rescue dogs, so far too much trouble to deal with

[SeaMaiden]

Missy Dawg is past tense. She rests her bones under our old black oak at the southeast corner of the house. Saint Francis watches over her now, along with Yoshi the leopard gecko and Cali the Incredibly Old Cat. If I could make it so, I would be buried next to them, too. No coffin, no box to keep the roots and worms away from my bones and flesh, just me, the earth, the tree, and life.

I even made up a song for her, sung to the tune of Davey Crockett.
"Missy! Miscellaneous!
She's a miscellaneous daaawwgg!
Missy! Miscellaneous..
She's a miscellaneous dawg!
She's Miss Missy
Miscellaneous..
She's a miscellaneous daaawg"

Yeah, I know, lacks creativity. But it rolls off the tongue and the dog's tail would wag and she'd squinch her eyes at me, every time I sang the song.

May you and Scooby the Windy know the many pleasurable years I did with Missy Dawg. Fool dawg.

 

[Stoner4Life]

there's a whole lotta chewin' going on right here, gave my dogs those big shank bones again, separate kennels this time to avoid any issues. Little Scooby's found her nirvana.......

 

[supermanlives]

my dog will kick your dogs ass LOL or atleast sniff it. no more pics of my dog as she has identifying markings.

 

[Stoner4Life]

this girl's a con artist, reveals her cunning & intelligence with sudden unexplained spurts of excellent behavior if she thinks that there's a biscuit involved somehow. she'll stretch out on her back & slowly fall/slide off the edge of the bed, she knows darn well she's gonna fall off but I think she does it for the laugh it gives me, she only seems to do it when I'm watching.......

 

[Cheerful]

S4L, I'm really happy for you that you finally ended up with Scooby Doo. Sounds like you are making good progress with her. I'm thinking of adopting a dog near the end of summer. Keep us posted!

 

[greenmatter]

this girl's a con artist, reveals her cunning & intelligence with sudden unexplained spurts of excellent behavior if she thinks that there's a biscuit involved somehow. she'll stretch out on her back & slowly fall/slide off the edge of the bed, she knows darn well she's gonna fall off but I think she does it for the laugh it gives me, she only seems to do it when I'm watching.......

sounds like scooby is getting you dialed in pretty quick sounds like you are really hating it too

congrats brother! i know you put the time and miles in, i'm glad you found a good friend.

 

[MJBadger]

I reckon it`s scooby thats taking the owner for a walk . LOL

 

[Stoner4Life]

she's an awesome loving friend, sometimes it feels like she's a bit much for me to handle and then she'll spend hours just chillin' like and with my old timer Alice. Yesterday and today I was able to lie down in bed with her, usually she kicks, licks and fusses when lying down w/me but the last 2 times she settled down quickly, I also reminded her that I could put her in the kennel which is a few feet away, funny how well she understood that, clever puppy.

Scooby's all about getting some love, plenty of love and having a run which she only gets to do in 40 to 50 foot bursts on the 26' retractable leash I have, I'll soon be investing in a fenced in area so I can let her off the leash to run helter skelter. The fencing's pretty cheap as are the posts & concrete mix and I have a power earth auger available to use. then I just need to find a couple of friends w/a free afternoon.

TV commercials w/doorbells ringing get her up and barking, she thinks she's pretty tough, too cute.......

 

[Stoner4Life]

S4L, I'm really happy for you that you finally ended up with Scooby Doo. Sounds like you are making good progress with her. I'm thinking of adopting a dog near the end of summer. Keep us posted!

hey Cheerful, I recommend going to petfinder.com and try to find a dog through one of the 'breed' rescue groups, groups that are familiar with and foster each of their dogs of that breed in homes prior to adopting out. This gives you the ability to select breed specific dogs that do or don't get along with kids, cats and/or other dogs by relying on the fostering home reports.

These rescue groups get their pets through all of the regular channels including taking pets close to their time from kill shelters. All of these groups are no kill and it really helps having them fostered first to work out any issues, all of these groups have vets working w/them assuring you of a much healthier pet than adopting straight from the humane or aspca groups. you won't be taking a dog straight from a traumatizing shelter stay as well.

when you adopt from one of these breed specific groups it makes room for them to take another animal in for their rescue efforts. It was a $250 adoption fee but my Scooby was completely vet checked, spayed & micro chipped for ID purposes only, not a traceable tracking device.

