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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / July 2004OT: Pet Lover Question
Yesterday a little ShitZu appeared in my garage. She was very hot and thirsty so of course, we gave her water. She's been here 24 hours now and even though we have put up signs, no one seems to be looking for her! We drove around with her picture as well. Today we are putting up more signs at the supermarket and tomorrow we are taking her to the vet to see if she has a microchip implanted. Little Bit (my temp name for the guest) is well behaved and housebroken. She responds to basic commands and can be let out into the yard to do her business and she comes right back in. She's so velcro it kinda makes me wonder if she was abandoned especially since she doesn't have a collar for such an obviously well cared for dog. And since no one seems to be looking for her. In the meantime, she's a very velcro dog. Nice. Little dog underfoot - a fall waiting to happen. The problem is my golden retriever is also a velcro dog and now I have two dogs underfoot. Pumpkin, my golden, is also very jealous and looking at me with a mournful look as I send him away from our guest, who's not too excited about having a big dog stick his nose up her tail all the time. Pumpkin wants to play and Little Bit runs away and hides behind me. There hasn't been any snarls or snips which is good but I don't want to hurt Pumpkin's feelings! Any advice on how to keep Pumpkin a happy dog? He's 14 and set in his senior dog ways. He's been an only dog all his life although he does like to play. Hubby is not too happy about the guest and wants her gone if we can't find her home. I'm growing more and more attached to her....... Advice?????  SignatureCyberhugs, DianeW It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de Saint Exup?ry Pumpkin sounds like he is def a only dog. I had this problem when we intro a dog into our family last year. Our 11 year old cat was a only pet and very set in her ways. It has taken several months and allot of understanding and basically letting them get used to each other before we had peace. Now they both know their limits and we have peace again. My guess is with Pumpkin being the elder dog or the "top" dog the little bit will find her place within the family, and end up respecting Pumpkins place at the top. RhondaM > Yesterday a little ShitZu appeared in my garage. She was very hot and > thirsty so of course, we gave her water. She's been here 24 hours now and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Hubby is not too happy about the guest and wants her gone if we can't find > her home. I'm growing more and more attached to her....... Advice????? Does she look well groomed - if so, chat with groomers in your area. First thing we do is the microchip check like you plan on. If you can't keep her, try contacting a rescue group in your area (different than a local shelter). tanya TACHANKA SIBERIANS "All Four Paws Rolling" Wenatchee, WA > Does she look well groomed - if so, chat with groomers in your area. First > thing we do is the microchip check like you plan on. If you can't keep her, > try contacting a rescue group in your area (different than a local shelter). > tanya Your local shelter could check for a chip and could also let you know if anyone had been there looking for her. Ours has a bulletin board for losts and for founds. Call first, but I seriously doubt if they would even want you to surrender her if you don't want to. Our newspaper publishes free found ads in the lost and found. You can usually place an ad over the internet after hours and on a Sunday. Take time out to confine the visitor somewhere and to play with Pumpkin and just made a fuss over him when you can. Some of these little guys are not very good at finding their place in the pecking order. Jo Whenever we have found dogs, we always checked with: Local police Local Animal control Local dog pound Local veterinarians. These are the agencies people who have lost their dogs call to see if anyone has brought one in. The agency then does the matching of 'lost dog' and 'found dog.' Also, don't assume the dog is abandoned because it has no collar. Some people insist on leaving collars too loose, thinking it's bothering their little precious. Then the collar gets caught on the branch of a bush and precious wiggles out. My neighbor still does that with their Australian Shepard mix, then we watch them chase the dog around the neighborhood every time it gets out. Adelle > Yesterday a little ShitZu appeared in my garage. She was very hot and > thirsty so of course, we gave her water. She's been here 24 hours now and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Hubby is not too happy about the guest and wants her gone if we can't find > her home. I'm growing more and more attached to her....... Advice????? Hi DW,,, I have learned from experience that our little animals that we love like to have their home just it way it is. When we add another member to the family,,,,, nobody asked them or considered them in the doing . I would love to have another dog but I have a 17 year old cat that is already a case to live with (I think he was taken away from his mother too soon,,, not our doing) and I feel a little loyalty to this part of our family and will wait for the right time to add a dog. Harv ps just the way I look at things and not the norm I am sure. > Yesterday a little ShitZu appeared in my garage. She was very hot and > thirsty so of course, we gave her water. She's been here 24 hours now and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Hubby is not too happy about the guest and wants her gone if we can't find > her home. I'm growing more and more attached to her....... Advice????? hmmm...gut feeling is keep her! but then I'm a pet lover too! Diane, we've taken in strays when we had older dogs and it's worked out very nicely (cats were another story but still successful)...it just took a few days and everyone settled in--including the hubby <g> donnah > Yesterday a little ShitZu appeared in my garage. She was very hot and > thirsty so of course, we gave her water. She's been here 24 hours now and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Hubby is not too happy about the guest and wants her gone if we can't find > her home. I'm growing more and more attached to her....... Advice????? It sounds like you already love her and would miss her if you have to give her up. Since there is no nipping by your golden retriever I would give him some time to get used to each other. As for being underfoot, after they get used to each other they may decide it is more fun to play with each other then following you around. Always be sure if you give one something to give the other one the same thing. Don't make Pumpkin share his bowl - get Little Bit another bowl. Food will definately make them fight. Also, I would give Pumpkin attention first, then Little Bit. Make sure that they both know their place, but that you want them to behave. Good luck! > Yesterday a little ShitZu appeared in my garage. She was very hot and > thirsty so of course, we gave her water. She's been here 24 hours now and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Hubby is not too happy about the guest and wants her gone if we can't find > her home. I'm growing more and more attached to her....... Advice????? Something to ponder when bringing a stray into your home with "your" furkid --- is it safe. IE, you don't know where the stray has been. Best if you are going to home it for awhile is a bath! Yayaya, but you don't want bugs/pests crawling from one dog to the other. And then when you have it checked for a microchip, see if the vet can worm it for you (cheap), as you don't want that passed to your dog either. Safe is best. tanya TACHANKA SIBERIANS "All Four Paws Rolling" Wenatchee, WA Try the vets in the area; try the local dog officer if your town has one; try the police but not at the emergency 911; and you might try the local pet stores. If your signs and all that doesn't help then find the nearest Rescue Group for ShitZu's. Go to http://www.petfinder.org/ On the line at the top, click on Shelters and Rescue Groups. You will have to plug in your zipcode and then the groups will pop up close to your home. With luck there will be a ShitZu group near there. At least that will give you the full list of shelters in your area. I just found this http://www.shihtzuandfurbabyrescue.com/ It looks like a national organization although located in Florida. Hope that helps. Of course, if you can convince Pumpkin and then hubby and no one comes forward to claim Little Bit, then maybe you can keep your new Velcro. Duckie > Yesterday a little ShitZu appeared in my garage. She was very hot and > thirsty so of course, we gave her water. She's been here 24 hours now and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Hubby is not too happy about the guest and wants her gone if we can't find > her home. I'm growing more and more attached to her....... Advice????? Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) >Advice????? Sounds like the dogs are coming to terms in thier own time. If there were going to be major problems, you would have seen them by now. And if you cant find her family and you have fallen in love with her, then I say keep her. DH will come around in time. I have found that when husbands get adamant and say things like "I want that dog GONE!", it is because they are falling for the critter too. lol Char "Remember, I'm pulling for ya'. We're all in this together." Red Green |
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