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Lauren: “Since she became a part of our family, Sofie has
been a joy to all of us. It has been an amazing
experience seeing her
slow but steady progress
from the rather meek
and timid girl she was
the day we met to the
friendly, energetic and
welcoming dog we now
know. She has such a
cute and silly personality
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learn….We are so excited to see the progress she will
continue to make and so thankful for your help in
helping her become a part of our family!”
WAITING FOR HOMES
KIKI
is of indeterminate
breeding. She might be a BeagleDobie mix, or maybe Rottweiler
with something smaller with no
Dobie at all, or probably at least
half a dozen breeds all combined
to make a great medium-sized (45
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our kennel most of her life, and
she’s 8-9 years old now. Kiki is
social with most other dogs her
size or larger, but she’s really a “people dog,” loving attention
and human companionship. She would be a great choice for
someone who is retired or works at home, and she needs a tall,
secure fence for when she does have to be left alone.
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is a black and tan Dobie mix, about 3 years old. He’s
been with us nearly a year,
though he is a friendly, happy
boy with a good coat and docked
tail. We think he’s mixed with
Australian Shepherd. Devon can
coexist with a large female
companion, though he guards his
food and thus would need to be
fed separately. He weighs 65-70
pounds, enjoys his walks and
hanging out on top of his dogloo
in order to be alert to all goingson.
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our precious Eskimo mix who preferred getting
out of her yard to being left alone all the time, now lives
with Kelly and Marco
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with Elle’s picture in our
last newsletter, and the
minute we walked Elle in
to the visiting area to
meet them, Kelly said
“she’s the one!”
From Kelly’s
recent e-mail: “WE LOVE
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she warms up a bit more.
We are teachers and she can even come to school with
us a couple of days a week. Looks like we both won the
lottery. I am so glad she is an older dog, she works
perfectly with our family. She slept the first night in her
brand new dog bed in our room but then decided…she
prefers the family couch!….Thanks for all that you do!”
DAISY
is just adorable, if you
enjoy the look of scruffy little
dogs. She’s dog- and catsocial, active, funny (she
smiles!), and a great choice for
someone looking for a
companion to fit perfectly into
almost any sized living space.
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over a year old and weighs
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years old, who is friendly and
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because of a divorce, which made it necessary to move to a
probably about 90 pounds.
no-pets apartment. He's a 6year-old Lab-Beagle mix
who is good with other dogs
SPARKY
and kids (no cats, though),
is a medium-sized guy who looks like a Golden
housebroken, and 40-45
Retriever, but with one-foot-long legs. His personality is
pounds. We think this little
more like a Corgi than a Golden, however, as he’s a good
guy is almost as
watchdog and much more selective in whom he adores than
heartbroken as his owner is.
any retriever we’ve known. We placed Sparky years ago with
a family that moved to a larger property that wasn’t
completely fenced, so they said, after the fact, that they knew
it was just a matter of time before he was hit by a car. When
he was hit and injured, they relinquished him to their local
animal control facility for euthanasia. Fortunately for Sparky,
we were contacted
(because of our microchip)
There are all kinds of things that make dog adoptions
before he was destroyed.
fail. One of them, not surprisingly, is any kind of
He suffered serious softaggressive behavior on the dog’s part. This is
tissue injuries but no
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Having been in rescue for decades, we have seen
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social, but he’s really a
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even bite them! Other people won’t give the dog any
requires most is to be
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attached to his human
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loved ones.
GIVING UP VS. STICKING IT OUT
shelter. We feel this is unfortunate for the dog because
dogs are like kids: they test the boundaries to find out
how much mischief they can get away with, and if not
trained and corrected, they may never find out and may
even be destroyed by their animal shelters because of
information they didn’t receive. We discussed this in
SABRINA
comes on like a guard dog when she first meets
another dog, but it seems to be mostly show. When we went
to her animal shelter to pick her up, she was kenneled with
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and always returned because he would “get weird” and
display threatening, aggressive behavior, seemingly out
of the blue. Our volunteer Alejandra Abella worked with
him and deemed him a great, but misunderstood, dog.
She flew with him to the east coast, where her friend,
Karin Coppens, a retired
canine officer, was waiting
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bite Karin once, which
allowed her to understand
the circumstances causing
the behavior, and as of this
writing five months later,
they understand each other
and live happily together.
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This latter lack of leniency is more
understandable in the case of parents with young
children. Realizing the dog might bite a child at eye
level is a pretty serious concern. Of course, any dog with
teeth has that ability. A lot of people are under the
assumption that if they “start with a puppy,” they won’t
have to worry because they’ll bring the dog up properly.
We have seen so many cases where this is NOT true!
Some statistics claim that over two-thirds of an animal’s
personality traits are genetic (that is, “hardwired”),
which accounts for why some individuals in a litter that
are raised exactly the same way will be the aggressors,
and others the submissive ones.
Don Stanley of
Peoria, Arizona, is another
example. He adopted a very
handsome black male Dobie
named Vinnie from us in
December, 2010, and soon
after getting him back to
Arizona, Don called to say Vinnie had bitten him and
that he might have to return him. We gave him advice
about how to handle the dog’s dominant behavior,
trumping it with his own dominance, and there has been
no repeat of Vinnie’s aggression. Don simply did not let
him win.
