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Originally Posted by Jennxling

Awww, she's sooo cute!! She reminds me of my little Emma!! I can't wait for Hope to be like Savannah! How long did it take her to warm up to you and trust you?? I heard that you're not support to punish rescues...but what do you do when they do something wrong? How long did it take for you to potty train Savannah? Did she pee when she get scared? Sorry, I have so many questions since she's my first rescue...please bear with me Savannah is such a cutie!!

She was very very scared being out of the crate all the time and since I don't have one she chose me as her crate and cuddled beside me for security.

If I went to walk around the house she'd want me to constantly pick her up and carry her.

Even kitchen sounds would send her off the deepend the first week or so.

Crazy as this sounds when I'd finish preparing even bread for the bread machine I'd show her then push the button and that sound it makes kneading etc...she was off to the familyroom like a bolt of lightening.

After bread came out I showed her let her see it cooling and then the electric knife was the demon when I cut it down.

I went and got her and showed her the bread again and gave her a taste now she knows about the bread machine and the wonderful things it makes and actually gets excited if she see's me measuring flour..I buy big 25lb bags of it and its tucked on the other side of the kitchen.

The same thing goes with the coffee maker and when I make tea she now knows those sounds are ok.

Pretty much you have to think of it as starting with a brand new puppy where everything is brand new and scary for them.

I did the same thing I did with my binky with the potty pads i put her on it if she made a mistake and its truly only been a few.

I'd softy say no we don't make here then take her put her on the pad and tell her we make good girl here.

They no by even soft tones that you didn't like something and they truly like to please so they do eventually get what you expect of them.

I just keep an eye on her constantly and its not so hard since she stays by me most of the time.

I've had to also correct her and Paul was very upset that day my daughter brought her pom over and she was not wanting that pom near me.

He was wanting to take her downstairs to his radio room and I told him no she's not going to regress if I tell her gentle No..and put her on the floor off my lap as many times as it takes to teach her ...she can't do that on my lap.

It truly can add to more issues where she would then start growling at anyone who came near me after a while.

We actually watched a few shows with cesar millan the dog whisperer on this type of behavior.

It worked because my daughters pom was with us one day this week while my daughter worked...it only took one no and putting her on the floor for her to stop showing teeth and growling at the pom.

she actually let her sit with me as well and the milestone all the activity outside plowing etc...actually played with the pom barking at the intruders.

I lost count of how many times one would bark then they'd both start and bolt to the front door..funny though my daughters pom lets savannah go first like she did with my binky.

It just takes a lot of patience and I dont' mind at all giving you any advice you need.

This is the 2nd rescue I've had and the first one we just got they had a baby and couldn't care for their yorkies and my dad told mom and I we could take them.

It turns out this guy beat them for barking and was so bad to them we had to separate the male and female..he actually went into defense mode and would coral all the dogs in front of him and it was so sad.

My aunt took him but it took us 7 months to get little Sally to come out from behind something when we came home.

Sally learned to trust our family and anyone who came around a lot it took her time but she never ever would let a stranger on the street touch her.

Savannah still cowers when she wants to be picked up but its getting better and she doesn't curl herself up as much or move away.

She did have the little dribbles the first week or so with everyone but that has stopped now when we pick her up.

It takes a lot of patience and sometimes one step forward two steps back but you can do this too.

You just have to always remember they sometimes never get over certain issues esp when it comes to new people.

I say I can't blame them imagine trusting over and over again only to get badly treated.

I need to get a new card for my camera this weekend but I will try to make a video of me playing with her which is working on her getting used to not all hands coming at you are bad hands.