New Pack Member!

update: took her home today. She pooped in her crate in the car. So that was a mess. Got all over me. However she’s groggy from being spayed. But might be crate trained already not sure. Still has her declaws, never dealt with those. Doesn’t seem to be a chewer as she hasn’t tried messing up her crate yet.
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She really doesn't look bad physically so hopefully she will learn to trust you all and be confident in her new situation soon. Don't know how others have fared with the dewclaws still there but Jazz has never had any issues with them at all, and that's with running through some really rough country. She uses them to hook onto bones that she is chewing. :)
 
Another update, she’s been here for about 8 hours so far. Her sedatives have worn off and she’s a little more active. We’ve been on a crate and rotate since she came home. Rex comes out, and gets about 10-15 minutes outside. Then back in. Then same with her however she’s on leash at all times.

so far in the crate, Rex has been more vocal than her. Adjusting to a new family member. I think she was crate trained and probably left significantly in her crate. She makes no fuss, chews on her benebone or sleeps. Barked at Rex when he walked by her crate though.

we took her for a walk and she’s decent on leash with a prong. She was barking at random patches of dark and she’s very skittish.

she hasn’t tried to bite me and has had plenty of opportunity to, I think some of what I saw on Saturday was due to kennel stress.

She’s liking the raw food, she smells however I can’t bathe her due to being spayed. She hasn’t tried to lick her incision nor has she tried to thrash her crate or blankets.

I know more challenges will present themselves as more time goes, however I have a feeling she isn’t as broken as I thought she was. I think she just wasn’t socialized and was kept inside 24/7 or in the backyard.
 
Antman408 said:
haha, don’t even mention that it stresses me out. :wacky:
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oppppppppsssss....sowwwwyyyy:rolleyes:

All of our doberguys have come to us thru either re-home or rescue of some sort...and when you do that..inherit a lot of unknown....even in the BEST of circumstance.

My heart kinda jumped a coupled of times, reading your initial postings....we've taken in some with some bad habits to break and some neurosis to adjust....but we have never taken one in that exhibited the disposition it seemed you were getting with this girl. It takes a special kind steely nerve to do that...and thank the stars there are folks out there like you to take them in. I am in awe of the fact you were like "Oh she's ours " (Or...as you said.. your wife said....she's ours and you said I'm good with that. That's a good man;))

In the best of circumstance these Velcro critters can suck money out of bank account faster than a teenage daughter....factor in unknowns....and yeah....stress on a whole new level....UGH!

Somehow for the "kids"...we find a way it make it work.

What you are seeing in her now...maybe she won't need as much intense training as was initially suspected.*fingers crossed*

Did the shelter check her for a chip?

Not saying this to return her if she does...hell part of me wants to come out there help you find who abandoned her and accidentally back over them with a steam roller.

Why I ask..my daughter works for her local county animal control shelter and they always scan for a chip, if they find one, if they can't contact the owner/won't contact the owner there is some sort of process to over write the info of the new owner into the data base.

Not sure how it works...but thought it might be worth mentioning.
 
BamMoMoMommy said:
oppppppppsssss....sowwwwyyyy:rolleyes:

All of our doberguys have come to us thru either re-home or rescue of some sort...and when you do that..inherit a lot of unknown....even in the BEST of circumstance.

My heart kinda jumped a coupled of times, reading your initial postings....we've taken in some with some bad habits to break and some neurosis to adjust....but we have never taken one in that exhibited the disposition it seemed you were getting with this girl. It takes a special kind steely nerve to do that...and thank the stars there are folks out there like you to take them in. I am in awe of the fact you were like "Oh she's ours " (Or...as you said.. your wife said....she's ours and you said I'm good with that. That's a good man;))

In the best of circumstance these Velcro critters can suck money out of bank account faster than a teenage daughter....factor in unknowns....and yeah....stress on a whole new level....UGH!

Somehow for the "kids"...we find a way it make it work.

What you are seeing in her now...maybe she won't need as much intense training as was initially suspected.*fingers crossed*

Did the shelter check her for a chip?

Not saying this to return her if she does...hell part of me wants to come out there help you find who abandoned her and accidentally back over them with a steam roller.

Why I ask..my daughter works for her local county animal control shelter and they always scan for a chip, if they find one, if they can't contact the owner/won't contact the owner there is some sort of process to over write the info of the new owner into the data base.

Not sure how it works...but thought it might be worth mentioning.
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she had no chip, they had the dog on hold for 5 days prior to allowing us to adopt her. She more than likely was abandoned.

it’s an adjustment, mainly for Rex. He usually sleeps in bed with us every night and has done that for the last year. However, their both being kept in their crates in the living room.

she’s quite, however Rex has been crying for well over an hour now. I’ve been ignoring it, it bums me out however I know it’s for the best for right now. After more training and establishment has been set up more freedoms will be given.
 
