I WANT to foster her sooo bad!!!

Zagari Wolf · March 2008

There's a Rottweiler at our local shelter and I want to foster her sooo bad! She is simply stunning! Apparenty, she was found abandoned on a country road and fell into a swimming pool where the owner of the pool found her. I don't want to say I'm angry, because I'm not really. More disappointed, I guess. My family won't let me foster because they all say I'll get to "attached" to the animal and I won't let anyone adopt it. NOT TRUE! Yes, I may get attached to it. Yes, I may be upset when it leaves. BUT, I would not try to keep it. I know there are many, many more people out there that can provided better for the animal than I can. I would just love to take care of it so it is not stuck in a shelter kennel until someone decides to adopt it.

Anyway, no more whining... Here's MaeLynn. I think I'm in love! <img src="http://photocache.petfinder.com/fotos/IN146/IN146.10361766-2-x.jpg"; alt="http://photocache.petfinder.com/fotos/IN146/IN146.10361766-2-x.jpg"; class="bb-image" /> <img src="http://photocache.petfinder.com/fotos/IN146/IN146.10361766-3-x.jpg"; alt="http://photocache.petfinder.com/fotos/IN146/IN146.10361766-3-x.jpg"; class="bb-image" />

Cobalt · March 2008

She's gorgeous! I'm sure someone equally as wonderful will foster her though, a dog that beautiful is hard to pass by

Zagari Wolf · March 2008

I know! She sure will find a great home. We're a small town and I'm really surprised at how many purebred dogs we get. I'd say a little more than a quarter of the dogs we have right now are pure.

Jazz · March 2008

She's gorgeous! I love Rotties

I hope it works out

KiteKatsumi9 · March 2008

I adore Rotties

A family friend owns three. Pele, Cajun, and Bear. Pele is my dog-away-from-Pocco&Sysco :P She's beautiful! This is Pele, I don't have any pictures of Cajun or Bear. <a href="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p311/Kite_Katsumi/Dogs/968247.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p311 ... 968247.jpg</a> You pronounce his name Pay-lay, by the way ^^

~Topleaf~ · March 2008

Beautiful girl. One question... Why is the shelter using such an abusing collar on her? The one where if you tug on the leash the spikes tighten into the neck. I find those unecessarily cruel, and I thought they would know a little better than that... (sorry if any of you use them, it is just personal opinion I suppose)

Zagari Wolf · March 2008

I used to feel the same way about pinch/prong collars. But once I learned how to use one properly, they are extremely beneficial. The one in the picture is actually really big. It should be positioned right behind the ears and it should not slip. You can even put one on your own neck and it doesn't hurt like you think it would. Image of what one should look like. <a href="http://www.leerburg.com/Photos/prong and dom collar.jpg" target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://www.leerburg.com/Photos/prong ... collar.jpg</a>

GAK04 · March 2008

SHE IS GOREGEOUS.

Cobalt · March 2008

We use pinch collars. Although they look cruel, if you use them properly, they're definitely more more humane then choke collars and they don't hurt the dog. Whenever the dog pulls, the prongs tighten, pinching the skin slightly. This does not hurt the dog, nor does it dog into the dog's skin. It simply makes the dog uncomfortable, and if it wants to feel comfortable again, it stops pulling. We have tried many things for our dogs, including the gentle leader, but the pinch collar is definitely the best we've used so far. Of course, if you jerk on it, it can hurt the dog, the collar works simply whenever the dog pulls. Does that make sense? You shouldn't have to pull backwards at all, the dog does it all himself. That is the proper and humane way to use them. Sorry, long post XD

Mikey Makita · March 2008

I want her!Too bad we`re not allowed to have any pets *night all.*

Faeriegirl83 · March 2008

I don't wanna change you're opinion on the Snap collars, Topleaf, but maybe this will help: It's actually impossible to choke the dog with the Snap Collars on. They are the best thing to train with (in my opinion) In fact, they once saved my dog's life, and I am forever greatful to them.

KiteKatsumi9 · March 2008

I use anti-pull harnesses. They work like a charm for me

Faeriegirl83 · March 2008

For big and hyper dog's like mine, harnesses increase their pulling habbits. But I've heard they are amazing for other dogs.

KiteKatsumi9 · March 2008

Really? That's odd. Anti-pull harnesses are designed so that when a dog pulls, it ends up standing on his hind legs a bit with its front legs jerked up. So the dog can't keep pulling. :? My Papillons are little hyper energy machines...Pocco snapped a lease once 0o I almost didn't believe that it happened.

Faeriegirl83 · March 2008

Papillions? Cute! Well, with a big dog, when the harness pulls them UP their extra weight makes them sink DOWN, which borders the act of pulling.

:shock: My dog can't snap a leash, because we give him 1 1/2 inch thick ones, but he DOES chew through them. He easily broke his old puppy leashes in two bites, and once while we tied him up with a 1 1/2 think leash he chewed through it in fifteen minutes. :roll: Lunatic dog.

Zagari Wolf · March 2008

Kite_Katsumi wrote:

I use anti-pull harnesses. They work like a charm for me

Oh goodness! Those do work as well! My aunt had one for her APBT, Rusty. It worked miracles!! Unfortunately, he chewed it up. :roll: Stupid dog! Honestly, I think the best device is just a plain flat collar. TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING, is all I have to say. The pinch, choke, and anti-pull harnesses are just training devices. But, with my experiences, the pinch collar has worked best in training.

Jazz · March 2008

~Topleaf~ wrote:

Beautiful girl. One question... Why is the shelter using such an abusing collar on her? The one where if you tug on the leash the spikes tighten into the neck. I find those unecessarily cruel, and I thought they would know a little better than that... (sorry if any of you use them, it is just personal opinion I suppose)

Pinch collars are not cruel, my dog Savannah is a very dominant and stubborn dog who pulls a lot and has yanked down my mom, me, my sister, and my dad. We tried the pinch collar and it works wonderfully. I used to think they were cruel, but it's actually really useful if you use it correctly. I've also used one of those head collars *can't remember the name* <a href="http://www.edogsncats.com/html/images/gl7.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://www.edogsncats.com/html/images/gl7.jpg</a>; < What it should look like when used correctly. Savannah had one, it worked wonders until she chewed it up xD

^Oriyana^ · March 2008

Prong collars are only cruel when people don't know how to use them properly. :P At the pet store I used to work at, the owner kept them behind the counter so that people had to ask for them instead of just seeing them and going, hmm I like that, lol. My dog pulls a lot when walking (she's a 7 year old puppy :P), so I use a Halti. Choker collars didn't stop her from pulling because she has such a strong neck she didn't care how much it tightened. I never got as far as using a prong collar because the halti works well with her, she even listens better once it's on. Now if only she would learn she can't rub it off on me...

Cobalt · March 2008

Jazz wrote:

 I've also used one of those head collars *can't remember the name* <a href="http://www.edogsncats.com/html/images/gl7.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://www.edogsncats.com/html/images/gl7.jpg</a>; < What it should look like when used correctly. Savannah had one, it worked wonders until she chewed it up xD

That's a Gentle Leader. We tried it, and it worked sorta well, but my dogs were always trying to rub it off. They don't try anything with the pinch collar though ^.^

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I WANT to foster her sooo bad!!!

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