oi Erika!!
I used to have a greyhound a few years back, named PeeWee. A brilliant dog, had
probably taken a few
beatings from his race owner. Totally clicked with him instantly, and he got on with
our cat after a
week or so. He was pretty disinterested.
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Saturday, November 23, 2002, 8:52:20 AM, you wrote:
ELWA> The Bad News.
ELWA> We took Maddy back on Thursday (which broke our hearts as she really was
ELWA> a great dog) but as the kennel said, since she's now had some home
ELWA> experience and proved to be quite good except for the cat, it will be
ELWA> much easier for someone to give her a home. With no cats. So they
ELWA> appreciated the time we did spend with her.
ELWA> The Good News
ELWA> We took a dog named Clyde for a walk afterwards. He is very shy and
ELWA> timid and was likely beat during his short life, as he has a tendency to
ELWA> cower if you move too fast over him. :(
ELWA> But we decided to give him a go anyway, as TLC is something we have
ELWA> plenty of, and with me being home all day, plenty of time to bond with
ELWA> him.
ELWA> So we got right to it when we got him home today, let him sniff around
ELWA> the house first. Negotiate the stairs ... Then introduced him to Snoopy
ELWA> in the bedroom. I had Snoopy on the corner of the bed, and Phil brought
ELWA> Clyde in. Total disinterest. Snoopy of course growled. ;)
ELWA> So Phil walked him down the hallway and brought him in again, right up
ELWA> to the edge of the bed, Clyde looked at the cat, then looked away.
ELWA> Didn't care. I moved Snoopy around, let him growl so Clyde could see
ELWA> that it was a furry live animal, but he still didn't care one hoot.
ELWA> So Phil walked him out and I put Snoopy on the floor, then Phil walked
ELWA> Clyde back in, he looked at the cat, then looked up at Phil as if to
ELWA> say, "What? What do you want me to do?" He then just stood there and
ELWA> panted.
ELWA> So I held the cat up (yeah, getting brave holding a potential clawing,
ELWA> biting, spitting cat but I wanted a reaction) and held Snoopy near the
ELWA> dogs face, Snoopy hissed and took a couple of mighty swipes at Clyde. He
ELWA> stopped panting, put a sad look on his face, and cowered behind Phil.
ELWA> Hmmm.
ELWA> So, one more time, Phil led him down the hall, then brought him back.
ELWA> This time he didn't even want to be near the cat, so I let Snoopy loose
ELWA> to run by his legs, and he perked up a bit at that, but only to just see
ELWA> what was going on. He didn't want to chase him, and didn't even so much
ELWA> as sniff or look for him afterwards.
ELWA> So. We might have a winner. Now he's gets the week's test. He will still
ELWA> stay muzzled when loose around the house and not blocked off from
ELWA> Snoopy. He still needs to settle, as he is very nervous, and Snoopy has
ELWA> to learn to come out of hiding. The potential for him to change his mind
ELWA> about the cat is there, as the kennels and experts warn, but we'll see.
ELWA> Should all go well, he is being renamed Woody, short for Woodstock. ;)
ELWA> He's a very handsome, dark brindle boy, and as soon as I can, I'll get
ELWA> some pics up. Of both him and Maddy.
ELWA> Cheers,
ELWA> Erika
ELWA>
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