I have a heeler mix rescue as well and she is 1 smart dog. They learn anything you are trying to teach them real fast and just want to please you all day.
New Puppy! Am I Totally Nuts?
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Thanks, everyone! I had a blue heeler when my daughter was born. They're an awesome dog for sure!
She's home. We had no problem introducing her to the pack. Hagan wants to play with her and Jake is fine. He doesn't want to play with her, but he's not showing aggression. He is very polite when he corrects her for invading his space.
She has no problem submitting to humans and both of my boys, so she's perfect for this house. She has an x-pen for quiet time and a crate for when I'm not home.
Here are pics of our little Sasha girl!
She's home. We had no problem introducing her to the pack. Hagan wants to play with her and Jake is fine. He doesn't want to play with her, but he's not showing aggression. He is very polite when he corrects her for invading his space.
She has no problem submitting to humans and both of my boys, so she's perfect for this house. She has an x-pen for quiet time and a crate for when I'm not home.
Here are pics of our little Sasha girl!
Love it.
My Cocker is a rescue. I've always been leery of Cockers, Especially with small children but I was at a local Petsmart 2 years ago and seen him walking around a small fenced off area of the store with 3 Small girls. He was on lead and the largest of the girls was actually walking him... Now mind you. I had just rescued a Maltese Poodle mix 3 days prior from a different store and I was slowly getting that feeling that i had to get out of their. Made my way to the car and as I was getting ready to back out of the spot the G/F says just go get him. So I call the # and figured I'd ask a few questions. The lady on the line goes on and on telling me how I really don't want this dog that he was given to them from a local breeder and she let them have him because he was born with a stage 4 heart murmur and would be nothing but vet bills. The lady goes on to tell me how she really didn't think it would be wise to take on such an expensive medical condition.
So I responded, My son is 4 years old he was born with VSD. That's basically a stage four heart murmur on his Ventricular Septum. I kept him. The lady put me on hold and another lady gets on the phone. "the lady I rescued the Maltese Poodle from". Just so happens I recognized her voice and when i said my name she realized she had just done a home visit for the Maltese and said she would be over in an hour with the Cocker.
The Dingo Mix in the picture is also a Rescue, I got her and a Foster Child at the same time. They were the victims of a Burn Out due to faulty wiring in a rundown apartment. And the girls mother had no where to go but a local shelter that would not allow kids. I would have given her mom a room to until she got back on her feet but Foster care regs state all adults in a home have background checks.
Regardless, the Dingo was maybe 14-16 weeks old. I thought she was a Shepard mix but my vet assures me the DNA isn't lying. We were told she was spayed. But somehow she managed to get have a litter. So she's my Dingo that's been spayed Twice..
My Cocker is a rescue. I've always been leery of Cockers, Especially with small children but I was at a local Petsmart 2 years ago and seen him walking around a small fenced off area of the store with 3 Small girls. He was on lead and the largest of the girls was actually walking him... Now mind you. I had just rescued a Maltese Poodle mix 3 days prior from a different store and I was slowly getting that feeling that i had to get out of their. Made my way to the car and as I was getting ready to back out of the spot the G/F says just go get him. So I call the # and figured I'd ask a few questions. The lady on the line goes on and on telling me how I really don't want this dog that he was given to them from a local breeder and she let them have him because he was born with a stage 4 heart murmur and would be nothing but vet bills. The lady goes on to tell me how she really didn't think it would be wise to take on such an expensive medical condition.
So I responded, My son is 4 years old he was born with VSD. That's basically a stage four heart murmur on his Ventricular Septum. I kept him. The lady put me on hold and another lady gets on the phone. "the lady I rescued the Maltese Poodle from". Just so happens I recognized her voice and when i said my name she realized she had just done a home visit for the Maltese and said she would be over in an hour with the Cocker.
The Dingo Mix in the picture is also a Rescue, I got her and a Foster Child at the same time. They were the victims of a Burn Out due to faulty wiring in a rundown apartment. And the girls mother had no where to go but a local shelter that would not allow kids. I would have given her mom a room to until she got back on her feet but Foster care regs state all adults in a home have background checks.
Regardless, the Dingo was maybe 14-16 weeks old. I thought she was a Shepard mix but my vet assures me the DNA isn't lying. We were told she was spayed. But somehow she managed to get have a litter. So she's my Dingo that's been spayed Twice..
Eye Patch?!?!? You should have seen me trying to get him to sit with the hat. I had a backdrop up and everything on the other wall. But he wasn't having anything to do with it. Right when I'm about to give up he pops a squat by the broken, water damaged drawer.
Figures, Right?
Figures, Right?
I suppose you can only answer if it was the right choice for you, at least you know it was the right choice for the dog./
New Puppy! Am I Totally Nuts?
Yes, you are. Absolutely without a doubt.
lol, I can say that since I took in a second foster Husky on Christmas Eve and have signed adoption papers January 15th. When the Rescue asked if I could hold her over the holidays, I kept telling myself..."you can do this! Feed her, play with her, crate train, and sometime early January you can find her a new family". I fail as a foster parent lol.
The two girls get along like sisters. They have their spats, but most of the time they're playing, running or sleeping together.
Nice job man, the world needs more people like you! Congrats on the new puppy!
Yes, you are. Absolutely without a doubt.
lol, I can say that since I took in a second foster Husky on Christmas Eve and have signed adoption papers January 15th. When the Rescue asked if I could hold her over the holidays, I kept telling myself..."you can do this! Feed her, play with her, crate train, and sometime early January you can find her a new family". I fail as a foster parent lol.
The two girls get along like sisters. They have their spats, but most of the time they're playing, running or sleeping together.
Nice job man, the world needs more people like you! Congrats on the new puppy!
