Found...Pit Bull on Xmas...Need Guidance...

[TammyJM]

Ann,

I just love her coloring!! She looks so happy in the video. Give her a hug from me and my guys!

Tammy

[DvlshAngel985]

I'm gone for a few days and I feel like I missed so much! She is just beautiful!!!!! She plays with her chew just like Kaji plays with his toys. (The playing with toys is new for us too...)

[rebeccag]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Thanks so much all for the help and encouragement.

I think me and hubby are going over to that empty for sale house tomorrow (where we *think* she may have come from) - and see if we can walk into the backyard and take a look around...as if we're looking at the house...just to see what we can see. Also, am thinking I will just go ahead and knock on their neighbor's door as we heard them grilling outside today when we found her.

Checked Pets911 and CraigsList and our newspaper for Lost dogs...nothing that fits her or even close.

GOOD point on the ears being chewed up *if* she had been a fighting dog...her ears are perfect. Weird thing is...that old chest wound (above leg/below collar) I described...bc that one was deep and big, as the scab is still so thick, weird.

Now I'm kinda wondering if she had a litter, and someone took the pups away and put her in a crate during weaning (?) and this was perhaps when she may have injured herself ....? Possible...?

I think I may have to bring her in and sleep w/ her alone in another bedroom...I don't think I'll be able to sleep thinking of her out there. She does need a bath but, ack, big deal, what's the worst that could happen?

I just checked on her and she's on her bed out there curled up in a tight little ball of brindle ! Think she might have food coma as I fed her two dinners....WELL...it IS a HOLIDAY !

Just something that came to mind as I read this, perhaps she did have litter and had to protect them from another animal? I wonder if there is a way of contacting the people selling the house? Maybe they had to leave and couldn't find her? If she did have babies she wouldn't want to leave them and go home, she'd stay with them wherever she had them.

[marcerella02]

LOVE the video- what a doll!

- sidenote- beautiful floors!

[chachi]

She is so sweet and cute

[Wylie's Mom]

Okay folks....can I ask a little more advice ... ?

I'm familiar w/ neutering...having been thru it twice now...but I'm nervous about spaying. If all goes okay...I think we're having Ambrey spayed this Saturday...and OMG, I think I just fainted a little. {oh ANN}

Anway...so...is this what I need...and do I need to think of anything special given that she is 40lbs? --> {pain meds, neck-donut, chews to keep her busy...}

What else...I'm completely blanking here, like this is my first dog ever...oh my.

[BonBon]

I'm just now seeing the video - isn't she a total ham?!? I cracked up when I heard her nails tapping on the floor. She could never sneak up on you. And she looked just like my babies when she parked her chest on the floor while her butt stuck up in the air. She's something else!

Sorry - spaying big girls is not something I have experience with. You probably couldn't fit her in a onesie like so many people do, so I guess a collar is the best way to go. Good luck!!

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Okay folks....can I ask a little more advice ... ?

I'm familiar w/ neutering...having been thru it twice now...but I'm nervous about spaying. If all goes okay...I think we're having Ambrey spayed this Saturday...and OMG, I think I just fainted a little. {oh ANN}

Anway...so...is this what I need...and do I need to think of anything special given that she is 40lbs? --> {pain meds, neck-donut, chews to keep her busy...}

What else...I'm completely blanking here, like this is my first dog ever...oh my.

Ann,

I think you got it covered. Besides pain meds, elizebethian color, and ches.....just keeping her down and limit her activity......Oops!.....based on your video, maybe chews aren't a good idea.

[ARCHIE]

Just seeing this thread Ann. You and your hubby are angels in giving
this poor homeless mother a home, at least for now. (won't be
surprised if the boy's end up with a big sister).
She looks very much like our neighbor's dog. Also female and has a brindle
coat.
I'm glad she turned out healthy. Heavens only knows what she's been
threw. I can't imagine someone just leaving her behind but there's many
heartless people out there for sure. Well it certainly was her lucky day
the day she found you
Hope it all works out the way you hope it will.
She's a doll.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Okay folks....can I ask a little more advice ... ?

