Post by Dave on Mar 31, 2011 19:21:18 GMT -5
So after meeting Sheba the other day, I've been thinking alot about her. I stopped in today on the way home to walk her. Holy cow, what a dominant little lady. On the leash she had no manners. meeting a dog in the play area (fence between them) she was ROARing to get at him. She had no idea I was on the other end of the leash most of the time we walked.
We basically had no connection. After I put her away, she just ran down to the end of her kennel and paced, she was really wired. Definately not the kind of dog to add to my home. She is sweet. She would do well in a home with no other animals, though. A tough placement for sure.
I stopped to look at a red-nosed girl, about the same size. The more I watched her, the more I thought she could have been pulled straight from the Lost Dogs, she seems so similar to Sweet Jasmine. She was terrified of me, but still wanted to be interested. I wasn't able to put a leash on her, so a female staff member did that, and I took her for a walk. So sad that she was basically in fear mode the whole time. Unbelievable, she was found as a stray playing with some neighborhood kids.
We'll work with her, but she may never get over her fear of men. That makes for another difficult placement.
Then I looked at Holly. She was just turning herself inside out to get near me, so very submissive. To people at least. Any dog she gets near is in danger of severe injury. A no-pet home is a must for her. She's 65 lbs, but not difficult to handle on her own. But a liability in the wrong hands. Yet another difficult placement.
At the other end of the spectrum, Jasmine, and black and white pit mix that had a cherry eye repaired and is ready to go, can live with other dogs and cats. No one has shown interest in her and she's a doll.
There are others like her. But during the time I was there, three families came in looking for puppies. No one looks for the pit mixes. In the right home, they can shine. I wish people could see that.
I came home a little down. The dogs I liked, won't fit. I guess it's not time for a third dog right now. That makes me sad. I really wanted to help another dog get a home.
We basically had no connection. After I put her away, she just ran down to the end of her kennel and paced, she was really wired. Definately not the kind of dog to add to my home. She is sweet. She would do well in a home with no other animals, though. A tough placement for sure.
I stopped to look at a red-nosed girl, about the same size. The more I watched her, the more I thought she could have been pulled straight from the Lost Dogs, she seems so similar to Sweet Jasmine. She was terrified of me, but still wanted to be interested. I wasn't able to put a leash on her, so a female staff member did that, and I took her for a walk. So sad that she was basically in fear mode the whole time. Unbelievable, she was found as a stray playing with some neighborhood kids.
We'll work with her, but she may never get over her fear of men. That makes for another difficult placement.
Then I looked at Holly. She was just turning herself inside out to get near me, so very submissive. To people at least. Any dog she gets near is in danger of severe injury. A no-pet home is a must for her. She's 65 lbs, but not difficult to handle on her own. But a liability in the wrong hands. Yet another difficult placement.
At the other end of the spectrum, Jasmine, and black and white pit mix that had a cherry eye repaired and is ready to go, can live with other dogs and cats. No one has shown interest in her and she's a doll.
There are others like her. But during the time I was there, three families came in looking for puppies. No one looks for the pit mixes. In the right home, they can shine. I wish people could see that.
I came home a little down. The dogs I liked, won't fit. I guess it's not time for a third dog right now. That makes me sad. I really wanted to help another dog get a home.
I look forward to learning much here