What an awesome dog. Kudos to you for rescuing her. For the food ask your vet when you take her in. Sometimes different breeds require different things for optimum health especially if they are older.

As for her settling in it will just take time. Dogs that have been rescued tend to adapt very quickly and trust much more quickly. Spending time with her playing and going for walks will do wonders for her and she will be super happy.

Wish the BEST!!! Great looking dog. Here's my 5yo female too.:thumbsup

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That's so sad. :(

Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you ! for rescuing such an amazing animal.
There aren't enough people like you around today.

We have a cat which we got from a rescue centre. Our last cat was killed by two assholes who live not far from here. This one is now a house cat. Too many fucking idiots out there nowadays.


You will have so many fun times with such a bonnie wee dog, and at least he seems fine with the kitties, and they are fine with him, hehe.




Thank You !!!! :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

Loryn, kudos for getting a rescue dog. Our Buster was taken from a pound just days before he was to be put down as "unadoptable". The AZ Rescue worked with him and put him in a loving foster home and then we got him. He had some issues and still has a few but, after 2 1/2 years of working with him he is not the same dog. Time, love and patience will help heal Coty.

Good for you for taking her to doggy classes. The structure will help her as will your daily walks. Her love for the garage corner sounds like she is freaked out by all the open space. You might try getting her a kennel or crate. Dogs like having their little "caves" to hide out in. BUster loves his and even sleeps in it at night. If you do get one, don't force her to go in it. Put it in the garage corner she seems to like, put her bed in it and leave the door to it open. If she uses it, then you can slowly move it towards and eventually into the house.

Keep up with the love and hard work. She is a very lucky girl.

Awwww congrats sweetie! Dogs are so great! I would be lost without mine! It was great seeing you in AZ btw! We should hang again soon!

Awww I'm glad you have her now!

:)

My Lab is doing great on Chicken Soup dog food, after having the squirts with Innova -- so watch out for the Innova. It's supposed to be a good food, but it's too rich for some dogs.

Good luck with Coty. I love GSD's.

as messed up as this may sound, if you want to bath her, sit down in the back year, and play in the hose your self. Brush your hair with a similar brush, and let her see you doing it.

Congrats on getting a rescue dog. I swear they know they're getting a second chance. I've fostered pits before, and every time, it breaks my heart to see how people mistreat them. May the previous owners some day get treated the same, and may you have many happy years to come with your new pal.

Food's a tricky thing. Innova (about as close to raw food as commercial food gets) can be good stuff, if your pet's kidneys can handle all the protein. My dog (a Boston Terrier) is a little older, with allergies, and the only things that work for her are Eukanuba lamb and rice and Solid Gold Hund-n-Flocken. I went with Hund-n-Flocken because 1) they sell it at my local pet store, 2) she likes it better, and 3) Iams/Eukanuba performs animal testing. Any good owner-run pet store will be able to explain the differences between their pet food offerings and should give you several days worth of free samples.

Again, congrats, and all the best!:thumbsup

She's cute :)!

Yay for Rescuing a dog!!! I'm sure you guys will be great together. :thumbsup

Here's mine (since everyone else is posting thier kids pics)

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Cute :thumbsup

Awww! I know I had such a fun time that night! Hanging with you and getting to know you was the highlight of the show for me! I am going to Xbiz for sure! Let's plan on another fun night of good talks and good laughs! :thumbsup

You are truly Gold Loryn. Cody is a beautiful dog and I'm sure she'll be extremely happy with you.

Great Thread ;-)

Thank you very much! I have to find some sort of food for her because she has BAD diarrhea with sounds and all. I feel bad for her, I don't know if it is nerves from the transition or if it's the food. But poor girl has it bad and she drinks a ton of water. She drinks more water than eats food. In fact today she hasn't eaten any of her food just drank a whole bowl of water. Maybe the owner before only fed her at night so I will see if she eats tonight, she ate yesterday in the evening. Either way I have to find something for her tummy.

