THANK YOU!!!!! Leo had 2 very special people who donated a cot for him. He's so lucky because he now has a back up cot which we know he will end up needing again. We just hope when he needs that second cot that it's in his new home. This is what we hope for as soon as he's done with his training 🙏🏼🤞🏻 please help him by sharing his story so his forever home can see him ❤️🏠
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Muzzle and Resource Guarding Training with Leo and @everyday_pack_leader
Leo continues to work hard every week. Muzzle training is important to be able to take him to the vet and keep everyone safe. We aren't saying he will always need a muzzle but as he works through his issues this is important to continue to expose him and work him through those moments. Resource guarding is something we know he has and it's very important to teach him impulse control. Why teach impulse control? So Leo can be told to leave it or to not go for it. This is good in case something is dropped that we don't want him getting and avoiding an accident.
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Leo has been with our rescue since 2022 after he was abandoned by a trainer here at a San Diego kennel facility. Dogs who come from major trauma from previous trainers/owners take longer because they have to relearn how to trust humans. From extensive trainer trauma, to being injured by another dog, to a hip injury, and going through several homes in a short period of time, we had our work cut out for us with Leo, but he had successfully worked through most of his trauma by October 2023.
Unfortunately in October, we trusted a new trainer, who promised to help us get Leo certified as a service dog. Within two weeks in their care, there was a situation where Leo, through no fault of his own, was severely triggered by another dog who was extremely reactive and attempted to attack Leo. In a moment of extreme fear for his own safety, he reacted and redirected at our trainer/founder, Katie, when she visited to work with him. Although she was bitten, she was able to get Leo to come back from the situation and safely return to his kennel. Unfortunately after this, Leo developed hesitation around Katie handling him on leash. Dogs don’t live in memory like humans, but rather, build associations. Leo had built an association with Katie handling his leash, and fearing for his life because of the presence of the attacking dog in the October incident. Due to the time it takes to undo and rebuild associations, and Leo’s age as a giant breed, we thought that finding another trainer who was capable and willing to act with patience and love, would help him the most, and faster than if Katie did it herself. Finding the right trainer with a rescue mindset was very important for us. It took us a bit, but now we have Xavier helping us with Leo.
In this video from today you will see Xavier and Katie working in conjunction to help Leo rebuild his associations with Katie, and learn to trust her to keep him safe again. We are so grateful for @everyday_pack_leader , Xavier, for his pat
It's been a busy week for us from assessing new puppies to continue training with our current dogs and responding to new people who need help.
This week for Leo, Xavier @everyday_pack_leader wanted to check on Leo's resource guarding. Because Xavier is new to working with Leo he wants to assess Leo fully to see what triggers him. This 90 second video shows just a bit of what the training session was. Leo was tethered for safety purposes and was given a treat. Leo was definitely not ok with Xavier near his head while he had the treat, he did give a warning (growl). Xavier then wanted to touch Leo to see his response and we noticed he wasn't as concerned about being pet on his body as he was near his head. This is something we have to work on because if Leo were to go to a home we need to make sure he's ok with someone being around him while he's eating. We aren't saying he needs to accept someone bothering him while he eats, but if someone were to pass close to him while he's eating we need to know he won't trigger and react towards that person. We need to know he can be adopted in a safe way.
Having Xavier working with him also exposes Leo to taking leadership from a male which typically Leo has a problem with. With Leo having been with abusive men trainers it can certainly be a reason why he has a hard time with men. Working with a male trainer can hopefully get Leo more comfortable and feel confident around men and take leadership from them.
If you want to support Leo on his journey we can always use food donations for him. Link for the food on our bio through Amazon or if you would like to drop off messages us.
