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new pup problems...
hello everyone this is my first post and it's nice to meet you all...
my roomate an i recently rescued a german shepard mix "cinnamin"about a month ago though it is def. her dog and i'm just "aunty"( i have one of my own (a beagle) waiting for me at home). we were told that the pup was approx. 3 years old, she was a quiet,she was spayed, and good with people. we took the pups information to a local vet that my roomate has gone to before with a cat that is unfortunately no longer around and found out that the pup is not even two... also she was extremly bad with people very easily frightened and very very thin.she didn't know how to play at all and would almost attack any man that came within 5 to 10 feet of her or us. and as far as spaying goes there is no visible mark and we were hesitant to have the vet open her up just to check... she also became nervous during bath time and would nip out of fear when you tried to pick her up or pet her in certain areas. she had spent most of her life in a crate without enough socialization, and was constanly yelled at. thankfully my roomate and i have seen massive and almost miracoulous improvements in her and she is really a very sweet dog. she has now put on at least 10 pounds of muscle from having plenty of good high quality food and being excersized 3-4 hours everyday. she still has problems with people though and thats why i'm writing. she tends to be a lil aggressive with guests at times and we just had quite a number of people over for about 5 consequitve days it was unavoidable as a father of one of our friends died and we helped room people so they could attend the funeral along with younger siblings. she has developed diahrea and has pooped in the house twice this is very unlike her and she has never done anything like this before. also she has been marking <EVERYTHING> we are constantly doing laundry because she marked where our guest had slept or she will pee on discared clothing. one of our guests(a supposed animal lover) wasn't very good with her and insisted on touching her face and trying to dominate her to prove that he was the alpha when we told him to stop or expressed our displeasure he basically just laughed it off and said it would help train her we told him thats not how we are training her especaily given her past abuse and fear of men but still he continued the disrespectful behavior. he is now no longer welcome till he learns some manners human and dog alike... my male beagle never had these kind of issuses so i'm kind of at a loss.. we called a vet but they were less then helpful and we are thinking of waiting till mon. to take her in to our vet who is closed on the weekends but i was hoping someone with more experience then i have could let me know if they think this is serious and we need to get her in right away. she hasn't puked, there's been no blood in her stool and she's drinking just as much though maybe eating just a lil bit less and is still quite the funny,impish lil pup we fell in love with if you have any advice or have encountered any of this before please respond back THX |
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You sound like you're doing everything right with this dog. Do you still have visitors ? Maybe once this is over, give her a few days to calm down ? It sounds like stress to me.
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Good luck and please don't give up on her ! You've been doing a great job so far. I would highly recommend you buy "For the Love of a Dog" by Patricia McConnell. This book will help you understand how the dog's mind works and why dogs behave in certain ways. I've learned a lot from reading her books and can highly recommend them. |
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