I heard some people get upset that there’s a fee to “rescue” a dog.
I don’t understand why people get so upset about money. It doesn’t taste very good. I think I could live without it – but mom says no — we need it — and so do rescue groups.
The person, Ann, who rescued me does NOT live in a big house and have a bunch of cars. Sometimes the car she has doesn’t even run and she has to pay someone a bunch of money to fix it so she can bring dogs to adoption events to meet people. She also has to feed all the dogs in her care and apparently kibble cost money.
She also gets the dogs in her care spayed and neutered if they are old enough. Especially the puppy mill dogs who are full blooded which I’m told makes people more likely to get them to have puppies. Getting spayed and neutered and heart worm tested and . . . cost money too — so I guess money can be important.
I know Ann is not rich and even the volunteers who do not get payed for helping at adoption events sometimes spend their own money on things we need like collars and leashes so we look good at adoption events.
Mom says the fee is not as much as people charge when they sell dogs and it would help if people understood that it just helps Ann take care of the dogs she has and helps her rescue new dogs when some of us get homes.
I don’t understand why people get so upset about money. It doesn’t taste very good. I think I could live without it – but mom says no — we need it — and so do rescue groups.
The person, Ann, who rescued me does NOT live in a big house and have a bunch of cars. Sometimes the car she has doesn’t even run and she has to pay someone a bunch of money to fix it so she can bring dogs to adoption events to meet people. She also has to feed all the dogs in her care and apparently kibble cost money.
She also gets the dogs in her care spayed and neutered if they are old enough. Especially the puppy mill dogs who are full blooded which I’m told makes people more likely to get them to have puppies. Getting spayed and neutered and heart worm tested and . . . cost money too — so I guess money can be important.
I know Ann is not rich and even the volunteers who do not get payed for helping at adoption events sometimes spend their own money on things we need like collars and leashes so we look good at adoption events.
Mom says the fee is not as much as people charge when they sell dogs and it would help if people understood that it just helps Ann take care of the dogs she has and helps her rescue new dogs when some of us get homes.
Most of us rescue pups come from shelters. Some come from puppy mills.
A shelter dog is in a cage, a crate, or a dog run.
Generally we aren’t taken outside routinely to relieve ourselves in the grass or on tree’s. We have to go where we are.
Most puppymill dogs are crated all the time. They soil where they sleep. They don’t really want to, they just have no other place to go, and as everyone knows — you can’t hold it forever.
What we lack when it comes to housetraining, is experience.
Some of the older dogs will pick things up quickly if you are consistent with them.
Take them for a walk within an half hour or so after they’ve eaten.
Watch them, if they start to sniff around or circle — run them outside right away.
Crate them if you can’t watch them, but make sure they get loads of time outside to take care of their needs.
My mom gives treats when we go where she wants us to go. We don’t get treats when we go in the house. I like treats.
You should not be angry with your rescue dog for going in the house although you can say, “NO!” to them firmly so they know its not okay. They have to learn just like everyone else.
Puppy’s are a whole nother story. I was adopted when I was too little to go all night without having to poop or pee. My mom let one of the kids sleep with me but only if they understood that if I woke up and started moving around they would have to run me outside right away. I didn’t know inside from outside, I just knew I had to GO! I was just as happy though to go outside and get a treat.
During the day I was kept in a crate when no one was home or I couldn’t be supervised. If I was unsupervised I did things inside. I didn’t know better. It takes awhile – but we usually get it.
It can be harder on a dog from a puppy mill. They have been in crates so long they are afraid to be outside and they get overwhelmed and scared and don’t need to poop OR pee anymore. Then they go inside and relax and . . . .ooops. This can make people mad. People think they are doing this on purpose. But they can’t help it. They want to make people happy but they are afraid and really can’t go outside.
The more they go outside though — and the more comfortable they get going outside — they can learn to relax outside and man will they love a treat for doing things in the right place!
This isn’t the case with ALL puppy mill or shelter dogs. Some just seem to know right away what to do – but mom says people should know what can happen and why. They should know this is work and not a walk in the park. I like walks in the park, I wish all of life was a walk in the park, but I guess that’s asking a lot.
A shelter dog is in a cage, a crate, or a dog run.
Generally we aren’t taken outside routinely to relieve ourselves in the grass or on tree’s. We have to go where we are.
Most puppymill dogs are crated all the time. They soil where they sleep. They don’t really want to, they just have no other place to go, and as everyone knows — you can’t hold it forever.
What we lack when it comes to housetraining, is experience.
Some of the older dogs will pick things up quickly if you are consistent with them.
Take them for a walk within an half hour or so after they’ve eaten.
