I want to thank everyone for their idea's and good wishes, I knew you guys would come through for me! I hope I didn't leave anyone out, as I started writing this yesterday! Thanks again my SB friends :heart:
Dmacky, so glad you agreed to take the dog. Sometimes the best things in life come when we least expect them. I hope this is one of those times.
Since he marked his territory in your home, I guess he decided it was the place he wanted to call home. I have a male dog and he is a kind, gentle soul. He is the perfect companion for Zuri, who is very alpha, high drive, high energy.
I think you are a lovely, kind hearted soul. Thank God for wonderful people like you.
Sweet Zuri, I hope you're right about how the best things in life come when we least expect it. You don't know this, but YOU have been/are an inspiration to me and no doubt many others here at WS.
You absolutely have the kindest heart of anyone I have ever met. I've seen all the food you have donated to search parties for the missing, the love you had and gifts you sent to the Alexander family as well as others who were involved with/insuring there would be justice for Travis. But above all, your avid love of your animals. :heartbeat:
Thank God there are wonderful like you!
Dmacky maybe he was marking his spot? As to boys hiking their legs to pee? Mona and Eva do too. And for exercise, get a tennis ball (don't need much it's just fetch, but it's exercise) and play fetch. Mona loves loves tennis balls (dh buys many brand new unopened at garage sales and thrift stores so we have close to twenty of them.) We have twenty five feet between the halls on each side of the living room, and we play catch there. It does get harder when three dogs run at the same time.
I love crate training, but not that like and all the time. That's the same as neglect and abuse to leave them like that. I'd give him a chance to help ease my conscious, in case things don't work out, At least I'd know I'd done something to help the little guy.
Thanks for the tip on throwing the tennis ball Pages ~ I also have a long hallway (mine reminds me of a bowling alley!) to our bedrooms and that's a great idea!
Yeah, see I don't want him "marking his spot." He's already marked it in 3 different places, ironically down the long hallway by all 3 bedrooms. :giggle:
And I totally agree about crating a dog constantly. Maybe I was being a bit unfair to the wonderful vet who picked the little guy up off the road and made sure he got the medical attention he needed. She also took him home with her and "fostered" him until he was able to be adopted. After he healed completely, she neutered him. Then she started bringing him to work with her everyday and he was put in a dog run, where they keep the dogs for Boarding. She did this I'm sure because she has 3 dogs of her own who didn't want the little guy in their home. She kept him in a big crate at her house each day after work for his own safety.
Morning! :wave:
Dmacky - get instructions on "how" to train your new dog! We've had German Shepherds, but they were more outside dogs than inside - so had no problems training them to "ask" to go out! LOL! Hope you have fun with your new puppy beagle!!
Niner,
LOL at training your "outside shepherds" to pee while they were out side. :smile: The problem is Chase is NOT a puppy. He is 5 yrs. old, and I believe that before he was hit by a car he was an outdoor dog. He sure is Johnny on the spot whenever we open the door for anything!
Dmacky, I am really glad you made the decision to keep Chase. Beagles are my all-time favorite dog. They have a wonderful temperament. My heart would have said yes, but my brain might have said "take your time". Who can resist a beagle's eyes?
My son has a beagle-Bassett who likes to lift his leg when he comes over. I do believe his is marking his territory and trying to cover the smell of my dogs. However I just have to be observant -- sometimes I may need to holler loudly "don't" or get out the squirt bottle, and that seems to stop it. Patience and persistence may help. Always be particularly observant when he enters new territory/homes.
Do you have a fenced area? Beagles are known to want to chase little animals (squirrels, rabbits) so that can be a problem. But they are so loyal and loving, and full of expression. I bet he grows on you quickly. And they can live quite nicely in smaller areas. Give him lots of play times and chew toys if he is too energetic. I like putting tiny bits of food into a treat toy and let them roll it around to work out some of their friskiness. Keep treats to a minimum to avoid weight gain.
Maybe use the crate at night or when you are away, and always leave the door open when he is loose. He may be so used to it that he will continue to think of it as his comfort zone. GOOD LUCK!!
Spell ~ your post was very informative, as always...you have my back :wink:
I certainly didn't think about all the little animals outside
I do have a fenced in back yard, but it is mostly weeds and ALOT of dirt (now MUD) from those damn moles!! They moved in last year and I can't get rid of them...they have terrorized my 2 next door neighbors yards as well. My neighbor has killed 3 and I had a lawn care co. come out and spray for grub worms. I read that they like worms as well, so that was probably a waste of money. Last year, I had to take Macky out on 2 leashes hooked together in my
fenced in yard to make
sure she didn't get all muddy.
I will get him some new toys, I don't have the heart to give him my Macky's toys.
So happy to hear you are helping him out.
It may take some time before he will learn outside all the time. In the meantime perhaps closing doors to certain rooms to at least minimize the rooms he could have accidents in.
They also still make those doggy gates or young child gates that can be used to close off a hallway or room. We have 3 of them. LOL
***retractable leashes
Good luck with his progress and so happy you have decided to care for him.
Great advice Hatfield.
My kitchen and great room are almost completely open to one another, except for a 14 inch wall, including the white trim around the each side. I had to buy 2 gates from a catalog that extended together when we first got Mac, but we could never catch her to keep her in the kitchen :lol: I have a big kitchen too, but Mac had separation anxiety for the first 2-3 years. And she wasn't having any part of being in the kitchen where she couldn't look out the front door and chew up everything in sight...I ended up giving that gate away :frown: It was 170 bucks!!! The Kitchen is linoleum and it needs to be replaced anyway. But I unfortunately have carpet every where else....
I am very seriously wanting to move pretty soon and I don't want to have to replace the carpet.
