We have had Brooklyn for about two years and love her to death. She is the best little companion to have around and a great lap dog. Sam and I have been talking for the past few years about getting a larger dog, we were ready for the second pup.
Arriving here, I located a local shelter that rescue's Puppy Mill Dogs, and finds them good homes. I have been volunteering there about a month now and have gotten to interact with many Pups. Many are skittish and timid and don't understand play or treats. Many are afraid of males.
There were a number of large dogs available, but choosing the right one that works with us and works with Brooklyn was the challenge. We were down to three. Two Siberian Huskies and a Labrador/American Pit Bull Mix. Our choices went down quick as the first Husky was adopted just the day before. The Pit Bull Mix was a great friendly dog, but had injuries that we were not sure would work in our house. All the hard wood floors and stairs would not make his adjustment easy.
We found Lobo (Now known as Logan). He was very timid when we first met, even more timid around Sam. At just a year old he still a puppy and years a head of him, we wanted him and Brooklyn to meet.
Brooklyn being the submissive dog she is, did not have any issues with him and vice versa. He was going to be ours. We are coming up on a week having him at home and overall things are going well.
Being from a puppy mill, these pups have very little human interaction no playtime, limited exercise, and really no training. He has done amazing with potty training, he does do some marking in the house, but our house is protected by the Belly Bands he gets to wear when inside. Short amount of time a day the belly bad comes off inside and he gets watched closely.
He has learned sit, shake, and working on lay down!! Yesterday, he made it down to the basement on his own. Besides potty training, the biggest issue we have is walking him. He and Brooklyn go on about three walks a day. He being the husky likes to pull, A LOT!! This will be the biggest challenge I believe in his training, in addition to meeting strangers
Brooklyn and Logan are a bit indifferent to each other. Logan likes to play, Brooklyn not so much, she tries to stand up for herself against him to tell him no, but the message is mixed as he still wants to play. One day he will get it. Still no aggressiveness towards each other, just wanting to play.
I will post periodically about his progress, it will be a project which will require a lot of persistence and patience. We are both very happy to give hime a new home.
We will have a new family picture soon!!
To learn more about Puppy Mills, and the rescue where we got logan check out the link National Mill Dog Rescue.
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