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Guess everyone else figured it out before me but I have totaly failed with my 1st foster

 

in that she is no longer a foster and is staying with me

 

she still has many issues but we are working on them - thanks to all yous for plugging control unleashed so I went out and bought it

- and will prob be asking lots of questions on it - but at the moment I am loving it - as are the dogs

 

So here is the little lady when I first heard about her as a stray in an irish pound just days away from being put to sleep

 

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When I got her she had been through a horrific ordeal, taken from pound to kennels and then on to a foster home where she was spayed and vaccinated before being bundled into a crate with lots of other dogs for the crossing to Scotland (she still had her stictches in).

She had peed all over herself and was looking v sad when she was handed to me - she cuddled shaking into my arms and licked my hand every time I changed gear on the drive home

 

Poor soul has some pretty bad fear agression issues, but has made quite a few friends who she shows her true puppy self to. She is reactive and noise sensitive and bossy and v used to getting her own way

 

But she is also v smart, have been taking her to basic obedience classes where she has settled down to work with all the other dogs there and we have just started agility with her

She is getting more confident by the day - and calmer

 

Here she is now

 

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Thank you for taking one of our Irish dogs. I feel bad that we cannot manage to find homes here in Ireland. Maybe it is a relatively small population and not enough homes. I wish I could take another but having given it much thought I know it would be wrong for both the dog and me. Not being young (me!) it takes all my energy to give dear Meg all the excercise and attention she deserves.

She is a gorgeous little lady and so fortunate to have found you.

I wish you many years of joy together.

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:rolleyes: dont worry, I dont blame the responsable dog owners in Ireland!!

I am totaly blown away by the work the people do in the rescues over there - it must be so hearbreaking to see so many poor faces and to know that you can only help a tiny few

I think the big problem is the mentality of some espech out in the country

We have it to a small extent over here - but thankfully there are more homes to go around.

But it it the daft beliefs people have about their dogs that are increasing the pound population

 

I have had to have words with so many dog owners who still think

You have to breed a bitch on its 1st season to calm it down

You have to wait for several seasons to get a bitch spayed

Dont neuter male dogs as it spoils them

and dogs are perfectly happy to wonder about where they want all day and come home in the evening for food

 

No wonder there are so many strays about!!

 

I have been told it is likely that Mia was just turfed out to fend for herself when she became to much of a handful as the area she came from people tend to do that - why train a dog when you can just get another puppy and it might turn out better

 

Well their loss is my gain cos even tho she is hard work she is a fantastic little dog and has given Ben and me so much joy

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Guess everyone else figured it out before me but I have totaly failed with my 1st foster

 

in that she is no longer a foster and is staying with me

I don't think that makes you a failure--I think that makes you pretty special and her pretty intelligent. She chose you! Keep us posted on her progress. :rolleyes:

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What a pretty girl! It's great that you saved her, your description of how she acted when you first got her brought back memories of my first BC, "Cookie" that I rescued from a nasty local shelter, your dog even looks a lot like her. She was underfed and malnourished, scared to death and fear agressive too. A few months and lots of love brought her around though and she turned out to be one of the best BCs I've ever had. Good luck with her!

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