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Now training with Leo (mastiff/cane corso) is Xavier @everyday_pack_leader in conjunction with our founder and trainer @sd.dogrehab. We know it's been a while since we have posted Leo! After Katie with CRT worked through so much of Leo’s needs last year, he needed to learn how to build trust with men, since he’s been abused by male trainers repeatedly in the past. So we knew we needed to search for a male trainer who has extensive knowledge with dogs who have severe reactivity/ trauma and especially the patience for working with rescues. It took us some time to find someone who we can trust so we are so excited that this is the beginning of Leo training with Xavier!Every dog has a journey and Leo's has been not easy. He has been bounced around so much, and been through so many trainers who saw him only as a challenge to prove themselves and he has suffered because of it. We won't give up on him because we know and have seen that he's so capable of love and he deserves it. Although not everyone can handle a dog like Leo, we know there's someone out there that is meant to be his forever home. He is currently in boarding kennels but unlike most boarding facilities he has a positive association because he trusts the kennel owners and they walk him and play with him in the yards there. Obviously he can't stay there forever so we have to continue to work with him to build more confidence so he can eventually find his home and leave the kennels. #dogrescue #mastiff #canecorso #dogtrainer #dogtraining #dogreactivity #dogbehaviormodification #dog #sandiegodogrescue #sandiego #california #dogkennel #trauma #reactivedog
Keanu is relocating with his family to the bay area. We got to see him before he moves to his new home. We were a little sad but this is what we hope for every single dog that comes through our rescue, to find their forever home. Keanu will come to San Diego once in a while so this isn't goodbye, it's see you soon ❤️
If you believe in our cause and would like to help us rehabilitate more dogs like Keanu please share or donate. We get emails every day of people needing to surrender due to behavior and because we are mostly self funded we can't take any more dogs in than we can personally afford. With veterinary costs rising it's becoming harder for rescues to continue to operate. Please help if you can. Any donation amount makes a difference. Thank you.
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Exciting News!!!!!
Morgan has gone into a foster to adopt home as a service dog🐕🦺 and we couldn't be happier for her! Morgan not only will have a home but she will be going to work every day in an office setting. Her dream came true to be with her person all day!
Her new dad previously had a pitty as a service dog until his dog recently passed. He shared with us he hadn't been ready until now to bring another dog home. We have been getting updates on her and we couldn't be happier to see her doing so well and getting the individual attention we know she has been wanting for such a long time.
Also a BIG thank you to the people that donated towards her heavy duty mat that she now uses at work! (last picture)
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Morgan is still up for adoption/foster and looking for her forever home ❤️🏠 please voice your interest in the comments below or contact us via Facebook, email, or dm 🐾🐾 here’s a video of our goofy girl in action!
Donations for Morgan are also very appreciated! Visit the link in our bio for more info 🐕🐾
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Part of our rescue mission is education. We believe that if our future generations learn about animal behavior at a young age they can make a difference a lot sooner. Dog rescue currently is at an all time high of dogs needing help unlike prior years. We get many calls/emails every day of people trying to relinquish their dogs due to behavior issues. Learning about dog behavior is so important not only to understand our own animals but to also help them in case behavior issues develop. If we can understand their behavior then we can help them and not reach a point in which we give them up. A dog with behavior issues is euthanized at a faster rate and justified because they become a threat to people. Most dogs that have behavior issues come from a place of fear, insecurity, or even worst trauma/abuse. We hope with education these dogs will have people more willing to take a chance on.
Here you will see an amazing high school senior working with us as part of her internship. Katie is teaching her with a dog that has finished their board and train program the proper way to walk a dog to avoid leash pulling. We are so happy to have her learning with us because we know that she will do great things in the future!
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Pup update! Buddy has been doing great! What we have learned so far is that he's a little cautious meeting new people and with reason since he suddenly lost his owner and home. We will be working with him since he might have a potential adopter already. So far he has been meeting some volunteers and getting the exposure to new people that he needs. We know from neighbors before losing his home and ending up scared in a shelter that he was very happy and sweet with people. We want to get him back to that.
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Yesterday Morgan went into a foster to adopt home trial!!!! We are beyond excited for her. We hope she has found her person 🙏🏻. Her foster is very excited to get to know her and is getting training sessions with us to make her transition into his home easy.
Morgan came to us almost 2 years ago as an owner surrender. Once surrendered to our rescue she went immediately to our founder @sd.dogrehab
Morgan had extreme reactivity to dogs and people. Not only was she reactive but wasn't spayed which made it worse due to her going through heat. We had to wait months before spaying her due to a medical concern by the vet. Once we were able to spay her we got to work with her and realized her reactivity had to do with her not being mentally stimulated. Morgan is so smart that she was misunderstood. Typically we don't see that high intelligence and drive in her breed so we learned that she wanted to work. Training her stimulated her mind and she learned so fast. Also her scent work was so good that we tested her for search and rescue work which she did amazing at. Unfortunately due to breed restrictions she didn't qualify to enter that type of program (although we know she would have been the best!). Now that she is done with her board and train program she has finally found someone that might be her match! Wish her good luck and send positive vibes❣️
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Morgan is so smart! She goes on a walk with our amazing volunteer several times a week and she has a designated water break spot that she remembers on her own. Without being told to stop she does it on her own to get her water. She is an incredible smart girl who is ready for her forever home!
