micki76
03-12-2004, 08:07 PM
Well the new foster is here and nobody likes her and she doesn't like any of my three! YIKES! Stress! She's in her crate right now sleeping. Anytime any of mine go near her she snarls and growls and barks, whether she's in the crate or out. She seems to be very food aggressive, as she's snapped at anyone any time she was near the food bowls. :eek:
She's totally sweet with people and adores attention. She's fairly excitable, but not super hyper. She's considerably bigger than my three, about the same size as Aly's Lolly for those of you who've met Miss Lollypops. :) Abby's a lot thinner, though.
Unfortunately hubby has to work tomorrow, so she'll be in the crate a lot, but her Kong's in the freezer so she'll have something to do. :)
One good thing is that she'll spend most of her time in the crate for the next two months, so there won't be much opportunity for fighting. She'll be spayed on Monday (she's already had at least one litter) and will recuperate for about 10 days, then her heartworm treatment will begin. From that time on, she'll have no contact with my dogs. They'll get her too excited and excitement can be deadly during HW treatment. :( We have to keep her as still and quiet as possible, and the vet recommends crating her all the time, except for potty breaks. No walks, no playing of any sort.
I hope that they will all eventually get along and that I can find her a multiple pooch furever home. If not, we’ll find her an only child home. :) I think she would like to play, though.
She’s fairly timid still, though we’ll surely get to see her personality in a few days. :) I’m certain she was hit. Anytime I raise my voice or hand she flinches, and even laid down when she was done pooping as if she thought she was going to be hit for going potty. This was outside, not inside.
All in all, we have a long rough road ahead, but we’ll all get through it and Abby will be fine. :) Expect some stressed out, ‘I can’t take this anymore’ posts from me in the future! ;)
Now, for pics! (not the best, Chester & Millie were all over me and everyone was snarling & growling!)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/pe621db168b07ae2ef2758db816a56cac/f95d1def.jpg
Snarling at Chester :eek:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/paaf3a7f5a6070c04033d21b374074a5c/f95d1e2b.jpg
She looks small, but she's about the size of a large beagle:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/p5216178ad9925ed2d86225356d533243/f95d1e70.jpg
She's totally sweet with people and adores attention. She's fairly excitable, but not super hyper. She's considerably bigger than my three, about the same size as Aly's Lolly for those of you who've met Miss Lollypops. :) Abby's a lot thinner, though.
Unfortunately hubby has to work tomorrow, so she'll be in the crate a lot, but her Kong's in the freezer so she'll have something to do. :)
One good thing is that she'll spend most of her time in the crate for the next two months, so there won't be much opportunity for fighting. She'll be spayed on Monday (she's already had at least one litter) and will recuperate for about 10 days, then her heartworm treatment will begin. From that time on, she'll have no contact with my dogs. They'll get her too excited and excitement can be deadly during HW treatment. :( We have to keep her as still and quiet as possible, and the vet recommends crating her all the time, except for potty breaks. No walks, no playing of any sort.
I hope that they will all eventually get along and that I can find her a multiple pooch furever home. If not, we’ll find her an only child home. :) I think she would like to play, though.
She’s fairly timid still, though we’ll surely get to see her personality in a few days. :) I’m certain she was hit. Anytime I raise my voice or hand she flinches, and even laid down when she was done pooping as if she thought she was going to be hit for going potty. This was outside, not inside.
All in all, we have a long rough road ahead, but we’ll all get through it and Abby will be fine. :) Expect some stressed out, ‘I can’t take this anymore’ posts from me in the future! ;)
Now, for pics! (not the best, Chester & Millie were all over me and everyone was snarling & growling!)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/pe621db168b07ae2ef2758db816a56cac/f95d1def.jpg
Snarling at Chester :eek:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/paaf3a7f5a6070c04033d21b374074a5c/f95d1e2b.jpg
She looks small, but she's about the size of a large beagle:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/p5216178ad9925ed2d86225356d533243/f95d1e70.jpg