to me and you. Introducing a new dog into the pack takes time and patience. Most of the dogs who get rehomed are returned within a few days because of these teething troubles. I suggest you decide whether you really want the dog and if you do you can get loads of help. If you don't, and it isn't a bad thing, sometimes it is braver to decide that it isn't working especially if it is making your home somewhere you don't want to be, then the vet clinic will rehome her. They do have problems with crowding but don't worry, the owner is a good man, he is a very caring person and doesn't put dogs to sleep without careful consideration and in the 3 years i have worked for him I haven't seen him euthanise a healthy dog.
The fact of the matter is that there are too many stray dogs and with the best will in the world not enough homes even when kind people such as yourself foster them. This is a simple mathematic sum, the supply way outweighs the demand. Something has to give. The overcrowding at the clinics and shelters is not a money issue, more hygiene, noise and the standard of care you can give to overcrowded animals being reduced. The clinic has to give priority to the sick patiens and boarders, we have a duty of care to provide the best available care. How would you feel if your dog died from Parvo while you were on vacation because an unvaccinated stray had been kept in his boarding room? Vets clinics foot the bill for a huge amount of strays in Doha as do QAWS and the government who neuter dogs and cats for free but it isn't enough. I know this sounds like I am ranting at you, I really am not, this is to the people who dump their un neutered dogs when they leave the country or get cute puppies and then dump them when they are untrained pain in the neck teenagers.
If you need ANY behavioural and training advice please contact me, I am happy to help you. And, if you have to send her back, don't feel too bad, you have done your best. All the best JJ
to me and you. Introducing a new dog into the pack takes time and patience. Most of the dogs who get rehomed are returned within a few days because of these teething troubles. I suggest you decide whether you really want the dog and if you do you can get loads of help. If you don't, and it isn't a bad thing, sometimes it is braver to decide that it isn't working especially if it is making your home somewhere you don't want to be, then the vet clinic will rehome her. They do have problems with crowding but don't worry, the owner is a good man, he is a very caring person and doesn't put dogs to sleep without careful consideration and in the 3 years i have worked for him I haven't seen him euthanise a healthy dog.
The fact of the matter is that there are too many stray dogs and with the best will in the world not enough homes even when kind people such as yourself foster them. This is a simple mathematic sum, the supply way outweighs the demand. Something has to give. The overcrowding at the clinics and shelters is not a money issue, more hygiene, noise and the standard of care you can give to overcrowded animals being reduced. The clinic has to give priority to the sick patiens and boarders, we have a duty of care to provide the best available care. How would you feel if your dog died from Parvo while you were on vacation because an unvaccinated stray had been kept in his boarding room? Vets clinics foot the bill for a huge amount of strays in Doha as do QAWS and the government who neuter dogs and cats for free but it isn't enough. I know this sounds like I am ranting at you, I really am not, this is to the people who dump their un neutered dogs when they leave the country or get cute puppies and then dump them when they are untrained pain in the neck teenagers.
If you need ANY behavioural and training advice please contact me, I am happy to help you. And, if you have to send her back, don't feel too bad, you have done your best. All the best JJ