Also, there are many reasons for an animal to act
aggressively; they aren’t all about winning the battle of
wills. Often they’re about
fear. As rescuers, we more
often than not don’t know
what an animal has been
through prior to coming to
us, even if that animal is
given to us by the owner.
Also, animals can behave
very differently from one
home to the next, making
them very reliable in one
home and not in the next, or
vice versa. Sometimes
“Kahlua”
physical factors such as
hypothyroidism and arthritis can contribute to snapping
or uncooperative behavior.
Neither are small dogs exempt from these
behaviors. Terriers are often given as examples because
most terriers are small dogs with big-dog personalities
and “attitude.”
We had a letter recently from Howard Gocke of
Tacoma, Washington, telling us about a little black dog
who was skittish, having been abused at some point, who
lived in our kennel for about a year before Howard took
him home about a decade ago. Howard said “he was
really aggressive when I got him home and he took a
long time before he would let anybody in the yard….I
thought for a while that I would not be able to keep
him.” Perseverance and patience did the trick, because
now “he has come into his own and is the best damn
little guy in the world….we
have come to really love this
little guy and I just wanted to
express a bit of our gratitude
for having him in our lives.”
We would love to be able to say “consult a
trainer” if you have a dog that isn’t behaviorally what
you require. Unfortunately, most trainers disagree with
each other on training methods, and we happen to
disagree with most of them as well. Even Cesar Millan
isn’t the answer to everyone’s training needs.
Here’s what we’re hoping for in writing about
this matter: please give the dog a break, unless the dog
appears truly mean and unpredictable, and/or unless you
have young kids. Try to determine why the dog is
behaving the way he is. We are available to try to help
you make these determinations! Feel free to call us any
time. Below are a few examples to help boost your
confidence.
Kahlua, a beautiful red male Dobie we wrote
about several newsletters ago, was adopted several times
Howard’s dog
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take work to be successful, so it
shouldn’t come as a great
surprise that species which
can’t communicate in words
require work on both parts as
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dog we
we had
had
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for years
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2011), whom
whom we
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had
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times, is
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with Karin
Karin Coppens
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of Kensington,
Kensington, Maryland.
Maryland.
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like Kahlua
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such
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Moorpark,
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with
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with
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friend,
Jupiter,
a
charming
red
Dobie
boy
that
we
placed
with
Leslie
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a
charming
red
Dobie
boy
that
we
placed
with
Leslie
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Woolford
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as a retired
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after
his
days
after
his
officer,
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if
Alex
said
Karin
was
the
perfect
officer, Jupiter
and
if Alex said Karin was the perfect
adoption,
adoption,
Jupiter
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for
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for Kahlua,
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for
her.
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later
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right),
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for
capture
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she
would
pay
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visit.
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DOG CLOTHES?
FINALLY,
SPLASH’S TURN!
OK, we know what some of you are
thinking,
actually-sort
of-agree.
Dogs
It’s beenand
quitewe
a few
years since Hurricane
Katrina
devastated Louisiana, and all of the dogs we rescued from the
airlift except one had either been returned to their owners, or,
in most cases, fostered to
homescoats
that decided
day, dressed in exactly the same
they to keep
always wear? Not a chance.them. One nearly died of
heartworms, with which 2/3
But...we did get
of the Katrina dogs were
some very cute dog
infected, but very good vet
clothing, bandanas,
care and a healthy tug on
and barrettes, a huge
our financial capabilities
donation of them,
that year brought her
that some of you may
through.
be interested in.
Take a look at them on
www.DobiesandLittlePawsRescue.org, and let us
PARTING SHOT
are shown here; not in color, unfortunately.
The one that didn’t
get
adopted
until a few
“Splash” with Hans
months ago is Splash, a Pit
Bull mix that was about a
year old when we rescued him. His owner phoned us back
then, having recognized his picture on the many web sites
showing the animals that were saved. The problem was that
she was homeless after the hurricane, and she didn’t know if
she would ever have a home of her own again.
Finally we were able to seek a new home for Splash,
but Pit Bull types are very hard to place, especially with
responsible owners. Splash’s lucky day came when Hans
Bonde of Moorpark, one of our dog walkers, decided he was
ready to foster a dog. A suggestion was made, and the
suggestion was taken ~ and now Splash has a permanent home
with Hans. They visit regularly, and Splash waits patiently in
Hans’ vehicle while his new master walks a bunch of dogs,
guarding his territory and keeping his eye on Hans (who,
incidentally, says he has never seen Splash asleep!).
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There comes a point in your life when
you realize:
Who Matters
Who Never Did
Who Won’t Any More…
When I Got My New Dog
And Who Always Will.
I asked for strength that I might rear her perfectly;
I was given weakness that I might feed her more treats.
I asked for good health that I might rest easy;
I asked for an obedient dog that I might feel proud;
I was given stubbornness that I might feel humble.
“Jake”
I asked for compliance that I might feel masterful;
and
I was given a clown that I might laugh.
I asked for a companion that I might not feel lonely;
“Louie”
I was given a best friend that I would feel loved.
Tapie of
Santa
Clarita
I got nothing I asked for,
But
everything
thatwill
I needed.
None
of us
ever forget our
Unknown
favorite dogs.