Re: Lucky successfully disintacted


"FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You really do like to invite abuse, don't you?

What part of "she's just had major surgery" and "walk her only on a leash
for 10-14 days" and "don't allow the dogs to interact or play together"
don't you understand? Do you WANT her stitches to rip out? Do you WANT
her to suffer from post-surgical complications? Do you think you will
get sympathy if she gets sick as a result of your stupid treatment of
her?

Yes, stupid. Walking her up a hill with a tricky descent was stupid.
Allowing her off-leash in an enclosure with Muttley was stupid. Allowing
both dogs free access to food at the same time and in the same room was
stupid. Not crating and isolating Lucky from Muttley while she recovers
was stupid. Why stupid? Because people WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING
ABOUT have conveyed this information to you, and you ignored this very
solid advice.

The only reason I am bothering to reply to you at all is because I feel
very sorry for Lucky, and I hope that someone, somehow, can get it
through your head that you are NOT caring for her competently.


OK. (Speaking generally here...)

It was Helene who picked up Lucky and took her to where she stayed the
first night, and she never gave me any special instructions. She is a
nurse, and she examined the incision, and everything seemed fine. Maybe she
is more clueless than I am, but I respect her medical opinion. I was hoping
that the couple who had her would keep her for a few more days (or
permanently), but they already have a large Lab and I could tell that they
were not interested.

When we got to my house, it seemed like the least stressful way for the two
dogs to interact would be in an open area, and the leashes seemed to make
them more nervous. Again, Helene was with us, and although I was concerned
about her running and playing, she said she would not be overexerting
herself if it hurt.

We wanted to have the crate as a safe place for Lucky to have for herself.
I had only once before been able to coax her into it. Helene tried dropping
some chicken treats into it, but she wouldn't go. Muttley tried to go in
for the treats, and I tried to have him stay out, but she yelled "No!" and
slapped him on the rump. He gave us both a funny look, and went away. But
we could not get her to go in, and I didn't want to create more stress.

But all was OK, and both dogs slept peacefully through the night. Muttley
came in bed with me once or twice. Finally Lucky came to me, got on the
bed, and seemed a little agitated. When I got up, it was clear she wanted
to go out. So did Muttley, of course. The logistics of trying to tether
Muttley out back while I took her out, or vice versa, seemed difficult, and
they were both very eager, so I took two leashes and went out with both of
them. It was not too hard to control them both, but the leash handling is
tricky, as I experimented using one hand or two. We went up to the exercise
yard, and I let them loose again. It was fine at first, and both dogs just
did their business, but after awhile Lucky got frisky and it was clearly
not a good thing. So I told them to stop it, and I called them to me to
snap their leashes back on, and we continued our walk back to the house.

I gave them both food and water, and now I am back upstairs, with both of
them quietly lying together (but I had them keep a little bit of distance
apart). They are both very relaxed, and I will try to keep things more
quiet for Lucky. But it's not going to happen that she gets locked in the
crate and separate from Muttley. The next tricky things will be leaving
them alone when I need to go out. I could take them with me tonight to
volleyball, but there are often other dogs there, and that could be a big
problem. Most other dogs do not have the training that my dogs have, or
their sweet dispositions that they were mostly born with, and I have
reinforced.

So, sorry I was not able to follow your advice, and I will make sure I
contact my vet to get better instructions on Lucky's post-op care. I'm
really trying to do the best I can.

This Sunday, Helene and I may take Lucky to visit someone who has a large
house and lots of land and may be willing to take Lucky as a rescue. But
both dogs are obviously very well bonded to me, and each other, so I would
hate to put her into another strange situation. I'll probably still go,
just so she can meet Lucky, and it might be a good backup if things blow up
here. But I love both dogs, and I'm sure things will continue to go well.
Sorry if I'm so much more optimistic than you are. I think positive
visualization and "good vibes" can work much better than worrying about
everything that can go wrong, and taking every preventative precaution
possible.

BTW, I'll be adding more pictures soon. www.smart.net/~pstech/Lucky.

Paul, Muttley, and Lucky


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