[quote name='perdition(troy']My wife and I pick up our airedale terrier 3 weeks from today. It's costing me a grand, and better live for 20 years.[/QUOTE]
An acquaintance of mine has an all black one. Very cute, fun & playful dogs. If you don't want it to jump on people start right away on that. Almost every Airedale I've ever met has been a jumper. Other than that they always seem like great dogs.
[quote name='nasum']Things have gotten better since then. They wrestle together but foster pup is a bit more bite-y than I'd like her to be. Basic obedience is coming along nicely and they tolerate each other enough that I can have them both sleep in the bedroom with me without fights.
Still though, having two dogs is WAY more difficult than I thought it would be.[/QUOTE]
Glad to read that. With those cases I tend to leave a short leash on the offender even in the house so it's easy to make quit corrections before things escalate. My dog sounds like yours. He likes to play, but won't bite other dogs to the point of breaking their skin even when the other dog gets too rough. It's great because he's so gentle but sometimes I wish he was more like my buddy's dog who will pin the offending dog to show rank and that's the end of it forever. Next time you foster make sure convey to them exactly the type of dog you can home and make them allow you an intro to your dog before you commit. You're doing them a favor so this shouldn't be too much to ask.
Good news on my latest foster. She's going to be delivered to her forever home this week. She and I went on a home visit over the weekend and a wonderful family fell in love with her. Married couple with four kids ranging from 14-21 years of age. Their last family dog passed last Summer and they've been searching for the right dog since Christmas. Chynna blew them away with her affection and obedience.
An acquaintance of mine has an all black one. Very cute, fun & playful dogs. If you don't want it to jump on people start right away on that. Almost every Airedale I've ever met has been a jumper. Other than that they always seem like great dogs.
[quote name='nasum']Things have gotten better since then. They wrestle together but foster pup is a bit more bite-y than I'd like her to be. Basic obedience is coming along nicely and they tolerate each other enough that I can have them both sleep in the bedroom with me without fights.
Still though, having two dogs is WAY more difficult than I thought it would be.[/QUOTE]
Glad to read that. With those cases I tend to leave a short leash on the offender even in the house so it's easy to make quit corrections before things escalate. My dog sounds like yours. He likes to play, but won't bite other dogs to the point of breaking their skin even when the other dog gets too rough. It's great because he's so gentle but sometimes I wish he was more like my buddy's dog who will pin the offending dog to show rank and that's the end of it forever. Next time you foster make sure convey to them exactly the type of dog you can home and make them allow you an intro to your dog before you commit. You're doing them a favor so this shouldn't be too much to ask.
Good news on my latest foster. She's going to be delivered to her forever home this week. She and I went on a home visit over the weekend and a wonderful family fell in love with her. Married couple with four kids ranging from 14-21 years of age. Their last family dog passed last Summer and they've been searching for the right dog since Christmas. Chynna blew them away with her affection and obedience.
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