Bringing Home Your Rescue Dog
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
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Adopting a rescue dog can be incredibly rewarding, but many people don't realize that many dogs don't come "move in ready." Here I share three important things to know about your new rescue, a common mistake I see people make when they first bring their new dog home and my best piece of advice to help avoid problems from starting in the first place.
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Today is one year since my baby passed on, we were together for 15 years. I was heartbroken and spent this last year grieving but a rescue dog came up and I am adopting him. These hints will be a big help when he arrives. Thanks
I brought hommy first rescue dog in July 2021. Ginger Rogers was about a one-year-old, 70-lb Lab/Staffy I really did not know what to expect but I certainly did not expect what I got. My girl also did not know how to go up or down stairs, she didn't know how to ride in a car as she had obviously never gone in out of a car. The vacuum cleaner and the leaf blower were terrifying for her as were most moving objects and anything at all loud. And cars, motorcycles, bikes - all new to her. The lead, taking a walk, coming, no, yes, up...everything was new. I didn't understand her language I only knew "she needed." She had spent her entire first year in a crate, in a kennel in the humane society in Arkansas. I am retired so I am able to spend almost all of time with Ginger without leaving during the day her in the crate. At my age, age 71, she has been VERY challenging but now, after about 9 months she is really coming into her own. I hired a professional dog trainer to help us and this has been the best thing I have done. She is loving, sweet smart and a good girl, she sleep with us, and cuddles all nigh t long. When you read this statement," I am her everything," this is our situation. Even though I has raised and trained a number of Labs before, honestly I really didn't know enough to know what I was getting into. In hingsight, I wish I had researched more thoroughly.
Very helpful. Thanks for who you are and what you do.
Thanks! I just brought home a rescue after losing my sweet girl at only two years old. I do not have the emotional energy to invest in another puppy so I decided to rescue again and these tips are helpful.
Wonderful. Exactly the reminders I needed. Our dog passed away years ago, and a "rescue" that needs a new home popped up. We are excited, and solid information like this will hopefully make a smooth transition possible.
Thank you!! This was so helpful. I'm bringing my 6 month old puppy home tomorrow. He's coming from a shelter in the south and then from a flight. I have no knowledge of his background yet, but this video has given me some really valuable tools.
Very helpful tips! I really appreciate this!
Thank you this was very helpful. I just took a stray female boxer in after she followed me home & I was struggling trying to find out what I should do with her but now I got a good idea of what I should do ❤️🐕
Thank you for this! I’m a new foster mom to two 5 year old female dogs. I was struggling with how much time they need to decompress. I really appreciate your recommendations.
This was a great video. Lots of good advice.
1. Potty train them even if they are housebroken (because its a new environment for them). Take them outside every 30 min-1hr the first day and then every 1-2 hours after second day onwards until they are trained.
2. Teach them how to use the stairs and how to walk on certain floors if they aren't used to them
3. Train them to be comfortable around unfamiliar things, like bearded men, cars, umbrellas, etc.
4. Take them for short walks on leash and in less crowded areas until they are more comfortable
5. Crate train them to keep your dog and your stuff safe while you're are gone
Thank you, great tips
Thank you!
Great video!!!
I heard the total opposite advice about dog parks. That it’s better to take them directly from the shelter to the park (before taking them home) so they can relax better when they get home without pent up energy.
Depends on the dog. Some will be incredibly nervous/fearful and wouldn't do well being taken right into a dog park. I also wouldn't recommend taking a dog with an unknown behaviour history there until I got to know it better. If you adopt a dog who is bursting at the seams with energy on the drive home, I'd be more inclined to let it run in your backyard (if you have one that is fenced) or take it to a fenced in baseball diamond or tennis court for a run.
I just never had my dogs off leash anywhere but an enclosed area or my own backyard. Always too nervous about accidents and injuries, and my heart would be absolutely crushed if one ran away. So that’s never even a thought in my mind.
The mal I may be adopting is afraid of hard surface stairs elevators etc. I’m not sure how to train him regarding this :(
Found the not used to men comment a bit odd. Most men I know in my life provide good calm caring Alpha role models for their dogs. This makes the dog reassured calm, and loved.
Damien Bee I’m sure it was just a “for instance”
Darcie, my dog was confined to a horse stable with minimal light, no food or water and in her filth per the police report. She is very timid and afraid of us. It’s a work in progress however, the crate training scares me because of her past. Would you consider it a good idea to do crate training with her or avoid all together? I don’t want to traumatize her again by limiting her movement around the home.
I would start by using either an x-pen (depending on how big your dog is) or simply barricading her in a section of the house with a baby gate when you need her confined. I typically will put a barricade across my kitchen entrance and use that area for dogs who are not used to being in a crate yet but have also used the entryway in my home as both are perfect sized spaces to allow some movement, room for food/water as needed, both have floors easy to clean if the dog goes to the bathroom and there's nothing of value in there to chew for dogs who haven't learned to appropriately direct their chewing yet. You can still crate train her if you'd like, but move forward with the process very slowly and focus on building up your relationship with her in the meantime.
Hi Darcie, thanks for this informative video! Would it be okay to embed your video into a mock webpage for a college course project? It wont ever become a live published site, it's simply to show I can embed a youtube video on a page. Thank you for your time.
Absolutely. Thanks for checking.
@@DarcieThedogtrainer Thank you so much!!
why are there so many dogs abandoned there?
Hello. One question how do you manage to have your new adopted dog sleep the first night?
Generally speaking, once the lights are off and everything is quiet in the house, they usually settle in and sleep through the night.
@@DarcieThedogtrainer this dog was up for 3 hours crying 😭
use a can filled with pennies; shake it whenever he starts crying to break his anxiety trance.
When i rescuef my 40 pound 4 month old pit bull she didnt know how to got diwn stairs i had to carry her mind u im only 90 pounds as an adult sadly housing authority made me get rid of her so she is in a permanent home with brigdes to saftyRescue here in nj thanks to ellen twigg patrick on fb found her a great home
Talking about taking a dog in the car and use a crate "so they dont chew up your car" No one should take a dog for a ride when you plan on getting out of the car and leaving the dog there!!