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Do not take him to a group dog training course and do not take him along to get to know all the neighbourhood’s dogs and people. So, in the beginning, do not take your dog to all sorts of outings. peeing in the kitchen or barking at you). During that period, which can last weeks or even months, your dog may suddenly display difficult behaviour behaviour that he will never show again (e.g. What should an adopter take into account? So they are often, in the beginning, scared and above all extremely over-stimulated. Sometimes they even have to get used to people. Many of these dogs have never lived in a busy city or seen a tram. What does it mean for a dog to get used to and live in a totally new country? People who make the decision solely on the basis of a cute photo or because they take pity on the dog. People who adopt a dog from abroad without thinking it through, without realizing that these dogs may need extra time and attention. What dog professionals do worry about are impulsive adoptions. So many dogs are waiting for a good home. Is it a good trend? I would say that, overall, it is. Your opinion as a dog trainer and zoologist: is this a good trend?Īt OhMyDog, we are being contacted more and more often by people who have recently adopted a dog from abroad, particularly in the last few months. Adopting a dog from abroad is increasingly popular.

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You can read the full interview transcript below. A 12+ year old beagle/basset mix.Posted on Novemby Laure-Anne Jonkman On November 10 2020, Laure-Anne was interviewed by Omroep West about dogs adopted from abroad (in connection with 14 sheep that were recently killed by two adopted huskies). I've also considered turning the crate around so the door faces the wall, but then I think he would go after the plastic ventilation slats in the side of the crate. What I'm thinking is to weave some kind of cord through the door and secure it on either side to those wing nuts.

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The only thing I could do to reinforce that plastic it to maybe run some zip ties around it to prevent it from opening up.

He pushed the door hard enough (actually requires quite a bit of force, but he's determined) to flex the bottom locking rod which then pried open the plastic lock and then he pushed the door open. What he exploited was the weak plastic latch. Maybe there's something reusuable I could run through these holes that doesn't take a lot of effort to take off? I guess I could just buy a bunch of cheap ties and keep a pair of scissors handy to cut them open, but that will be a pain especially if there's an emergency and he needs to be extricated quickly. He's fine inside an apartment but if he gets trapped in a bedroom (which has happened), he gets crazy and tries to get out.įor the flight, I ran zip ties through these 4 holes and all was good. I joked with my wife throughout the flight that I could hear him barking down there or we'd be on the news because of an escaped dog in the cargo hold. I've seen him on our security camera bust out of an all metal crate and the other day, he broke out of the kennel we used to fly him back in. He's a good dog and is fine alone outside the crate but I'd also really like housekeeping, too. We have to crate the dog on the days housekeeping comes by.

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