animal rescuers - resources - support

NotAnAverageGuy · 12-02-2009, 10:58 PM

My dog has some issues as well with anxiety, I keep her busy with toys, etc and it does help.

And I started taking her places with me, to get her more social and when she is around other dogs her anxiety ceases a lil.

I have noticed most of the small breeds have serious anxiety issues

Kimbo · 12-02-2009, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotAnAverageGuy

My dog has some issues as well with anxiety, I keep her busy with toys, etc and it does help.

And I started taking her places with me, to get her more social and when she is around other dogs her anxiety ceases a lil.

I have noticed most of the small breeds have serious anxiety issues

Seperation anxiety is common in abandoned dogs. You can watch a dog in a pound slowly lose it's spirit..they call it shelter shock. The longer they stay the worse it can be. I found my dog on petfinder and watched her the month before I closed on my house, by the time I got to the pound to get her she had lost her spirit and was set to be euthanized.

I love dogs and knew my house would not be a home without one. As soon as everything was moved in and put away I went to meet her...she broke my heart, when I went to take her back to her kennel she took her lead and sat down on it and wouldn't budge.

When I put her in the front seat of my truck for the ride home she glowed...she acted so proud and knew she was home. I was suprised I adopted her, she was a pit, lab mix and I know I'm not the best alpha dog. I have some fears of pits after one attacked my house. My Sadie dog taught me alot...

violaine · 12-03-2009, 12:20 AM

kimbo, yes. Daz, the dobe could not make eye contact for quite some time after being in the shelter.

yellow

now, this shelter is a horrible animal control facility. the dogs are routinely sprayed with water and chemicals instead of being moved out of their runs. there is no excuse for this. i will not go into further details, because i am waiting for the day to post some good news in the name of change at this particular animal control shelter.

i have made entries in this thread about my work on a committee of the humane society. the humane society does not wish to "run" the animal control shelter. the humane society, my committee, and many other people within the community [who have written compelling letters about the "culture of the animal control shelter" in this county] only want the animals to be respected, and yes, hopefully all of them go to forever homes.

the issue is when the county commissioners are the legislative and policy making body of county government the animal control must answer to- and the commissioners do nothing about complaints. hence, al of our involvement - when it really should be the job of the county commissioners to listen to the taxpayers who pay for animal control services- including the "humane" treatment of animals at the shelter.

i'm going to add another post so this does not get timed out.

NotAnAverageGuy · 12-03-2009, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by violaine

kimbo, yes. Daz, the dobe could not make eye contact for quite some time after being in the shelter.

yellow

now, this shelter is a horrible animal control facility. the dogs are routinely sprayed with water and chemicals instead of being moved out of their runs. there is no excuse for this. i will not go into further details, because i am waiting for the day to post some good news in the name of change at this particular animal control shelter.

i have made entries in this thread about my work on a committee of the humane society. the humane society does not wish to "run" the animal control shelter. the humane society, my committee, and many other people within the community [who have written compelling letters about the "culture of the animal control shelter" in this county] only want the animals to be respected, and yes, hopefully all of them go to forever homes.

the issue is when the county commissioners are the legislative and policy making body of county government the animal control must answer to- and the commissioners do nothing about complaints. hence, al of our involvement - when it really should be the job of the county commissioners to listen to the taxpayers who pay for animal control services- including the "humane" treatment of animals at the shelter.

i'm going to add another post so this does not get timed out.

Belle,

Here in Houston, BARC has had the "not wanting to run their shelter issue" and most of the animals there were sick and some died.

violaine · 12-03-2009, 01:05 AM

[QUOTE=NotAnAverageGuy;15799]Belle,

Here in Houston, BARC has had the "not wanting to run their shelter issue" and most of the animals there were sick and some died.

i understand.

many times, even the best shelters become sort of territorial of "their" shelter- how the day to day business is handled. if the commissioners vote a humane society to "run" a shelter, providing the hs wishes to do so- that may be another story. however, the chief animal control officer in my county is married to a deputy and the animal control shelter is getting support from someone. the chief ACO is not going down if she, the husband, and commissioners can help it.

steps have to be taken. many, many pieces need to be in place. meetings have to be held. advisors brought in. well-thought-out plans have to be brought before the commissioners - who have been all too willing to ignore issues.

