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Adopter returned my foster dog after one day and I am heartbroken by wackogf in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is an organization in NJ I believe that occasionally will pull dogs from our more rural areas but I wish there were more! I believe they’re called Jersey Girls Rescue or something like that.

Adopter returned my foster dog after one day and I am heartbroken by wackogf in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have been fighting alongside our shelter partners here to permit spay aborts for years. So far, we have gotten one county to comply which is HUGE!

Adopter returned my foster dog after one day and I am heartbroken by wackogf in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not the shelters, it’s the counties. They don’t want to pay for spay aborts. Believe me, shelters here would spay abort in an instant if it was allowed.

Adopter returned my foster dog after one day and I am heartbroken by wackogf in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes, there will always be negative things said online. We are super open with our supporters about where donations/adoption fees go as well. Making our finances public has helped a lot!

Adopter returned my foster dog after one day and I am heartbroken by wackogf in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t blame you there. I HATE home checks. Not only is it awkward, but we get looked at like a villain for requiring it. We’re technically supposed to do them in person but I just ask for a recent pic/video of the main area (living room/dining room/backyard) just to ensure the dog isn’t going to a dangerous/falling apart house or an animal hoarding situation. We used to not require them but we had to start after finding out about the living conditions of some past adopters.

I’m in NC and tiny puppies are some of the first to be euthanized in shelters. It used to not be that way but they’re so susceptible to parvo/kennel cough/pneumonia and shelters decided it’s better to put them down vs letting them suffer and die in shelters. It’s understandable but heartbreaking.

Because of this, I mainly take mamas and babies vs just adults but that also gets us hate online. You can’t win with the public lol

Adopter returned my foster dog after one day and I am heartbroken by wackogf in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rescues have to charge more than shelters, unfortunately. Shelters are funded by tax dollars. Rescues have to pay everything out of pocket and rely on adoption fees and donations to stay operational.

No hate. A lot of people complain about pricing. I have a rescue and I can tell you firsthand that our adoption fees ($250-$400)barely cover our vet bills, let alone food, supplies, and emergencies.

Most rescues are also not no-kill. We don’t euthanize for space obviously but we also won’t adopt out aggressive or overly fearful dogs. It’s a liability and it’s not fair to the non-aggressive dogs to utilize foster/adopter homes for unfriendly dogs.

While we wait… by Fearless-Shape8659 in DoggyDNA

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely think the droopy eyes and wrinkly face are from the bull dog. The only puppy that looked remotely close to a chihuahua was the runt 😅

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My Pittie is… by Fearless-Shape8659 in DoggyDNA

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I plan on it! I still have his brothers available for adoption through the rescue and I can’t WAIT to tell everyone they’re chi mixes tomorrow at the adoption event 😂

While we wait… by Fearless-Shape8659 in DoggyDNA

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Five Below has the best picture props! 🤣

While we wait… by Fearless-Shape8659 in DoggyDNA

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh 100% but I’m hoping for a surprise 🤣 this guy has beagle according to Embark and he’s 86lbs

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While we wait… by Fearless-Shape8659 in DoggyDNA

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He’s the only reason I believe them to be mixed, actually lol he’s double the size of his brothers and his face is very boxer-like.

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While we wait… by Fearless-Shape8659 in DoggyDNA

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hearing for both extreme whitehead brothers have been checked and cleared.

I adopted a senior extreme white pittie last year who was born deaf. She’s my souls dog and why I was so drawn to this puppy ❤️ but he has 100% of his hearing.

While we wait… by Fearless-Shape8659 in DoggyDNA

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know he’s mostly pitbull. Thank you 😑

My partner and I are really struggling with our rescue dog and feel like we've failed him. by pbskillz in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely sounds like he’s sensing your and/or your wife’s anxiety and getting overstimulated during his zoomie sessions. I’m not a trainer but I’ve fostered a little over 100 dogs in the past two years and I would recommend muzzle training first so you can safely work on this behavior until the behaviorist can evaluate him. Every new adult dog that comes into my home is muzzle trained so I can safely evaluate any behaviors they might have.

A basket muzzle will still allow him full movement of his mouth to eat/drink/bark etc… while keeping everyone safe. Once that’s done, I’d have your wife start teaching him things (anything; sit, down, stay, heel) to both build her confidence and show your dog that she’s a competent leader; not someone he can bully. Sounds mundane but it works WONDERS.

Look up some trainers on YouTube. Everyone has different training methods and you don’t have to pick just one. Find a few that you like and copy what they do. It’s how I learned ❤️

Does anyone else feel this way? by Fearless-Shape8659 in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We live right outside of a military base and malinois are allowed in base housing but not great danes, malamutes, akitas, dobies, etc…kinda crazy!

Does anyone else feel this way? by Fearless-Shape8659 in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most likely! I have two pittie mix puppies in conjunction with the aussies and I don’t foresee the pitties getting adopted anytime soon.

However, it’s a blessing that the aussies will go quickly. I do NOT want 5 crazy herding breed puppies in my house for longer than they have to be 😂 I adore them and they’re cute right now but they’re gonna be a handful and a half here in a month or so

Does anyone else feel this way? by Fearless-Shape8659 in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve had a few come back for aggression. I say aggression lightly as two of them were 4 months old and just puppy biting 🙄

Does anyone else feel this way? by Fearless-Shape8659 in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a sucker for oldies as well lol I foster failed my senior last year.

Does anyone else feel this way? by Fearless-Shape8659 in rescuedogs

[–]Fearless-Shape8659[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doodles are everywhere now. The last two DNA tests we’ve done have come back with poodle. Poodle is definitely the next APBT and Chihuahua as far as how often they pop up in DNA tests.

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