I think rescuing is great and I hope more people would do that. HOWEVER, I also think social media is romanticizing rescue dogs by showing how good and great and easy they are to care for when in most cases are not. I adopted a puppy from the streets and it's been a lot of hard work, even one year later we still have some work to do, but we are getting there.
This is an important topic. While “adopt don’t shop” is a nice slogan, it is a much more nuanced decision than that. I’ve rescued twice and each one had deep seated anxieties and behavioral issues that just couldn’t be trained out of them. People should understand how likely this situation is. Most of the dogs in my local shelter are strays (so no proper socialization during the critical puppy period), owner surrenders ( mostly for behavioral issues), or taken from neglectful situations. All of those circumstances likely lead to the dog having challenges. If you are up for the challenge, great! But remember that the story of the perfect easy rescue is the exception not the rule.
My rescue had never lived in a house before and the period where she was testing boundaries and figuring out how things worked was HARD. Make sure you have as much support for you and the dog as possible. Having someone watch her so I could shower was a game changer in that first week
Thank you for bringing up this conversation! I have gotten tired of the adopt don't shop/rescue mentality, like it's a superior thing to do but as a mother of 3 kids under 10 the criteria is high. Unfortunately where I am in Canada many rescues won't adopt out to families so this limits us. We will continue searching but have decided a breeder is the better way for us.
Love that you take a different view other then the PETA approved "Adopt Don't Shop" mentality. I tried to do the rescue route and a failed hard i feel i get judged because i didn't try again and got my next dog from a breeder. I wouldn't trade my time with my rescue for anything but its not something that i would do again
Is there a video that has resources or strategies for some of the issues that come up often? like ways to check if a potential rescue has attachment, guarding, anxiety etc? What are some activities that you do when you meet a new dog to understand their personality? What are questions you would ask a previous owner?
We've been blessed in our dogs. We've had 15 or so shelter dogs. Only three did not come from a shelter and currently we are getting a SDiT candidate from a breeder. I've never "rehomed". For our family, once you join the family, you're family---whether dog or kid. We've always approached each dog, just like we do the kids that join our family--as individuals. We meet them where they are. Which includes treating like dogs and not little humans. Great video.
That’s awesome! Getting a rescue (and really all dogs but especially rescues) does mean “meeting them where they are” (great term). So things we’ll be able to change but some things we’ll just have to accept. And, understanding they are dogs, with the needs of dogs is very important for success.
Thank you so much for this video and your honesty. I always thought our first family dog would be a rescue - and it still might - but after following several amazing rescues closely for a year or two, our household (1st time owners, young child, cats) doesn't mesh with the majority of dogs I see listed, and the ones who would match are overflowing with applications within an hour, which is very discouraging. I've been feeling a lot of guilt about the fact that I've started looking into purebred dogs from (ethical!!) breeders. This video confirmed a lot of what I was already thinking and added lots of details I hadn't even considered. Definitely not ruling out a rescue dog, but I'm also telling myself that we will be a better home for the typical rescue dog after we have experience + family of teenagers and up. Also a lot of the rescue dogs around here are listed as needing a "mentor" dog in the home already, so maybe we'll be in a good position to open our home to rescues once we are set up to be a safe place for them to learn and adjust. 💕
Don't feel guilty about purchasing a dog from a breeder. I don't care what the pressures of social media make us believe; there ARE ethical breeders out there with wonderful dogs. I could not risk getting a dog that would not be compatible with cats as my roommates have two. Rescuing can be very hard and not for everyone, not to mentione EXPENSIVE. My friend adopted a sweet pittie girl who, while a wonderful dog, has a plethora of expensive medical issues and allergies. She is also very anxious at times and has difficulty going out in public. I wanted a go-anywhere-do-anything dog, and I'm not equipped at this stage to deal with a dog that needs a lot of work (or I should say more than the normal amount of work lol) just to be able to go out in public. One day, rescuing may work for me, but it's just not the time for me, and I refuse to feel guilty about that. Admitting that to yourself is way better than getting in over your head and possibly needing to rehome a dog in the process 💜
This is an excellent video with great information. I’m a trainer in Central Arizona and I run across this all of the time where people get rescue dogs that are just too much dog for them. It’s really sad to have to have that discussion with people about rehoming. Most of the time is seniors adopting a dog that they should never have been offered from the shelter or Humane Society.
