Considering getting another rescue dog.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Contacted the rescue kennels today & unfortunately the dog has a poorly leg.

They said they were taking her to the vets to ascertain what treatment she would need. They said they would get back to me once they had the info. Haven't heard anything from them yet.

*onlyme*

All our animals are rescues...we adopted a 2nd dog 7 weeks ago and we had the same fears as you...would our current dog (approx age 10 year old border collie - female) accept another dog in the house...

Would our 4 cats accept another dog in the house...

We expected it to take 4-6 weeks for them to all accept each other...

This was taken the day after the little one came home...








Most rescues will offer to take the dog back if for whatever reason it doesn't work out.... dogs meeting in a park or walk is different to that dog being in the house.

Just relax, make sure they both have their own space/bed/toys and soon they will share.

Well done on chosing another rescue dog as well!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Awww..look at your furry family. How sweet to know that they are all getting along so soon after meeting.

Wishing you all the best

Sally_A

Great pics, but you can see the Collie X is not so sure (eyes open and alert) Littl'un is grateful and snoozing, and on best behaviour (they do that for about 2 weeks).

They are funny and need to sort out the pecking order ways.

When a lost dog has followed me home (not necessarily a stray, but a wanderer), I get our dog in the home with talk of "Grub Time", lost dog follows. Both bowls would be prepared at the same time, but our dog would have his bowl put on the floor approx 5 seconds before the lost dog's bowl. The hard bit is judging the feed so they both finish at the same time, and if possible the lost dog slightly earlier, so there is no argy bargy for grub.

Next step for non agression, sit on the floor, maybe in front of the TV, legs akimbo and invite own dog to snuggle up for fuss, when he/she is settled, allow lost dog/2nd dog to join you.

A bit long winded, but what I'm trying to say, is treat original dog as the bees knees, and the new dog as an add on.

Too many people overly fuss new dog which causes jealousy and friction with old dog, as he/she doesn't comprehend the pecking order.

*onlyme*

Sally_A wrote: »

Great pics, but you can see the Collie X is not so sure (eyes open and alert) Littl'un is grateful and snoozing, and on best behaviour (they do that for about 2 weeks).

The eye open is because the camera came out...;) and littl'un still behaving very well...more then 2 weeks later...

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Unfortunately I still haven't heard from the rescue kennels, so I guess it ain't looking good.

Polmop

Can you not give them a call, they may have lost your number

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I have them on Facebook, so they could contact me that way if all was well.

I made initial contact via facebook, so they defo have my details.