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  • ChristyRutherfordC

    Did you get Tucker through BRAT?
    Mine is a tri-color also, although he does not have the eyemask on like yours.

    Christy Rutherford

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  • TuckerVAT

    Yes, I did. I got hime from a family in MA that had a baby and was scared that Tucker would eat the child due to his aggressive tendancies…but that has been discussed here...

    I bet yours came with a complete tail, though... :) I'll post some pictures of him here and in the 'show off' forum later tonight...

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  • ChristyRutherfordC

    Yep, cant hang a flag from squiggys tail. It is curled tight as can be.
    I am still waiting on getting my camera back from my sister, but I will post pics when I can.
    My dog came from an abusive home and is really skittish, however he is doing so much better, after a year. Poor guy didnt even have a bed, he had to sleep in an outside dungon-like basement on a step. The family also didnt care where he "went" so we have battled that, as you know, forever. But he is a good appreciative boy and I love him so much, he's my buddy!

    Christy Rutherford

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  • TuckerVAT

    Yeah, I dig Tucker also. It's just a learning process…for both of us. That's sad how Squiggy was treated. I loathe people who do that to animals.

    When I went searching for Tucker, the two things I was most adamant about were finding a pooch that was 'non-destructive' (I've just spent 1000's of dollars buying a new condo and furnishing it like I want it) and house trained. I think I was sort of duped with the house training thing assuming there is nothing physically wrong with Tucker (in that he pees often). However, he hasn't peed in the kitchen since I fenced him in which reveals that he CAN hold it, he just hasn't been. He's going to the vet in a couple weeks and I got some sticks to test his urine with. Nothing showing positive at this point...

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  • ChaseandZahrasmomC

    Christy,

    Where did you find gates that worked? I have issues with Zahra climbing over all of ours!

    Thanks,
    Jenn

    Jenn

    Chase and Zahra's Mom

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  • ChristyRutherfordC

    They are extra tall gates I got off target.com. I liked that they have vertical rails not horozontal, so he cant get a toe in for a boost. I think they are 41 inches tall. and have a gate so you can walk through them.

    Found them

    http://www.target.com/gp/product/B0007G6KF6/601-7570993-3212956

    Christy Rutherford

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  • ChristyRutherfordC

    Yeah, I was a bit duped with squiggy also. Although I would never get rid of my buddy now. I just purchased my first home and know where you are coming from. Squiggy almost ruined my carpet. So I had it professionally cleaned and now the carpet looks new again (I didnt let it go to long) and Squiggy and I have worked out everything now.
    Does Tucker pee on the floor when you are home with him?
    Squigs doesn't.
    I know, it was hard not to lay into the girl who turned him over for his poor treatment. He was scrawny, jittery and dirty now he is still pretty lean but not as jumpy and his hair is shiney and smooth now. I am just glad this family turned him over to BRAT so that I could get him and spoil the heck out of him.

    Christy Rutherford

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  • jys1011J

    Christy/Jason-you guys are real heros to me! I absolutely detest animal cruelty. I wanted to adopt a BRAT dog but I couldn't get approved. Then I went to a breeder looking for a pup & turns out she had adults that she had been trying to place for over a year. So I took them in a heart beat! :)

    Jenn-I have the same exact gate that Christy has 41 inches metal & vertical bars works really well.

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • TuckerVAT

    I never thought Tucker was abused or anything, I just think he was undersocialized and not exposed to many people. He probably got his way a lot based on how he reacts to discipline and being a brat when he doesn't get his way… He also, obviously, was lucky enough to have a stay at home mom for his previous 3.5 years which, I'm sure, lends to thinking he can pee whenever he wants.

    To answer Christy's question, he has only peed once when I was home. He had let me know he wanted to go out by scratching on my door, but I was in the middle of something and was finished in about 5 minutes. In that 5 minutes, he had gone into the other room and peed on the sofa. I blamed myself since he did 'tell' me. It didn't happen again, but at the same time, he initially tried to run all over me and scratched every couple of hours to go out. In fear of another sofa soil, I would take him out but soon came to realize that he was pulling a fast one on me when he went out and just sniffed around and didn't pee or pooh. That stopped after about a week of taking him out and pretty much sitting in one spot until he peed and pooped, then not taking him out for at least 4-5 hours unless he ate a lot. I had to show him he wasn't in charge... :)

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  • F

    one suggest is if you are feed him can dog food it seems to make the pee more and it contains water

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    So MUCH pee!

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    @mhergom: Hello, I have an eight-month female, She is peeing at least 5th times per day. Many times she waits t o be back home to make pee. I do not know what to do I am getting crazy with pees I had nightmares Thanks in advance for your help If she is not spayed, she may be in season and they do pee lots more (marking behaviors)…. and this can and does start before you even might see bleeding. 5 times a day is not that much really....
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