| CFrance |
10-14-2021 09:12 AM |
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Originally Posted by DAVES
(Post 2017085)
I do not have a dog for you BUT, it seems most people in the villages want these tiny dogs. I more prefer something bigger. At least a dog that outweighs a thanksgiving turkey. My wife is a bit afraid of dogs. We went to visit my cousin who had a mastiff. The dog weighed about 160 and was a lap dog. It sat in my wife's lap. It outweighs her and she was sold.
There is no such thing as a perfect dog. It is a responsibility.
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I agree with everything you said. I volunteer for Your Humane Society of Sumter County. There are a few dogs who are adopted and brought back within a week. One was a puppy (4 months) whose adoptive adult claimed he was not housebroken and when let out into the yard by himself, the puppy dug holes in the yard and ripped up flowers and shrubs. But he is a puppy! Of course he will not be trustworthy alone in the yard, and for sure he isn't housebroken.
Also, it takes time to adjust to a new home. My feeling is that a week is not long enough. Potential adopters of rescue dogs would do well to read the "3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months" rule of adopting a rescue. https://www.espanolahumane.org/wp-co...s-333-Rule.pdf
We've had two fullbreds, two rescues, and four or 5 fosters. The fullbreds from puppies were the easiest because they didn't have any behaviors that had to be corrected. They had plenty to learn, but it was on our terms.
Good luck with your search, but have open eyes. |
