Gorgeous dog. I love a Chow.
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jp_nyc
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Last night our little dog attacked the new guy. The new guy bit back and let go, but left some puncture wounds. We had to take the little dog to the vet this morning. He told us that this happens all the time when a little dog attacks a big chow and that these dogs should never be together. So the new guy is going back to the shelter this afternoon after I let the kids say goodbye. They’re going to be devastated because they love Kylo Ren.
rhino
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That sucks, but at least the white hairs won’t be a problem.
My daughter might be getting a dog from her mom (if her mom is really as sick as she claims to be that’s a whole different story), and I’m more than a little worried about how a new 40lbs dog that loves my kid and is super protective of her and our current 60lbs dog who loves my kid and is super protective of her will get along.
ColourofFire
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Did you tell the shelter about your little dog? Did they ask? It seems kinda weird they wouldn't take that into account.
jp_nyc
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We took our little dog to the shelter to meet the new one. They hung around in a fenced yard for about half an hour and it went fine. And they were doing well together at home right up until the new dog jumped on the bed. The little guy got territorial. The shelter people told us that the new dog was anxious and had him on some medications, so I think he just freaked out because he’s had a lot of stress from being through three homes in the past month (original owner is in a coma, her family didn’t want the dog, next owner was an idiot who thought he could leave a dog alone in a studio apartment 12+ hours a day). It’s a shame because he’s a great dog.
ColourofFire
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Ah yeah, that's not too strange of a sequence of events. Is the little guy also a rescue?
jp_nyc
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Yes. He came from a local group that got him from a group in New Mexico, we don’t know anything about him. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a reservation dog.
Anyway, the new dog is gone. It sucks because he was a great dog. He settled right in like he had lived with us for years. Kylo wasn’t interested in food at all—he didn’t want treats, didn’t beg, and didn’t even come into the kitchen when I was working with meat. He got along great with the kids, which was important because we wanted him to be around for our autistic daughter. When I picked the other dog up from the vet he said that there were two deep puncture wounds but he didn’t think that Kylo was trying to hurt our little dog. He could have killed the little guy with no effort. Kylo just got scared and that was his “go away” bite. But this behavior will only escalate so Kylo is gone and the kids are crying.
ColourofFire
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Mojo :( Always sad when things work out that way. Doesn't sound like anyone did anything wrong. I hope Kylo finds a good home soon and your kids aren't too distraught.
Tig
Fucktangular
As you know, we have 10 rescues, half of which we rescued ourselves. Obviously, every rescue dog is different, and we rarely know anything about what they've been through. I know you have to do what's right for your home.
Since the chow wasn't aggressive I would have worked with him, but that's just me, and I can't blame you for your choice.
In general:
Since the chow wasn't aggressive I would have worked with him, but that's just me, and I can't blame you for your choice.
In general:
ColourofFire
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I mean, there's tons of methods that can help like introducing them slowly using a baby gate etc, but seeing as the stress is already caused and went quite far, I figured they needed support in their decision rather than adviceAs you know, we have 10 rescues, half of which we rescued ourselves. Obviously, every rescue dog is different, and we rarely know anything about what they've been through. I know you have to do what's right for your home.
Since the chow wasn't aggressive I would have worked with him, but that's just me, and I can't blame you for your choice.
In general:
But yeah, with Kiira there's random "breakthrough" moments happened even after 3 years. At 3 months we got glimpses of what she could be, Only after 2 years she reliably started to turn to us for "guidance" in situations she finds difficult. I guess chows have similar stubborn and strong characters and this one has been through more than one home already, and it could definitely have been a long, rough ride that not everyone has the mental and practical flexibility to deal with 24/7.
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nuke_diver
Riding Solo
Chows are generally not recommended as 1st time pets as they are quite stubborn and IIRC they aren't great as multipet families but I could be wrong. We had a Chow/Lab mix (Violet) but she was more lab than Chow for the most part (see pic to the left). Current dog is a Shiba Inu mix, also stubborn and independent. She is much more difficult than Violet was, as she is also far less food motivated in spite of being a street dog in Taiwan 
Violet would pretty much do anything for food
Violet would pretty much do anything for food
jp_nyc
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We thought a chow mix would be a good thing. Our past experience with a chow mix was that he was aloof and tolerated other dogs because not much really bothered him. Which was what were expecting from spending time with Klyo and talking about him with people at the shelter. I think what happened was probably due to Kylo being nervous and anxious from being on his fifth home in a short period of time. He was on anti-anxiety medication and seemed to be doing very well. But he was literally four times the size of my little dog and our veterinarian told us that he sees the results of these fights all the time and it often ends with the little dog dead. He’s been in practice for fifty years so I listen to him.
Dudeman1967
blah, blah, blah...
Buddy turned 15 today. He wasn’t supposed to make his 14th. It’s been wonderful. He is to the point now where he can’t stand for more than 5-10 minutes. Time to eat, drink, do his outdoor business then he finds his bed to lay down upon. We move his bed from the bedroom to the living room and back at night.
He still has a zest for life. His tail still wags like crazy. He loves s good meal and a nap. He started his version of purring after we had to put down the cat.
Today he had steak for dinner. It was a NY strip cooked medium rare.
Old age may get him before the spleen tumor does and thats ok by me.
He still has a zest for life. His tail still wags like crazy. He loves s good meal and a nap. He started his version of purring after we had to put down the cat.
Today he had steak for dinner. It was a NY strip cooked medium rare.
Old age may get him before the spleen tumor does and thats ok by me.
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
As you know, we have 10 rescues, half of which we rescued ourselves. Obviously, every rescue dog is different, and we rarely know anything about what they've been through. I know you have to do what's right for your home.
Since the chow wasn't aggressive I would have worked with him, but that's just me, and I can't blame you for your choice.
In general:
Mrs. Lerxst has been a volunteer adoption counselor for the rescue that we adobpted our last two dog froms for about a year now. They're pretty upfront with potential adoptors and willing to take a pass on an adoption. A big part of the process is working with folks to make sure that this is something that fits their household and lifestyle & manage expecations. There's plenty of time & resources providied to educate adoptors how to give their new dog the time & space to decompress from the whole journey to this point & become the dog they truly are.
That said, there's plenty of times it just isn't going to work out and they get that. Once folks make their mind up, it's pretty much set.
Fortunately for 99.9% of the returned dogs, that just wasn't the right situation for them and they get adopted again and things just click for everyone.