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Shada · 12-10-2011, 02:44 AM

I love the rescues! So very happy you took them both into your home! What cuties they all are! Hoping Layla will adjust having to two new sibling. Just watch them close.. I know you are.

I think Cash looks like a maltese too.

I have a maltese so I am a little partial... and then my mom has her yorkie, so I love them too!!!

DianaB · 12-10-2011, 10:07 AM

Jazzi wants to be the alpha dog but she's mean about it especiallly when they are going outside. We found out that if Reuger goes out first then she will respect him more. If she goes out first then she waits for Reuger and bites him all the way down the sidewalk. As far as the food goes there doesn't seem to be a problem.

I hope they all get things worked out and leave Layla alone. I bet that she'll enjoy the company of the others once she gets used to them.

judy · 12-10-2011, 03:59 PM

If Layla has her Grandma all day, she really has it good! Do they all eat together? If you feed Layla first, she may become the alpha. You and Scott are the real alphas, and I would think you can kind of push the hierarchy among the three dogs. It doesn't sound like Lucy is going to be a problem for Layla, being that she is so shy.

I love you both for taking the 2 rescues in!

Lindsey · 12-11-2011, 09:00 AM

They all get fed at the same time, we put all their bowls down at the same time, but Layla always eats hers first. The other two don't really eat very much. Well, Kash will usually just want to play instead of eating, until he gets really hungry. Lucy will eat if we hand feed her a few kibbles, and then she'll eat the rest later. Sometimes I have to push Kash away from Lucy's food because he'll go there first! We put water in Lucy's food to soften it so she doesn't have to chew because she only has three teeth. Kash is missing his front teeth but he can chew just fine with his side teeth! He just wants it easy like Lucy has it lol!

Last night, Layla was sleeping in her bed and Kash went in and sat in it until she moved. I saw that, so I got up and put Kash in his bed and put Layla back in hers. She laid down again. I watched, and he slowly stepped out of his bed and into hers again. She was about to leave and I said "NO!" and I put him in his bed again, and I pushed him into a laying position and told him to leave Layla alone! Well, he stayed in his bed for the rest of the night!

Maybe I do have some power around here lol!

judy · 12-11-2011, 04:00 PM

How cute! He sounds adorable! A little handful, huh? Please take some pix!

Annie won the dog bed fight she and Max were having. She is laying in there now. I will buy another one just like it if they still have it at TJ Maxx. It's a really nice bed, and only cost $14.99! I can put the other bed upstairs. That one was $9.99!

gja1000 · 12-11-2011, 05:17 PM

Lindsay, it sounds like you are doing so well with the newcomers. They do have to jockey for position and since Kash is a male (aren't they always problematic LOL!), he may sense she has a disability and try to take advantage. Judy is right, you and Scott are alpha, I think that Kash is smart and he will surely figure it out soon.

You and Scott are angels for taking them in.

This is OT but there was a story today in the paper about a man who is taking in donkeys that have been abandoned. He only has 10 acres so he has to find foster homes for them while they rehabilitate, get well, and wait to be adopted. He talked so lovingly about donkeys - he says they are very affectionate and loyal, but fiercely protective and will attack dogs or whatever threatens their loved ones. I see donkeys with herds of sheep around here and they protect the sheep from wild dogs or coyotes. Anyway with the drought around here, he says there are lots of abandoned donkeys and in the story he was looking for people with land who could take some in. It was sad but uplifting at the same time.

Lindsey · 12-11-2011, 11:29 PM

Tonight, Kash went straight to his bed and didn't bother Layla at all! Unfortunately it's 1:30 in the morning and I'm the only one up because I can't fall asleep!

Judy, I'll try to remember tomorrow to take the new pictures off my camera!

Gayle, that is such a great story that someone cares for those donkeys so much! I hope they can find enough foster homes for them. I hate when any animal is abandoned

12-10-2011, 03:59 PM	#3
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	If Layla has her Grandma all day, she really has it good! Do they all eat together? If you feed Layla first, she may become the alpha. You and Scott are the real alphas, and I would think you can kind of push the hierarchy among the three dogs. It doesn't sound like Lucy is going to be a problem for Layla, being that she is so shy. I love you both for taking the 2 rescues in! __________________ *Judy*

12-11-2011, 09:00 AM	#4
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	They all get fed at the same time, we put all their bowls down at the same time, but Layla always eats hers first. The other two don't really eat very much. Well, Kash will usually just want to play instead of eating, until he gets really hungry. Lucy will eat if we hand feed her a few kibbles, and then she'll eat the rest later. Sometimes I have to push Kash away from Lucy's food because he'll go there first! We put water in Lucy's food to soften it so she doesn't have to chew because she only has three teeth. Kash is missing his front teeth but he can chew just fine with his side teeth! He just wants it easy like Lucy has it lol! Last night, Layla was sleeping in her bed and Kash went in and sat in it until she moved. I saw that, so I got up and put Kash in his bed and put Layla back in hers. She laid down again. I watched, and he slowly stepped out of his bed and into hers again. She was about to leave and I said "NO!" and I put him in his bed again, and I pushed him into a laying position and told him to leave Layla alone! Well, he stayed in his bed for the rest of the night! Maybe I do have some power around here lol! __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

12-11-2011, 04:00 PM	#5
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	How cute! He sounds adorable! A little handful, huh? Please take some pix! Annie won the dog bed fight she and Max were having. She is laying in there now. I will buy another one just like it if they still have it at TJ Maxx. It's a really nice bed, and only cost $14.99! I can put the other bed upstairs. That one was $9.99! __________________ *Judy*

12-11-2011, 05:17 PM	#6
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	Lindsay, it sounds like you are doing so well with the newcomers. They do have to jockey for position and since Kash is a male (aren't they always problematic LOL!), he may sense she has a disability and try to take advantage. Judy is right, you and Scott are alpha, I think that Kash is smart and he will surely figure it out soon. You and Scott are angels for taking them in. This is OT but there was a story today in the paper about a man who is taking in donkeys that have been abandoned. He only has 10 acres so he has to find foster homes for them while they rehabilitate, get well, and wait to be adopted. He talked so lovingly about donkeys - he says they are very affectionate and loyal, but fiercely protective and will attack dogs or whatever threatens their loved ones. I see donkeys with herds of sheep around here and they protect the sheep from wild dogs or coyotes. Anyway with the drought around here, he says there are lots of abandoned donkeys and in the story he was looking for people with land who could take some in. It was sad but uplifting at the same time. __________________ Gayle

12-11-2011, 11:29 PM	#7
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	Tonight, Kash went straight to his bed and didn't bother Layla at all! Unfortunately it's 1:30 in the morning and I'm the only one up because I can't fall asleep! Judy, I'll try to remember tomorrow to take the new pictures off my camera! Gayle, that is such a great story that someone cares for those donkeys so much! I hope they can find enough foster homes for them. I hate when any animal is abandoned __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

12-10-2011, 02:44 AM	#1
Shada Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,228	I love the rescues! So very happy you took them both into your home! What cuties they all are! Hoping Layla will adjust having to two new sibling. Just watch them close.. I know you are. I think Cash looks like a maltese too. I have a maltese so I am a little partial... and then my mom has her yorkie, so I love them too!!!

12-10-2011, 10:07 AM	#2
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Jazzi wants to be the alpha dog but she's mean about it especiallly when they are going outside. We found out that if Reuger goes out first then she will respect him more. If she goes out first then she waits for Reuger and bites him all the way down the sidewalk. As far as the food goes there doesn't seem to be a problem. I hope they all get things worked out and leave Layla alone. I bet that she'll enjoy the company of the others once she gets used to them.

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