#dog updates

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Can I distract you with a puppy in a shark onesie?

Oh goodness gracious, Corn is… a character that Drummy is learning a lot about 😭

Corn is so goofy and definitely a lovey like our drumstick, he wants to cuddle but he has a lot of energy thats keeping us on our toes. (he licked inside my nostril and got on the shit list for approximately 35 seconds 🤣) It’s been pretty nice weather so easy to play fetch and take walks. It’s been a couple years since we’ve had such an energetic dog so we’re out of practice but settling into a nice rhythm. They’re mostly getting along but we’re being cautious about socializing them together. I have kind of a long explanation below but I think informative? It might sound like I’m over explaining however I hope it might be helpful to anyone looking to adopt a second dog/animal.

We’ve had a couple snags integrating them but we’re working with behavioral specialists and following veterinary advice. Nothing catastrophic but corn dog is extremely locked in on food, he goes rummaging and counter surfing and the behaviorist said that it’s a leftover behavior from having to fend for himself. Naturally that breaks my heart, but she also said that once he decompresses better overtime it’ll get easier as long as we’re also continuing his training. There hasn’t been any fighting or snapping at each other, just barking and some growls. We’re keeping them separated outside of strictly monitored and brief social visits/tandem walks so they get used to each other‘s smells and routines. We just have to slow down a little bit on letting them hang out, which sucks but it’s better for them in the long run. All of this was recommended and approved by professionals, reassuring us of what we already knew how to do.

Sometimes introducing a new dog to the house isn’t as smooth as people hope, but it’s super normal to experience stuff like this. I’m only emphasizing because I think some people experience snags like this and then give up on having that new dog; but it really does just take time and some work with consistency in most cases. Our local shelter was so overwhelmed for ages and I’m having a lot of feelings about dog welfare but I’ll save that for therapy.

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I took this video a few days ago

It’s their first solid meal

The mom wants nothing to do with them anymore so I’m their dad now

I feed them and bathe them and stuff

Here's a good luck puppy

XD she is the sweetest little thing, I think everyone should be her number one fan