Well done Carol! This is an great video with important messages and useful tips. Anyone with a rescue or considering one, this video would be very helpful.
I've recently adopted a working line border collie with bite issues and I approve this message! While I didn't know what her issues might be when I got her, I knew to expect anything and that it could be pretty difficult. I happen to have a lot of experience with difficult dogs, and since my last dog was also a difficult case, I've developed a network of dog experts and trainers around me to get advice when things seem hopeless, and honestly just for emotional support. Im also at a time in my life where I've set aside a certain amount of time exclusively to train my two dogs to become our ultimate life companions since I know that investment is going to pay off down the road. In addition, my husband has recently got a big promotion at his job and we can afford to pay for help with training when we need it. Lastly, we don't have any children, so all this extra time and money spent on the dogs is not getting in the way of anything else. As sad as it is, I would never be able to have my border collie around children, possibly never, but only time will tell. There are a lot of sacrifices that may need to be made to adopt a rescue that should never be taken lightly. Adopting an animal is a life changing event.
Thanks for making this video. I encourage people to adopt rescue dogs, but they need to understand what they're signing up for. Our rescue has been with us for 5yrs now, and boy was it frustrating to start with. At some point I considered returning her to the shelter as she seemed happier there with her friends. We're stubborn and perservered, and it took a long time for things to get better - even a change of trainer - but eventually we got there. I'm so proud of her for the progress she has made. We just competed in our first canicross race this past weekend and she did great, even better than in our practice sessions. Bottom line - yes adopt, these dogs deserve a chance in life, but bear in mind that it may not be a smooth ride initially. If you're willing to work with them and on yourself could end up with an amazing new family member.
Hi McCann dogs! Can you please make a video on introducing a puppy to cats? I know cats maybe aren’t exactly your head topics, but your videos are anyway just soo helpful and I would really appreciate some more tips about introducing dogs to maybe new family members or other animals! I think whatever you do it will be good things for us to learn from. Thank you for sharing all this great information to us! It is really super helpful!
I follow a dog rehaber/trainer in Australia. He primarily works with severe dog agressive dogs. The dogs have different levels of testing that they go through and he trains for the worst case scenario ie they are not available for adoption until they have been tested for as many situations as possible. Example, one dog (a Johnston Bulldog) who was very, very dog aggressive had undergone months of training and was doing well around other dogs but he still had a lot of training to do. The other dogs in the pack were well trained/behaved so there were no issues with them until one day, very unexpectedly, one of the dogs nipped the Bulldog on the ankle from behind. He spun around and grabbed her. She was fine; but, they realized that the Bulldog needed another/different level of training. In the end it took 12+ months of training and he now lives a happy life on a farm with another of this trainer's' rehab dogs, a chihuahua, 2 cats and horses. He is the most laid back dog now. Importanly, the new owner has kept up with the training so that there are no opportunities for him to slip back into bad habits.
People sometimes blindly walk into adoption across the board. People often get a dog on looks and not traits and characteristics of the breed. I made huge commitments to my rescues to work through the tough stuff.
Thank you for the honest conversation. It's not only that dogs that are bred in other countries to then make money sending them to the U.S. In the U.S. backyard breeders offload older breeding dogs they've not cared for well. This deliberately externalizes their business expenses, dumping costs on others. If a nonprofit rescue picks up the cost then this changes for-profit expenses into non-profit expenses. The whole country pays when looked at from an overall tax standpoint. The rescue ecosystem has incredibly perverse financial incentives.