Watch them, if they start to sniff around or circle — run them outside right away.
Crate them if you can’t watch them, but make sure they get loads of time outside to take care of their needs.
My mom gives treats when we go where she wants us to go. We don’t get treats when we go in the house. I like treats.
You should not be angry with your rescue dog for going in the house although you can say, “NO!” to them firmly so they know its not okay. They have to learn just like everyone else.
Puppy’s are a whole nother story. I was adopted when I was too little to go all night without having to poop or pee. My mom let one of the kids sleep with me but only if they understood that if I woke up and started moving around they would have to run me outside right away. I didn’t know inside from outside, I just knew I had to GO! I was just as happy though to go outside and get a treat.
During the day I was kept in a crate when no one was home or I couldn’t be supervised. If I was unsupervised I did things inside. I didn’t know better. It takes awhile – but we usually get it.
It can be harder on a dog from a puppy mill. They have been in crates so long they are afraid to be outside and they get overwhelmed and scared and don’t need to poop OR pee anymore. Then they go inside and relax and . . . .ooops. This can make people mad. People think they are doing this on purpose. But they can’t help it. They want to make people happy but they are afraid and really can’t go outside.
The more they go outside though — and the more comfortable they get going outside — they can learn to relax outside and man will they love a treat for doing things in the right place!
This isn’t the case with ALL puppy mill or shelter dogs. Some just seem to know right away what to do – but mom says people should know what can happen and why. They should know this is work and not a walk in the park. I like walks in the park, I wish all of life was a walk in the park, but I guess that’s asking a lot.
This is a common question I heard people ask at adoption events. It made me very sad.
No one should start anything looking for a way out, already.
My people would say, “this is not a hat you’re trying on. It’s a commitment you’re making.” They told me commitment means you will do everything you can to make it work out.
There are five other dogs in my house now. None of us came perfect. After two years in the house, my friend Pearl decided she no longer wanted to eat with the rest of us. When the food would come out she’d get snarly and act mad. My mom gave her a room to eat in where she would not be upset or upset the rest of us. It helped a lot. She doesn’t get weird at meals anymore and she’s happy to have some alone time. The rest of us can eat more relaxed not worrying about her reaction to us if we get near her. Mom says not everyone would do that — there are a bunch of different ways to work things out – this is just how she chose to handle things and it works for us. It takes commitment to solve the problems that arise.
Some of the dogs I saw get homes would be scared and hide from their new families. Some will do things like pee on things to establish this is now their home. The people who adopted them would call my mom and say this isn’t what they expected and they want to get rid of their new family member. Sometimes in less than a day. This makes my mom sad because these people do not show commitment to work things out. It has to be hard on the dogs too. They thought they had a new forever home, and they have to go back to looking.
These things don’t always happen. Just like sometimes you take a new baby home and everything goes perfect. But from what I hear, perfect is hard to find. They are usually things that have to be dealt with in life and people need to know this from the very start.
There was a dog once my mom had that didn’t work out. It was when the kids in our house were small and the dog, Candy, thought she was in charge of the whole pack of them. She would snarl when they ate and take food out of their hands. Mom realized she couldn’t handle this beagle and the four kids and she was not sure what to do so she talked to friends and family. She got a trainer to help out but mom wasn’t able to follow through on all the suggestions given to her and monitor things with the kids all the time. She seperated the dog when she couldn’t watch them all together and felt this was not turning out to be a good life for Candy. Most importantly, she never once considered taking this dog to a shelter. She found Candy another home with a man who hunted and took good care of his hunting dogs. Candy was a beagle and was very happy to be with a pack. My mom would check on her and ask how she was doing. She was told none of the other dogs could eat before Candy got her fill. She could finally be alpha and not be in trouble.
So this is what you do “if things don’t work out.” You seek help. You get training. You problem solve to the best of your ability and then if things still don’t work you help the dog find another home that will be better than yours for their needs.
If mom couldn’t find another home for Candy – Candy would still be here. That’s commitment.
No one should start anything looking for a way out, already.
My people would say, “this is not a hat you’re trying on. It’s a commitment you’re making.” They told me commitment means you will do everything you can to make it work out.
There are five other dogs in my house now. None of us came perfect. After two years in the house, my friend Pearl decided she no longer wanted to eat with the rest of us. When the food would come out she’d get snarly and act mad. My mom gave her a room to eat in where she would not be upset or upset the rest of us. It helped a lot. She doesn’t get weird at meals anymore and she’s happy to have some alone time. The rest of us can eat more relaxed not worrying about her reaction to us if we get near her. Mom says not everyone would do that — there are a bunch of different ways to work things out – this is just how she chose to handle things and it works for us. It takes commitment to solve the problems that arise.