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*************Buddy is free!************
Today was Buddy's last day before being euthanized.
Buddy had been found home alone after days of his owner not returning home due to hospitalization. Neighbors alerted the humane society and when they arrived to get him he was put on the euthanasia list due to fear aggression. His owner tried to get him after he was out of the hospital but he crashed on the way to get Buddy and has been diagnosed with dementia. His owner doesn't have family to take Buddy so the neighbors reached out for help because they said he's a very sweet dog. Neighbors wanted for Buddy to get a loving home and for his owner to know Buddy will be taken care of.
As you see an officer from the humane society puts Buddy in the crate because we can't touch him until he's in the car for liability reasons. We are so grateful for @theanimalpad helping us pull him and partner with us in Buddy's journey.He is now with our founder/ trainer decompressing. More to come from this sweet senior that deserves the best in his golden years.
If you wish to donate to Buddy please go to our website. Please help us share Buddy's story to get him into his forever home 🏠
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This is Pete. We received an email from a person a few weeks back when it was raining heavily here in San Diego asking for help. A car had hit Pete and he was laying on the side of the road getting rained on. This person was trying to help him but couldn't get close because Pete would growl and bark at him. He put some food and water as close to him to see if he could help him but that wasn't working. This person attempted calling animal control as well to help. We knew we needed to help him but had nowhere to put him if we got him. So we reached out to @theanimalpad who immediately responded to us and said they were on their way to get him.
As if Pete getting hit wasn't enough trauma for him, when animal control arrived they didn't know how to get him with the fear aggression he displayed and pepper sprayed him. After this they proceeded to leave because Pete ran into a canyon scared. Luckily for him The Animal Pad crew wasn't going to give up. They were able to get him and now he's in their care. With all this we can't imagine how he wouldn't be reactive to people especially when intentionally hurt him while he was already on the floor from the accident. Katie (our founder) has now been going to work with him and teaching some of the volunteers how to handle him safely as he learns to trust people again.
Indy (Female German Shepherd) available for adoption. She currently lives outside in a kennel with limited human interaction and we would like to help her find a home where she can live indoors with someone who can give her affection. She can be trained to be a service or emotional support dog due to her good nature and desire to please and learn. Currently in the San Diego area.
Her sister who lived with her found a home and now Indy is alone. Please help us find her a home.
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Meet Indy (2-3 year female German shepherd) currently living outside in a kennel her whole life without much human interaction other than feeding and cleaning her kennel. Due to the lack of space in our rescue we can't bring her in but we assessed her to be able to post her for adoption. She is incredibly smart and loving. She would be able to be trained as a service or emotional support dog. She learns so fast and has great human intuition. Please help share her!
(Currently in Jamul, CA)
We may not have space but we continue to do our part as much as we can whether it's assessing a dog or helping with training. If you can help us with donations, dog food, as a foster, or volunteer we can continue to help more dogs in need. Our donation links on our bio and website.
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We may not be able to take in dogs at the moment but as a rescue we want to continue to help as much as we can. We have a dog owner here who unfortunately as many others we come across constantly, she has done training including a board and train and wasn't done properly in her home setting. Many people want to help their dog and go to trainers who fail them and then have to face the constant stress of their reactive dog and fear of a bite.
In this case she is a dog owner who asked us for help because she doesn't want to give her dog up but has ran out of options. This dog being a 10 year female pitbull (spayed) doesn't have much of a chance due to her age and reactivity. She told us she would work with her dog if we taught her how to do it and guided her. We admire her for not giving up on her dog and we will help her as much as we can with training.
Mental Exercise (training) and a crate play such a vital role with a reactive dog. The structure allows them to become better dogs.
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We want to wish everyone happy holidays! 🐶 🌲 ❄️⛄❤️
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