Thank you for your tips Marsha! I'll be sure to keep them in mind for our next foster furbaby.
Jesslan Foster Mom @ Shih Tzu & Fur Baby Rescue - http://www.stfbr.com/ Volunteer @ Chautauqua County Humane Society - http://spcapets.com/ Furever Mom To Doggy - Jaelyn / View Her Photos - http://tinyurl.com/jaelynlove Furever Mom To Kitties - Lucius, Gypsy, Kylee and Ethaniel Visit My Kitties, Doggy & Fosters - http://mdnyhtkyss.com/cattitude/ ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 11:49 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Helping Dogs Get Along Jaelyn needs to be reassured of her place in the household. Help her establish pack dominance by praising her when she is well behaved around the fosters, absolutely refusing to allow the fosters to agitate her, make sure you spend special time with her alone, make a show of it as well. For instance..newbies are not allowed on the couch, but she is, ect...something that shows both her and the newbie that she is the top dog in the house. Never let the fioster eat from her bowl, play with her toys, ect. Think of the sitaution the same way you would if they were human kids and you have a bio child and begin fostering another child. Of course you want to make the foster feel at home, loved, ect, but at the same time, you want your own child to know he or she is special. Marsha > I picked up our new rescue foster on Monday afternoon. She's a chi/pom > mix named Tinkerbelle. We've been calling her Belle for short. Belle > weighs about 7 lbs, 3 lbs more than Jaelyn. From the first moment they > met - Jaelyn couldn't stand her. Over the last few days it's graduated > from Jaelyn constantly sniffing/licking Belle to actually biting Belle's > tummy resulting in Belle crying pretty loud. I finally called my rescue > coordinator and she took Belle back and is now fostering her again. > > I'm worried that this will be the way it is with every new foster we get > and that maybe Jaelyn is meant to be the only dog in our family. If > that's the way it'll have to be then we'll have to stop fostering > altogether. I really don't want to stop fostering. I enjoy it quite a > bit. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to help Jaelyn accept the next > new foster we get? I'd so appreciate any tips or thoughts you could > share with me. > > Thanks guys! > Jesslan > > Foster Mom @ Shih Tzu & Fur Baby Rescue - http://www.stfbr.com/ > Volunteer @ Chautauqua County Humane Society - http://spcapets.com/ > Furever Mom To Doggy - Jaelyn / View Her Photos - > http://tinyurl.com/jaelynlove Furever Mom To Kitties - Lucius, Gypsy, > Kylee and Ethaniel > Visit My Kitties, Doggy & Fosters - http://mdnyhtkyss.com/cattitude/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.3/1694 - Release Date: 9/26/2008 6:55 PM