I'm familiar w/ neutering...having been thru it twice now...but I'm nervous about spaying. If all goes okay...I think we're having Ambrey spayed this Saturday...and OMG, I think I just fainted a little. {oh ANN}

Anway...so...is this what I need...and do I need to think of anything special given that she is 40lbs? --> {pain meds, neck-donut, chews to keep her busy...}

What else...I'm completely blanking here, like this is my first dog ever...oh my.

We had a huge Golden Retriever that had to get spayed later in life because of health problems (don't know why Dad never got her spayed as a pup...) but anyways, she came out of it really great and didn't even need to wear a cone. We felt too bad to leave it on her, LOL, so we took it off her first night home and she tried licking her stitches once and we just told her "ah-ah" and she didn't try and mess with them much. Of course, keep a close eye on her, but it sounds like you've got everything you need. The pain meds plus the anesthesia should make her tired/groggy for the first couple days anyways. Good luck! Have you let the boys meet her yet?! Considering they MAY very well have a big sister....

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

..Oops!.....based on your video, maybe chews aren't a good idea.

LOL - GOOD point ! I will "hold" her chews for her to get her "started", very good point! Thank you!

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

She looks very much like our neighbor's dog. Also female and has a brindle coat.She's a doll.

She is soooo pretty, Carol, she truly is ! And such a *goof*!

Originally Posted by bonbon

I'm just now seeing the video - isn't she a total ham?!? I cracked up when I heard her nails tapping on the floor. She could never sneak up on you. And she looked just like my babies when she parked her chest on the floor while her butt stuck up in the air. She's something else!

A TOTAL ham! She had the "zoomies" last night, and OMG, it's like a freight train going through the house - couches sliding across wood floors, the house shaking, LOL ! SO flipping funny, this girl!

Originally Posted by Britster

Have you let the boys meet her yet?! Considering they MAY very well have a big sister....

We merely *attempted* to have Wylie and Ambrey meet this weekend - had collars and harnesses and leashes on - had death grips on both dogs - Ambrey was AWESOME - it was actually Wylie who was a total TURD (embarrassing ). He was kinda losing his mind at first, then he calmed down a little...but still, he did snap his jaw at her a couple times and she just sorta looked at him like "why did you do that?" -- she really just wanted to meet him. But Wylie could have easily forced her into a scrap, through no fault of her own. So, we took it no further .

Plus, if they ever were together and just playing...she could just bring a paw down in play and *boom*, broken neck...especially w/ Marcel who is only 3 pounds...so I just don't see any long term solution for her in our home, ya know? She is just SO strong and playful. So, for now...me and hubby are sleeping in separate bedrooms (me w/ Ambrey) and we have the house inside completely fenced off (argh) and have to manage it...she's worth it .

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Okay folks....can I ask a little more advice ... ?

I'm familiar w/ neutering...having been thru it twice now...but I'm nervous about spaying. If all goes okay...I think we're having Ambrey spayed this Saturday...and OMG, I think I just fainted a little. {oh ANN}

Anway...so...is this what I need...and do I need to think of anything special given that she is 40lbs? --> {pain meds, neck-donut, chews to keep her busy...}

What else...I'm completely blanking here, like this is my first dog ever...oh my.

Isn't there a YT member that sells soft cones??? I cannot remember the member's name, though.

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by TammyJM

Isn't there a YT member that sells soft cones??? I cannot remember the member's name, though.

Here's the thread that I was talking about:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ne-collar.html

[Woogie Man]

Ann, here's a link for a collar that you might look at for her post-spay...

Bite Not Collars, Dog Health Aids

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Woogie Man

Ann, here's a link for a collar that you might look at for her post-spay...

Bite Not Collars, Dog Health Aids

Oooo, Jim -- that looks almost exactly like her "body type" (the picture example) too! That might be about perfect, thank you!