Guest Anonymous Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 It would probably be best if you meet the dog first, one on one, then bring your other dog(s)/Animal(s) to visit, or have them meet somewhere... probably not best if they first meet in the house... what I heard with CATS though is if you block of half the house, one half for the old cats, the other for the new one... do this for a week or so, then switch them, they will get use to eachothers scent that way, then next step would be introducing them. Quote
yellowlabsrule Posted February 5, 2003 Author Posted February 5, 2003 Well... We went to see it and it was a WONDERFUL dog, BUT it peed 6 times when we went out there! :o :( Other than that she was wonderful :( But that's such a BIG problem. Here's a dog I'm emailing about right now, and we might go see: Dog:Border collie mix Portland,OR 503-669-1556 Cindy Mclaughlin oreosmom4@hotmail.com 02-04-2003 Name: Precious Age:2yrs. Sex:F Size:M Delete Precious-Border mix weighs about 45lbs 20 ins at the shoulder,all shots,spayed House-trained,currently working on obiedence training,Wonderful&funny.She loves Children,dogs,cats probably would make friends with a porcupine! We do not want to see her go,but due to a move from a fenced yard&home into a apartment,she is unhappy without her yard to romp in.A adoption application&contract + a $35.00 fee will be required,just so I know she will go to a loving home with a yard and lots of loving attention.We will send pictures at your request. A adoption fee from a private party? :-? Could that other dog have a urinary tract infection? Or would it have other symtoms? Quote
Queen Bitch Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 I don't have anything to say about the piddling, just wanted to say , ARG I MISS PDX! Quote
bk_blue Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 What is PDX? :-? Adoption fees for private parties are very common here. Only a few people will advertise their dog as "free to good home" because while there would be people like me who aren't fussed about paying a fee or not, people who can't really afford a dog would be tempted to adopt a dog and then be unable to have money to look after one, therefore the dog gets neglected or dumped. Also nothing in this life is free! I would be a little wary about adopting a "free" dog, who knows what expensive problems it has already either health wise or behaviour wise that the owners who were adopting it out didn't want to fix...? But having said that there are plenty of "free" dogs out there who are normal, healthy dogs and owners feel weird about charging money for an old/less-than-perfect dog. I don't know how many people would be interested in paying money for my dog seeing as he's almost 8, is crazy, and likes to escape. Not that I would EVER sell him but you know what I mean! Old dogs don't sell and neither do badly behaved ones. :( To me, it seems like Precious' owner is just being very stringent about making sure she goes to a good home. Maybe a little too stringent, but think of all the bad pet owners out there... and she's just doing what most shelters/breed rescues would do anyway. Good luck with her though!! :) Quote
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