I dont know how things are in the USA but im in the UK and it is INCREDIBLY difficult to rescue at all here and several people i know tried to warn me. I Tried to rescue from a greyhound shelter and got rejected for 'having too much stuff' (im not even close to being a horder but i do have hobbies and had moved house (i assumed the process wouldnt happen over night so i had time to get settled before i got the dog. I already had a crate and a few bits and pieces ready for when i got a dog. But that was that, not allowed to rescue. I understand they need to ensure the dog is going to be safe and happy but this felt unreasonable. Instead i found a regestered breeder and got a golden retriever puppy and now i couldnt imagine things being any differant.
Thank you so much for this!!! My sister-in-law guilts me about getting expensive purebreds instead of rescuing one. A degree of predictability in terms of work/play drive, size, lifespan and early socialization is important to me. Eg. Exercising is difficult for me because of my disability so husky collie mix would probably be a horrible fit for the dog because I couldn’t meet its needs We also keep ongoing relationships with our breeders and do health checks of the dogs’ parents and grandparents so we have some reassurance re: likelihood of our dogs reaching their teens.
Sorry to hear that. See if you can find a trainer with experience in your area. Do your research though. Find out what their experience is. And see if you can see them in action. Be comfortable that their approach is something you think is right. You can also contact our online team or our office to find out what resources we can provide you.
4 of the 5 dogs in my life have been some kind of "rescue" whether a hand reered runt from an acidental litter (not quite the definition most people use but one I think is valid) to my newest who was found by my mechanic and not claimed. All of them have been a year or less when found so not had quite as many long ingrained problems. Though that is not to say they were a breeze to train, my current pup is still in the initial months and has his own challenges. I would love for my next dog (which is a good 4ish years down the road) to be from a breeder so i can get the experience of raising from a pup. I think both routes have value and the fact of the matter is not everyone is suited to raising a pup or dealing with potential behavioral and emotional issues of a rescue. I think the biggest problem is owners not properly educating themselves in how to train a dog and how to adjust their approach if the one they choose isnt working. There would be significantly fewer "rescue" dogs if owners were properly educated and prepared. Currently dealing with seperation anxiety for the first time though thankfully not as severe as it could be. Amen to starting with foundational work! Right now I dont care if my dog can sit/down etc so long as they are learning good behaviors in our interactions and am building our relationship. On the subject of problem solving: i was originally taught in high school a much more "traditional" training style and am switching to a more game based problem solving style following Susan Garrett's work. I realized that i did my older dog who is now 12 a disservice in not encouraging any sort of problem solving into her daily life. It is never to late to learn new things so I am using some of my puppy's games with her but she is much slower to figure things out after a decade of not enough mental stimulation. She is loved and happy but a reminder that we should never stop learning and should always look for ways to build our relationships with our dogs not just get to "good enough" and stop.
I adopt and foster, so I agree and disagree with this. Imo I think everyone can and should adopt because you can definitely find purebred, puppies, (at least partially) trained adults, etc. But I think scared, untrained dogs should definitely go to rescue experienced homes, whereas maybe a puppy or dog who had a good start to life could be great for a beginner rescue parent. I do understand SD or police dogs have to be purebred, and bomb proof (I still think you could rescue, but) so I understand SOME cases where you must buy. (If you buy, please do it from a reputable breeder!)
