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Post by Baglady on Aug 14, 2016 7:59:44 GMT
Please welcome the delightful Hunter!  Hunter is a tiger-striped young lurcher boy, with a colgate white smile, and a great sense of humour!  He just seems to smile the whole day long!  Hunter wanted to demonstrate how very convenient it is to have such long legs!  They do come in rather useful when the sausages are put 'out of reach'   And without a doubt those pins were made for zoomies!  If Hunter's owners don't come forward for him, he will be available for rehoming from 18th August, but the staff will take applications on him immediately. If you would like to meet Hunter please phone the Dogs' Home: 029 2071 1243 or visit Cardiff Dogs' Home, Westpoint Industrial Estate, Penarth Road, open 7 days a week, 10.30 - 4pm. For more information about the rehoming process at Cardiff Dogs Home, please click on the link below: Rehoming Process |
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Post by Baglady on Aug 15, 2016 21:50:48 GMT
Hunter is on the walkers list at last - I couldn't wait to get this boy out for proper walkies! He didn't disappoint, not one bit, he is every bit as fabulous as we thought! With the staff's permission, we did some gentle intro's with Thomas.... spot the difference!  Hunter is almost a mirror image of Thomas!  Stepping out for a nice parallel walk  Thomas was much more excitable than Hunter. He was chuffed to have a walking buddy, and was desperate to get Hunter to play, but Hunter was absolutely golden! He exchanged polite sniffs, and then took full advantage of his first day out of kennels. Hunter likes to keep up a good pace, and it was a brisk walk down to the river.....  Thomas was keen to show Hunter where the cool guys hang out....  Hunter didn't put a paw wrong today. He is verrrrrry cwtchy and affectionate with people, whenever we stopped for a bit of a break, he nuzzled his nose in your lap, under your armpit (!), he simply lapped up the loving! He was extremely polite with Thomas, and when we passed Meeka in the lane Hunter offered her the most engaging play bow! He obviously has an eye for the ladies  Pilgrims - you are in for a treat! |
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Post by charliblogs on Aug 16, 2016 9:49:26 GMT
Loooooove this!!
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Post by pmonks on Aug 17, 2016 7:56:37 GMT
Hunter had a jaunt around the garden yesterday, he was funny. Very playful, lots of energy. I sat myself down on the ground, promptly tapped the ground and called his name and he came bounding over, plonked himself on my legs and proceeded to give me a wash lol. Lovely boy great temperament.
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Post by pmonks on Aug 17, 2016 15:00:01 GMT
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Post by debjenkins68 on Sept 11, 2016 13:27:02 GMT
Met Hunter today and introduced him to our dog Lucy. They got on brilliantly so we filled in an application and will be bringing him home on Wednesday. Can't wait, we all fell in love with him.
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Post by debjenkins68 on Sept 14, 2016 11:46:37 GMT
Hunter and Lucy appear to love each other. They haven't stopped playing since we got him home. I don't think we'll have a house left but it's lovely to see them together.  |
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Post by cherylW on Sept 14, 2016 13:06:41 GMT
Oh wow they are so alike! ! How wonderful to see and hear they're having so much fun!love it :-)
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Post by debjenkins68 on Sept 16, 2016 21:49:05 GMT
Can somebody give me some advice please. Before I say any more I just want to make it clear that we have all fallen for Hunter and absolutely have no intention of returning him to kennels. You all know him much better than us so it would be really helpful if you could tell me what you've experienced with him in relation to other dogs so we can help him. He's extremely tolerant of Lucy, in fact he couldn't really behave any better. But whenever he sees another dog he goes absolutely berserk. We were under the impression he was very dog friendly so we were quite surprised. Yesterday there were fangs drawn with a Labrador and today on a walk a dog which was off lead came up to him and he was snarling and growling again. He seems to have such a gentle nature it appears out of character for him to behave like this and we're just wondering whether he did this with you or whether it's simply because of the new environment etc. One other thing is that he will bark at everybody he sees in the street and people cross the road to avoid him. Which is a shame as he's such a lovely friendly dog who just wants a fuss and cuddles. Did he do this when you walked him. Thanks in advance for any tips on how to deal with him.  |
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Post by miggy on Sept 16, 2016 22:00:31 GMT