Kaiser2016 said:
Since Rex is the resident dog shouldn't he get to continue his privileges? In other words, just let him back in the bed! :whistle:
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I really want to, but I have to create an equal field for both of them in hopes of them getting along. Everything I’ve been doing is with instructions of the trainer we go to.
 
Antman408 said:
it’s an adjustment, mainly for Rex. He usually sleeps in bed with us every night and has done that for the last year. However, their both being kept in their crates in the living room.

she’s quite, however Rex has been crying for well over an hour now. I’ve been ignoring it, it bums me out
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Yeah, this would break my heart too. Being able to sleep in your bed and now being confined to a crate, is quite the adjustment. The other way around isn't so bad LOL but yeah, listen to him cry would kill me.:sorry:
 
MyBuddy said:
Yeah, this would break my heart too. Being able to sleep in your bed and now being confined to a crate, is quite the adjustment. The other way around isn't so bad LOL but yeah, listen to him cry would kill me.:sorry:
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It’s just temporary thankfully until after her board and train. He will go back to the bed while she sleeps in the living room. I just want to set it as there equals. He’s calmed down this morning. We did morning feedings. Rex first, then her and she did well. She likes the raw a lot and a plus is she will poop less and the poop won’t smell like pedigree lol.
 
Hopefully you're right about the kennel stress. Dobermans historically do not show well in shelters so the list of 'issues' they have is not usually completely accurate. That stinks about her... stink. Could you do a light spritz of apple cider vinegar, assuming the process wouldn't traumatize her?

I've been seeing this thing go around the internet (so it must be true) that dogs get comfortable in their homes in waves of 3.

The first 3 days are overwhelming while they figure things out

The first 3 weeks they settling in, learning the routine, letting their personality show

After 3 months, they are comfortable, have started building a bond with you, and know it's 'home'

Hopefully Rex will learn to settle in his crate. The first months Rubie and I were in agility class, she HOOOOWLED for almost the entire hour unless she was out being worked (because there other dogs around, she's 100% crate trained at home). Now, she can sleep in her crate in a trial environment surrounded by 100 other dogs. Poor Rex! Hang in there, buddy! Can't wait to see this lady's personality start shining through!
 
I have no doubt in my mind that you and your wife will make this a positive change for her and once she has confidence under her belt with training you will see a whole new dog. One that is happy and Rex will show her the ropes.

There may be flare ups on occasion but once she settles in and knows this is her home, things will come together.

You have got this!
I would wipe her down using a microfiber cloth rinsed in water and ACV. It will clean her and the cloths work really well at grabbing and removing odor causing organics on her hair coat. It might be a good bonding experience too.
 
Ddski5 said:
@Tropicalbri's

What’s the cut?
H2O vs ACV- 50/50??
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I use 1ga h20 to 1/2 cup ACV.

I wet the cloth in the solution, wipe a section of the dog, rinse cloth in fresh h20 under faucet, then back in solution and continue to clean dog, always rinsing cloth after each wipe. I don’t like dirtying up the solution with using it to rinse the cloth.
 
Antman408 said:
I really want to, but I have to create an equal field for both of them in hopes of them getting along. Everything I’ve been doing is with instructions of the trainer we go to.
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Well I’ve never had two dogs so I don’t know for sure, but I was researching it - the Dr Nicholas Dodman link I posted in the other thread was the best ‘short form’ advice I had found - and treating them equal is humanizing them. As I understand it, dogs require a pecking order amongst themselves, and seniority is a factor, it’s one of the reasons littermate syndrome occurs because the animals are exactly the same age. That said, you’re dealing with a special situation here, so may just be best to follow the trainers advice.
 
Update again: just took her for a 3 mile walk to the vet and back. She’s around a year old but possibly younger. She’s in good health and her hips are good. No heartworm.

she allowed the vet to handle her and the vet techs to handle her with zero issue. Allowed her nails to be trimmed with zero issue. She’s a lot less reactive today than she was yesterday. I may of mistaken issues and in fact may be puppy issues, a puppy with little socialization.
 
Antman408 said:
Update again: just took her for a 3 mile walk to the vet and back. She’s around a year old but possibly younger. She’s in good health and her hips are good. No heartworm.

she allowed the vet to handle her and the vet techs to handle her with zero issue. Allowed her nails to be trimmed with zero issue. She’s a lot less reactive today than she was yesterday. I may of mistaken issues and in fact may be puppy issues, a puppy with little socialization.
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Oh this is awesome to read!:):thumbsup2: The fact you were willing go out on a limb for her the way you did considering what looked like a a bunch of huge hurdles to get over to get her happy, healthy and adjusted....it's great to see so far the hurdles are the easy to step over kind!!
 
Update! Took her on our first walk with Rex. Zero reaction to Rex, did well. They glanced at each other however they didn’t try to engage each other. She Doesn’t pull with the prong, no verbal corrections or corrections with the prong other than to stop her from pulling. Taking things slow.


Also she had her first vowel movement with raw, and holy wow never thought a poop could look so good!
 
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