Got my new dog! Not a yorkie! (mixed feelings)
 

Hello guys, I finally got my dog.

I found this dog on petfinder days ago and kept looking at her. Noticed she was so close and decided to check her out today.

I asked to see the dog but they asked me to fill out a form. I didn't realize it was an adoption form but I filled it out anyways. It wasn't really intrusive at all. They allowed us to play with the dog, and I fell in love with her. So did my mother.

So we asked about her some more, she's apparently 1 year old but it's really just a guess.

She was a stray, she likes to hug (as if she was going to hump-- but she doesnt hump) and does it to get picked up.

She likes to be picked up.

She's friendly, calm, and very tolerant. She was shy though and would hide under places. I feel as if she may have gone under some abuse. But anyways she started to like me after a while and now she follows me around.

She is 100% untrained and I just started her basic training.

So they told us to bring our other dog for a meet and greet. I asked them to hold on to the dog for me for a few hours as I had some errands to do and I really wanted her.

So they made an exception and waited for me.

So when I come home and bring our dog with us. She was all over the place hyper, happy and just barky.

So they took a little while to get used to but they never bit each other. They just ignored each other.

we were moved to a smaller room for another test and they had her off leash and I had mine off leash. They still ignored each other, as my moms dog focused on her, and the other dog focused on other one of us.

We decided to adopt her, paid the nice ladies the adoption fee/donation/whatever and at the time some guy with a massive rottweiler(havent seen those in years so it looked massive to me about half the size of a full grown man or maybe a bit taller.

Anywho, our dog is barking and growling at it because she's afraid of big dogs so she warns the other dog to back off(or I assume).

Then "Reba" (which I now changed to Magnolia) let out a bark fit for a big dog breed and even little Sasha looks at her surprised. We bought stuff for her and took her home and the moment Sasha saw another really big dog walking by she barks at it and that's when Magnolia decides to growl again. So it's like they're kind of getting along ? they're now playing together.

Magnolia made soft stool at around 6-7pm and soon again I will be taking her out again.

She has a case of dandruff, and has a ton of shedding fur.

Not sure what to do about the dandruff but for the shed I am going to comb the crap out of her tomorrow as she likes being held.

I am slowly starting her training and will continue to do so daily.


Here's a link to the photos, the one that's labeled Reba is the one they posted on their site... Which looks a bit photoshopped or simply touched as she looks barely like that. The colors are more brilliant and rich.



http://imgur.com/a/CCJ2W


I just wished she was a yorkie or part yorkie. But, at the same time- I wouldn't change her for the world.

congrats! She's adorable!

She's so cute love her color. Breed should not matter it's the love

Congrats!

Thanks. That she is, and while she is untrained her personality won me over.

I am going to be extremely transparent right now that what I really wanted was a puppy (2-5month old with papers saying the date of birth) but I knew that you can't really expect that because most of these dogs are either strays or abused.

She seems to show caution and a bit of fear but she's open to love and when I put her down at one point she cried a little so I would pick her up.

I tried throwing a squeaky ball to her and she went to it but didnt take interest.

She came along with this plushy they gave me for her (it was cheapo toy but works because she likes it) so she picks it up by the ear and carries it into the crate. Like she wants to be in a crate or somewhere small/shelter.

Her dandruff is a tad bad but we'll work on it

Thank you. :) They had this big pitbull and it was rather calm and a tad friendly. Got me thinking maybe I shouldn't be so scared over all pitbulls. Gave me a perspective. While I still would never own one (I can't deal with a big dog for physical reasons); I respect them.

Congratulations, Magnolia is a little cutie,I agree breed doesn't matter, you and your mom fell in love with her, and Sasha has accepted her which is sooo important, and you adopted a stray dog. Who knows how long she was without a home eating what ever she could find. Bless you and enjoy your new BFF.

I love that about her too. It's a rich nutty brown, I can't explain it, like that of an acorn? But then again acorn colors aren't 100% consistent so I'd say more like a brown honey color. (I was thinking of calling her Honey because of it but I already named a previous pet that).


True in some sense. But on another side of that coin, breed matters to some extent. I could love a dog like a husky and still would not be able to keep or want it because of say the extremely high energy level which to some extent might be comparable or even exceed that of say a Jack Russel Terrier. A different way to say that is; I love Pomeranian but they're insane amount of hair would be too much to keep up with.

