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@allanc Yes I read the post twice, I just wasnt sure I was reading it correctly. Confused myself on why a dog would go back because it is having health problems.

I have had my rescue Woody for 3 weeks now, she was rescued from the meat markets in China. She has been abused, and the rescue organization that I got her from was able to rescue 11 dogs from there. My dog has a passport! LOL. I knew nothing about the breed. The first trait that became apparent is the stubborn one. If she doesnt want to do something she will freeze in place and not move, no matter what.
She is skittish, And these first three weeks have had their difficulties. I have been reading all I can about the breed and the Shiba Inu as that is her mix. She does bark, and she does growl.
Right now my main concern is to hopefully show her that she is in a safe place and loved. She is slowly coming out of her shell. For three weeks she stayed in the kitchen and would not go to other rooms in the house, so I put a crate in the kitchen and she goes in and out of it, it is her "safe place" The door of the crate stays open 24/7. Well today was a milestone, When I got home from work I had a moment of panic because she did not greet me and was not in her crate, as she has been for every day. She was in my bedroom sleeping on the dog bed I had placed in there in hopes that some day she will sleep in my room. Small step, but it filled me with joy.

@tanza I would be very afraid to let her off leash, I do not know that she would come to me if I called her. From what everyone has said, I am leaning towards obedience training, as a first step. But have also read that you cannot have just any trainer as the besenji is a little more difficult of a bread?

Soooo super cute!! Welcome, I love this forum, have gotten so much help from the members!

Well I got so much help with my last question, I am hoping I can get some with this problem. Woody loves to go for a walk, she begs all the time to go. Problem is once she is out, she doesn't want to go home, and will stop and freeze and I cannot get her going again. When she figures out we are heading home, that is when the freeze happens, she literally will not budge unless I walk in a direction that is not towards home. The first time she did it was half a block from home, next time a block, each time it has been a little farther from home....I think because she is learning the different paths we take. Today she did it a mile and a half from home. Took me ten minutes to get her to move, and then she pouted, walked as slow as she could, and stopped feet planted intermittently all the way home. A walk that should have taken an hour and 15 minutes took 2 hours and 15 minutes. In the past if I walked away from her and turned my back to her and not look at her, she would give in and come. But that doesn't work anymore. Another problem is she has been abused, beaten, so when she does this and I get frustrated and walk back to her ... she can tell I am not happy, and she will back away from me. So then I feel I need to pet her to make her not feel afraid of me, but I also feel when I do this I am teaching her she will get positive reinforcement for bad behavior. What do I do????? I am afraid to take her anymore.

This is Woody, she is a rescue, and was rescued from the meat markets in China. She is a mix of Basenji and Shiba Inu

Thank You all for the kind words. My dog does look more like the Shiba Inu, it is hard to tell in the pictures she does have the wrinkle in the forehead, and her face is slimmer than the shiba a little, I think due to the basenji. I have read a lot on both dogs and she has characteristics of both. I just figured since she looks more like the Shiba maybe I should go to a Shiba forum.

My girl is a rescue and I have bought several toys, even a treat ball that you put the treats in and they have to roll it around to get the treats out. She wants nothing to do with any of it. I threw a stick, she went and picked it up and then wanted nothing more to do with it. I threw a ball, nothing.
All she wants to do is go for walks, ALL the time. And she throws a fit at the end of the walk because she wants to walk some more. We walk over 3 miles a day. Yesterday I took her for two walks, the second one a mile, and she did the stop and freeze thing and would not move when she figured out we were heading home.
She is constantly looking for something to "hunt" she takes off after birds, rabbits etc.
Any ideas?
As a puppy I dont think she ever got to play, and so I just don't think she knows how.

@sleacc yes "pulling" does not work at all!! I always give in to her, has never been a big enough thing to not to... and I hadn't read about how smart they are at getting what they want yet. I will try the 1, 2, 3 thing. She is a very fast learner and knows some words already.

Let's not be too hasty, I said I was confused as to why such a thing would happen. She said the dog was ill, it had behavior changes. It could be the dog was aggressive. I know when my dog gets her heart worm medication she doesnt want to be bothered at all for the day after, and will give a soft growl if you get too close. Maybe this dog was becoming a little aggressive and snapping because it wasnt feeling well. Maybe the treatment is very time consuming and best for the dog to be in a place where there are people who can provide that kind of time, and care. This I would understand, Havent we all had to leave an animal at the vet for the day so they can run test/provide treatment???
The confusing part to me is that she sounds like she will not get this dog back.......maybe the illness is terminal and they are making the dog as comfortable as they can until the dog passes? Some would say it would be more humane to put the dog down if this were the case, but I know some people just cannot do that. So let's not be too hasty. I am not judging, or at least trying very hard not to.

My dog had an adverse reaction to the Heartworm edible I gave her, do you possibly give one? if so is it maybe related to that? I had to switch brands and she still doesnt feel well for 1 to 2 days after I give it, but it is not as bad as the other brand. Her symptoms were changes in consistency and color and frequency of bowel movements, she didnt eat, and didnt want to be bothered. And she ate grass.

Wasnt upset, my dog does look more like the Shiba, and was going to join a Shiba group. Everyone here seems very nice a have made wonderful comments.

@tanza I have had her 3 months, and we do that, she knows a few commands already. She wants my attention all the time, she needs something to entertain herself, so that when I am busy she isnt bored

Yes she has a big ham bone to chew, and it keeps her busy for a few minutes. For example, yesterday as soon as I got out of bed she was begging.... begging equals bumping me, the basenji squeal, .... to go for a walk, I took her for one. Usually we walk in the afternoon, but I thought maybe I would try it in the morning to see if that helped. It didn't, she is constantly following me around all day, wanting my attention, which I give her intermittently...but the laundry doesnt do itself lol. I have to be careful as I will be cleaning and turn around and fall over the top of her. Took her for another walk in the afternoon and as I said she wasnt happy because it wasnt long enough. Came home, she is begging to go again. In the evening I am sitting on the couch, she goes and lays on her bed, but every ten minutes or so she comes back wanting my attention. I sat on the floor with her for 20 minutes petting her... till she walked away.. a few minutes later she is back wanting my attention. As I type this she is bumping me.... wanting attention.

@sandy-hovis What is this find it game? I have tried placing treats, but she doesnt get them...is there certain "smelly" treats you use? how did you get your dog started? DO you drag the treat to give them a path to follow? I would like to try it, can you tell me more

@tanza Thanks for the link, I will get some, so afraid these days on that kind of stuff ...have read horrible stories about it causing health issues

@sandy-hovis Thank you, ordered some, will definitely try it!!

@elbrant I do give her a variety, we have 4 different paths around my home, and I have taken her to the state park a couple of times. She has one path that seems to be her favorite....as she spends a lot of time sniffing all the smells, there are a lot of dogs that use the path. And she definitely lets me know which way she wants to go for the day!!

@zande I am sorry if I wasnt clear, we have 4 different paths we can choose from each day for our walk, (actually it is her walk) and each is around 3 miles long. Some days if I am feeling up to it, or the weather is a little nicer we will go for longer.