 Bringing in a rescue/rehome male
I have been helping an elderly lady that lives in the same senior apartment complex as my Dad, with her 12- 13 year old rescue yorkie. Nikki is a a male who was found on the streets of Chicago 2 years ago and this lady adopted him. This lady has fallen on hard times and I took over Nikki's vet and food bills. The lady, Carol, had a stroke on Saturday and is now in ICU with left side paralysis. She had a less serious stroke 3 years ago and while she was in the hospital her 2 adult children gave the dogs away. One was a yorkie and one was a greyhound, both rescues. She has not spoken to them since and her big fear was that if something happened to her, Nikki would be given away. I told her I would keep him until she can get home or forever if needed. When I went to see her today at the hospital she was in worse shape than the other day and I told her she really needed to let her family know. So I contacted her brother and he told her kids. The dtr called me and I told her Nikki was coming home with me and she seemed fine with that. The neighbor has been keeping him at night and I take care of him during the day. Now that we know she will not be back for a long time I will bring him home with me. I brought him over today to introduce him to my 3 girls and Cali liked him, Pixie ignored him and Roxie was chasing him. He was pretty stressed out and kept running around and crying. My husband wants me to bring him home tonight now that her kids know she is in the hospital so they can't get rid of him. I am nervous as I haven't had a male in over 30 years and he was my only dog. Nikki is neutered but I am afraid of him marking. Any help would be appreciated on how to get him acclimated to my household. We have no idea how his first 9-10 years were and now 2 years later he is being brought into a much more active environment. I have never had a true rescue as the pom I fostered was a puppy and not old enough to be effected by her environment. So any advice on how to get him to settle in would be appreciated. He will not go in a crate. Thanks |