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AIM · 02-20-2006, 07:41 AM

My husband and I tried to adopt a 1 yr. old, 6 lb, male maltese/poodle mix to be a companion for our 10 lb, 3 yr old female yorkie, Lucky. I fell in love with the dog two weeks ago, but then he had to be treated for kennel cough so we couldn't complete the adoption process right away. I called the Humane Society every few days to see how he was doing. Then, they called us on Saturday and said that if the dog introduction went well and the dog got a long well with my husband, we could finally take him home.

This little dog had a face and personality to make a person melt, and my husband immediately fell in love with him too. Unfortunately, Lucky did not like him at all. The dog had just been neutered and still had raging hormones. He ran right up to Lucky, and before Lucky could sniff him, the dog began jumping all over Lucky. Lucky just tried to get away, but the dog was relentless. Then we met the trainer to get her opinion. She determined that they had at best, a 50/50 chance of ever getting along and they would never become friends. She also said that Lucky might become even more anxious and lose her sweet personality. Needless to say, we didn't get him, but I am very depressed because I had been imagining this dog as mine for two weeks. The dog was remarkably sweet and well behaved with people, and I think after his hormones wore out, he would be very sweet with other dogs. Still, we didn't want to take the chance. I really wanted a second dog, but maybe we can't have one.

02-20-2006, 07:41 AM	#1
AIM Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 95	So sad today My husband and I tried to adopt a 1 yr. old, 6 lb, male maltese/poodle mix to be a companion for our 10 lb, 3 yr old female yorkie, Lucky. I fell in love with the dog two weeks ago, but then he had to be treated for kennel cough so we couldn't complete the adoption process right away. I called the Humane Society every few days to see how he was doing. Then, they called us on Saturday and said that if the dog introduction went well and the dog got a long well with my husband, we could finally take him home. This little dog had a face and personality to make a person melt, and my husband immediately fell in love with him too. Unfortunately, Lucky did not like him at all. The dog had just been neutered and still had raging hormones. He ran right up to Lucky, and before Lucky could sniff him, the dog began jumping all over Lucky. Lucky just tried to get away, but the dog was relentless. Then we met the trainer to get her opinion. She determined that they had at best, a 50/50 chance of ever getting along and they would never become friends. She also said that Lucky might become even more anxious and lose her sweet personality. Needless to say, we didn't get him, but I am very depressed because I had been imagining this dog as mine for two weeks. The dog was remarkably sweet and well behaved with people, and I think after his hormones wore out, he would be very sweet with other dogs. Still, we didn't want to take the chance. I really wanted a second dog, but maybe we can't have one.