Brindle Posse Rescue, Inc.

12/01/2025

11/30/2025

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Remember go to photos, albums, black friday, make sure you a viewing newest!
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11/30/2025

Just over 2 hrs left!
Unfortunately the link to the photos isn't working again, thank you FB for screwing things up.
Go to the page, Brindle Posse Rescue and Senior Sanctuary click photos, click albums, black Friday album.
Please help the vintage puppies. 🐾❤️🐶

11/25/2025

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THE CHOICE TO CHOOSE
WHY DOGS SHOULD BE ALLOWED CHOICE

Imagine every little detail of your life is controlled - what and when you eat, where you sleep, when you’re allowed inside or outside, when you’re allowed to go for a walk and if you’re allowed to stop and sniff, who you’re allowed or forced to interact with, what activities you’re allowed to participate in, when you’re given attention, where you’re allowed to be touched etc.

This would create stress and anxiety, a feeling of helplessness, apathy, a lack of confidence and many other negative emotions. The same is true for dogs.

Dogs live in a world where just about everything is controlled by us.

Allowing choice, no matter how simple or small that choice may be, provides so many benefits.

The context and parameters in which we allow choice is obviously important.

Safety, boundaries, environmental factors, other people or animals always need to be taken into account.

A very long time ago, when my daughter was little, she would flat-out refuse to put on the set of clothes I had picked out for her.

Tantrums and stubbornness would often make us late for wherever we were going. This problem was solved by laying out 3 different sets of clothes and allowing her to choose which set she was going to wear.

These were still within my parameters and were still my choice, but by doing this I had allowed her a choice and the problem was solved, without harsh discipline or emotional fall out.

Dogs that are allowed some control over their environment and how they respond to situations are more confident, more emotionally balanced, more resilient, better able to cope with stressful situations, less anxious, less stressed and generally have fewer behaviour problems.

Look for simple, safe ways to provide more choice for your dog.

Improve their wellbeing and quality of life in a world that seeks to dominate and control.

11/24/2025

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This has nothing to do with "training".
It also has everything to do with it.✅

Reactive dogs typically have a far lower tolerance for change.
They thrive on consistency.
They love routine.

We can have a weird view of what predictability actually means though.
Some people take their reactive dogs to work with them, they always have and yes that in itself is predictable.
Does your work involve meeting new people and travelling to new worksites?
Is what you believed is predictable really not?
New machinery?
Couriers unexpectedly popping in?

We may walk at the same time of day, but where?

Are you swapping where you walk too often and too soon?
Have you tried just walking in a low stress area for a few weeks?
Are there predictable triggers that you can safely "use" in that area?
Are your responses reliable or are you unpredictable in your response?

Predictability can help lower stress.
That starts to flow into all other areas of their lives.
Over time it can have a positive affect with their reactivity.

Predictability isn't boring for a reactive dog.

It's safety.

11/24/2025

Everything is finally loaded with starting bids!
This is for Charlie Brown 's surgery tomorrow.
Neuter, checking his ear infections, broken/worn teeth, Cherry eye & cataract. And we had appointments for Molly, Marty, Willow, Charlie and a sedated nail cut for Rocky so far this month!
Lots of great Christmas gifts. Get your shopping done and help some doggies! ❤️🐶🐾🐾

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11/23/2025

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This is why it just never stops.♾️
The reason it keeps happening.
It's working in that very moment and it's remembered.

A pattern has formed, a history and it worked!

Running and barking in front of the gate when the courier arrives.
Nudging your hand when you're relaxing in the lounge.
Barking through windows at that dog walking past.
Even pulling and dragging you along when they are desperate to reach that tall grass around that tree.
All of those are examples.

The reasons behind the "why" sometimes look complicated to us.
We can't quite figure it out.
It's almost "mystical" because we cant quite grasp why.

When we shift from "why won't they stop" to "what's in it for them" those patterns can be obvious.

Are you, "just over it", frustrated and "tried everything" ?
Take a deep breath, step back and look at things in a simpler way.

How were they rewarded?