NotAnAverageGuy · 12-03-2009, 05:04 AM

[quote=violaine;15818]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotAnAverageGuy

Belle,

Here in Houston, BARC has had the "not wanting to run their shelter issue" and most of the animals there were sick and some died.

i understand.

many times, even the best shelters become sort of territorial of "their" shelter- how the day to day business is handled. if the commissioners vote a humane society to "run" a shelter, providing the hs wishes to do so- that may be another story. however, the chief animal control officer in my county is married to a deputy and the animal control shelter is getting support from someone. the chief ACO is not going down if she, the husband, and commissioners can help it.

steps have to be taken. many, many pieces need to be in place. meetings have to be held. advisors brought in. well-thought-out plans have to be brought before the commissioners - who have been all too willing to ignore issues.

Thats alot of steps and that I totally understand, just seems things need to be done quicker than it normally is done. BARC has hired like maybe 2-3 head leaders in the last year and they all got fired.

violaine · 12-03-2009, 12:51 AM

anyway, the information here about animal control in my county, and how the commissioners have done nothing for many years about their chief animal control officer, and the various complaints about her/the way the shelter operates [without a Standard Operating Procedure manual]- is a crime- to be sure. we have met other people, animal lovers, taxpayers, animal shelters, humane societies, and so on- who have dealt with this type of shelter scenario before, in some other town. some other chief animal control officer. some county commissioners - who do not act in the best interest of their community nor the animals, of course.

NotAnAverageGuy · 12-03-2009, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimbo

Seperation anxiety is common in abandoned dogs. You can watch a dog in a pound slowly lose it's spirit..they call it shelter shock. The longer they stay the worse it can be. I found my dog on petfinder and watched her the month before I closed on my house, by the time I got to the pound to get her she had lost her spirit and was set to be euthanized.

I love dogs and knew my house would not be a home without one. As soon as everything was moved in and put away I went to meet her...she broke my heart, when I went to take her back to her kennel she took her lead and sat down on it and wouldn't budge.

When I put her in the front seat of my truck for the ride home she glowed...she acted so proud and knew she was home. I was suprised I adopted her, she was a pit, lab mix and I know I'm not the best alpha dog. I have some fears of pits after one attacked my house. My Sadie dog taught me alot...

I had heard that as well, my dog was a Xmas present 4 years ago from a breeder. I spoiled her and I think thats my downfall right now.

Rook · 12-03-2009, 12:35 AM

Hmm...
For the Deaf ferrets, I use a specific Sign Language for each and every action....Something they'll easily learn, nothing complicated or fancy...
I've also fostered Deaf Dalmatians... Same deal with the Sign language { for Sit, I would lower the hand firmly in the air, heel was patting the hand on the ground in front of you *Vibration*, "Treat" was Groping the air near my mouth*after they see u several times doing that while holding treats, they get the point* Discipline was easy, use harness, corrective tugs, "No" was Index finger firmly pointed near the face, not too close with corrective tugs at first, never switch signs, never use same signs for anything else}...
Worse thing to do for either Dog or Ferret ( and yes, Deaf Humans *L*)..Approaching from behind, catching off-guard to grab attention...
in the animals case, you could get bitten or you could upset them{in the humans, an elbow, or slap or punch if they're high strung...}

We have a growing population of Feral cats in Athens county, because immature Students make cute kitty cuddly adoptions, when the Quarters over and they have to return to mom + pop....the City gets the kitteh...
Many locals implore them not to do that..
But, ever since the Cat shelter was closed due to lack of funds and volunteers [ this happened when I first moved in ], the numbers grow..
Some residents even offer advise on those wanting to help control the Feral population, by setting Humaine traps, and Neutering / Spaying...
Taco Bell on the main downtown road has a pack of feral cats called "the taco bell kitties"
The running joke is a little...dumb...and racist...{ there's a chinese buffet across the street...}

http://www.cypresskeep.com/Ferretfiles/Deaf.htm

http://www.deafdal.co.uk/Links.htm

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violaine Timed Out How Do You Identify?: atypical Preferred Pronoun?: plague words and phrases Relationship Status: love wise guys of the avian world Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wekiva springs basin Posts: 3,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,934 Thanked 3,293 Times in 1,301 Posts Rep Power: 0	yellow warning- [some info may be hard to read] kimbo, yes. Daz, the dobe could not make eye contact for quite some time after being in the shelter. yellow now, this shelter is a horrible animal control facility. the dogs are routinely sprayed with water and chemicals instead of being moved out of their runs. there is no excuse for this. i will not go into further details, because i am waiting for the day to post some good news in the name of change at this particular animal control shelter. i have made entries in this thread about my work on a committee of the humane society. the humane society does not wish to "run" the animal control shelter. the humane society, my committee, and many other people within the community [who have written compelling letters about the "culture of the animal control shelter" in this county] only want the animals to be respected, and yes, hopefully all of them go to forever homes. the issue is when the county commissioners are the legislative and policy making body of county government the animal control must answer to- and the commissioners do nothing about complaints. hence, al of our involvement - when it really should be the job of the county commissioners to listen to the taxpayers who pay for animal control services- including the "humane" treatment of animals at the shelter. i'm going to add another post so this does not get timed out.

