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Thinking of getting another dog
We are going to meet a 20 month old chocolate lab tomorrow. We currently have a 13 y/o chocolate and a 8 y/o American Bulldog. We found this dog through one of our local shelter's home to home adoption programs (you send them the info on your dog and they post it on their blog and website). I wasn't planning on getting another dog right now, but we really want to get another chocolate and have no desire to get a puppy, been there, done that, never again!
What questions should we ask the current owners? We already inquired about how he is with other dogs, they said that he currently lives with their 13 y/o schnauzer.
As a reward for your help, here is a picture of Odie
Re: Thinking of getting another dog
I'm a little unclear about the program you're talking about (I don't think our local shelter has this). Is this dog being adopted through the shelter?
If you're meeting his current owners, the first question for me would be why they are giving him up. Hopefully they will be honest since it's in everyone's best interest for you to have full disclosure when deciding whether to adopt the dog.
Other questions I would ask: What is his energy level/exercise needs - a 20 month old lab could still be very energetic (as I'm sure you know!), so you will probably want to assess whether his energy level (and overall temperament) will jive with your current dogs. What is his current level of obedience training (does he know any commands? which ones?), leash training, housebreaking, and crate training. What are his favorite types of toys/games/activities? Has he shown fear of any people/objects/etc.? Any instances of aggression? Resource guarding issues (especially with other dogs in the house)? Any other problematic behaviors? What food is he on? Get copies of his vet records/vaccinations/etc. (which you should get automatically if this is an adoption through the shelter).
Are you taking your current dogs to meet the potential new dog? I personally wouldn't adopt another dog unless my current dogs were able to meet him/her first. Even though I have a very good sense of their personalities, it really helps to see them interacting with the potential new dog. HTH!
No, it is not through the shelter. It a service provided by the shelter so that there is a way for them to help people find a home without taking them to one of the local shelters (we have 3).
Under H2H, owners have the benefit of meeting, screening and making adoption decisions. Potential adopters have the benefit of one-on-one interactions with the current owners in order to obtain firsthand information about the animal?s likes, dislikes and other characteristics. The H2H placement program also allows Animal Friends to help more animals in the community, even when our kennels are full. At its very core, this program helps bring together owners and adopters, on their own terms, in their own communities.
This is their blog post
We are taking our dogs with us. Our lab is lazy, his biggest activity of the day is eating.
Our bulldog is high energy.
Thanks, most of these things are things that I have thought of but I wanted to make sure that I didn't miss anything. I don't want to fall in love and it be a bad fit with the two we already have.
This! We have been in search of a new dog..lots of places won't allow us to allow a meet and greet. And even after that, it may take up to 30 days to see if they are suitable. We have met a few ourselves..crossed the labs out, since our old english bully, just couldnt take a hyper dog. I would ask if it didn't work out, could you return the dog..I would also want a full report to see if anything was wrong with the dog from the vet, just to cover your basis.