Re: [pyrnet] Needs a home

["Karen Reiter" <kreiter@localaccess.com>]

From: "Katie Allison Granju" <kgranju@yahoo.com>
<< I am taking in a female Pyr rescue from out of state tonight and Buddy
will hopefully join us next week, so we will be going from one Pyr to three!
I am very excited. I'll take some photos as soon as we have everyone
settled.>>

Katie, I sincerely hope that this works out for you... But (you knew that
was coming <bg>) as a person who does rescue and as a realist, what if this
situation doesn't work out?  Do you have a way to keep these 3 dogs
separated?  Has this rescue bitch had her shots and been wormed recently?
Bringing a rescue dog into your home can be a hazard, whether it's a
behavioral issue, a health issue, and/or both.  Since I know that you have a
small child, I'd like to (strongly) suggest that you keep him out of the way
of these 3 dogs if/when they're together.  Bringing in a new rescue may pose
problems.  Bringing in two new Pyrs in a short period of time (especially
when one is a male and you already have a male) can be a catastrophe waiting
to happen.

Make sure that you carefully watch the interactions between the dogs and
make sure that Leo knows that he's still "Top Dog".  Please keep us posted
and if you need help, we're here.   :-)

Sincerely,
Karen Reiter
Chehalis, WA
kreiter@localaccess.com