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Well, after envying Lindsay as well as Ace’s connection for rather a while now (and every other human-dog bond for that matter) – I have lastly taken the plunge as well as embraced one more dog!

It was a difficulty to get to this point, however we are so pleased that we have done it! Our 16-year-old pound hound passed away about two years ago, as well as it took a long time to get over it.

More recently, our wonderful 3-year-old feline Inso (who believed he was a dog) suddenly died from cancer. despite still having a 16-year-old Russian blue feline as well as two rescued alley cats in the house, all the life as well as energy seemed to be gone. The old feline is just that, old.

Sure, he walks on his leash as well as is extremely well behaved however is not so lively in his old age. He’ll want interest however mainly wishes to nap.

I was trolling the rescue ads as I commonly do (since I miss having a dog in the house) as well as came across a truly special guy. I sent the ad to my husband, as well as we couldn’t get him out of our heads.

I contacted his foster household as well as asked if he was still around. sure sufficient – he was.

And now, may I introduce Gustav the bloodhound. His name is really Gus, however Gustav seems so much more regal!

He is remarkable as well as everybody who satisfies him falls in love. Besides bragging about my excellent new addition, I believed I would take this chance to reiterate what we’ve checked out on this blog many times as well as throw in a few of my own tips:

Know the breed you are getting yourself into!

Gus is a bloodhound. He is stubborn. He drools. He smells “like dog” (not overpowering, however that “dog smell”).

This guy has big, floppy ears that requirement to be kept clean or else an infection might set in. He is likewise 110+ pounds as well as not the dog that just anyone should attempt to have. Conversely, he is the sweetest, most nonviolent dog ever.

He won’t assault you, children, or other animals. The point: if you can’t offer with the idiosyncrasies of the breed – don’t get it! This bad guy was dropped off at the shelter, adopted, returned, embraced again, returned once again as well as then saved by his foster family.

We are at least the fifth household he has been with as well as quote that he is about 3-4 years old. No dog deserves this. If you are going to embrace a dog, make sure you understand what you are getting into. animals are not disposable. Don’t be selfish with your choice.

If you want a dog to just sit there as well as not requirement any type of interest up until you are ready, then you should most likely not get a dog at all.

Sette mål!

Gus is about 10-15 pounds overweight. This is partly because of his lazy bloodhound nature. I have two main goals/challenges that I am undertaking to battle this.

First, I walk him every morning right when I wake up. This is not a issue since I utilized to get up as well as get on my elliptical fitness instructor or stationary bike for 30-45 minutes to get up each day.

He’s a vigorous walker, which works perfect for me. We are on our second week as well as have not missed a morning. He does get walks at least two other times in the day so far as well.

Second, I bought him a dog pack (like a saddlebag). This will assist him lose the weight as well as provide him a task to do where he feels responsible. He is trying to get accustomed to it now. It is truly entertaining at first, as well as he acts like he can’t walk. It isn’t tight as well as doesn’t hurt, he’s just stubborn.

He’s getting much better, as well as we walk with it on him every morning. I keep a collapsible water bowl, refillable water bottles, a drool rag, doo-doo bags, treats, wipes as well as doggie cologne in his bag.

Speaking of goals, handle a little bit at a time.

I have other future goals for Gus however am not going to burden either of us keeping that pressure yet. when we have the walk as well as using a pack as a routine, I’ll introduce other enrichment behaviors as well as activities for him.

Realize your cars and truck will now belong to the dog if you take him places.

We have two cars, fortunately. We have set up one with the back seat completely covered in sheets as well as towels for Gus to lie as well as drool as he sees fit. when you do this as well as let the dog have the domain, move on. This is part of having a dog.

We constantly clean the sheets as well as towels as well as wipe up the drool, however do so happily since we are so pleased to have him in our lives.

Be the pack leader!

There is no reason to be mean or overbearing to a new dog, however set limitations early. particularly with my Gus, he likes to see what he can get away with. His fOster -husholdningen var fantastisk i tillegg til å sette ham med litt trening, så han forstår “nei” så vel som noen annen atferd.

Jeg krever å fortsette å jobbe med disse med ham, så han ikke glemmer.

Igjen, det å være pakkeleder betyr ikke at du må rope eller få hunden din til å føle seg dårlig. Som Lindsay har forklart før, fungerer ikke å kalle hunden din over så vel som at roping ikke fungerer. Gus kan prøve vår tålmodighet, men vi holder rolig så vel som å få ham til å samarbeide.

Vi roper ikke eller skjeller ikke ut. Hvis du fornøyd ham, ville du forstå det! Han er den søteste fyren noensinne.

Heldigvis er jeg på nettet i et ekstremt hundevennlig område. Det er et mangfold av steder som vi kan ta Gus i Los Angeles, så vel som han er ekstremt myk rundt andre hunder å starte opp.

I løpet av helgen tok vi ham med til Venezia Boardwalk, så vel som knapt får med mengden. Alle ønsket å kjæledyr i tillegg til å snakke med ham. Han spiste det opp! Vi har ikke mange blodhunder i denne delen av landet, så han er ganske fremtredende siden det så vel som hans fantastiske oppførsel.

Hovedpoenget, å legge en ny hund til husholdningen er et ekte ansvar.

Ta det på (og ta det på alvor), så vel som du får mer belønning tilbake enn du noen gang har lagt inn. Jeg skal komponere om utviklingen hans igjen, så vel som nøyaktig hvordan målene hans kommer med (så lenge Lindsay vil ha meg). I tillegg til ja, han er kastrert, så mye som dato med skuddene sine så vel som lisensiert.

Vår 16 år gamle katt er ekstremt glad for å ha en hund i hjemmet igjen, men de to redningene var på aller første spesifikke at han er instrumentet for deres bortgang. Den andre halvparten min jobber stadig med dem, så vel som de begynner å finne rundt.

Jeg vil spesielt takke Lindsay for å ha holdt disse temaene foran minnet mitt på denne bloggen.

Takk på samme måte for at jeg kunne publisere om livet til mine fantastiske kompisdyr. Jeg kommenterer fra nå av Gus i stedet for det jeg brukte til å gjøre med min gamle jente, Moca. Vel, jeg kan ikke helt klare å huske om henne …

Apryl Delancey er innfødt i Los Angeles så vel som sportsfanatiker som bevarer en blogg som heter “Women Like Sports.” Omtrent hver idrett du kan tro på er dekket, så kom innom for en se en gang! Å – så vel som vær så snill, for å parafrasere Bob Barker, ikke unnlater å huske å spay så vel som å kastrere kompisdyrene dine!

Sjekk ut Gus avslappende i hans nye hjem.