Meet Max!

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Meet Max!

Today after months of looking at him on the website, ringing up about him, not being able to reserve him (I'm sure many of you are familiar with my woes!) today Max finally came home. He is a GSD x Rottie, so does that make him Grottie?!

He has been very well behaved so far thanks to the gentle leader, only barked once, and after a busy day of meeting people and seeing lots of new things he is now asleep. :)

I will be posting lots more about him, and will be needing tons of help and advice, but before that, lets introduce the boy :D

Just got home
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Walkies!
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Meet the stable cat (also form the Blue Cross) the cat will win the battle, but Max doesn't know this yet!
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Sitting with my mums dog - a slightly smaller GSD cross!
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Nap time!

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Yay, you got him, well done. At the risk of being boringly repetitive, pm Cayla and for a small donation to adoptadog she will send you her puppy guide, it also covers adopting older dogs. In fact Cayla will send it you without a donation and no doubt shout at me for suggesting it. :rolleyes:
 
he is nice,how old is he?
lots more pics please x


(i clip my lead to the coller and leader together)
 
Thanks Cahill, I thought thats how we used to use a halti, but this is how they did it at the rescue, so I was just keeping it the same, may try it the other way. SSadly I didn't get pics of him meeting the cows - I don't think he's seen those before, he cocked his head at them mooing it was pretty funny, was the only think he barked at, think he was genuinely a bit scared - we were on the other side of the fence :)

Thanks MM - I will pm Cayla and ask her about that. The rescue said to let him sleep outside our bedroom door at the start (I was going to be mean and leave him downstairs :p ), well the did suggest him sleeping in the room, but he would get on the bed, and there simply isn't room! :eek:

Thanks NN - we think so too, he is just a big lump really, and I keep referring to him as gentle ben (if you remember the programme with the big bear and the kid :D ) - he has very sad eyes though, staring up at me know with sadness in them as I was too mean not to give him any human dinner :p :D
 
Thanks CT - I will be introducing him as a grottie I think, even though he is anything but ;)

CC - me too, I have a week to get him into a routine before starting work, I think the rescue are keeping there fingers crossed that he's not returned this time, which he won't be! :)
 
Oh wow, I can see why you where persistant...he is a dude (how handsome):) he looks like a bruiser and lovely and dark. A routine is whats will help him and you, the quicker you get one established the better.
If you have chosen someone you would like him to sleep or remain when you are not there (kitchen) I would maybe go with a baby gate if you don't want to introduce a crate, start with a smaller secure space, (humungus kong) large raw bones (lift them each time you return). and have him spend time in there when you are home as well as out (this will help him) settle and not panick that everytime you disappear (he is placed in there) walk in and out and don't fuss him.
Leave a radio on and get a black out blind at the window to prevent getting woken early by the break of dawn;) esp if he was used to early wake up at the kennels.
It can go 2 ways, he will settle in like he has always been there or he will struggle with the transition from kennel to home, they struggle alot more when you spend to much time with them and not enough time creating a good routine of exercise and "a lone time routine":) once this is in place you can then up the (fuss time).

He is a bootiful and very lucky boy (I do have a "settling in your rescue guide" if you think it will help send me your e mail addy and I shall send it to you):)
 
Thankyou Cayla, I will pm you with my email address :)

TBH our house is small, and I think the chance of him destroying it reasonably small so I was going to leave him in our 2 downstairs rooms and baby gate off the stairs and shut the doors to the kitchen. It will be easier for us this way as the kitchen is FAR too small to leave a dog in all day, and this way I can shut all temptation to food away. I think he will perhaps figure out how to open cupboards. :)

I will be leaving him with a kong starting tomorrow for an hour in the day, and then working up from there. I will I think shut off the front window as its next to the pavement, and whilst its not that busy it will make his day more peaceful if he can't see anything going on outside. The 'dog tv' french windows over the garden will be enough amusement for him with the squirrels etc :)

I think I will see how he copes with us going upstairs this evening, but I think he will fret, I wasn't allowed upstairs today without him following (onyl picked up baby gate from my parents this evening). He might either sleep on the landing, or downstairs with blinds closed :)

I am well versed on the not fussing before you leave, or when you come back - had to do that with my mum's dog who we crate trained - she was mega destructive, removed their hall carpet :eek: It will be hard with his cute smushy face, but I think I will be able to restrain myself ;)
 
Thanks Orbie, I think he will be one fun dog to have around :)

PS - he does seem more settled than other adopted dogs I've known, but we'll see - hoping he will, although the rescue have been very forthcoming with offers of help with any issues :)
 
Thanks, he seems more chilled this morning.

Next question, what would others feed a dog this size? He's currently on hills science plan, but I am aware this might not be the best, I was thinking of the wainwrights meat trays, but wasn't sure if there was a reasonably priced dry food that would be also good?
 
Hee hee, he really is, I'm glad you saw this otherwise I'd have to bombard your pms with photos ;)

OH took him for a run this evening so think he will sleep well tonight :)
 
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