ya i would have to say no that as i rescued my last dog thinking i was doing something great by adopting what i thought was a 8 week old puppy from an "accidental litter" what i got was a very sick 3 month old with resource guarding and a bad case of Separation anxiety disorder. i had to rehome her 9 months after getting her because she almost bit my Dad who was trying to keep her from eating staples. the wrose thing is i had dog trainers tell me that she wasn't fixable and i should just have her put down. that experience is why i will never adopt a rescue dog again I'm not emotionally requited to handle that type of dog again . I'm just going to stick with my well breed American Cocker Spaniel. Lady has been a dream as she has the prefect temperament and energy level
@@SimplyPlanimals... early training could have fixed then if i had been able to get to her earlier i was told by the guy that was giving them away that she was an 8 weeks old puppy not three months old i had no reason to think that i didn't have that time to work on any issues that came up she did have a really bad start she was born in the winter of 2016 the vet and i both assumed that she had no human contact for the first three months of her life. she lived in a 6ft x 4ft kennel with her Mom and litter mates we think the fact that they all shared a dog house really saved to whole litter of puppies because at the time we where having a polar vortex. she also had 4 different types of worms. two types of round worm, hook and tape. so need less to say i was focused on getting healthy and up to a proper weight. she was a boxer/Rotwiler/Staffy mix so i had that working against me as most dog trainers i contacted didn't think that she was trainable due to the fact that she was for lack of a better term a 'feral" dog. I don't know what i did wrong or if i did anything wrong i mean i saved her life and if i had it to do all over again i would. i just don't know if i could handle having to give another rescue up due to me not knowing what i need to do to help them
We did rescues in the past, but not anymore. The safety of our other animals is the priority and I just cannot trust their assessment of cat safe and dog safe. Learned the hard way.
Unless I was an expert trainer, I wouldn't touch a rescue. It's a shame I know, but if I find it hard enough to train from a pup, there's no way I could deal with bad behavior already built in. Too dangerous for me
All dogs need good training. Getting a dog from a breeder is no guarantee that you will have the health, personality and traits you expected. All dogs require a lot of commitment, patience, love and good training. Rescue dogs are every bit as capable of being great pets as puppies from a breeder. Don’t let video discourage you from adopting a rescue dog. They need good homes with people willing to take the time to give them the care and support they so desperately need.
Agreed. I’m not trying to discourage anyone. I’ve had many rescue dogs and love them. And there will be more in my future. But, whether people get a rescue dog, a mix or a pure bred I encourage them to understand what they are getting into and make choices that are right for them. It’s sad when I see dogs that have been passed around because people got them with good intentions but didn’t have the ability to provide a lasting home. Selecting a dog is a big commitment. And hopefully a pleasant and lasting one.
@@InstructorCarol - I appreciate your explanation here however the title of this video and the introduction sets the wrong tone and does not line up with your most current message here. The unfortunate situation that you mention of a dog getting passed from home to home can happen in any scenario however your video points only at rescues. You can see from comment after comment that what many people are understanding the message in this video to be is that pure breeds are overall easier in training and cost than rescues. A blanket message like this just isn't true or helpful.
Not really, as someone who had both rescue and responsibility bred dogs I have much better success with the bred ones. Mostly because I prefer dogs that I know the personality of and would work best for me. I find them mush easier to train as well. On the other hand one of my rescue dogs I use to have killed my kitten and was mean to my other dogs even when the place I rescued them from said that he is friendly with cats and other dogs.
I'm extremely disappointed in this video. Hundreds of thousands of dogs in shelters are euthanized each year in the U.S. alone. As human beings we need to take greater responsibility for those lives. The "cool" factor of getting a rescue dog as mentioned in this video has been a hard earned effort to shift an old fashioned mindset and create greater opportunities for shelter animals. Having dogs can be hard and the issues described in the video can occur regardless of having a pure bred or a rescue. If you are unwilling to put the work into building a good relationship, training, and providing adequate care then you shouldn't get a dog period. This video could have been about the considerations needed before getting a dog at all but you chose a clickbait issue that ultimately does more harm than good and makes a stigma worse.
I think rescuing is great and I hope more people would do that. HOWEVER, I also think social media is romanticizing rescue dogs by showing how good and great and easy they are to care for when in most cases are not. I adopted a puppy from the streets and it's been a lot of hard work, even one year later we still have some work to do, but we are getting there.
This is an important topic. While “adopt don’t shop” is a nice slogan, it is a much more nuanced decision than that. I’ve rescued twice and each one had deep seated anxieties and behavioral issues that just couldn’t be trained out of them. People should understand how likely this situation is. Most of the dogs in my local shelter are strays (so no proper socialization during the critical puppy period), owner surrenders ( mostly for behavioral issues), or taken from neglectful situations. All of those circumstances likely lead to the dog having challenges. If you are up for the challenge, great! But remember that the story of the perfect easy rescue is the exception not the rule.