She's a lot smaller than my mothers dog and because I am sad to admit that I am completely out of shape(blegh) holding her for an hour and a half with one arm(she was still and seem to want to be carried like that) my arm felt sore after some time.

Of course that just means I have to work on my muscles a lot more(the muscles I once have -- sadly left me or became weak), which I will.

Thanks to her I got a walking partner. Makes me feel a bit more at ease as well. She's perfect, she's not really slow but she takes her time a bit(that's what made me wonder about her age or if she's just naturally like that) but I am happy with my choice.

My only wish is whatever her age is, I hope she has a longer life than say the average chihuahua and a much longer life than say a dachshund and while it may or may not happen. I'll still wish for it.

Well, it seems she was transported from some other shelter in NC which they(the NC shelter) found as a stray.

She came in a few days ago, and right as I "reserved" her people started to inquire about her a lot. So I am lucky on that. It's funny because after we paid the donation fee the lady got a few calls asking about her.

She's currently on some probably crappy diet provided by the store (petsmart) but I am hoping to change her to one of the Wellness brand bags.

We were given a can of wet food which we will use (because we do not waste) but will give her a spoon instead of the can, and serve it in that sort of portion as we all know that liquid stuff = liquid poop

She is BEAUTIFUL. That's me saying that despite the attack of my daughter and dog by a "large" chihuahua mix. I just wanna pet her.

She is just ADORABLE and I'm so happy for you both!!! She looks so gentle and sweet.

On the dandruff, this is likely just due to being under SO much stress for so long now (first a stray, then in a kennel). She just needs time, and good nutrition.

Get a Furminator and remove all the shedding. You may want to add some oil into her diet for extra hydration to her skin. I like "Megga Dog" Camelina Oil from Amazon.

Congratulations on your new addition - she is beautiful! And thank you for rescuing! :congrats:

You should keep her on what she was being feed for a week or so, just until she has adjusted to her new home,family, new routine. She is dealing with a lot of new changes now, what you don't want to do is cause her stomach issues. When you do transition her to the new food do it gradually over a period of 7 to 10 days. I like to do a slow transition to avoid upsetting my pups system which can cause diarrhea.

She's a beauty and such an intelligent gaze. Congrats.

Ah yes. Her reputation precedes her. They labeled her as a bit sassy and now I saw why. As I brought my moms dog into the room I had my dog sleeping in when Magnolia comes to me and lays on me, then sasha got near me and she(magnolia) growled and chased sasha around. I had to quickly act. So she has some possessive behavior.

She needs obedience badly.. We will be working on that. She climbs up objects, etc.

Any videos suggestions?

She doesnt like being brushed. As for oils, would olive oil work?

I love olive oil! I use it as a conditioner on my horses' tails, too. I even occasionally use it on myself lol

Thanks. I am in the process of learning how to train. Not sure if I need a dog trainer or dog behavior correctional trainer or what..

I can understand your breed hesitation. I was hung ho everything Yorkie the minute I started searching for Wall-e over seven years ago. My husband even bought me the Tiffany yorkie charm necklace. Always thought I would get another yorkie. Then we found Daisy the MinPin at the shelter. My husband was gaga over her, but I wasn't so much. We decided to keep Daisy, but I felt guilty for having a different breed. It was strange to me since I love all animals. But we've had Daisy since November and now I love her to pieces. Anyhoo!
Congrats on the new baby!

Daisy.. sounds like this australian shepherd(looked like lassie ) we had as a kid for a short while. We rehomed her after we finished cleaning her up and recouperating her from being on the streets.

Anywho, Min Pins are cute-- they're not exactly my cup o tea (personality wise) but they're not bad either.

There was a Min Pin in the shelter where we got Magnolia. He/she was rather jumpy, happy and a bit hyper. Like literary he jumped(not sure how a dog jumps up and down like that) but he was on fours and just kind of pop corned. It was a tad funny. But she looked way too big to get along with Sasha.


Now my quest is to get Magnolia not to pick on sasha. She's got possession issues but only retaliates against other dogs?

Hopefully once she learns it is not acceptable to pick on Sasha, she and her can get along together. Though oddly sasha is now afraid of her a bit and keeps her distance.

She seemed so submissive in the shelter but is less so here. She's still a bit skittish though.

