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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Where'd you get your dog?
« on: July 24, 2005, 01:00:27 pm »
Sadie was originally bought by a young lass who very shortly afterwards discovered she was pregnant. After the baby was born she suffered from Post Natal Depression and eventually burned down her house and was committed to the mental health care system.
Her elderly mum (70s) took Sadie and the baby, but a young Akita Alpha bitch is too much for an elderly lady, and so she asked her landlady (who had three Rotties) if she would take the dog.
Frenchie took the dog, but made it clear that she would be rehoming it elsewhere because Rotties and Akitas are not really designed to be best friends.
Frenchie called me as she knew I had previously had a Sibe and asked it Sadie could come to live here.
By the time this beautiful two year old mutt came to us we were her fourth home in four months. She spent the first two months sitting in a corner, hardly moving unless we took her out for walkies or it was meal time. After three months, she decided to test us by ripping up the settee and a few shoes, but once she realised that she wasn't going to be kicked out again, the destructive behaviour stopped (about 3 weeks in total).
Now, she is the sweetest thing in the world. She is very curious about everything and tends to scare the wits out of people by suddenly appearing beside them in the park to see what they are doing. Her other trick is to jump up and put her head and paws through the open windows of cars parked by the side of the road. I am quite surprised that no-one has had a heart attack yet. She is brilliant with people, particularly children, although like most Akitas, she is not always good with other dogs.
Her elderly mum (70s) took Sadie and the baby, but a young Akita Alpha bitch is too much for an elderly lady, and so she asked her landlady (who had three Rotties) if she would take the dog.
Frenchie took the dog, but made it clear that she would be rehoming it elsewhere because Rotties and Akitas are not really designed to be best friends.
Frenchie called me as she knew I had previously had a Sibe and asked it Sadie could come to live here.
By the time this beautiful two year old mutt came to us we were her fourth home in four months. She spent the first two months sitting in a corner, hardly moving unless we took her out for walkies or it was meal time. After three months, she decided to test us by ripping up the settee and a few shoes, but once she realised that she wasn't going to be kicked out again, the destructive behaviour stopped (about 3 weeks in total).
Now, she is the sweetest thing in the world. She is very curious about everything and tends to scare the wits out of people by suddenly appearing beside them in the park to see what they are doing. Her other trick is to jump up and put her head and paws through the open windows of cars parked by the side of the road. I am quite surprised that no-one has had a heart attack yet. She is brilliant with people, particularly children, although like most Akitas, she is not always good with other dogs.