First, good for you!!!! Rescuing an adult dog is a great thing. Second, if you send the dog back after two weeks that’s the end for the dog. He’ll not be adopted again and he will be put down. We have six large rescue dogs now and have had a total of ten over the past 20 years. The dog doesn’t need training. You need training. Go, together, to obedience school. You will learn the skills you need to manage the dog and he will learn limits as he recognizes you as the pack leader. It will be fun. You’ll learn super new stuff and the dog will aim to please you. You will have years of fun together. You will be a better person for it. Oh, is he neutered yet? If not get it done ASAP.
” Second, if you send the dog back after two weeks that’s the end for the dog. He’ll not be adopted again and he will be put down.”
Thank you for enlightening me to this. It is good to know when working through these issues. I had no idea and simply figured that they would find a more suitable place, one that would keep him as an outside dog.
Your post certainly adds motivation for me to train Buford right....
Good for you on taking care of those dogs. A couple weeks back, I was leaving the facility late out here in the woods and there was this little hound of some kind wandering around the grounds. It had been neglected.
To make a long story short I got it to a no kill shelter and got it some needed care. If someone wanted a sweet older little indoor dog, this one would I could recommend. I visited not to long ago and she looked so much better.
I would have taken her home but the territorial German Shepherd wouldn’t be too tolerant.
The dog is probably a little confused with new surroundings, and his new owner. I have had a wonderful vet, through three dachshunds, and that is no easy task, lol. Dr. Youngs first and foremost principle with dogs is that they need to understand, for their sake, who is the dominant. That would be the owner. When you feel comfortable with Buford that he does not bite and you need his attention to learn........get on the floor, gently roll him on his back, get on top of him, disable his movement, gain eye contact and his attention and don’t look away. When he stops resisting and looks away, pet him and give him a good boy and let him up. Training will start to be much easier at that point and after a few of these moments he will forever be yours.