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What a truely handsome boy. Congrats to you and to your pup for having found each other.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Greetings from Germany from Andy, Paddy and Colin... ...and their mom.

Can you work with a crate? For the kitten - one of those plastic things with a door at the front? Your boy may feel safer to watch it when it's incarcerated. And than work with treats - super treats whenever he gets near the crate. It will take time and I would only start if I was sure I wanted to keep the kitten.

Welcome from Germany.

He loses the skin because it is burned, like when you have a sunburn. I would ask my vet for some lotion to keep the skin hydrated.

A beautiful tribute to a beautiful girl.

Welcome from Germany. Black with white breast... paws and tip of tail....my favourite.

When I adopted Col in 2007 he was an only dog and I thought that I would never have two, or even three... Life changed, we (as in Col and I) moved, met a nice guy, got married, got cancer... and stopped to contemplate life. I was a workaholic - 60 hours a week, no problem for me ( and Col who either went with me or stayed with his DH). Cancer threw me off the loop. I stopped to think what really matters in life, fought through chemo and for being brave rewarded myself with a second dog as a friend for Col. Andy entered our life. He had a family for about a year but they returned him because they feared he would bite their soon to have baby. I took in a very sad dog which needed almost two years to come out of his shell. Colin was thrilled. He developed a complete new character. My funny young boy became a great pack leader and started wagging non stop. He was so happy to have another dog - they don't cuddle but interact on a very subtle level even when they are not obviously about it. Life changed again. I started working again - 3 days a week, bought a new house, moved in and decided that yes, that's how I want to live. One day the telephone rang. A grey needed a new home, if I could perhaps... Paddy moved in. Col was thrilled... Yeah, another underling. Andy was less than thrilled and Paddy had to visit the vet after learning to not jump on a sleeping Andy. But they learned to get along. Now they are a great team, with a confident leader, a much happier Andy and the clown we call Paddington.

You have to change the way you think to understand that behaviour. Dogs don't think in terms of sweet and poor thing. What did that poor thing do? I know a half blind dog which always stares at other dogs trying to focus on what is it that they are going to meet. All the other dogs think this one is extremely rude for staring at them and would often launch into attack mode - even if this nearly blind dog is as sweet and friendly as they can be. What experiences does the lab have with other dogs? My Andy can't stand unknown dogs after one came to him and bit him in the head - from out of nowhere. His new mode of approaching is to show that he is a dangerous dog and not to mess with him. You would think he tried to kill the other dog. He needs time to learn that the new dog is no danger to him. Once he gets that he is friendly and quite social. You see, there is no easy answer to your question. You have to watch the dogs' interaction and try to understand what happens there from a dog's view.

I'm so very sorry and keep you in my thoughts.

I have three male greyhounds and my mom has two uneutered standard poodles - also boys. All get along very well. When introducing a new dog (male or female) I take them on a walk together, no interacting just walking behind the new dog at a small distance. They can sniff where he or she pees, watch the new one and decide that the newcomer is mostly harmless. Than we change. We walk in front and the new one can sniff and watch. When everyone has calmed down, we walk next to another with again no interaction between the dogs. After the walk (as long as it takes for everyone to walk relaxed with one another) we go to our home and let them into the yard without leash but stay close to watch the interaction. Keep movin - to keep the tension low. After the walk my boys mostly settle on their dogbeds and we keep the new one from bothering them. And when we see each other again it's like "We know you, you are harmless."

I'm so very sorry. Sending hugs your way.

Dried lung has next to no calories and is a nice snack.

Welcome from Germany. Sadly not really near Texas.

I'm so sorry for your sudden loss. Sending hugs and strength you way.

Welcome from Germany. I sadly don't think that I will ever meet one of you in person. But I like to read about your boy... ...and pictures would be nice.

Congratulations. You did great, both of you. Now you can feel more save around him. Have fun with your class.

Welcome from Germany. Your new pup seems to be a sweet girl. Pictures, please?

Welcome from Germany. Your boy is a pretty houndie. I have three lads from Ireland, too.

What a handsome boy you have. I never understood the crate if your dog isn't destructive or you have small animals to protect. We don't crate big dogs around here.... maybe because everything is a bit smaller, especially the rooms. We just put everything out of reach. Colin and Andy never got into to much trouble, a lost cheesecake and some waffles... ...but Paddy - let's just say he lived up to his name. Who needs stores in front of the windows, anyway? 😉

All my boys do this with treats and I'm okay with it... ...but Andy also takes a mouthful of water after drinking and wanders off... ...dripping all over the floor... 😨

I'm so very sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Congrats to your beautiful girl and welcome to the world of grey.