In the case of adopting dogs it makes sense to go through these groups to assure a better match for your home, their new forever home. I just got back inside from a 4:20am walk, Scooby went nuts on the leash running about before dumping, she was so good doing a little soft whining to go out.

These rescue groups can be a bit fussy for my liking but after getting a dog like Scooby I have to recommend this type of adoption 1000%; consider it the controlled or refined side of adopting strays, their concern is in finding each pet that forever home and not having that same animal be abandoned again.

Scooby Doo is so loving and kind she must've just gotten away from her owner, I can't imagine any dog owner, dog lover giving up this sweet little girl but anything's possible, she very trainable and really still settling in and rediscovering or recovering her confidence.

Tonight I picked up her tough canvas chew toy off my bed, 2 hours later I heard her climb out & back into bed, when I looked over she had a sneaker of mine to chew on. She hasn't chewed on a single thing that isn't food or a toy for her and so wagging my finger and telling her "no" was easily enough to let her know it wasn't right even though I was laughing at her, she rolled over assuming a submissive position.

I had to go get my shoe and give her belly a couple of rubs, as I walked away I knew I was played again for some attention, they failed to mention how clever she can be.......

 

[Protea]

sounds like you are responding nicely to scoonys training. now she know how to get her belly rubbed.
good to read the you are all doing fine

 

[Stoner4Life]

I'm sure most of you know what a 'kong' toy is, well I've found Scooby's biscuit nirvana with the kong I had laying around, all of her evening terrier ambition is now focused on getting out the last remnants of the stuffing I put in. Scooby's been working vigorously now for way over an hour, she's gonna hit the pillows later and just fade.......

I busted up one large biscuit and with a finger I put just enough peanut butter on the inside walls to drive her crazy, maybe I'll do it like the diagram suggests one day but for now her evening biscuit's gonna wear her down, usually she gobbles a large Milk-Bone in 15-20 seconds.

 

[Protea]

I hsve only seen variations of this dog toy, i ball i keep for my little one. but this one looks just like what i would like. deffinetly getting one.
how long does schooby keep at it?

 

[Stoner4Life]

Scooby goes after hers for an hour or two, I'm sort of cruel because I pack biscuits in there that she can't get out easily, if I packed it as shown in the picture it might last 10-15 minutes before she licks it clean.......

 

[BabyBabba]

This is a great thread. I am such an animal lover. I rescued my dog Roscoe over 2 years ago (he is now 6) and he is the coolest dog ever. His previous owner had died of old age, so there were no health problems. I am very happy with him

 

[Stoner4Life]

OK, so three times now I've packed that Kong with kibble and a bit (maybe 2 Tbsp.) of plain baked chicken breast, I don't feed Scooby any human food so the meat in that Kong makes her work all the harder for it. As I load the Kong I pack the mix down with the handle of a screwdriver, it's taken her hours to clean it & I even have to loosen the mix a couple of times or it's just too tough for her to get out.

that Kong is her obsession, when she sees it in my hands on the table being stuffed her attention is riveted, if she thinks I'm getting up to put it in her kennel she bolts to get there ahead of me and yet I might only be adjusting my posture, intensity level is berserk.......

 

[MJBadger]

Sounds just like the wife when theres a chocolate bar around !

 

[supermanlives]

my dog didnt like the interactive toys. i spent a bunch too. ooh well. she showed very little interest.

 

[SeaMaiden]

I guess I'm lucky, my girl makes pinecones and branches her interactive toys. The damn dog eats them!

 

[supermanlives]

my dog likes metal objects . weird. she also breaks clay pots and plays with the pieces. she also has a tree bone. cable with bone attached on limber tree branch. let the damn tree do all the work

 

[Stoner4Life]

OK, I know I mentioned her HUGE ears somewhere above and now I'm delivering you proof, I'd take out a tape measure to see just how HUGE they are but I don't wanna make her selfconscious about it, I laugh @ her way too often as it is.

Scooby & Alice snuggling.......