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Pastimes : Dog Chat -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kidl who wrote (7154)	1/11/2020 3:02:17 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8757

As I've observed often, you are quick to judge based on incomplete info. There is 5 of us and 3 of us positively wanted another dog. One of us, my wife, was so-so about it. And only my middle child was against it. So the family bias and situation would have been manageable under slightly different circumstances. My wife's main objection was that the dog was too big for her liking and she felt it overcrowded the space. Being a big puppy was also marginally a problem as the dog could knock things down, although that too was manageable with a little understanding since the after the dogs played in the backyard, he was content to just sleep at my feet for the rest of the day. But the combination of the small concessions that my wife would have to make along with the size/look issue and most importantly the lack of house-training, doomed the adoption. But even despite all that, my wife had many positive things to say about that dog after I sent him back. Yes, dogs get nervous and have accidents when they are in a new place. That was clearly the case in the first night when I brought him in. But that was not the case during the next day after the dog was more comfortable and was playing outside, coming in on command, and enjoyed having several walks around the neighborhood. Nor did he display any signs of stress during his several accidents in the 2nd day. Furthermore, the owner confirmed that his dog had never been housetrained. He had clearly misrepresented his dog and tried to justify this by saying that the dog does not soil his crate (ya, no dog does, not unless they are desperate). As a final note - the owner and I agreed that the dog should go to a suitable home. I was going to call humane society on him. But we found a person in a neighboring town who had had two dobermans before and has experience with them. His house backs into a conservation ravine, so there is opportunity for the dog to explore it with him. He took the dog the same night that I brought him back. Dobermans are in high demand and it is not hard to find a taker. It is harder to find a good home for them. In this case, I think we succeeded.