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Let me say it to everyone in the back a little louder 📣📣
We. Can't. Keep. Up.
Adoptions are at an all time low. Especially adult dogs
Molly, Lois, Oliver, Christina, Nebula, Coco, Pete- zero interest and costing the rescue hundreds of dollars each month.
We're in a crisis.
Please share our adoptable dogs. Any time you can
Dixie says “rain rain go away, I want to go outside and play”
We have a few doggy daycare spots available starting in June…..pm me for days and rates.
your next family member could be homeless, in foster care or at a shelter right now
We don’t often share hard truths, especially on holidays, but it’s nearing the end of spay & neuter awareness month and we dedicated to an educational post every Monday.
So here we are, hoping that this helps someone realize just how many dogs exist on this planet and just maybe helps someone decide to go the route of supporting a dog that needs it. Or maybe help someone make the decision to spay & neuter their pet, or be more careful with an unfixed animal.
And lastly, the goal right now isn’t for every dog to have a “home” in a North American sense. But maybe for our dogs to have a support system to avoid pain and suffering. Right now, that is not manageable with the number of dogs depending on us.
The hardest and most underrated rated thing to teach a dog is the art of doing nothing.
In a world of enrichment puzzles, exercise, inappropriate socialization, toys, chews and the constant GOGOGO people are told they have to do to have a “happy” dog the art of doing nothing is over looked.
All of that constant movement and arousal is in direct opposition of what owners say they want from their dogs.
Practicing all the wrong things will not yield you the results you want.
A tired dog is not a happy dog.
You can’t exercise your way into a calm dog.
Tired isn’t calm.
[THERE'S NOWHERE FOR YOUR UNWANTED DOG TO GO]
It has now reached a breaking point in Ontario in 2024
People believe if they can't keep their pet any longer, they can bring it to a shelter. That is not true.
People believe if they can't keep their pet any longer, they can have a rescue take the dog. That is also not true.
I have 100's of requests monthly on my intake form, as all rescues and shelter do, to take unwanted dogs. 100's & 100's of dogs.
ADDING TO THE PROBLEM: People no longer want to work with a dog that has any flaws. They want a perfect dog. So there are few adoptions for dogs with any kind of flaw.
What do we do with flawed dogs? They are going to start getting euthanized, more and more as the norm.
What do we do with the crushing amount of dogs being surrendered and adoptions at an all-time low?
ADOPTERS AND BUYERS OF DOGS: stop bringing home dogs you are not committed to for the next 15 years, no matter what life changes you've had or behavioural or medical issues come your way. You made the commitment, you have to stick by it.
There are no options for your unwanted dogs in Ontario in 2024 and likely for years to come.
And please stop dumping and abandoning your pets. The stray population is also at an all-time high.
As I wrap up daycare today for 2023, the pups are pooped and I reflect on how lucky I am to have spent the past 16 years with so many amazing dogs. To all of my clients, family and friends thank you for your support and Merry Christmas! 🎄🐾❤️
Rawhides for dogs are a popular chewing option, but before you buy one, read this. It is best to know best beforehand.
It can take months or years to prepare a dog to safely live with a baby. Just because you love your dog and you love your baby, doesn’t mean they will co exist harmoniously. Training is the key to a happy family!
—Bring home a newborn baby to a dog with a bite history—
I have never seen smelling the baby’s blanket or clothes do anything to make a reactive/aggressive dog like a baby when they actually meet.
I guess may be it’s the same reasoning to some people as giving the dog the owner’s T-shirt to help with separation anxiety, which again, is not something l have seen work (but l have read that some dogs ingested the t-shirt while alone and needed to be rushed to the vet due to impaction).
Training is what will transform the dog’s decision making process, outlook on this world, and relationship with his/her human, which is how we can help an once reactive/aggressive dog to accept a baby.
The key is to teach the dog to accept the baby as a non threatening being that he/she needs to respect. Sniffing the baby’s blanket will not do anything to achieve that.
