Soren, a striped discus. Bern, a tranquil German blue ram. Christo, a lazy basset hound. Lorna, an easy-to-please French bulldog. Kyle, a cute Havanese. Isabel, a freewheeling mutt. Hilda, a silly rat. Gennifer, a proud gerbil. Hulda, a meek hamster. Noelle, a naive nutria. Alfie, a grey cat with startling green eyes.
Diego, a big, fluffy black cat who's great at hunting. Ellen, a slim Siamese with a fierce demeanor. Umber, a handsome black cat who loves to chase bats. Yvonne, an alert German shepherd. Max, a rebellious alligator. Honker, a loud goose. Melanie, an overprotective Rottweiler.
Black Beauty. Erik, a brave Karelian bear dog. Gilly, a sweet Siberian husky. Tom, a sassy Australian shepherd. Xandra, a smart standard poodle. Elsbeth, a chatty mynah bird. Jake, an excitable budgerigar. Orion, a charming Timneh parrot. Juanita, a dignified grey parrot. Grumpy Cat. Hortense, a fuzzy brown rabbit. Sally, a gentle box turtle. Nando, a precious mouse.
Morton, a wise Shiba Inu. Butterscotch Surprise, a senior pug-Chihuahua mix. Rodeo, an adventurous year-old cattle dog. Stallone, a tender ten-year-old pitbull mix. Magoo, a spotted brown senior mutt. Pumbaa and Timon, two cheerful cockatiels. Mary-Kate and Ashley, two pretty parakeets. Harry and Sally, two peppy canaries. John and Paul, two chill doves. A family of chinchillas. She was not going to disclose that. I also ask about heart murmurs. That can run into lots of heartache and money down the line.
Dogs, like people, have genetic or breed-specific issues. There is no perfect dog and there are no guarantees. My brother had a mix-breed dog who lived to be 22 and only ate Purina Dog Chow and whatever critter he could catch in the back yard. You just never know which dog is going to be incredibly long-lived and healthy. But, you have to ask questions. A lot of questions! We had the experience of this recently and although I asked many of these questions I did forget some really important ones and the owners themselves either forgot or neglected to tell us intentionally — this dog had to go through the stress of coming to our home only to be taken directly back to his owners within an hour of arriving at our home.
The questions are so so important because how a dog behaves in certain settings when you meet them is really not a clear indication of who that dog will be in YOUR home. We learned a valuable lesson from this experience and we are grateful for this list for the future! We are just fortunate that no one got hurt and including the poor dog who deserves so much more than being put into situations such as that.
My boy died last March, greatest dog ever. What does that entail, and what questions should I ask? Bill Muehlenweg. Has the dog been socialized with children? I just adopted a rescue long hair dachshund.
He is too small to go outside by himself in a fenced yard because of hawks and owls. He is great with children but scared to death of my husband. How is the dog with men is a good question to ask if you aren't sure it's been around men. A neighbor of ours got into a bad situation with a Golden Retriever who was downright aggressive with men. It should never be taken for granted what experiences a dog you are considering might have.
A dog can easily trip up an adult with mobility issues just as much as they can knock over a toddler. Thank you for this article! Much appreciated! I always adopted a dog. Knew this dog was abused thus considered it. Eventually the dog came to trust me and love me. Never had a dog that I miss dearly.
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