Vickiebarrios
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Good Morning Friends!
I got a call on Saturday that a local rescue needs a foster for Gunny. (Not my choice in name) Gunny has a biting history. He is 2 years old, neutered, and has had his tail removed due to MAJOR infection. According to a dog trainer I have very little confidence in states that Gunny has trust issues. His owner surrendered him to the pound due to biting. My gut, intuition, ESPN... Believes he was neglected. The BIG warning I heard was he is afraid of quick movement and noises. He attacks killer vacuum cleaners. I have two 12 year old kids. A golden retriever, Steve and cocker spaniel, Daisie. The trainer who has only spent 45 minutes with Gunny wants him in a muzzle and to become crate trained. Should I assume the trainer knows best and keep him muzzled until he proves himself, 3-4 weeks as she stated? Do I assume he hates everything and feed him separately and keep him crated while my older dogs have free roaming ability? I want Gunny to have the best possible experience. If I had the $1000 homing fee I would just adopt him; however I have to be okay with the thought he will eventually have a forever home. Since his prior owner stated he bit 3 times we are his only hope... He will be euthanized otherwise.
Any thoughts on how to do this introduction?
I got a call on Saturday that a local rescue needs a foster for Gunny. (Not my choice in name) Gunny has a biting history. He is 2 years old, neutered, and has had his tail removed due to MAJOR infection. According to a dog trainer I have very little confidence in states that Gunny has trust issues. His owner surrendered him to the pound due to biting. My gut, intuition, ESPN... Believes he was neglected. The BIG warning I heard was he is afraid of quick movement and noises. He attacks killer vacuum cleaners. I have two 12 year old kids. A golden retriever, Steve and cocker spaniel, Daisie. The trainer who has only spent 45 minutes with Gunny wants him in a muzzle and to become crate trained. Should I assume the trainer knows best and keep him muzzled until he proves himself, 3-4 weeks as she stated? Do I assume he hates everything and feed him separately and keep him crated while my older dogs have free roaming ability? I want Gunny to have the best possible experience. If I had the $1000 homing fee I would just adopt him; however I have to be okay with the thought he will eventually have a forever home. Since his prior owner stated he bit 3 times we are his only hope... He will be euthanized otherwise.
Any thoughts on how to do this introduction?