Pets of Wein

[jbj]

We just adopted this guy. His name is Kylo Ren. The people at the shelter kept calling him Kylo and he mostly ignored everyone. We just assumed that he’s aloof; that would be the chow blood in him. But my husband discovered that the dog only responds to his full name. So we have a pretentious dog named after a guy who murdered his own father.

Also, it did not occur to me until after we picked him out that I own over a hundred black or dark blue t-shirts.

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Gorgeous dog. I love a Chow.

 

[jp_nyc]

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]

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.

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]

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.

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]

Did you tell the shelter about your little dog? Did they ask? It seems kinda weird they wouldn't take that into account.

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]

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.

Ah yeah, that's not too strange of a sequence of events. Is the little guy also a rescue?

 

[jp_nyc]

Ah yeah, that's not too strange of a sequence of events. Is the little guy also a rescue?

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]

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.

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]

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:

 

[ColourofFire]

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:

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 his decision rather than advice

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.

 

[nuke_diver]

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