbs in the last 4 weeks as well, which is a good sign. He's still as boisterous as ever, but he'll sit when commanded (if that's what he wants to do of course) and I've got him playing fetch properly after a couple of weeks, albeit fetch-tug of war-fetch-tug of war-repeat. You don't know how good that is when the first few games of fetch meant that he ran off with his plastic bone and refused to give it back every single time.
He still has an annoying habit of licking people to death, after he's jumped all over them that is. He has also escaped from the garden 3 times (cue phone calls from the neighbours), but he does at least return to the door these days.
And he still chews on everything. The cheap lead that I bought 4 weeks ago - he can now chew through it in less than 4 minutes. Hence chewing threw it earlier, running out the door - and chasing some poor guy on a bike down the road. My word can he move when he puts his mind to it. Feet and balls everywhere.
Our back garden looks trashed.
His 4 week treatment for mange is up, and he's now on the next 4 week dosage which is much higher. We had a few days booked away so the vet boarded him with them whilst we were gone.
Picked him up last night and nearly didn't regonise him. His white fur is definitely coming back, when they brought him round the desk I was expecting the usual naked looking dog, and there was JB looking rather white! They could have given him a bath though!
He has put on 10lbs in the last 4 weeks as well, which is a good sign. He's still as boisterous as ever, but he'll sit when commanded (if that's what he wants to do of course) and I've got him playing fetch properly after a couple of weeks, albeit fetch-tug of war-fetch-tug of war-repeat. You don't know how good that is when the first few games of fetch meant that he ran off with his plastic bone and refused to give it back every single time.
He still has an annoying habit of licking people to death, after he's jumped all over them that is. He has also escaped from the garden 3 times (cue phone calls from the neighbours), but he does at least return to the door these days.
And he still chews on everything. The cheap lead that I bought 4 weeks ago - he can now chew through it in less than 4 minutes. Hence chewing threw it earlier, running out the door - and chasing some poor guy on a bike down the road. My word can he move when he puts his mind to it. Feet and balls everywhere.
Our back garden looks trashed.
JDRoest said:
Got a couple of issues in that he gets really excited in about 90 seconds when playing with me, and about 5 seconds with anyone else. He's learning to behave with me, but he'll still jump on anyone else given half a chance. We trying to teach him that bad behaviour in unacceptable by turning away from him and ignoring him when he jumps up
The mange is also coming along.
When he jumps up, stand still, fold your arms and stare upwards ignoring himThe mange is also coming along.
We gave our flaky-skin hound scrampled egg, she was clear in 2 weeks
This is our rescue:
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Help-Katy-the-Afgh...
Perhaps not surprisingly, she's the first dog we've had that isn't bothered by loud bangs, shotguns or fireworks.
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Help-Katy-the-Afgh...
Perhaps not surprisingly, she's the first dog we've had that isn't bothered by loud bangs, shotguns or fireworks.
Not a one has a degree, pedigree or certificate to their name. 
It does mystify/annoy me that people specifically breed certain dogs and people pay big buckeroos for them, when there are already so many shelter/rescue dogs in need of good homes. If someone really needs a fashion accessory dog then you'll never talk them out of it, but treated properly any dog will love you for life, unconditionally, no matter what his kennel credentials are.
Our old fella, Jack, spent five years on a 1 metre long chain before we managed to rescue him. He'd never left it for five years, tied to the front of an in-laws house, and his head is just not right. He is a lovable old guy, just a bit unpredictable and has bitten me twice when I surprised him or tried to make him do something he is not happy about.
We just had one of ours spayed, one castrated, at a cost of over £200, as we don't have room for any more dogs.
Our old fella, Jack, spent five years on a 1 metre long chain before we managed to rescue him. He'd never left it for five years, tied to the front of an in-laws house, and his head is just not right. He is a lovable old guy, just a bit unpredictable and has bitten me twice when I surprised him or tried to make him do something he is not happy about.
We just had one of ours spayed, one castrated, at a cost of over £200, as we don't have room for any more dogs.
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