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Rook Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A.G - Stone Butch - GenderFuck Preferred Pronoun?: Hym, Hyz...or, just b respectable, it's not that hard.. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus Posts: 2,280 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,227 Thanked 3,182 Times in 1,287 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Hmm... For the Deaf ferrets, I use a specific Sign Language for each and every action....Something they'll easily learn, nothing complicated or fancy... I've also fostered Deaf Dalmatians... Same deal with the Sign language { for Sit, I would lower the hand firmly in the air, heel was patting the hand on the ground in front of you Vibration, "Treat" was Groping the air near my mouthafter they see u several times doing that while holding treats, they get the point Discipline was easy, use harness, corrective tugs, "No" was Index finger firmly pointed near the face, not too close with corrective tugs at first, never switch signs, never use same signs for anything else}... Worse thing to do for either Dog or Ferret ( and yes, Deaf Humans L)..Approaching from behind, catching off-guard to grab attention... in the animals case, you could get bitten or you could upset them{in the humans, an elbow, or slap or punch if they're high strung...} We have a growing population of Feral cats in Athens county, because immature Students make cute kitty cuddly adoptions, when the Quarters over and they have to return to mom + pop....the City gets the kitteh... Many locals implore them not to do that.. But, ever since the Cat shelter was closed due to lack of funds and volunteers [ this happened when I first moved in ], the numbers grow.. Some residents even offer advise on those wanting to help control the Feral population, by setting Humaine traps, and Neutering / Spaying... Taco Bell on the main downtown road has a pack of feral cats called "the taco bell kitties" The running joke is a little...dumb...and racist...{ there's a chinese buffet across the street...} http://www.cypresskeep.com/Ferretfiles/Deaf.htm http://www.deafdal.co.uk/Links.htm __________________

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12-02-2009, 10:58 PM	#1
NotAnAverageGuy Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Trans Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,723 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 109 Thanked 282 Times in 178 Posts Rep Power: 0	My dog has some issues as well with anxiety, I keep her busy with toys, etc and it does help. And I started taking her places with me, to get her more social and when she is around other dogs her anxiety ceases a lil. I have noticed most of the small breeds have serious anxiety issues

12-03-2009, 01:05 AM	#5
violaine Timed Out How Do You Identify?: atypical Preferred Pronoun?: plague words and phrases Relationship Status: love wise guys of the avian world Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wekiva springs basin Posts: 3,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,934 Thanked 3,293 Times in 1,301 Posts Rep Power: 0	[QUOTE=NotAnAverageGuy;15799]Belle, Here in Houston, BARC has had the "not wanting to run their shelter issue" and most of the animals there were sick and some died. i understand. many times, even the best shelters become sort of territorial of "their" shelter- how the day to day business is handled. if the commissioners vote a humane society to "run" a shelter, providing the hs wishes to do so- that may be another story. however, the chief animal control officer in my county is married to a deputy and the animal control shelter is getting support from someone. the chief ACO is not going down if she, the husband, and commissioners can help it. steps have to be taken. many, many pieces need to be in place. meetings have to be held. advisors brought in. well-thought-out plans have to be brought before the commissioners - who have been all too willing to ignore issues.

12-03-2009, 12:51 AM	#7
violaine Timed Out How Do You Identify?: atypical Preferred Pronoun?: plague words and phrases Relationship Status: love wise guys of the avian world Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wekiva springs basin Posts: 3,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,934 Thanked 3,293 Times in 1,301 Posts Rep Power: 0	anyway, the information here about animal control in my county, and how the commissioners have done nothing for many years about their chief animal control officer, and the various complaints about her/the way the shelter operates [without a Standard Operating Procedure manual]- is a crime- to be sure. we have met other people, animal lovers, taxpayers, animal shelters, humane societies, and so on- who have dealt with this type of shelter scenario before, in some other town. some other chief animal control officer. some county commissioners - who do not act in the best interest of their community nor the animals, of course.