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Originally Posted by matese  She needs time to adjust to a HOME, ppl petting, touching her, kindness, available food,other pets in close proximity that is not a threat to her. She was a stray, being in a home with ppl, food, different smells, schedules is all new to her, some dogs need more the a week in their new life. She needs to bond with you, gain trust in you, be comfortable in her new life. She could be under stress trying to adjust to her new home, stress make ppl tired and dogs also. Give her time, be happy with the cuddles for now, she's bonding, she will come around. Maybe she never played, doesn't know how to play. Take it slow with her, she will learn. Lots of patience with a rescue is a must for success. |
I understand, the strays I have been used to were rather playful but thats probably because they had a massive yard to play with -- the weather was tropical, and they probably had owners previously.
She probably wasn't a stray her whole life... and my brother mentioned at some point in her life she had babies because of how her nipples are always erect or something like that (it's completely different from sasha who was spayed at 6-8months and never had pups).
She uhh, we took her to the backyard with a leash and harness and thank god she was wearing a harness and not a collar because she was fine...but the neighbors behind us were really... how do I put this nicely "bright" and let their 5-8 year old children take care of their apparently recent small dog and the kids let the dogs play with the chicken (the fence is one of those green ones but somehow you can still get a glimpse from a far even if you're not really trying to look...
So their small dog was running around chasing the chickens... Apparently they got rid of their pit bull as I havent seen it in months... (probably got sick or ran off from being left out all day long , every day unsupervised and neglected)....
My dog heardthe dog chase the chickens and chicks... so suddenly she sees him running around, and she tries to chase after him. She sprinted so fast and so rapidly she essentially did a sommersault and landed on her back... Not sure if that was my fault but she's never actually done that, nor has she ever taken interest in other dogs more than just looking... except for that big dog but she just barked from afar....
Is there a way to prevent her from doing that? its the only place she seems to be comfortable enough to poop consistently and pees easily within minutes....