Congrats- she's beautiful!

Thank you. She is quite the charmer. Now I am going to "upgrade" her meals. Chicken livers weekly, some sort of kibble, occasional veggies, occasional other stuff, oils? Not sure if they can eat coconut oil, packaged tuna, (the unsalted added one- the one in a can), raw honey(maybe a tablespoon daily?), not sure if any of this is good or bad. What would make her the healthiest?

Hah, yup! I volunteer at a shelter 3x a week, so I see a lotttttt of shelter dogs. And there is truly no way to fully evaluate a dog in a shelter vs. a home - they can be different dogs in both places, understandably.

It's very good that while she is a bit "skittish" or shy, you're also seeing some boldness, bc you do want that confidence to be there.

Yes, oils are great. Coconut oil would be great, as would that Camelina oil I mentioned, fish oil etcetera. Start w/ one oil now - and then use a different one next time...alternate.

Veggies are great, mine love them. Mine also love hard boiled egg, fish of any kind, cheese, PB.

A fab kibble is Natures Logic Venison. Or, if wanting to feed raw - then Better In The Raw (you add your own raw meat), Primal, Natures Variety, Stella and Chewys.

Pretty much all dogs will balk at being brushed at first. Just keep doing it - use a soft brush and just do the non-sensitive parts of her body to get her used it, get her to relax. Make it into more of a massage-brush session. She'll get used to it, with some time and patience.

She's jumpy sometimes (like highly nervous) over anything...

I am avoiding cheese as it may cause them farts and I already have to deal with a farting dog. :X I hate it because they're usually silent and they just creep up on you.

I mixed coconut oil with olive oil into her food. She doesn't seem to like the kibble anymore though. Avoids it. It's called "Simply Nourish". I was going to try to squeeze that bag out and mix it up with something else so that I don't end up wasting it... unless it turns out it's really bad?

They gave me a canned food (same brand I think) which has venison in it.

I ended up having to mix it with the rest of the food ( a spoon full ) to give it that "flavoring" I mean I kind of understand... I wouldnt want to be eating the same stuff... day in.. day out... I know I am kind of projecting myself but this is something I'd rather not budge. I just don't think it's normal for a living being to be solely dependent on one food source (unless of course it happens to be a species which is like that... such as some snakes, some insects, etc)... I sneaked a spoon full to sasha too.. hopefully she doesn't upchuck it.. :l Since I just wanted to be fair with her.

The coconut oil that my mom has feels a bit chunky... it's not liquid.. I mixed that up with the olive oil and had to work it into the kibble because when I dropped it on the food it just stayed in place.

I probably overfed her today a bit... but I don't think I care so much considering she looks a bit... underweight (not sure).

She weighs (well the papers said the vet got her at) 11.14 pounds. So she's a little tyke.

I am going to check out nature's logic. I see it comes in many flavors. Do you think it's okay to buy small bags of nature's logic and mix it up for flavor? Like one day I give her the venison, another day lamb or rabbit, another day duck and salmon.. I figure if one big bag is 50 bucks... I could just buy the smallest bags they come in and alternate day by day. But I am not sure how that would affect her stomach.

Anyone has opinion on this?

I just wanted to give her palette some variety and I want to make sure she gets some fish in her diet as well (fresh water preferably). My mom said she has some fish oil made for dogs, but I was thinking of getting my own as to not deplete hers. Do they sell krill oil instead? I heard krill oil is better than fish oil (wasn't sure).

I just wanted to give her the best I can... well without actually doing raw... I thought about raw but it's too much mental work for me to figure that out even if it doesn't sound like it... when it comes down to it...

Foods that have little preservatives spoil in matters of days and where we're going to live we're 20minutes away from the supermarket... So going in every 2-4 days would present a problem. That-- and you need to add vitamins and stuff because believe what you will natural food doesn't have enough of said nutrients to support it- thus would need more of a certain food to just get the enough vitamin.

I hope she does. Maybe ill give her treats while doing it so she gets used to it faster? I just want to take out all that shedding.. it's not a lot but it feels like it is... my tshirt was covered in it.. :x I want to be able to let her on my bed without finding that now my sheets are also furry.

There's so much to do.

Right that makes sense. Ill see if she gets used to it like that.

What about an all food fortifier and the sardine oil made by that brand you suggested? Nature's logic. Any good? Any use?