As a matter of fact, allowing the dog to keep sniffing the baby’s belongings could make the dog believe that whatever belong to the baby also belong to the dog, which is the opposite of what we want.
We want the dog to know that many baby items are off limit, so the dog will grow to accept that there is a clear boundary around the baby. We cannot ask the baby to walk or train the dog, we cannot expect the dog to view the tiny baby as a “pack leader” — but by establishing a clear boundary around the baby and his/her belongings, the dog will learn to become mindful and respectful around the baby so even when the baby does something the dog is not comfortable with, the dog will not think he/she is entitled to correct the baby. It’s like we are setting a perimeter that is cordoned off with a yellow tape around the baby, so the dog knows he/she needs explicit permission before entering this baby’s personal space.
There are many myths regarding letting the dog smell something in order to accept someone but they are not really true. Those are not things l do, and many of these myths could end up with big problems (eg someone pushes one’s hand to a dog’s face for a sniff and the dog bites the person).
A lot of baby problems are rooted in the dog’s tendency to guard. If the dog guards the mom, and sees the mom spending a lot of intimate time with the new baby, the dog could guard the mom and hurt the baby. Sniffing the baby’s blanket will not magically make the dog think the baby is a “friend”, it does not work like that.
Some dogs could end up guarding the baby from the dad, guarding the parents from the baby's bed, and so on, when no clear boundary is established.
Also, for a dog who is obsessed with guarding a human, even if the dog does not attack the baby, we need to be very careful how we accurately interpret the dog’s behavior from a canine perspective, not from a Hollywood movie perspective.
For example, when a dog with a guarding issue tries to put a blanket over a sleeping baby’s body, it’s not because the dog wants to keep the baby from getting cold. It does not work like that with dogs. Trying to cover up something like that could be a resource guarding behavior (i.e. the dog wants to bury a prey for later consumption).
If you need help, please hire a professional trainer and do not just listen to a lot of these common myths which are often not true.
Thank you.
Sunday Funny
You need to be hospitalized but no longer have that one person who can look after your cat while you’re gone.
What do you do?
Today is GIVING TUESDAY and Canada Helps will top up 1% of your donation to TRT.
We are fundraising with the goal of supporting 32 animals in our TEMPORARY PET CARE program in 2024. Join TRT’s campaign by sharing donating on .
Through Ruff Times is a program run through Breakaway Community Services, a registered charity.
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If you change, your dog will change, this I know for sure.
The Abuse Story…
So many fall into the trap of creating a story, or being told a story of abuse due to a dog’s behavior—and/or the goals of the storyteller.
I’ve seen countless dogs raised in sweet, kind, loving homes, who appear to have been beaten daily. I’ve also had dogs myself who were with me from 8-10 weeks old who many would swear had been beaten by a fire hydrant, a garden hose, the plant in the corner of the room, or by a tall man with white shoes… all because the dog had an unusual, unpleasant, fearful reaction to one of those things.
Us humans love ourselves some stories, and by our nature are desperate to make sense of things. (We also love the attention and saintly regard that dramatic rescue stories bestow upon us.) But be careful you don’t let your imagination (and ego) forget about reality: which is that most of the dogs we see who appear abused are actually just demonstrating their weak nerves due to poor genetics.
And be doubly careful of rescues (or anyone else) who tell you some heart wrenching story of the horrors the dog you’re considering adopting has been through. It’s a great strategy for manipulating emotions, and a terrible one for creating the most healthy, stable dog possible. Because that story you make up, or the one that’s told to you, will just about guarantee that you won’t treat your dog as one who needs what all other dogs need to succeed. Instead, you’ll feel bad about leading, bad about rules, and probably faint when you contemplate any correction that might make said dog look uncomfortable.
Stories are powerful. Stick to what you DO know for sure: you have a dog that needs your guidance, not your pity.
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