MrsElle
Well-Known Member
Don't know if you remember the Bull Terrier X we sort of dognapped when we were meant to be looking after her in her own home?
She was kept in a small cage 24 hours a day except for going out twice a day for a quick wee and poo. She was very aggressive if you went near her cage or food but better away from it.
Well, what a difference in her! She is adorable and even though we took her to either have her put to sleep (as she had no life living in a small cage) or to try to rehabilitate her and rehome she is going nowhere!
She is no longer food or bed aggressive, you can sit with her when she eats, take her food away from her and she doesn't bat an eyelid. She loves to play and gets very excited when she sees her football! She now sits, fetches and will drop her ball when asked. She is a fab little dog!
The thing is, we have a large block of four kennels with attached run. It is wooden and we have made it into two kennels, one with three quarters of the run, the other has the run door open and the other dogs have permanent access to the 'dog garden'. Millie is in the kennel with large run by herself, the other 4 are in the other half. We have taken Millie (the Bull Terrier) for walks with our Staffie and they run along together but don't interact much. The problem we have had was Millie bit Poppy (Staff) as we walked back through the gate to the dog garden. They were both on leads and walking through at the same time. We have got round this by tying one to the fence while we take the other in.
We would like to start to introduce Millie to the other dogs without the fence between them with a view to perhaps letting her live with the other dogs full time. How do you think we could start introductions or should we leave them as they are? Her life is 100% better than it was and she seems happy.
What do you think?
She was kept in a small cage 24 hours a day except for going out twice a day for a quick wee and poo. She was very aggressive if you went near her cage or food but better away from it.
Well, what a difference in her! She is adorable and even though we took her to either have her put to sleep (as she had no life living in a small cage) or to try to rehabilitate her and rehome she is going nowhere!
She is no longer food or bed aggressive, you can sit with her when she eats, take her food away from her and she doesn't bat an eyelid. She loves to play and gets very excited when she sees her football! She now sits, fetches and will drop her ball when asked. She is a fab little dog!
The thing is, we have a large block of four kennels with attached run. It is wooden and we have made it into two kennels, one with three quarters of the run, the other has the run door open and the other dogs have permanent access to the 'dog garden'. Millie is in the kennel with large run by herself, the other 4 are in the other half. We have taken Millie (the Bull Terrier) for walks with our Staffie and they run along together but don't interact much. The problem we have had was Millie bit Poppy (Staff) as we walked back through the gate to the dog garden. They were both on leads and walking through at the same time. We have got round this by tying one to the fence while we take the other in.
We would like to start to introduce Millie to the other dogs without the fence between them with a view to perhaps letting her live with the other dogs full time. How do you think we could start introductions or should we leave them as they are? Her life is 100% better than it was and she seems happy.
What do you think?
FWIW I think animals know when they have been 'rescued' and are being given a better life
- CAYLA is probably the best person for advice - when she ia awake!!
