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For those of you with a puppy mill rescue Just wondering what all is involved? How was your experience and would you do it again? I have been considering a sister or brother for my Daisy. She is 14 months old and I have had her since she was a puppy. I guess what I want to know id how much harder are they to train than a puppy? I am home all day so I have the time to devote to a new family member. I just wouldn’t want to get in over my head. That wouldn’t be fair to Daisy or the new baby. |
I found this link for puppy mill rescues http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...nt-advice.html My little one was rescued from a back yard breeder. The biggest thing with my little one was her health. It took quite a few dollars trying to get her healthy again and even now she has ongoing minor issues...so far nothing major but it would be best to budget for it. Also she still has accidents in her ex-pen because that was what she is use to. She had been in a crate for probably most of her life so pottying in her crate is very normal to her. It's been difficult to break her out of it because I work during the day. For the most part she has been making great progress. Check out the link. It has some great info in there I'm sure you can use. |
thanks for the great info |
I also looked at the thread that yaveny posted here when we adopted Dany this past February. She's 7 years old, but I found housetraining her was easier than housetraining Addie and Mia (both were puppies when we got them). We did use treats (we had to use hot dog pieces, she didn't know what dog treats were) every time any of they went potty (it was like a refresher course for Addie and Mia). She even knows to use the piddle pads, which I didn't really train her on. I think it was easier because she likes to copy whatever Addie does. As far as other things, they don't know anything about what a normal dog should. Dany was uncertain of walking on grass/snow, terrified of stairs, and didn't know how to play with toys (or what they even were). It takes patience, but believe me, it is so worth every second of training each and every time they learn something new. I can't count the number of times I cried tears of joy because Dany learned something new that any puppy raised in a "normal" environment knows. The look on her face with each revelation is priceless. |
Bridget was an Amish puppy mill rescue - but I'm afraid I'm not of much help as I got her at 12 weeks so other than health issues, I don't know if she is any different than any other puppy. She has been a dream to pee-pad train, and we just love her to death. As far as health issues go - at this point she is really pretty healthy - other than just recently diagnosed with grade 2 LP. But I know nothing about her parents - so I don't really know what to expect. So yes - from my own experience - I would do it again if it meant giving a puppy in need a good home, but if an older puppy was available, I'd certainly do my research, because if I were to attempt an older rescue I'd want to go in knowing everything I'm getting into. It would be awful if after a few weeks/months I found I wasn't prepared for what I had gotten in to and had to re-home it - once again. |
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