When I got my dog, she didn't eat for 2 days. As long as she's drinking, it might just be nerves. Definitely check with a vet (especially because diarrhea can be caused by any number of nasties), but they can take a while to adapt. The good news is after days of not eating, he'll be good and hungry, so he'll eat whatever you give him once he's ready. So pick a good, healthy food while you have that window.

I'm very touched by your kindness. Its not hard to feel for animals. I feel more for them than I do for most people. People know whats going on and are in a position to help themselves while as animals...

You have a beautiful heart. Bless you and Coty.

She's precious, and lucky to have found a happy home :)
She seems so gentle!

you have such a big heart. I was reading it takes about a year and then they feel they are really part of a home.

Look how stoked she is:):):) Congratz on the new addition to the family:thumbsup

I can tell you a little about what worked for my dog in that department, maybe it'll help you out with Coty.

First, you're probably right, the transition and the new surroundings are taking it's toll on Coty's digestive system, and it's perfectly normal. Couple that with nerves and a change in diet and you have the makings of some vile doggy squirts. But that can be remedied over the course of a few days.

Some of the suggestions for dog food have been good. I used to feed Sully Performatrin, which is a very good brand with human grade ingredients. But whatever brand you get her, here's the trick for her lack of interest in eating..... try buying some beef boullion or a few cartons of beef broth from your grocer. Warm up maybe a quarter to a half cup of the broth (or mix some boullion in with some warm water), stir it into Coty's dog food which will soften it up some, making it easier for her to chew. Make sure you do this in front of her, so she can get a good wiff of the beef aroma. Once you set it down she should eat at least some of it right away, because I know of no dog that can resist this. In a day or two her poops should start firming up.

However, if that doesn't work and she still won't eat you can add a little bit of bacon grease into the mix as well. No dog on the planet would pass that up. If she doesn't eat it all you may have to figure out a way to keep your other critters away from Coty's food dish or they may swoop in when she's not around and finish it for her. :D

Oh, one more thing...
I used to always add a spoonful of parsely flakes to my dog's food along with the broth. Aside from parsely being one of the most nutrient-rich foods in the world it is also a natural digestive aid. I realize that several of the higher-end dry dog foods out there already have some in it, but adding a bit more I found to be a good idea. Hey, my Sully lived to be 17 and a half years old, and I believe it was largely due to his diet and of course all the exercise I gave him over the years. And the love... definitely the love.

And yes, I've discussed the above with several of the vets I took Sully to over the years, all said it was okay. In the last years of Sully's life a few of those same vets commented how remarkable it was that he had lived so long. Anyway good luck with it, I'm sure you'll have Coty feeling great in no time. Here's hoping.

Loryn, you are making a lot of assumptions here. Do you have proof the dog was beaten? I realize the lady wasn't nice, but you don't know that she beat Coty. Just because the dog hunches down when you try to pet her on the head doesn't mean she was abused. I hear this all the time from people. Dogs who haven't been socialized or are fearful by nature, tend to be hand shy. In fact, most dogs don't even like to be pat on the head.

People in general have a tendency to feel a lot of "pity" for shelter and rescue dogs. I have a lot of shelter experience, and I see it all the time both from visitors and the dog walkers. In most cases, the dog simply was not socialized enough around people and dogs as a puppy. Not because they were "abused."

I'm very surprised your groomer took that bite as lightly as she did. Being bitten is one thing, but when blood is drawn that's pretty bad. The last thing a dog wants to do is bite. However, once a dog does bite for the first time for whatever reason, she will be much more likely to bite in the future. Your groomer was wrong to tell you that Coty's bite was not aggressive. (Never take behavior or training advice from a groomer.) In dogs, 90% of aggression is fear based. The rescuer should have told you to muzzle the dog before taking her to a groomer, or suggested going to a trainer who specializes in aggression first. This sounds like a very irresponsible rescuer.

It has nothing to do with "love." Have you ever managed a shelter? Do you realize how difficult it is for shelter managers who make the decisioin to euthanize a dog? And the Vet Tech or Vet who inserts the needle? You can NOT save every single dog. And from what you wrote about Coty, I would have to agree. The shelter would be liable of being sued if this dog ever bit someone. They are also trying to protect the public from aggressive dogs. I have seen a lot of dogs' mental states deteoriate and start acting in weird ways because of so much time spent in the shelter. It becomes obvious at a certain point that it is more humane to euthanize the dog than keep him alive if no one is going to adopt him. I'm telling you this because you do seem to have the typical warped view that the people at the shelter are the bad ones.

