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We're looking for a special dog rescue group in NM as we are faced with having to give up our lab/pitbull mix we adopted a month ago. We will NOT release him back to any shelter or Humane Society. I love him dearly but he came to us with serious issues and now has attacked our kitten. He needs lots of love but also an experienced trainer and be placed in the right home situation and with the right owner.
I have dealt with Watermelon Mountain Ranch in Rio Rancho several times over the years. Is is a non-profit organization established in 1996 to create a safe haven for the homeless abandoned and abused pets. They are a rescue and pet placement organization that is made up of volunteers and a small paid staff to care for our animals daily. Watermelon Mountain Ranch is a no-kill facility and animal sanctuary. Their website is at: Watermelon Mountain Ranch New Mexico No Kill Animal Center
I would call the shelter you got your dog from. It's illegal to adopt out a dog with that kind of history and if something serious happens and your dog kills or attacks a person, the shelter could be liable and so could the person that took this dog to a shelter and didn't give history of the dog.
The only people I've dealt with here are the ones in Ruidoso at the humane society. They are a good group of caring people.
I don't think I would have brought a dog into the house with a kitten. It's not that your dog attacked your cat because your dog is bad and has behavioral issues. For the most part (and I take it you've not heard this before) but dogs and cats will never be the best of friends unless maybe you get your kitten and puppy the same time and they grow up together.
I would call the shelter you got your dog from. It's illegal to adopt out a dog with that kind of history and if something serious happens and your dog kills or attacks a person, the shelter could be liable and so could the person that took this dog to a shelter and didn't give history of the dog.
Excellent advice. Any dog with 'serious issues' should not be released to the population at large.
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Originally Posted by songinthewind7
The only people I've dealt with here are the ones in Ruidoso at the humane society. They are a good group of caring people.
I don't think I would have brought a dog into the house with a kitten. It's not that your dog attacked your cat because your dog is bad and has behavioral issues. For the most part (and I take it you've not heard this before) but dogs and cats will never be the best of friends unless maybe you get your kitten and puppy the same time and they grow up together.
For better or worse, this is perfectly typical behavior for many dogs. Some dogs have very strong prey drives and will never regard cats or any other small furry critter as anything other than snack food. It doesn't mean that they have behavioral 'problems', if anything it simply means that they are acting, well, like dogs.
I have to agree about his temporment> I know how hard this is to face, my heart goes out to you and this little creature (probably not little) but it sounds like he may not be adoptable...
I would call the shelter you got your dog from. It's illegal to adopt out a dog with that kind of history and if something serious happens and your dog kills or attacks a person, the shelter could be liable and so could the person that took this dog to a shelter and didn't give history of the dog.
The only people I've dealt with here are the ones in Ruidoso at the humane society. They are a good group of caring people.
I don't think I would have brought a dog into the house with a kitten. It's not that your dog attacked your cat because your dog is bad and has behavioral issues. For the most part (and I take it you've not heard this before) but dogs and cats will never be the best of friends unless maybe you get your kitten and puppy the same time and they grow up together.
The problem with the Humane Society where we got this dog is that it seems there's no history on any of the pets brought in--at least no questionnaire has been completed and no info on the kennels. When I asked the one employee why, I was told that people are afraid to devulge info for fear of being arrested! Most people won't say why they're surrendering the dog--or bringing in repeated litters of kittens, for example. Spaying and neutering is unheard of--very backward and uneducated. Having said this, there was a section of the dog kennels reserved for dogs not to be touched and it was occupied almost exclusively (and sadly) by pitbulls.
I hate to even say this because putting your pet to sleep is one of the worst feelings to experience but I would rather do that than take a dog with problems to the humane society for someone else to deal with and maybe that's what some people do.
I don't even know what good it would do to take your dog to a trainer because regardless of how well a dog is trained, dogs are still dogs and will act like dogs.
Have you been to the Dog Forum on here? If not, go there and post or write to one of the mods like 'Sam I am' who is very knowledgeable about dogs.
That's what I did when I was having some dog problems and the people on there are so knowledgable.
The only thing I can tell you is what I've been told by the Humane Society.
The 2 dogs I have now came with a history but that may be only part of the story.
Your dog may not purposely be attacking your cat. He may be playing the way he was taught to play. Most dogs and cats don't get along but it's not your dogs fault. Just being a dog.
I adopted a 11 month old stray, with no training and with a very excitable personality....hound/terrier mix.
My three middle-aged cats were terrified of this tornado in the house.
I put baby gates up to separate the warring factions and after 3 months, they were all used to each other and now the cat who was most terrified lets the dog lick his face. They all sleep together on the back porch.
This solution was certainly a short term hassle and will not work for all situations but might be worth a try if your house is configured to allow for it and let the beasts work it out for themselves.
Good luck and good for you for adopting
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