Last thursday, my friend got a dog from a shelter. He is purebred pyrenees. He and another have been running around for a long time, no one could catch them. Finally, a small local shelter caught one. My friend wanted one badly. She has an elderly one she rescued last summer. He's about at the end of his lifespan, but she LOVES him and has done so much good for him. You could SEE ribs (on a big fluffy dog).
So this new one, he's shy, but sweet. She got him home and he was great, until she tried to go to sleep. He was climbing the walls, breaking things. She understands that he probably hasn't been inside. She finally tied his leash to her foot at 3am so she could sleep. She has a 75 lb golden retriever who was the same exact way when she rescued him. But 75 vs 150... She knows how to help him. She has rescued so many dogs, fostered many many of them. All do great when with her, her dogs help socialize, and she's a mellow person. She knows that in time, he will be fine. But she can't leave him alone. She has to work. She's been leaving him outside with her sturdy escape proof fence (the fence was built for a rottweiler). Well, he escaped yesterday, pulled the chainlink off the frame. So now he's tied in the back yard. And is working on chewing through his cable tie.
She has a crate. But a) she can't get him in it, and b) it's a pet taxi, my sisters pitbull could rip out of one in a couple minutes.
She's about to take him back.
Is there anything we can do?
So this new one, he's shy, but sweet. She got him home and he was great, until she tried to go to sleep. He was climbing the walls, breaking things. She understands that he probably hasn't been inside. She finally tied his leash to her foot at 3am so she could sleep. She has a 75 lb golden retriever who was the same exact way when she rescued him. But 75 vs 150... She knows how to help him. She has rescued so many dogs, fostered many many of them. All do great when with her, her dogs help socialize, and she's a mellow person. She knows that in time, he will be fine. But she can't leave him alone. She has to work. She's been leaving him outside with her sturdy escape proof fence (the fence was built for a rottweiler). Well, he escaped yesterday, pulled the chainlink off the frame. So now he's tied in the back yard. And is working on chewing through his cable tie.
She has a crate. But a) she can't get him in it, and b) it's a pet taxi, my sisters pitbull could rip out of one in a couple minutes.
She's about to take him back.
Is there anything we can do?
