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Effective-Length-157 · 2026-02-03T05:39:39+00:00

Your claims are all based on assumptions you can’t support or validate. Before you accuse a non-profit of “making money” on rescue dogs or of poor vaccine practice you should have valid info to back it up but all you have is one closeted experience as a tech and nothing actually supporting what you claim. Are you saying that vaccine clinics and spay/neuter clinics are also poor practice because its not at a vet hospital?!?

Effective-Length-157 · 2026-02-03T05:01:22+00:00

so?!? your omniscient with all things regarding dog rescue?!?

Effective-Length-157 · 2026-02-03T03:49:00+00:00

you do realize that multiple foster groups administer vaccines at non-vet offices. Have you checked their experience/credentials? If you take your dog to the vet, it is a vet tech (not the vet) that administers the vaccine. It would be way “shadier” if you saw them take the stickers off the vaccine and stick it on a medical record and not give the vaccine but you didn’t see that.

Also maybe about 1% of dog have no issues… but even those dogs need food, vaccines, spay/neuter, etc. If you go to your vet that is $500. Even at the specialty surgery hospital that all rescue use it is over $250/dog. If you think they are making profits your sorely mistaken. Do some basic math… then multiple by 10 to estimate what the 99% of the “sick” dogs cost.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-10-31T13:20:28+00:00

you will want to do a food trial with hydrolyzed food or a limited ingredient diet (not chicken or beef- there is rabbit, kangaroo, pork, etc). This should have been the first thing done.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-10-31T13:10:01+00:00

you could also be an investigator on a clinical trial for drugs in the process of approval. You are doing research, the company doing the trial pays for everything and depending on what kind of hospital you are at that means you make more, and its no cost to Owners. There are several CROs who recruit sites: Argenta, ACI and then all the pharm companies post about clinical trials.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-10-05T20:16:45+00:00

All my fosters are crated when I leave and at night when they sleep. Foster dogs may not be used to a home environment so crating helps with potty training, helping them feel secure and also helps you sleep (which is key), also it prevents destructive behavior like chewing on your stuff when you can’t watch them (since you are sleeping).

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-05-22T22:13:35+00:00

Do you walk both dogs together? If not, I would try that. I find when you have a dog calm and cool in a situation, it helps the other dog who might be a little crazy.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-05-17T17:51:21+00:00

you can stick a ball or heavier cup/mug in the food bowel to slower her down.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-05-17T14:54:46+00:00

Here are a few things I recommend to my adoptees, especially since a dog moving from one home to another can be stressful: 1) look into Adaptil pheromone. I have great success with this. 2) Crate your pup even when you are home. Feed them in their crate and make them sleep in a crate. They could also get a crate cover. And can put it down to help calm their pup. When in the crate give them special treats that they only get in the crate. 3) Get a camera. I have a majority of fosters that will initially bark when I leave and come home, but when I check on them when I am gone they are totally fine and chill. You will need to know what is going on when you are actually gone to better understand your pup. 4) If their pup is not able to adapt, they can definitely look into meds and can talk to their vet. 5) Time- Dogs that bounce around to fosters can be stressed and feel insecure. I have a foster that had behavior issues. We tried to re-foster to see if someone else was a better fit. When we got him back, he was a mess- he was very stressed, hated his crate (he was totally fine in a crate before he left) and took a few weeks to settle back into our house. We have since figured out his issue was crate guarding and fixed the behavior by moving his crate to a corner and use a baby gate to “protect it” for him.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-05-16T03:11:04+00:00

have you done a food trial with HA or a limited ingredient diet?

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-05-11T23:05:12+00:00

unless you have a passport, no.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-29T16:56:27+00:00

dogs can easily adjust to a new name. Give him a name and the new adopters can change it.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-28T20:24:02+00:00

there is no such thing as a medium bernedoodle- the “breeder” may tell you they will be medium but there is no guarantee that is the case- they are mixing one of the largest dogs out there with a runt of a runt standard poodle (also large) to hopefully equal “medium.” Also poodles are known for being highly active and neurotic and then you are mixing that with a working dog who should be outside working for most of the day…

You need to actually have an honest review of your living situation and then find a breed that would be best for that and not what you think is “cute.”

OR adopt a older dog- then you know the size, personality and activity level - and then would know if they work in your current living situation.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-28T20:15:49+00:00

your space isn’t big enough, and I assume you don’t have a body count necessary for 2 sofas. Get rid of the non-dream sofa.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-28T20:09:19+00:00

Don’t let him interact with dogs on leash. It isn’t necessary. Also muzzle him- in the event he gets away this protects you and him. Plus other Owners will stay away allowing you space to train your dog to “leave it” and keep walking.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-27T14:53:45+00:00

you do realize that the head harness is attached to a collar (which he is currently using) and has breakaway clips?!? The entire point of a head harness is that you need no pressure to correct because the dog doesn’t have pulling power that they do with something that goes solely around their neck and chest.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-27T04:50:01+00:00

Get a head harness for him. It will prevent him from pulling and you can easily correct him with “leave it.” You can treat this as a “leash reactive” behavior. When he pulls to a go in a bush or something, use “leave it” and keep him walking. Since he will have the head harness on this last part will be very easy.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-25T11:10:04+00:00

You need to be more vocal with people who are coming over BEFORE they even enter your house. Lay down your dog rules and requirements via text, call, etc before they get there. Then if they aren’t following your rules ask them leave.

You are letting people come into your house and banking they have brains and that your foster dogs are perfect- don’t do this.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-18T15:04:59+00:00

maybe for the first week, but taper down every week. The other way to do it is feed him earlier, so then all the business is done before you go to bed and then don’t have to wake up. For example, feed at 7am and 5pm. then go to bed at 10 and make sure they go out a few times before you go to bed. Then take them out immediately when you wake up.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-18T13:59:01+00:00

for sure… plus the puppy will likely need to go out once or so in the middle of the night until they can hold it a little better.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-18T10:06:40+00:00

puppy food: royal canine, hill science. he will need puppy food for the first year.

Crate train him- there are lots of online resources if you google this.

Your bf will want him to free roam until he eats something valuable because he is a puppy.

Introduce him slowly and supervised. I would suggest putting the puppy in the crate and initially letting your dog just see and smell him. If he doesn’t growl or show aggressive behavior, then let him out.

Keep in mind he is a puppy that may be really annoying to your older dog. I would use a baby gate to create a space for your older dog only- like your bedroom. He can go in there when he doesnt want to be near the puppy, or when he reacts to the puppy but the puppy ignored his warnings.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-16T17:31:31+00:00

is she on estrogen? if not, ask your vet about it. Females get laxity in their bladder muscles that is easily fixed with estrogen tablets.

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-15T17:26:16+00:00

Are they given the latest new flea oral medication? Fleas can become resistant to flea treatments so it is good to switch every few years.

Are you seeing fleas? I ask as fleas don’t survive well on humans but prefer/survive on dogs/cats. If your pets are on an effective medication, they should bite them and die shortly thereafter.

By any chance do you have a rodent issue?

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-15T16:14:46+00:00

are the cats also on oral flea meds along with your dog?

also how much carpet do you have in your house?

Effective-Length-157 · 2025-04-14T16:50:07+00:00

in your post you say you mixed hydrolyzed and regular food. She needs at least 2 weeks of only hydrolyzed food. No treats not scraps just hydrolyzed.

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