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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Rescues of injured and traumatized dogs are always different, Linda, and not the general norm as I was addressing. But sadly, some foster/rescue/troubled dogs must be crated for their own safety and that of others when they are new to a setting and the new dog is dog-or-human aggressive, especially if the dog is sizable.
And I said "crate-training" not jail. Far too many people jail their dogs for over-long periods and it drives most dogs mad. And angers me to even hear of it. But all dogs should be trained to feel at ease and remain in a crate for up to 4 hours if need be without freaking out. Most normal, healthy dogs can come to accept the occasional stay in a crate with great equanimity and just relax and go to sleep with some preparation and training. |
An absolute necessity. And sometimes muzzles as well must be used. And when you are fostering a large breed, safety first for all animals. That means crating and a very controlled introduction of the foster to your current pack.
My last foster Vlad, even though he purportedly was not aggressive ppl or dogs, was crated in fact my whole pack was on a crate and rotate. He got introduced to the puppy BRT first - she is a female and was a young puppy. He also got to play with her once he showed that he was amenable to young puppy antics.
It took almost 4wks before he could walk by Magics crate with-out growling going on, and for sure they were not introduced outside their crates until this stopped (which it did).
He also was very protective at night, and he charged my sister one evening, and also growled at my husband. So at night he was crated. He also was not housebroken either!