A new dog for us
I've been told that she acts out of anxiety. She submissive urinates, she is stubborn, and she doesn't do well with excitement and busy-ness. I'm guessing with having 9 dogs in foster, that "new dog" has a lot going against her. The rescue is hoping that by placing her with us, with a family with a long-haired herd breed, 3 homeschooled kids, and a relatively quiet household that "new dog" will flourish. I've worked with fosters and rescues before, and anxious dogs, but not sheepies. Then again, very few people in this area have ever encountered a sheepie (at least I grew up around one). Oh and she's "new dog" until we get her home and find a suitable name for her. Her current name reflects that her original owners probably had a bit of a sense of humor that is not appropriate for kids. Plus, I think she'll do better with a kinder name. As I've worked with the rescue in adopting this dog, I've done a lot of research. I have to thank you all for your insights and information that you've shared on this site. I actually feel much more confident bringing home "new dog" now, than when I first started the process to adopt her. I really appreciate your wealth of knowledge. I'll have some questions for you once I get her home.  |
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| Congrats on your new sheepie. You'll need lots of patients and getting everyone in the household on the same page regarding commands. Obidience class is great for both the dog and family. Many on the forum take their dogs through obidience class more than once just for the fun for the dog and it helps them remember, and socialize. I wanted to make a comment about the Submissive urinating, it takes a lot of patients and yelling at them or making them feel bad only puts the training further behind. My Aussie, Asia, came to me from not a good enviorment and had the submissive uranating and it made me feel so bad when she would start to go down and pee. I would tell her in a kind voice and lets go outside and out we would go. I never made a scene, I never mentioned the peeing to anyone, I just quickly cleaned it up. They know when they do something like that and it makes them feel bad. In less than a week Asia was no longer submissive peeing. We did have a doggy door, so she didn't have to rely on anyone letting her out. She has turned into one of the best dogs you could ever have. Good luck with your new one, let us know her progress. |
| Welcome and good luck! |
So now I want to know what the inappropriate name is.  |
| Welcome and don't worry you'll do fine with her. Walking around the neighborhood on a leash is great for bonding. Your kids could come along, too and it would help define who the new members of her "pack" are. Submissive urinating is frustrating. Getting frustrated only makes it worse. Therein lies the rub. Whatever you can do that you somehow (trial and error sometimes) find works for you and this dog to PREVENT it happening will help shorten the time it takes her to get over it. Hard to solve when it keeps on happening. Sometimes just "easy" entry when greeting her will help some, as in , keep everything as low key as possible. Linda Zimmerman |
| wow how great are u to do this welcome from fl |
| Welcome from Ohio.. this is a great forum! |
| You came to the right place. So many people here have rescued sheepies! Bless you for taking her into your life. rescue or not, sheepies do need some training. is there a place near you to take some classes? Until you get to know her better, I wouldn't leave the kids with her alone and caution them to be gentle around her until she adjusts. Give her a 'safe place" to sleep or to be in for quiet time - a crate maybe? Good luck and welcome to the forum! |
| Welcome from St. Louis~~~ Can't wait to see a picture of your new sheepie. With all the support here, you will do great!!! Keep us posted... |
  Congratulations on the soon to be New Arrival. I agree with Helen ant the others. You will do great!!  I too had a submissive peeing sheepie I adopted. Gracie was an abused dog and I adopted her when she was 3. When she would start, it was lets go outside and potty. Lots of praise and even an occasional treat. I would also not pet her right away because she would dribble. It didn't take long and no more peeing. Gratefully, she had another dog, Abbey, and they loved each other, so that helped. I also took Gracie to school and it was an outstanding bonding experience plus she became more confident and social. Now, sometimes in class, after a relay and much praise, she was very happy and excited that she would wiggle so hard she would dribble. That didn't count.  Congrats Again!!!!  |
| Thanks! I'm not too worried about submissive peeing. I mean, its not something to look forward to, but our old dog became incontinent in his later years. Plus, I have children who like money, and I am so willing to pay out for animal mess cleanup that they make bank off of cat barf (we have 2 long hair cats too). There is a training center nearby. I do wonder if its better to enroll both dogs at the same time or take one at a time. Any advice? Opal (the collie), came to us with basic manners and she's picked up commands quickly. We have fun working with her and she's easy to train. I'm preparing for "new dog" to be more challenging. I don't know if I should immediately get her to private lessons or if I should work on basic manners and with the leash, then enroll her in a class during the next session. Just two more days! |
| I have to admit I'm rather curious about the name she came with too. Lol |
| Welcome and good luck! Cindy |
| Welcome from Tennessee! Congrats on your new sheepie! Be sure to post lots of pics! |
 Congratulations and welcome to our little corner of the world! You do know that pictures are mandatory..... |
| Friday the kids and I road tripped to Nevada to bring home Amethyst (Amy), the dog formerly known as Lil' Bit o' Sh_t. I know we're in the honeymoon phase but this dog is an absolute gem. I was told she was absolutely untrained and had no manners, instead, she's been trained in the past, and she remembers a lot of it, if you ask her to. Leash manners? I think Amy was pulling someone's leg, or arm, as the case may be. The first walk I took her on the first 1/2 mile she tried to be naughty (jumping, pulling, etc). This morning she settled in before we'd hit a quarter mile, and no jumping at all. I had more problems with Opal my collie, then I did with Amy the formerly horrible sheepie. The peeing? She piddled at the foster's house, and right when she got out of the car here. The first night she piddled on the carpet a tiny bit, and she didn't quite make it outside the first early morning outing the next day. Since then, we've had no problems. If this is a constant submissive urination problem, I'm confused. I was expecting a lot worse. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them transferred over to the computer. She is such a big, goofy doll of a dog. I'm so thrilled she's with us. |
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