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Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan
I am sure there are thousands of stories of rescue animals being the greatest things ever. I am just saying, mine turned out okay, but it's been really hard and you have to know what you're getting into.
I love both my dogs, but I really didn't know what I was getting into with Hank. It's taken a lot of hard work from my whole family to get him to where he is today. (In a Flames sweater!)  |
My family is an example of rescue dogs turning into great stories on several occasions - whether it be adoption by word of mouth, friends or family who needed help or shelters.
I can sympathize with your situation for sure, and commend you and your family for sticking with it and not giving up on Hank.
Just curious, do you have a big back yard? How much/often do you exercise your dogs?
Please don't take those questions the wrong way - you sound like a great, knowledgable dog owner. It's just that we got a young dog from a cousin once and had issues with her eating everything in sight, tearing the house apart, going crazy when we were gone. After a couple of weeks of this, I finally clued in that she needed more exercise than our older dog and started taking her out for challenging jogs with obstacles, etc. twice a day, 7 days a week. Within a week, she was a different dog.
Might be something you've already thought of, but I thought I'd mention it anyway!
Love the Flames hoodie!