Good luck, Fifty!

[Horsefeathers!]

Fifty is going for da snip tomorrow morning (Friday). He was accepted in the county (or state?) program for the reduced cost neuters. I'll take any help I can get. YES!!!

Why am I so excited, you ask (ok, you didn't, but I'll just freaking tell you, anyway :P )? It's not because Fifty's a little p*sser. He's actually wonderfully housetrained and not much of a marker, despite being a year old and still having his hangy down thingies. It's not because I fear him getting loose and hunting up a girlfriend. No, I'm all excited because maybe I'll get to actually sit down tomorrow evening after work!! YAY! Fifty will likely be dopey and want to sleep tomorrow. Trust me, that's a GOOD thing. This little guy is the absolute sweetest dog on earth, but he has the energy of 10 dogs, I swear! His name should have been "Here He Comes & There He Goes." It's why he was dumped by both families that had him. I have to admit he wears me out.

As a little Fifty update, I found out something today about his last owner that upset me greatly. Apparently, when the original owners gave him up because of his *ahem* hyperactivity, these people went straight out and bought a shock collar for him. They only had him less than two weeks and never once even made an attempt to do anything with him before trying the shock collar. We're talking about a 20ish lb dog! I'm sorry to those who find this statement judgmental and offensive, but that is, IMO, blatant abuse. I mean, it's not like they tried anything else first. Just stuck a shock collar on him and buzzed the crap out of him. I was outraged when I was told about it. He's not a "bad" dog... he's just very, very, very, very, very, very, extremely, holy moly "active." I can't believe people would stick a shock collar on a dog without at least trying to work with him. To me, that sort of thing should be a last resort, not a first step. No wonder he's so skittish when I reach toward his head and neck. Seriously, I thought he was just crazy because he will nearly fold himself in half to keep me from touching his neck. Now I reckon I know why.

Anyway, we will begin clicker training with Fifty probably the weekend. I haven't been able to do it at all this week because we were battling a tummy bug and I wasn't comfortable with the idea of giving treats which makes trying to clicker train useless. Still, I think he's going to do absolutely great. It's like he lives to please... he just needs to know what you want and I strongly believe that as soon as the light goes on for him, he's going to excel. Shock collar my butt! I'm sure some dogs may need it. This one doesn't. :x

Good luck tomorrow, Fifty! We can both get some rest!
:multi: :B-fly: :laola: :megagrin:

[kendalyn]

Enjoy your day! I'll bet Fifty will look very cute sleeping :-)

[mouseatthebusstop]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: I AM UPSET POOR FIFTY HIS LAST OWNER :evil:
SOME PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE DOGS. Paddy loves having his neck rubbed he lifts his head to make sure I rub it all.
Good Luck with the operation Sorry H/F males don't take long to be their self again

[imported_Kat]

Good luck wee Fifty! :D Hope all goes well :wink:

[Horsefeathers!]

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Sorry H/F males don't take long to be their self again

You're right. He hasn't slowed down a bit. He all but walked out of surgery when it was done, like nothing ever happened. You'd think it would have to hurt. Can you imagine the carrying on if it were a MAN? :-?

[mouseatthebusstop]

Can you imagine the carrying on if it were a MAN?

:roflt: I remember when my husband had the human operation