My rescue had never lived in a house before and the period where she was testing boundaries and figuring out how things worked was HARD. Make sure you have as much support for you and the dog as possible. Having someone watch her so I could shower was a game changer in that first week
I love how you explained the whole thought process behind deciding on getting a rescue dog!
Excellent program. We need more of these educational program like this.
Thank you for bringing up this conversation! I have gotten tired of the adopt don't shop/rescue mentality, like it's a superior thing to do but as a mother of 3 kids under 10 the criteria is high.
Unfortunately where I am in Canada many rescues won't adopt out to families so this limits us. We will continue searching but have decided a breeder is the better way for us.
This was the same for me. A lot of people I know were very rude when we opted to buy.
Completely agree! I fortunately was able to adopt a 2 month old puppy from a shelter.
Love that you take a different view other then the PETA approved "Adopt Don't Shop" mentality. I tried to do the rescue route and a failed hard i feel i get judged because i didn't try again and got my next dog from a breeder. I wouldn't trade my time with my rescue for anything but its not something that i would do again
Is there a video that has resources or strategies for some of the issues that come up often? like ways to check if a potential rescue has attachment, guarding, anxiety etc? What are some activities that you do when you meet a new dog to understand their personality? What are questions you would ask a previous owner?
We've been blessed in our dogs. We've had 15 or so shelter dogs. Only three did not come from a shelter and currently we are getting a SDiT candidate from a breeder. I've never "rehomed". For our family, once you join the family, you're family---whether dog or kid.
We've always approached each dog, just like we do the kids that join our family--as individuals. We meet them where they are. Which includes treating like dogs and not little humans.
Great video.
That’s awesome! Getting a rescue (and really all dogs but especially rescues) does mean “meeting them where they are” (great term). So things we’ll be able to change but some things we’ll just have to accept. And, understanding they are dogs, with the needs of dogs is very important for success.
Thank you so much for this video and your honesty. I always thought our first family dog would be a rescue - and it still might - but after following several amazing rescues closely for a year or two, our household (1st time owners, young child, cats) doesn't mesh with the majority of dogs I see listed, and the ones who would match are overflowing with applications within an hour, which is very discouraging. I've been feeling a lot of guilt about the fact that I've started looking into purebred dogs from (ethical!!) breeders. This video confirmed a lot of what I was already thinking and added lots of details I hadn't even considered.
Definitely not ruling out a rescue dog, but I'm also telling myself that we will be a better home for the typical rescue dog after we have experience + family of teenagers and up. Also a lot of the rescue dogs around here are listed as needing a "mentor" dog in the home already, so maybe we'll be in a good position to open our home to rescues once we are set up to be a safe place for them to learn and adjust. 💕
Don't feel guilty about purchasing a dog from a breeder. I don't care what the pressures of social media make us believe; there ARE ethical breeders out there with wonderful dogs. I could not risk getting a dog that would not be compatible with cats as my roommates have two. Rescuing can be very hard and not for everyone, not to mentione EXPENSIVE. My friend adopted a sweet pittie girl who, while a wonderful dog, has a plethora of expensive medical issues and allergies. She is also very anxious at times and has difficulty going out in public. I wanted a go-anywhere-do-anything dog, and I'm not equipped at this stage to deal with a dog that needs a lot of work (or I should say more than the normal amount of work lol) just to be able to go out in public. One day, rescuing may work for me, but it's just not the time for me, and I refuse to feel guilty about that. Admitting that to yourself is way better than getting in over your head and possibly needing to rehome a dog in the process 💜
This is an excellent video with great information. I’m a trainer in Central Arizona and I run across this all of the time where people get rescue dogs that are just too much dog for them. It’s really sad to have to have that discussion with people about rehoming. Most of the time is seniors adopting a dog that they should never have been offered from the shelter or Humane Society.
Well done Carol! This is an great video with important messages and useful tips. Anyone with a rescue or considering one, this video would be very helpful.
