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Muttley's bitc^H^H^H^Hgirlfriend was a Rottie, When my friend and I rescued him and her from the Baltimore City pound (BARCS), they were reunited at my friend's place, and he seemed really glad to be back with her. I think she was "with puppies" but the two dogs were separated and the...
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I've had a cat for about a year now, she's 8 or 9 years old. She's very playful and affectionate and cuddly. I just got a 1.5 year old am staff girl earlier this week. I haven't let her meet the cat, but I have put her in her crate and waited for her to be calm, then let the cat out of...
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Muttley was essentially a foster, but he did not go through regular channels. He was first found on the street, then was picked up by BARCS along with his pregnant b-itch and both were schedulrd for euthanasia. My friend knew someone at a local rescue and she arranged to get the dogs "sprung"...
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First off, I have never owned a dog or been considered a "dog person." In fact, I've always had cats and couldn't understand "dog people." One night I was at home and caught the Dog Whisperer. The episode was focused on Cesar rehabilitating abused animals. I felt strongly...
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I have a 9 year old Belgian Malinois. I adopted her from a rescue organization when she was 1. She had been in training for narcotic detection but was weeded out because of extreme gun shyness and fear of loud noise. She was adopted 3 times before I got her and returned for destroying furniture, jumping...
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CASA, I found your post interesting, especially since Muttley and I met the Yorkie you describe. If you had not warned me that he might bite, I would have had no idea, and I did not notice any indications of such behavior. But we were not in a situation where resource guarding (or hoarding) was an issue...
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About a year ago, we rescued a Great Pyrenees, then 2 years old, from a shelter. Charlie is normally a docile dog, easy to get along with and didn't have problems with other dogs or people. He's definitely not the ALPHA dog and lives in a pack of 5 dogs. We've traditionally followed Caesar's...
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That is definitely good advice, but it does require a lot of time and patience. But sometimes a dog can be just allowed to go in with an existing pack and things will go well. I suppose it involves the energy of the people and the dogs. Thus I was surprised that Muttley did so well when we visited the...
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On Monday June 7, Muttley and I visited the CASA animal shelter in Frederick County, MD, and we were welcomed by a very diverse pack of well balanced dogs. I was very happy to see Muttley interacting nicely with such an assortment of new canine friends, in a rare off-leash opportunity. I shot four video...
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I'm sure it can be a problem when one is involved in animal rescue because it is a never-ending and potentially overwhelming task. There will always be an increasing need and limited resources, and when you are on the "front lines" it must be frustrating to see so much that should be done...