Our new addition......

[PallasMommy]

I am currently living with my dad who owns a triplex. I live on the first floor with Pallas and he and his wife and children live on the first floor with their English Mastiff (Kizzy). About a month ago, a pup got loose from the guy we rescued Pallas from. She was starving and dirty and scared. We didn't see her until we were about to walk past the guy's porch. I had Pallas and dad has Kizzy. He looked at me and asked, "What do you want to do?" "I have to feed her, Dad. You know how I am. Look at her. I'll be right back." I went and got his wife and some food and fresh water. I got Pallas's old collar and put it on her. After she ate, she let my stepmom and I bathe her. She was absolutely filthy. We kept her for a couple of days and continued to feed her. She seemed happy to have some positive attention. Then the son came and took her back. Since then, she's gotten out a couple of times and she recognizes me and comes up to me wagging her tail. You can tell that her spirit is a bit broken. Saturday, I nearly ran her over as I was backing out of the drive to go to my mom's. The pup is still being underfed and just as dirty as before. I called my dad as I was leaving and started crying. "We have to get her out of there, Dad, that's not fair. No animal or human should have to live like that." "Calm down and think about it while you're at your mom's. If you still feel the same way when you get back, talk to him and ask him about her." I finally saw him tonight and asked if I could take her he immediately said yes. Apparently, this was his son's dog and he wasn't taking proper care of her. She's roughly 10mos old and weighs less than Pallas does (about 60lbs) at nearly 7mos. He sees how big Pallas is now and how much we all love her. He said that it was good that he didn't have to worry about the other dog anymore and that she could be where she would be treated kindly and with love. Supposedly I will be getting her (another blue Cane Corso) tomorrow. I have to do so much to prep for her arrival. I'm a bit nervous and I'm worried about how Pallas will feel. Pallas remembers her and did see her when she was outside. They didn't fight and were really rather kind to one another. Pallas is a bit dominant as she's the only pup in the house now. I just hope all goes well. I will be sure to post pictures of our new addition tomorrow. I can't believe that someone would treat such a loyal and loving dog this way. I'm going to go to bed now. I have a long day ahead of me. So does little Pallas. She's snoring. Just thought to blow off some steam and blog about what happened with this particular pup.

Thanks for listening.
K.

 

[Cody]

Thank you for taking the both!
I am so happy she will have a great and loving home!
Can't wait to see your pictures

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

What a wonderful and heart warming story. You are a lovely person with a big heart and the world would be a much better place if there were more people just like you!

 

[Oak Hill Farm]

Awww, so dad when people won't care for their pets, but now it sounds like she is getting a great home!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Rugers-Kris]

What an awesome thing you are doing. Can't wait to see some pictures of the new baby! Congrats!

 

[Kandie]

Such a kind heart you have I hope she and Pallas get along. Thank you for taking her in! Can't wait to see pictures

 

[PallasMommy]

Thanks for the replies, everyone. The new puppy, whom I have named Enyo (the female personification of Ares), is doing well. We're still working on the potty thing, but that is to be expected. She is gaining weight and eating well. She has her moments where she doesn't want to eat. In my house, dinner is between 5pm and 6pm so that I have time to eat myself. I always feed the girls first so that when I'm done I can spend time with them before we go out for the last time at night. However, if they choose not to eat, their food is put back and mixed in the food container and given fresh food the next day. I have discovered that Enyo has a few behavior issues. While she remembers Pallas from being in the same house together before coming here, she has some serious food aggression issues. In addition to that, when Pallas wants to play, Enyo attempts to attack her and go for her neck. When they are on their leashes and we're going for a walk, Enyo acts like she wants to play. I'm not quite understanding why she does this, but I am with great hopes that it will pass.

Well, that's it for now at our house. Since Enyo went for Pallas's neck not that long ago, the girls are in their separate crates and resting. Hopefully, things get better. If not, we will have to give Enyo up.

K.

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

So glad to hear your update. Is it aggressive when Enyo goes for Pallas' neck? The reason i ask is because when my Tibetan Mastiff girl plays with my Akita boy she always grabs his neck and when she does she is not gentle with it at all. She will get a mouthfull of his neck, pull it and twist really hard!! It makes Bear (Akita) cry and squeal but as soon as she lets go he is back in there for more!! The play really rough but there is definately no aggression there at all.

As for the food aggression, if she was not fed sufficiently and properly from before you rescued her she may be resource guarding, which is completely understandable and trainable with time. Can you take her food away from her or is she food agressive with you as well? It may be that you have to feed the dogs seperately for a time...not in the same room. You will be able to work on this but it will take some time, slowly but surely you should be able to get them to eat in the same room at least. If she is aggressive with you then you need to change the routine and eat before them! You prepare the food, keep the bowls on the counter and eat a cookie or cracker or something small and then quietly put their food down. If she does not feel led by you then she will be confused and try to lead, which you can not allow to happen. remember nothing in life is free, you are her leader, always lead and never follow. Make the rules and stick to them.

 

[PallasMommy]

When she goes for Pallas's neck, it is in an aggressive manner. Teeth bared, loud, angry growling and straight for her neck she goes. It scares me a little at times, but I can get them apart.

As for the food aggression, Pallas was the same way when we got her so I expected that. Enyo and Pallas were eating separately at first, but I feed them at the same time now. Their bowls are far enough apart that they no longer get close to one another. She's not food aggressive with me. I have put my foot in Enyo's bowl while she was eating and she just looked up at me and waited for me to take my foot out. Lol.

She is learning quickly that mom takes no crap and expect the best from both of them. I expect obedience and attention and good behavior. Of course, we do have our fun as well. I am getting boxing gloves to use while playing with Pallas. She likes to play rough when she isn't in the mood for toys. She knows not to bite me, but my dad things that she's not getting enough play time. Both of the girls and I take very longs walks about twice a day to help burn off some of their energy.

All that being said, Pallas is a very jealous puppy and I am working to get her to see that it is unnecessary behavior. In some respects it is working. Pallas is all muscle and is solid as a rock. I'm sure Enyo will get to that point soon enough. Rabies shots tomorrow for Pallas and Enyo will have hers as soon as she gains a little more weight.

 

[Cody]

I would like to know about the neck as well. What is Pallas's reaction when Enyo goes for her neck? Does she get angry and react or just goes along with it?
CC play HARD. My dogs always go for the neck or if running side by side one will kinda lean over the other to grab by the back of the neck and take down. But when playing there is LOTS of noise, hard hitting and launching at eachother. None of it is aggressive it is just how they play, it is scary looking to those who don't know, or with different breeds lol, we try to stick to our own because of this.
My Boxer won't even play with them as the throwing around weight and teeth are too much for him and he ends up getting hurt.
Is there any where you can let them off leash where there are no other dogs to play hard?

 

[OwlSong]

pics?