I've recently adopted a working line border collie with bite issues and I approve this message! While I didn't know what her issues might be when I got her, I knew to expect anything and that it could be pretty difficult. I happen to have a lot of experience with difficult dogs, and since my last dog was also a difficult case, I've developed a network of dog experts and trainers around me to get advice when things seem hopeless, and honestly just for emotional support. Im also at a time in my life where I've set aside a certain amount of time exclusively to train my two dogs to become our ultimate life companions since I know that investment is going to pay off down the road. In addition, my husband has recently got a big promotion at his job and we can afford to pay for help with training when we need it. Lastly, we don't have any children, so all this extra time and money spent on the dogs is not getting in the way of anything else. As sad as it is, I would never be able to have my border collie around children, possibly never, but only time will tell. There are a lot of sacrifices that may need to be made to adopt a rescue that should never be taken lightly. Adopting an animal is a life changing event.
Thanks for making this video. I encourage people to adopt rescue dogs, but they need to understand what they're signing up for. Our rescue has been with us for 5yrs now, and boy was it frustrating to start with. At some point I considered returning her to the shelter as she seemed happier there with her friends. We're stubborn and perservered, and it took a long time for things to get better - even a change of trainer - but eventually we got there. I'm so proud of her for the progress she has made. We just competed in our first canicross race this past weekend and she did great, even better than in our practice sessions. Bottom line - yes adopt, these dogs deserve a chance in life, but bear in mind that it may not be a smooth ride initially. If you're willing to work with them and on yourself could end up with an amazing new family member.
Great and informative video about rescue dogs! They are a lot of work but so worth it!
Hi McCann dogs! Can you please make a video on introducing a puppy to cats? I know cats maybe aren’t exactly your head topics, but your videos are anyway just soo helpful and I would really appreciate some more tips about introducing dogs to maybe new family members or other animals! I think whatever you do it will be good things for us to learn from. Thank you for sharing all this great information to us! It is really super helpful!
I second this!
I follow a dog rehaber/trainer in Australia. He primarily works with severe dog agressive dogs. The dogs have different levels of testing that they go through and he trains for the worst case scenario ie they are not available for adoption until they have been tested for as many situations as possible. Example, one dog (a Johnston Bulldog) who was very, very dog aggressive had undergone months of training and was doing well around other dogs but he still had a lot of training to do. The other dogs in the pack were well trained/behaved so there were no issues with them until one day, very unexpectedly, one of the dogs nipped the Bulldog on the ankle from behind. He spun around and grabbed her. She was fine; but, they realized that the Bulldog needed another/different level of training. In the end it took 12+ months of training and he now lives a happy life on a farm with another of this trainer's' rehab dogs, a chihuahua, 2 cats and horses. He is the most laid back dog now. Importanly, the new owner has kept up with the training so that there are no opportunities for him to slip back into bad habits.
People sometimes blindly walk into adoption across the board. People often get a dog on looks and not traits and characteristics of the breed. I made huge commitments to my rescues to work through the tough stuff.
Thank you for the honest conversation. It's not only that dogs that are bred in other countries to then make money sending them to the U.S. In the U.S. backyard breeders offload older breeding dogs they've not cared for well. This deliberately externalizes their business expenses, dumping costs on others. If a nonprofit rescue picks up the cost then this changes for-profit expenses into non-profit expenses. The whole country pays when looked at from an overall tax standpoint. The rescue ecosystem has incredibly perverse financial incentives.
I dont know how things are in the USA but im in the UK and it is INCREDIBLY difficult to rescue at all here and several people i know tried to warn me.
I Tried to rescue from a greyhound shelter and got rejected for 'having too much stuff' (im not even close to being a horder but i do have hobbies and had moved house
(i assumed the process wouldnt happen over night so i had time to get settled before i got the dog. I already had a crate and a few bits and pieces ready for when i got a dog.
But that was that, not allowed to rescue. I understand they need to ensure the dog is going to be safe and happy but this felt unreasonable.
Instead i found a regestered breeder and got a golden retriever puppy and now i couldnt imagine things being any differant.