Some of the dogs I saw get homes would be scared and hide from their new families. Some will do things like pee on things to establish this is now their home. The people who adopted them would call my mom and say this isn’t what they expected and they want to get rid of their new family member. Sometimes in less than a day. This makes my mom sad because these people do not show commitment to work things out. It has to be hard on the dogs too. They thought they had a new forever home, and they have to go back to looking.
These things don’t always happen. Just like sometimes you take a new baby home and everything goes perfect. But from what I hear, perfect is hard to find. They are usually things that have to be dealt with in life and people need to know this from the very start.
There was a dog once my mom had that didn’t work out. It was when the kids in our house were small and the dog, Candy, thought she was in charge of the whole pack of them. She would snarl when they ate and take food out of their hands. Mom realized she couldn’t handle this beagle and the four kids and she was not sure what to do so she talked to friends and family. She got a trainer to help out but mom wasn’t able to follow through on all the suggestions given to her and monitor things with the kids all the time. She seperated the dog when she couldn’t watch them all together and felt this was not turning out to be a good life for Candy. Most importantly, she never once considered taking this dog to a shelter. She found Candy another home with a man who hunted and took good care of his hunting dogs. Candy was a beagle and was very happy to be with a pack. My mom would check on her and ask how she was doing. She was told none of the other dogs could eat before Candy got her fill. She could finally be alpha and not be in trouble.
So this is what you do “if things don’t work out.” You seek help. You get training. You problem solve to the best of your ability and then if things still don’t work you help the dog find another home that will be better than yours for their needs.
If mom couldn’t find another home for Candy – Candy would still be here. That’s commitment.
There were others in my litter.
Another girl I’m sure, although my nose wasn’t as good then as it is now.
There were boys too. They were fatter than me, but I was pretty chubby. Thats why I was picked. One of my people liked chubby puppies.
Truth is, I had worms.
Hey, it happens.
It was lucky for me I did. Made me chubby, and chosen.
That’s all any of us rescue pups want – to be chosen — to find a home.
I was young but some of the pups are older. My mom came from a shelter, but some rescue pups are mom’s who have had many babies and then discarded when the puppy mill owner is done with them. They’re usually older, and scared of people. They had a harder time.
Like I said. I was lucky.
But that doesn’t mean it was all perfect. Even though I’m very happy to have a good home, I’m not perfect either.
I have a terrible bark.
I’m told it sounds like a scream.
My people call it the Amber alert.
Some people just call it “STOP!”
I don’t know what that means. I just know I can’t help it.
Try and change your voice? Eh?
I’m also told I’m high strung. I can be but I don’t mean to be.
I have a lot of energy, curiousity and volume.
If you want quiet and shy, I’d suggest you rescue an older dog.
I am not quiet or shy.
It’s how I’m made.
I started this blog to be honest about rescue dogs. Some folks rescue dogs expecting gratitude and perfection.
My people say you can’t choose your baby’s personality, they come with what they come with.
I’m their baby.
Amber Baby.
If you have any questions — ask away. But mostly I’ll tell you about my experience and those of other rescue pups I know.
Another girl I’m sure, although my nose wasn’t as good then as it is now.
There were boys too. They were fatter than me, but I was pretty chubby. Thats why I was picked. One of my people liked chubby puppies.
Truth is, I had worms.
Hey, it happens.
It was lucky for me I did. Made me chubby, and chosen.
That’s all any of us rescue pups want – to be chosen — to find a home.
I was young but some of the pups are older. My mom came from a shelter, but some rescue pups are mom’s who have had many babies and then discarded when the puppy mill owner is done with them. They’re usually older, and scared of people. They had a harder time.
Like I said. I was lucky.
But that doesn’t mean it was all perfect. Even though I’m very happy to have a good home, I’m not perfect either.
I have a terrible bark.
I’m told it sounds like a scream.
My people call it the Amber alert.
Some people just call it “STOP!”
I don’t know what that means. I just know I can’t help it.
Try and change your voice? Eh?
I’m also told I’m high strung. I can be but I don’t mean to be.
I have a lot of energy, curiousity and volume.
If you want quiet and shy, I’d suggest you rescue an older dog.
I am not quiet or shy.
It’s how I’m made.
I started this blog to be honest about rescue dogs. Some folks rescue dogs expecting gratitude and perfection.
My people say you can’t choose your baby’s personality, they come with what they come with.
I’m their baby.
Amber Baby.
If you have any questions — ask away. But mostly I’ll tell you about my experience and those of other rescue pups I know.
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