Good luck with your training! Hopefully you chose a trainer who uses Positive Reinforcement and has experience with aggression.

She is beautiful, just beautiful. It sounds like you are doing everything magnificently in order to get her comfortable with her new home and family.
I am so happy for your new gal and the new life you are giving her :thumbsup

Thank You for the offer, I really miss you in the office, it's just not the same.
Maybe I can get Joe to send me to a convention, then we could get into some trouble having fun! LOL

That's very nice of u Loryn !

she is a gorgeous little girl, congratulations! Mandy, our client service director, rescued a german 2 months ago and named her Faith. it has been a labor of love to bring her out of her shell and get her over her anxiety after being abused. there is a long way to go but it will happen for both Faith and Coty. my neighbor also just rescued a dog from death row at the pound and Sadie is the most adorable, scruffy looking thing you ever saw. she is the sweetest, most loving dog and i can't imagine why someone abused her (she arrived at the pound very badly beaten and all bloody) and dumped her off or why no one wanted to rescue her at the pound. i get to keep her at my house when my neighbor is at work and i just love her. good luck with Coty and remain patient, changes will still be occuring for up to 2 years with her. you did a wonderful thing taking her home :thumbsup

Awe.. that's a cute dog!! I had one years ago.. but she died when I was 11.. :(.

Re: excercise

Once you've walked her over the course of a few months and she's getting her muscle tone and her cardio health back, one thing that really got my dog in shape (when he was the age Coty is) was to take him into a park, get on my mountain bike, and have him chase me around the trails. You can slowly ride faster and faster, and over time your dog will get in superior shape.

In fact it eventually became hard for me to keep ahead of my dog back then, and he became known as the fastest pooch in the nieghborhood. It was funny when one day after years of doing this with him we were up at a cabin and a bigger meaner dog started chasing him. All Sully did was play with that dog by running around the cabin... there was zero chance that dog could catch him, he was that fast.

When I get my next dog (and I will at some point) I'm definitely going to run it with the mountain bike once it gets big enough to do that.

loryn, i adopted 2 dogs back in November a 3 yo Dachshunds (also known as the wiener dog) and an 8 months old schnauzer . I named then Sa-Chi and T-mi. They r my life :)

Tony404 thanks for the dog food rating!!! where did you get it I would love to look at the cat food ratings too

Both of our dogs are rescue and our babies

this one is the puppy and the newest addition to the family Norse
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and this one Is Jack the cuddler he actually will curl up in bed with you and sleep with your arms around him
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Read the last page again..the part of her crying, afraid she might be hurt, broke my heart.

Loryn..day by day with love and care will make her happy and healthy.:):)

Heads up to CDsmith for the the great posts.:thumbsup

once you know she is ok take her to the dog park maybe the first time leaver her on a leash and walk around the park if she fine take her in. both of those pics were taken at he dog park they love it they get to play with other dogs and just run and run. both of them now run out to the car anytime the garage gets open because they want to go to the park and they have their special dog friends there too

Congrats on the adoption! We got one of our family's Lhasa Apsos from the pound many moons ago. Like your baby, her old owner seemed to have beat/kicked her, and she is VERY scared of feet to this day.

However, she's about 16 years old now and still loving life! Enjoy your new baby and always remember to treat her like a queen! :thumbsup

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Our 16 year old Lhasa Apso

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Her with our lil' 3 year old. :thumbsup

Could you post some pics of the dog's asshole and genitals? If the price is right then I might be interested in hiring your dog for a day or half day, she is a fine looking animal...

Good for you Loryn. My wife and I recently saw a show on Oprah about puppy mills. It was heartbreaking. We ending up donating to a bunch of the rescue organizations that were mentioned on the show.

We will only be adopting dogs in the future. No more pet stores or random breeders.