Thank you so much for this!!! My sister-in-law guilts me about getting expensive purebreds instead of rescuing one. A degree of predictability in terms of work/play drive, size, lifespan and early socialization is important to me. Eg. Exercising is difficult for me because of my disability so husky collie mix would probably be a horrible fit for the dog because I couldn’t meet its needs We also keep ongoing relationships with our breeders and do health checks of the dogs’ parents and grandparents so we have some reassurance re: likelihood of our dogs reaching their teens.
This is so true. Puppy is hard enough. I would not want rescue dog to be disappointed again
Thanks!
Thanks for the additional support @TheSgcarney63. Happy Training!
Oh Carol, i needed this video 2 months ago. Im in over my head.
Sorry to hear that. See if you can find a trainer with experience in your area. Do your research though. Find out what their experience is. And see if you can see them in action. Be comfortable that their approach is something you think is right. You can also contact our online team or our office to find out what resources we can provide you.
GREAT information. Thank you.
4 of the 5 dogs in my life have been some kind of "rescue" whether a hand reered runt from an acidental litter (not quite the definition most people use but one I think is valid) to my newest who was found by my mechanic and not claimed. All of them have been a year or less when found so not had quite as many long ingrained problems. Though that is not to say they were a breeze to train, my current pup is still in the initial months and has his own challenges. I would love for my next dog (which is a good 4ish years down the road) to be from a breeder so i can get the experience of raising from a pup. I think both routes have value and the fact of the matter is not everyone is suited to raising a pup or dealing with potential behavioral and emotional issues of a rescue.
I think the biggest problem is owners not properly educating themselves in how to train a dog and how to adjust their approach if the one they choose isnt working. There would be significantly fewer "rescue" dogs if owners were properly educated and prepared.
Currently dealing with seperation anxiety for the first time though thankfully not as severe as it could be. Amen to starting with foundational work! Right now I dont care if my dog can sit/down etc so long as they are learning good behaviors in our interactions and am building our relationship.
On the subject of problem solving: i was originally taught in high school a much more "traditional" training style and am switching to a more game based problem solving style following Susan Garrett's work. I realized that i did my older dog who is now 12 a disservice in not encouraging any sort of problem solving into her daily life. It is never to late to learn new things so I am using some of my puppy's games with her but she is much slower to figure things out after a decade of not enough mental stimulation. She is loved and happy but a reminder that we should never stop learning and should always look for ways to build our relationships with our dogs not just get to "good enough" and stop.
buy baby gates so you can control where the dog goes in the house
and also because you won't have to dog proof the whole house but only 1 or 2 rooms
I adopt and foster, so I agree and disagree with this. Imo I think everyone can and should adopt because you can definitely find purebred, puppies, (at least partially) trained adults, etc. But I think scared, untrained dogs should definitely go to rescue experienced homes, whereas maybe a puppy or dog who had a good start to life could be great for a beginner rescue parent. I do understand SD or police dogs have to be purebred, and bomb proof (I still think you could rescue, but) so I understand SOME cases where you must buy. (If you buy, please do it from a reputable breeder!)
You could have not worded this better. Thank you!
ya i would have to say no that as i rescued my last dog thinking i was doing something great by adopting what i thought was a 8 week old puppy from an "accidental litter" what i got was a very sick 3 month old with resource guarding and a bad case of Separation anxiety disorder. i had to rehome her 9 months after getting her because she almost bit my Dad who was trying to keep her from eating staples. the wrose thing is i had dog trainers tell me that she wasn't fixable and i should just have her put down. that experience is why i will never adopt a rescue dog again I'm not emotionally requited to handle that type of dog again . I'm just going to stick with my well breed American Cocker Spaniel. Lady has been a dream as she has the prefect temperament and energy level
@@wendywigglesandwags7265 no prob! Thank you ❤️
@@redschafer7804 could early training have fixed her issues? She may have had a bad start to life.
