| Color: | Red | Coat: | Smooth | ||
| Pattern: | None | Gender: | Male | ||
| Size: | Tweenie | Weight: | 16 lbs | ||
| Age: | 4 Years | Category: | Adult | ||
| Special needs dog? | No | Sanctuary dog? | No | ||
| Spayed / Neutered? | Yes | State: | PA | ||
| Hello, my name is Chevy. A long story short: I was purchased, possibly abused, rescued by a nice family where I was then surrendered to rescue because life was too chaotic for me. I was then adopted out knowing about my issues only to be returned six months later. Anyway, I've been back with my foster mom and things are going great, but I really want my own family. So the reason why I was returned was because I was still submissively peeing. When I first came back, my foster mom had washable piddle pads everywhere so we could work out the excited peeing. She would ignore me at first and let me come to her so it was on my terms and I didn't feel threatened. She did not making eye contact with me or speak to me, so that helped me stay calm. By working on my excited peeing with these methods, I've stopped excitedly peeing in less than two weeks - that's not so bad because there's always an adjustment period! My foster mom says I'm pretty good about house training besides the excited/submissive peeing. I get to spend the night gated in my own room and I sleep in my little basket or snuggled in a blanket on a human bed or a dog bed.I can hold it through the night and if we go out right away and don't get excited about it, I'm perfect. My mom and dad just say "Chevy, outside" in a calm, even voice and I go right to the back door each time without incident. My foster mom has me crated when she's not home and we've learned that I get so excited when I hear her come home (but I blame that 80lb hound for that one since he gets us all in a tizzy by barking as soon as he hears the garage door open - how am I supposed to stay calm during that?), so she has the reusable pads in my crate. I am now able to get out of my crate and to the back door without incident, but before she kept me in place until I am done peeing on the pad(she doesn't say anything to me while I'm tinkling) and then she picked me up and we went outside. It was a process, but I'm fine now. I prefer to meet people at eye level (i.e. being held) so they don't reach over me and scare me. My foster mom is working with me on this - she is dropping treats as she leans over me - how funny is she?! I am up to date on my shots, I am heartworm/worm/parasite negative, I've had my teeth clean and I've been neutered. Chevy's adoption fee is $275. He is available through DRNA. www.drna.org/07562 |
