areias
10-01-2006, 08:17 AM
Okay. I have a new addition (yes, a third one). I also need help with her.
This is Skye. I had just gotten to work, went inside, turned on lights and such. Went to go turn off the light in what we call the smokers cage (a small enclosed area with a gate that sits on the other side of the building) and there was a dog there, tied up (we get drop-offs regularly). She is an English Pointer mix and determined at about 10 months of age. So, I took her inside, let the manager know. She was put in a kennel and they were going to call animal services to get her taken away. So, to make a long story short...I did a heartworm test on her, it came back negative..brought Zoie over to make sure she was good with dogs..she was...I vaccinated her and brought her home. She was already spayed, seen by a scar. When I got her home, I found that she was also housebroken. Here are some pictures of her...
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/7ffbfa047d2214203d8887a696297313-.jpg
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/a5b2ba90703e69b61dcc43601ff55365-.jpg
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/94386a262a34434fb42487d068861fab-.jpg
She was also very possesive the night I got her home, getting very snippy with the other dogs and went after Romeo when he wouldn't give up a rawhide. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep her, which is why I didn't say anything here. She has gradually gotten much much better about that, over the last few days, so she is pretty much here to stay.
However, her and the cat do NOT get along. The cat is fine as long as she is just walking around, but the second the cat takes off running, Skye is on her. She looks like she thinks its a chew toy. I can correct her (tell her NO) and she will stop but the second I turn my head she is back at her. The cat kind of defends herself, and tries to attach herself to my dogs head, but Skye isn't deterred. The cat has taken up residence in my bathroom, which isn't really fair to her.
Also, she has become extremely destructive. The first time I left her alone, I found this:
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/7eb71264f5301b0449b9146952d64ecf-.jpg
and she had also torn up any paper material that was lying around and on the counters (IE-my electric bill that was lying up on the kitchen counter). So I went to my moms house and got the big crate (its huge) and I have been keeping her in it when I leave. I don't put her in it at night, she usually just sleeps. I am also not usually the type to keep a dog crated if it's already housebroken. All my dogs have graduated out of the crate. And then I woke up this morning, I was asleep on the couch so she was out here last night...
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/a56823277a512efbe09c5dbc3d7d1e5b.jpg
:eek: Those were clothes for good will sitting in a box by the door, and everything else within reach. She had also taken all the utensils out of my dish drainer on the counter, and somehow gone into the bathroom and chewed up my toothbrush (cat was under the bathroom sink when I found her). She ate a whole box of ginger snaps (also on the counter). Needless to say, I was not very happy. I'm not sure what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions other than crating her all the time? She does this too if I'm home and not paying attention. They have a huge box of toys and they go to the dog park almost every day, except Fridays.
She is also always extremely up in my face when I eat. I don't have a table to eat on, she I'm usually in the computer chair or on the couch. I tell her NO and she'll go away for a second but then she will come back over and tried to lick your hands. She also stole my TacoBell that I brought home last night, it was in a bag well, on the counter lol.
So thats it for my extra long post...hope you enjoyed the pictures. :p Any suggestions would be great.
This is Skye. I had just gotten to work, went inside, turned on lights and such. Went to go turn off the light in what we call the smokers cage (a small enclosed area with a gate that sits on the other side of the building) and there was a dog there, tied up (we get drop-offs regularly). She is an English Pointer mix and determined at about 10 months of age. So, I took her inside, let the manager know. She was put in a kennel and they were going to call animal services to get her taken away. So, to make a long story short...I did a heartworm test on her, it came back negative..brought Zoie over to make sure she was good with dogs..she was...I vaccinated her and brought her home. She was already spayed, seen by a scar. When I got her home, I found that she was also housebroken. Here are some pictures of her...
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/7ffbfa047d2214203d8887a696297313-.jpg
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/a5b2ba90703e69b61dcc43601ff55365-.jpg
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/94386a262a34434fb42487d068861fab-.jpg
She was also very possesive the night I got her home, getting very snippy with the other dogs and went after Romeo when he wouldn't give up a rawhide. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep her, which is why I didn't say anything here. She has gradually gotten much much better about that, over the last few days, so she is pretty much here to stay.
However, her and the cat do NOT get along. The cat is fine as long as she is just walking around, but the second the cat takes off running, Skye is on her. She looks like she thinks its a chew toy. I can correct her (tell her NO) and she will stop but the second I turn my head she is back at her. The cat kind of defends herself, and tries to attach herself to my dogs head, but Skye isn't deterred. The cat has taken up residence in my bathroom, which isn't really fair to her.
Also, she has become extremely destructive. The first time I left her alone, I found this:
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/7eb71264f5301b0449b9146952d64ecf-.jpg
and she had also torn up any paper material that was lying around and on the counters (IE-my electric bill that was lying up on the kitchen counter). So I went to my moms house and got the big crate (its huge) and I have been keeping her in it when I leave. I don't put her in it at night, she usually just sleeps. I am also not usually the type to keep a dog crated if it's already housebroken. All my dogs have graduated out of the crate. And then I woke up this morning, I was asleep on the couch so she was out here last night...
http://areias.zoto.com/img/45/a56823277a512efbe09c5dbc3d7d1e5b.jpg
:eek: Those were clothes for good will sitting in a box by the door, and everything else within reach. She had also taken all the utensils out of my dish drainer on the counter, and somehow gone into the bathroom and chewed up my toothbrush (cat was under the bathroom sink when I found her). She ate a whole box of ginger snaps (also on the counter). Needless to say, I was not very happy. I'm not sure what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions other than crating her all the time? She does this too if I'm home and not paying attention. They have a huge box of toys and they go to the dog park almost every day, except Fridays.
She is also always extremely up in my face when I eat. I don't have a table to eat on, she I'm usually in the computer chair or on the couch. I tell her NO and she'll go away for a second but then she will come back over and tried to lick your hands. She also stole my TacoBell that I brought home last night, it was in a bag well, on the counter lol.
So thats it for my extra long post...hope you enjoyed the pictures. :p Any suggestions would be great.