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From:Fort Worth TX USA
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posted 02-26-2004 08:41 PM         

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(Please see my posting from yesterday for a little more background info.)
We have a dog that has submissive urination. We just brought him home this past Saturday so he is still adjusting. We wanted to bring his sister home with us this weekend but on the advise of others (and my gut) have decided to wait. Both are from a dog sanctuary so I know she will be well cared for. I emailed the owner of the sanctuary and now she wants to drive all the way over to my house (a 2 hour drive)to see what will happen. Here is a copy of the email she sent me...
"I'm so thankful he's with you guys. I believe he'll be fine. What would you think about me bringing Zena over this weekend just to see what happens? It might make him a little more comfortable seeing his sister. Remember, he's been with her and his mom Lucy, all his life. It's got to be disconcerting to him to be an only dog and unsure of what's happening. Please let me know what you think." I'm torn! Should we work alone with him to get through this which could take a month or more -or- bring his sister who he has never been separated from to ease his anxiety??? My fear is that she will be the same way and we will have a double dose! Luke is around 60lbs and his sister is about 50lbs so they are not small dogs. The owner of the sanctuary is a great lady and has been running the place for almost 20yrs. All her dogs are there for life if they are not adopted so I know she just isn't wanting to "get rid of" Zena. We've never had anything like this happen before so this is all new for us! Any comments and advise would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

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posted 02-27-2004 12:38 AM         

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Hi! And congradulations on the new family member. On your other post you mentioned that you were intending to get his sister, is that right? You got some good advise about how to aproach him, and to not pat him directly on top of his head. Most dogs whether they are submissive or not, do not like to be petted in that way. Do you have experiance in raising dogs? there are so many quetions, such as: will you be at home, do you work, how much time will you have to train him and his sister, if you get her. I would read all i could get ahold of on submissive behavior before i brought the other dog in first, just to see what you're up against. Time is the answer here! Just be gentle, and try not to expect too much too fast with him. I would slowly start to socialize him, and if you have the time perhaps his sister might be a good idea for him. I'm sure you will get some good advise here, so hang in there! I wish you the best!

Sincerely, Susan

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posted 02-27-2004 07:15 AM         

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You might let her bring the sister and see what happens and THEN make your decision. It could be that both of them together might be less nervous - or it could be a double dose for you and twice as hard to handle.

Just make it clear that if it doesn't look like it will help, the sister needs to go home until you can work with the first dog more.

Jamiya

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posted 02-27-2004 08:53 AM         

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I would bring the sister over this week-end and see what happens - some of his anxiety is he misses his mom and sis. and it is probably extremely traumatic for him to not only be away from them, but in new home at the same time. I would give them a try, even for longer than the week-end because some of this just could be of the recent changes and hope you ahd a chance to read what I posted on your other message about the submission issue
PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
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posted 02-27-2004 10:03 PM         

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Yes! Honeybear had some good advise on that last post about submisive behavior, I would suggest you re-read that....Good luck!

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