Montyforever
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Barneys hairy twin is looking for a home, the description ect is just like I would write if I had to rehome him ..
Please tell me im mad .. Pleeeeesse!
Please tell me im mad .. Pleeeeesse!
So tempted ..
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DEEDEE83
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Your not mad in fact your very wise why just have one when you can have double the love : ) do it do it do it!!!!
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gunnergundog
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OK....you know you want to.....................BUT let me be the boring one for a moment.....
How old is current dog?
Is he a happy, well balanced, well trained individual?
How old is prospective new dog?
What is his behaviour like?
What environment has he come from?
Why is he being rehomed?
Do you have the time to work with new dog individually (at least in the short term) to establish bond/training parameters etc?
Have dogs met previously and do they get on?
OK...go with that lot for starters!
How old is current dog?
Is he a happy, well balanced, well trained individual?
How old is prospective new dog?
What is his behaviour like?
What environment has he come from?
Why is he being rehomed?
Do you have the time to work with new dog individually (at least in the short term) to establish bond/training parameters etc?
Have dogs met previously and do they get on?
OK...go with that lot for starters!
Montyforever
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Gunnergundog -
He's 3
Nope, training is getting there but he won't be left alone in the house. Other than that he's fine!
He's 2
Okay, good with small dogs/cats but has been passed from pillar to post
A bad one!
Rescuer can't keep him and he stressed in the rehoming kennels
Yes
And no.
Argh so torn! Another dog could chill Barney right out, he's always happy when he's with his friends and lives for his walks in the morning to see them. But could upset my older cat, she already has the hard job of keeping Barney in line
So many pros and cons
He's 3
Nope, training is getting there but he won't be left alone in the house. Other than that he's fine!
He's 2
Okay, good with small dogs/cats but has been passed from pillar to post
A bad one!
Rescuer can't keep him and he stressed in the rehoming kennels
Yes
And no.
Argh so torn! Another dog could chill Barney right out, he's always happy when he's with his friends and lives for his walks in the morning to see them. But could upset my older cat, she already has the hard job of keeping Barney in line
So many pros and cons
gunnergundog
Well-Known Member
Do you know if new dog (note, I didn't say prospective new dog!) suffers from SA? If he does, I would say you would be more than doubling any existing problems. If he doesn't you MAY find that he solves your current problem but EQUALLY as he will be in a new environment, you MAY find that he copies the behaviour of the resident dog. Sorry, but it's not a clear cut one either way!
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
And yet you show no pics?! 
Tricky. I'd have a houseful were it not for Zak's aggression.
Tricky. I'd have a houseful were it not for Zak's aggression.
Montyforever
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Yup that's where I get stuck!
He doesn't have SA but if he started copying Barn I would be stuffed!
The situation with Barney needs sorting as my nan looks after him at the mo when we go out, but realistically she can't do it forever.
We've tried leaving him with food/toys loads of times but he just destroys the house, ****s everywhere and hurts himself in the process. Dogs (especially mine as he's a greyhound) can't come to the yard with me as its open onto roads due to public footpaths and there's bunnies/2yard cats that mine would blindly chase and probably get caught in the fencing/foot down a rabbit hole ect.
He doesn't have SA but if he started copying Barn I would be stuffed!
The situation with Barney needs sorting as my nan looks after him at the mo when we go out, but realistically she can't do it forever.
We've tried leaving him with food/toys loads of times but he just destroys the house, ****s everywhere and hurts himself in the process. Dogs (especially mine as he's a greyhound) can't come to the yard with me as its open onto roads due to public footpaths and there's bunnies/2yard cats that mine would blindly chase and probably get caught in the fencing/foot down a rabbit hole ect.
Montyforever
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Cinnamontoast -
Don't have a pic but he's Barneys twin with slightly more hair
Here's Barn ..
Don't have a pic but he's Barneys twin with slightly more hair
Here's Barn ..
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
Have you tried crate training Barney?
gunnergundog
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Has Barn always had SA or is it a new thing? Dunno if you've had him since a pup or if he's a rescue/ex-racer or what?
Have you tried Zyklene? Crates? TV? Radio? Bones?
Start with leaving him in one room whilst you move to next room; build his confidence whilst you are in the house but out of reach, then move it on. Could take a long time....maybe not quick enough to accomodate prospective new dog.
Have you tried Zyklene? Crates? TV? Radio? Bones?
Start with leaving him in one room whilst you move to next room; build his confidence whilst you are in the house but out of reach, then move it on. Could take a long time....maybe not quick enough to accomodate prospective new dog.
Montyforever
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I don't think they do crates big enough he's big even for a greyhound!
He's always had it i think, he's also very claustrophobic, I got him from a rescue as none of his litter would go in the starting boxes or chase the rabbit/lure.
Hes fine being in a different room but as soon as you "trap" him he panics and it's blind panic.
He's fine in small places like the car ect if Im with him though.
he's big even for a greyhound! He's always had it i think, he's also very claustrophobic, I got him from a rescue as none of his litter would go in the starting boxes or chase the rabbit/lure.
Hes fine being in a different room but as soon as you "trap" him he panics and it's blind panic.
He's fine in small places like the car ect if Im with him though.
gunnergundog
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You may be surprised about the crate! The trap will come with all sorts of environmental associations that won't be present in your house. You can cover the crate and line it to make it den-like.
My 36kg male limbo dances into the puppy crate (not much bigger than a cat basket!) every time I get a new acquisition and I literally have to drag him out of it to allow the pup in....sometimes the smaller it is, the more secure they feel. HOWEVER, I would not shut the door for a long time......leave it up and open but make it a GOOD place.....feed him in there, fuss him in there....ensure that only good things happen there and that it becomes his haven to retreat from anything that he feels threatened by.
this won't happen overnight and you may need your vet to prescribe zyklene or similar to aid the process.
My 36kg male limbo dances into the puppy crate (not much bigger than a cat basket!) every time I get a new acquisition and I literally have to drag him out of it to allow the pup in....sometimes the smaller it is, the more secure they feel. HOWEVER, I would not shut the door for a long time......leave it up and open but make it a GOOD place.....feed him in there, fuss him in there....ensure that only good things happen there and that it becomes his haven to retreat from anything that he feels threatened by.
this won't happen overnight and you may need your vet to prescribe zyklene or similar to aid the process.
BridgetBlack
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You have done it, congrats! If I were you, I would do the same.