Re: [pyrnet] Max and Beau

[Gerry Koehler <lenscap@socal.rr.com>]

You're absolutely right Nancy, sometimes these guys get lucky.  But with 
rescued animals, you never know what you're getting.  Sometimes things work 
the opposite way.  We have one dog that got adopted out in March to a very 
nice family and they were very happy with him, but they started having 
aggression problems with him.  We recommended a trainer and things have 
gotten better, but we just heard that he was so protective that he bit the 
family's grandmother.  I don't have all the details yet, but apparently 
even the trainer recommended putting him down.  He'd probably make a great 
dog for a lonely writer in a mountain cabin, but those are a bit hard to 
find.  We'll see what happens.

Gerry


At 08:44 PM 4/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Gerry, I rescued a Pyr in Oct of last year. He came with that iffy 
>personality, infected ears, arthritic legs (at 4 yoa), and needing thyroid 
>meds. He "smiled" at me and still does sometimes, he will not have an 
>extremely long life as his legs are bad..cause maybe backyard breeding 
>and/or leaving him alone in the fenced yard and doghouse for years... but 
>none of that matters really... He got smacked every time he showed 
>aggression because I know in my heart that Pyrs only show that aggression 
>if they have been hurt badly. After six months he cries (with really bad 
>hearing) for me and I know he is slowly learning to trust again. Learn 
>from the experience but know the capacity of the love these large dogs 
>have if we can get to them in time. It's a shame that you couldn't have 
>gained the love of your Saint before he was left with an empty future. You 
>seem like a wonderful person..rescue another animal that has a chance at a 
>new life... There are many out there and I can testify that many of them 
>are "recyclable". They just need to build up that trust and love again. My 
>best wishes... Nancy
>
>
>>From: Gerry Koehler <lenscap@socal.rr.com>
>>Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>>To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>>Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Max and Beau
>>Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:29:39 -0700
>>
>>Thanks Barb,
>>
>>I'm starting to see how a lot of people that used to do rescue no longer do
>>it.  The condition that some of the dogs arrive in, the "iffy" temperament
>>of some of the dogs, and then when you see such a beautiful dog as Beau who
>>comes to us because the owner died - it just makes grown men cry.
>>
>>Gerry
>>
>>At 09:49 PM 4/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>>>I'm so sorry Gerry. Such a sad story.
>>>
>>>Barb Bowes
>>>Bo & Chelsea (Pyrs), Flopsy (Pyr Shep) & Machin (Doxie)
>>>The more people I meet, the more I like my dog!
>>>bamb@monmouth.com
>>>
>>>
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