Hi, I never had the pleasure of walking Hunter but as a walker and also a rescue mummy these dogs have been through a lot and maybe he just needs time to settle. If its any consolation we adopted Betty and 4 months on she still has anxiety issues and struggles to come for walks with us if we are not a family unit, but apart from that is perfect. I am sure you will work it out, and it looks like you love Hunter and want to make it work, and I am sure it will xxx
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Post by debjenkins68 on Sept 16, 2016 22:14:00 GMT
Hi, I never had the pleasure of walking Hunter but as a walker and also a rescue mummy these dogs have been through a lot and maybe he just needs time to settle. If its any consolation we adopted Betty and 4 months on she still has anxiety issues and struggles to come for walks with us if we are not a family unit, but apart from that is perfect. I am sure you will work it out, and it looks like you love Hunter and want to make it work, and I am sure it will xxx It's quite strange because right from the very first time he met Lucy he's been an absolute angel with her and believe me she's a handful. She's only 9 months and wants to play constantly. Every now and again when she gets a bit rough he will let her know she's over stepping the mark but there's no real aggression. If anything she's been a bit aggressive with him because she's a bit jealous. He'll lie on his back and be all submissive with her. But every other dog seems to really push his buttons. |
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Post by miggy on Sept 16, 2016 22:24:30 GMT
He may be desperately trying to protect his new family who have been so kind to him. Hopefully he will settle really soon. Xxx
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Post by debjenkins68 on Sept 17, 2016 12:27:54 GMT
He may be desperately trying to protect his new family who have been so kind to him. Hopefully he will settle really soon. Xxx He is probably the sweetest natured dog I've ever met. I just hope we can help him because he really deserves to be happy. xxx |
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Post by cfh7 on Sept 18, 2016 10:21:23 GMT
I work with dogs (not as a trainer or behaviourist, but have spent years around dogs) and had similar problems with my CDH dog after adoption a couple of years ago. I spent a lot of time faffing about, listening to the wrong people, doing the wrong thing. I would strongly advise getting in touch with a behaviourist registered with the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (they have a website) (I used Claire Hargrave in Llanelli-very similar price to many others and FAR better), no one else, and get him seen by them asap. Also get advice from them immediately on how to muzzle- train him, and put a well fitting " baskerville ultra" muzzle on him whenever he goes out at the moment. I know it seems a big thing to muzzle him but hopefully it will only be temporary and keeps everyone, including him, safe. You need to take it slowly tho when getting him used to it so do get advice on how to do it. Also, the advice I received which made a huge difference, was to keep him away from all dogs and strangers, even sight or sound of them, for the moment. It is to let him de-stress and calm down. It also meant I had to be out and about at 5am in the freezing cold and dark in the winter, lol, but after 2 weeks I saw a huge difference in my dog and realised then how stressed she had been. It makes the follow-up training much easier.
Don't listen to anyone who says to tell him off, squirt things at him, jerk the lead, throw things that make a loud noise, or anything else that will make him lose his trust in you.
Don't tell him off.
I also wouldn't send him for any residential training, he needs to trust you not their trainer.
The more he barks and lunges at people and dogs, the more it will become second nature and harder to stop eventually,
Also let Baglady (on these forums) know about your problems-she is very supportive.
Incidentally, he may be fine with your other dog but not with strange dogs because he is not afraid of your dog but is trying everything he can to make other dogs go away.
Hope you don't mind me sharing my thoughts. As I said, I am not a dog trainer or behaviourist but I have been through the same thing and I know how confused, worried and helpless I felt at the time, and the biggest mistake I made was not going to the right behaviourist early enough.
Just to let you know, I visited Claire in February, and yesterday my dog came across 9 yappy little dogs, all on leads, and coped ok. She is still a bit worried around dogs (harder to control meetings) but loves human strangers now (easier to manage those meetings while we were training her). Good luck with Hunter-you'll be much happier once you understand why he is being like this and what to do about it.
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Post by cfh7 on Sept 18, 2016 10:23:37 GMT
Don't forget he is probably feeling quite stressed still from being in the dogs home, then new home, new family, new dog. Maybe all too much.
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