chuckandsteve Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) . Edited August 27, 2012 by chuckandsteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I believe a professional is needed before things escalate - it is resource guarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckandsteve Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) . Edited August 27, 2012 by chuckandsteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Thanks Megan I hadn't thought of it as resource guarding I dont think we are quite at the behaviourist point yet, he is still entire and they have only been together 2 days. So they are still settling in really That's not normal entire dog or settling in behaviour. I would ask your rescue organisation to provide you with a Behaviourist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Just curious...is it normal for a dog to be placed into foster care before it is desexed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Foster dog wouldn't get another day in my house. The potential for things to go pear shaped for the resident dog is very real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Thanks Megan I hadn't thought of it as resource guarding I dont think we are quite at the behaviourist point yet, he is still entire and they have only been together 2 days. So they are still settling in really I am surprised a rescue would even place an entire dog into foster care to begin with. And chances are, the more he settles in and the more comfortable he feels, the more protective of your parents he'll become. I would also be contacting the rescue and seeking the help of a behavourist. Was the dog even assessed prior to being placed into care or was he taken directly from the pound and placed straight into foster care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I dont think we are quite at the behaviourist point yet, he is still entire and they have only been together 2 days. All the more reason to get professional help/assessment IMO. Hope it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 That's why I have suggested a behaviourist C&S - there hasn't been an issue yet but as K9 explained there is more chance of something happened once he has settled in. If something does happen, the resident dog could land up hurt, your parents could be hurt for trying to break up a fight, the foster could be hurt and would most probably be classed as unrehomable because no ethical rescue that I can think of would rehome a dog that had attacked. There would be fewer issues with dogs if people involved behaviourists before things blow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 There would be fewer issues with dogs if people involved behaviourists before things blow up. x1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckandsteve Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Thanks for the advice but not interested in getting into arguments about the group, his assessment etc so I might just leave it there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 No one was arguing? I think we are all a bit surprised that an entire dog was placed in a foster home , and we are also wondering if this behaviour was noted during assessment prior to placement, or is something new . deleting your posts removes the context of what could be a helpful thread for foster carers , or people thinking about helping out with rescue /pound dogs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Can they get a crate or 2 and separate the dogs, so the foster doesn't get a chance to practice the behaviour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) Just curious...is it normal for a dog to be placed into foster care before it is desexed Yes - it's not uncommon. Sometimes it's one of the fostering duties to get the dog desexed - a few weeks back we had 'bucket day' when a bunch of us (coincidentally) all had our fosters desexed on the same day. Most get the dog desexed quite quickly but sometimes there might be health reasons why you might delay desexing for a little while e.g. Ollie had a bad cough when I first got him and I waited until that cleared before he was snipped. Edited August 27, 2012 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan3 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I took my foster in to be desexed. I took him partly because the rescue was full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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