A new addition

Well, after envying Lindsay as well as Ace’s connection for rather a while now (and every other human-dog bond for that matter) – I have lastly taken the plunge as well as embraced one more dog!

It was a difficulty to get to this point, however we are so pleased that we have done it! Our 16-year-old pound hound passed away about two years ago, as well as it took a long time to get over it.

More recently, our wonderful 3-year-old feline Inso (who believed he was a dog) suddenly died from cancer. despite still having a 16-year-old Russian blue feline as well as two rescued alley cats in the house, all the life as well as energy seemed to be gone. The old feline is just that, old.

Sure, he walks on his leash as well as is extremely well behaved however is not so lively in his old age. He’ll want interest however mainly wishes to nap.

I was trolling the rescue ads as I commonly do (since I miss having a dog in the house) as well as came across a truly special guy. I sent the ad to my husband, as well as we couldn’t get him out of our heads.

I contacted his foster household as well as asked if he was still around. sure sufficient – he was.

And now, may I introduce Gustav the bloodhound. His name is really Gus, however Gustav seems so much more regal!

He is remarkable as well as everybody who satisfies him falls in love. Besides bragging about my excellent new addition, I believed I would take this chance to reiterate what we’ve checked out on this blog many times as well as throw in a few of my own tips:

Know the breed you are getting yourself into!

Gus is a bloodhound. He is stubborn. He drools. He smells “like dog” (not overpowering, however that “dog smell”).

This guy has big, floppy ears that requirement to be kept clean or else an infection might set in. He is likewise 110+ pounds as well as not the dog that just anyone should attempt to have. Conversely, he is the sweetest, most nonviolent dog ever.

He won’t assault you, children, or other animals. The point: if you can’t offer with the idiosyncrasies of the breed – don’t get it! This bad guy was dropped off at the shelter, adopted, returned, embraced again, returned once again as well as then saved by his foster family.

We are at least the fifth household he has been with as well as quote that he is about 3-4 years old. No dog deserves this. If you are going to embrace a dog, make sure you understand what you are getting into. animals are not disposable. Don’t be selfish with your choice.

If you want a dog to just sit there as well as not requirement any type of interest up until you are ready, then you should most likely not get a dog at all.

Sætte mål!

Gus is about 10-15 pounds overweight. This is partly because of his lazy bloodhound nature. I have two main goals/challenges that I am undertaking to battle this.

First, I walk him every morning right when I wake up. This is not a issue since I utilized to get up as well as get on my elliptical fitness instructor or stationary bike for 30-45 minutes to get up each day.

He’s a vigorous walker, which works perfect for me. We are on our second week as well as have not missed a morning. He does get walks at least two other times in the day so far as well.

Second, I bought him a dog pack (like a saddlebag). This will assist him lose the weight as well as provide him a task to do where he feels responsible. He is trying to get accustomed to it now. It is truly entertaining at first, as well as he acts like he can’t walk. It isn’t tight as well as doesn’t hurt, he’s just stubborn.

He’s getting much better, as well as we walk with it on him every morning. I keep a collapsible water bowl, refillable water bottles, a drool rag, doo-doo bags, treats, wipes as well as doggie cologne in his bag.

Speaking of goals, handle a little bit at a time.

I have other future goals for Gus however am not going to burden either of us keeping that pressure yet. when we have the walk as well as using a pack as a routine, I’ll introduce other enrichment behaviors as well as activities for him.

Realize your cars and truck will now belong to the dog if you take him places.

We have two cars, fortunately. We have set up one with the back seat completely covered in sheets as well as towels for Gus to lie as well as drool as he sees fit. when you do this as well as let the dog have the domain, move on. This is part of having a dog.

We constantly clean the sheets as well as towels as well as wipe up the drool, however do so happily since we are so pleased to have him in our lives.

Be the pack leader!

There is no reason to be mean or overbearing to a new dog, however set limitations early. particularly with my Gus, he likes to see what he can get away with. His fOster -husholdningen var vidunderlig såvel som at sætte ham med lidt træning, så han forstår ”nej” såvel som en anden adfærd.

Jeg kræver at fortsætte med at arbejde på disse med ham, så han ikke glemmer det.

Igen betyder det at være pakkeleder ikke, at du skal råbe eller få din hund til at føle sig dårlig. Ligesom Lindsay har forklaret før, fungerer det ikke at råbe, at råbe ikke fungerer. Gus kan prøve vores tålmodighed, men vi holder os rolige såvel som at få ham til at samarbejde.

Vi råber eller skælder ikke ud. Hvis du tilfredsstillede ham, ville du forstå det! Han er den søde fyr nogensinde.

Heldigvis online i et ekstremt hundevenligt område. Der er en række steder, som vi kan tage Gus i Los Angeles, såvel som han er ekstremt blød omkring andre hunde til at starte.

I løbet af weekenden tog vi ham med til Venice Boardwalk såvel som næppe få med mængden. Alle ønskede at kæledyr såvel som at tale med ham. Han spiste det op! Vi har ikke mange blodhunde i denne del af landet, så han er temmelig fremtrædende siden af ​​det såvel som hans vidunderlige opførsel.

Bundlinjen er det et ægte ansvar at tilføje en ny hund til husstanden.

Tag det videre (og tag det alvorligt) såvel som du får mere belønning tilbage, end du nogensinde har lagt i. Jeg vil komponere om hans udvikling igen, såvel som nøjagtigt hvordan hans mål kommer med (så længe Lindsay vil har mig). Ud over ja, er han kastreret, så meget som dato med sine skud såvel som licenseret.

Vores 16-årige katte er meget glad for at have en hund i hjemmet igen, men de to redninger var på allerførste specifikke, at han er instrumentet for deres død. Min anden halvdel arbejder konstant med dem, så godt de begynder at finde rundt.

Jeg vil især sige tak til Lindsay for at holde disse emner foran på min hukommelse på denne blog.

Tak, for at have gjort det muligt for mig at offentliggøre om livet for mine vidunderlige kompisdyr. Jeg vil kommentere fra nu af om min Gus i stedet for hvad jeg brugte at gøre med min gamle pige, MOCA. Nå, jeg kan ikke helt ikke huske om hende …

Apryl Delancey er en indfødt i Los Angeles såvel som sportsfanatiker, der bevarer en blog kaldet “Kvinder som sport.” Næsten hver sport, du kan tro på, er dækket, så kom forbi for at se engang! Åh – såvel som tak, at parafrasere Bob Barker, kan du ikke huske at spay såvel som ydre dine vennedyr!

Tjek Gus slappe af i sit nye hjem.