I'm A Nutcase, I Swear!
Joe and I went to Petsmart to see the rescue pups - DON'T do it!! We saw a pitiful small miniature poodle, Puffy, and asked about him, b/c he looks a lot like our sweet Potsie we lost last year. Gee...
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CA POPPY wrote:
Wow, this will be interesting to follow. At the rescue, what did they tell you about how he was with other dogs? Cesar on Dog Whisperer often uses a calm, stable dog to help train the new problem child. Walking them together seems to do wonders in training and helps with bonding, both with other dogs and humans. Best of luck to you and you know we need pictures, right? :W
According to the rescue, Puffy is fine with other dogs. He was with another dog in the pen at Petsmart when we saw him. It's humans he has problems with...My dogs are both good with other dogs, so we'll definitely going for some group walks once I've given Puffy time to decompress. Baby steps. A friend of mine took in a rat terrier from a similar situation, and it took her almost a week to even venture out of her crate and stop trembling, poor thing. I'm just going to let Puffy have time to sort things out before putting any demands on him.
