Why I may walk out of fencing tonight
Venting here instead of on Facebook in hopes of calming down and not starting a war.
Adopting a rescue dog is like adopting a child that comes from an abusive home. There are going to be issues. And if you aren't ready to deal with those issues, you have no business looking to adopt in the first place.
But if you do adopt and you are given guidance from someone who has been doing this for 15+ years and who KNOWS the dog in question, and you choose to ignore that guidance, do NOT blame the dog for any problems that ensue. Do NOT kick the dog in the head because it goes after your other dog (who, by the way, is also a rescue who had aggression issues when you first brought her home - a fact which you never bothered to TELL anyone). And seriously do NOT act like YOU are the injured party here.
You were told how to introduce the dogs. You chose to ignore it and there was an incident. You were told to keep the rescue in his crate when you were not around. Again, you chose to ignore it. And again there were issues. Every issue that has occurred has been because you decided you knew more than the person who did the rescue, who had been living with the dog all through his recovery from being hit by a car and who dealt with him, 4 other dogs and an 18 month old child on a DAILY basis and who never had any aggression issues from the dog. She had him for 2 months when he was at the vet almost every other day, getting wounds cleaned that were down to the bone. She had him while he was still in starvation mode because his previous owner didn't believe in feeding her pets. She had him while his separation anxiety was so severe that he would literally freak out every time she tried to put in him in the crate. But YOU, in your infinite machismo wisdom know more than she does.
And now she's getting the dog back. And she has to go through and correct all of the new problems you've created with your arrogance. And THAT is all assuming, of course, that no permanent damage has been don to the dog because you kicked him in the head in a fit of temper over a situation that developed because YOU chose not to listen.
And now, if you show up, I have to face off against you with a blade in my hand and try to remain civilized and not contradict everything I've been taught and use every dirty trick in the book to treat you like you treated that innocent dog.
I might need to walk out of fencing tonight.
Adopting a rescue dog is like adopting a child that comes from an abusive home. There are going to be issues. And if you aren't ready to deal with those issues, you have no business looking to adopt in the first place.
But if you do adopt and you are given guidance from someone who has been doing this for 15+ years and who KNOWS the dog in question, and you choose to ignore that guidance, do NOT blame the dog for any problems that ensue. Do NOT kick the dog in the head because it goes after your other dog (who, by the way, is also a rescue who had aggression issues when you first brought her home - a fact which you never bothered to TELL anyone). And seriously do NOT act like YOU are the injured party here.
You were told how to introduce the dogs. You chose to ignore it and there was an incident. You were told to keep the rescue in his crate when you were not around. Again, you chose to ignore it. And again there were issues. Every issue that has occurred has been because you decided you knew more than the person who did the rescue, who had been living with the dog all through his recovery from being hit by a car and who dealt with him, 4 other dogs and an 18 month old child on a DAILY basis and who never had any aggression issues from the dog. She had him for 2 months when he was at the vet almost every other day, getting wounds cleaned that were down to the bone. She had him while he was still in starvation mode because his previous owner didn't believe in feeding her pets. She had him while his separation anxiety was so severe that he would literally freak out every time she tried to put in him in the crate. But YOU, in your infinite machismo wisdom know more than she does.
And now she's getting the dog back. And she has to go through and correct all of the new problems you've created with your arrogance. And THAT is all assuming, of course, that no permanent damage has been don to the dog because you kicked him in the head in a fit of temper over a situation that developed because YOU chose not to listen.
And now, if you show up, I have to face off against you with a blade in my hand and try to remain civilized and not contradict everything I've been taught and use every dirty trick in the book to treat you like you treated that innocent dog.
I might need to walk out of fencing tonight.