@@SimplyPlanimals... early training could have fixed then if i had been able to get to her earlier i was told by the guy that was giving them away that she was an 8 weeks old puppy not three months old i had no reason to think that i didn't have that time to work on any issues that came up she did have a really bad start she was born in the winter of 2016 the vet and i both assumed that she had no human contact for the first three months of her life. she lived in a 6ft x 4ft kennel with her Mom and litter mates we think the fact that they all shared a dog house really saved to whole litter of puppies because at the time we where having a polar vortex. she also had 4 different types of worms. two types of round worm, hook and tape. so need less to say i was focused on getting healthy and up to a proper weight. she was a boxer/Rotwiler/Staffy mix so i had that working against me as most dog trainers i contacted didn't think that she was trainable due to the fact that she was for lack of a better term a 'feral" dog. I don't know what i did wrong or if i did anything wrong i mean i saved her life and if i had it to do all over again i would. i just don't know if i could handle having to give another rescue up due to me not knowing what i need to do to help them
I just rescued A 5 month old puppy and she would stop jumping, biting, and scratching me. I'm at wits end.
We did rescues in the past, but not anymore. The safety of our other animals is the priority and I just cannot trust their assessment of cat safe and dog safe. Learned the hard way.
Unless I was an expert trainer, I wouldn't touch a rescue. It's a shame I know, but if I find it hard enough to train from a pup, there's no way I could deal with bad behavior already built in. Too dangerous for me
All dogs need good training. Getting a dog from a breeder is no guarantee that you will have the health, personality and traits you expected. All dogs require a lot of commitment, patience, love and good training. Rescue dogs are every bit as capable of being great pets as puppies from a breeder. Don’t let video discourage you from adopting a rescue dog. They need good homes with people willing to take the time to give them the care and support they so desperately need.
Yes! Agreed. Thank you for speaking up.
Agreed. I’m not trying to discourage anyone. I’ve had many rescue dogs and love them. And there will be more in my future. But, whether people get a rescue dog, a mix or a pure bred I encourage them to understand what they are getting into and make choices that are right for them. It’s sad when I see dogs that have been passed around because people got them with good intentions but didn’t have the ability to provide a lasting home. Selecting a dog is a big commitment. And hopefully a pleasant and lasting one.
@@InstructorCarol - I appreciate your explanation here however the title of this video and the introduction sets the wrong tone and does not line up with your most current message here. The unfortunate situation that you mention of a dog getting passed from home to home can happen in any scenario however your video points only at rescues. You can see from comment after comment that what many people are understanding the message in this video to be is that pure breeds are overall easier in training and cost than rescues. A blanket message like this just isn't true or helpful.
Shes against rescue dogs? WTH??????????????
As many people are, for good reasons. You have to think with your brain and not just your heart
She is in favor of good matches and not getting a dog that you can’t handle. I think that is responsible rescue.
Its a you problem if your going to give up because something is hard. Life is hard.
Wrong
Not really, as someone who had both rescue and responsibility bred dogs I have much better success with the bred ones. Mostly because I prefer dogs that I know the personality of and would work best for me. I find them mush easier to train as well. On the other hand one of my rescue dogs I use to have killed my kitten and was mean to my other dogs even when the place I rescued them from said that he is friendly with cats and other dogs.
@@ashton5493how do you find responsible breeders?
I had a similar experience, the dog was horribly misrepresented. It was heart breaking to return him but I was actually afraid of him.
I'm extremely disappointed in this video. Hundreds of thousands of dogs in shelters are euthanized each year in the U.S. alone. As human beings we need to take greater responsibility for those lives. The "cool" factor of getting a rescue dog as mentioned in this video has been a hard earned effort to shift an old fashioned mindset and create greater opportunities for shelter animals. Having dogs can be hard and the issues described in the video can occur regardless of having a pure bred or a rescue. If you are unwilling to put the work into building a good relationship, training, and providing adequate care then you shouldn't get a dog period. This video could have been about the considerations needed before getting a dog at all but you chose a clickbait issue that ultimately does more harm than good and makes a stigma worse.