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by: Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Nov 11, '15 11:27pm  
Duke is the yellow Lab we adopted through Twyla's Friends back in August.  He is such a big, lovable, goofy, slobbery, character!  He's got a very soft mouth, meaning he likes to grab our hands/arms in his mouth but he doesn't put any pressure on us.   Our other dog (a female Black Lab/Corgi mix named Joy) had some problems with Duke initially but has gotten used to him.  The only problem between them is that he likes to play and she just doesn't do that!  Joy is a dog that acts more like a cat and always has.  Duke got house trained pretty quickly.  I credit Joy for helping with that.  Now that it's cooling off, Joy likes to lay in the sun.  Since Duke's fosters kept him in the yard, Duke has gotten used to being inside.  He will go out to do his business, but if we make him stay outside for more than a few minutes, he thinks he's being punished (unless we are outside with him).   When we first got him, he would not get on the couch.  It took me about a week to trick him up there, then loved on him to show him it was OK.  Now, he likes to lay in the middle section of the couch between Debbie and me.  He likes to fetch and loves a knotted rope we got him.  He tends to tear up any cloth or soft rubber toys!We found out right away that Duke will not be picked up, turned over,  or to be held by the collar.  If you try (my son likes to lay on the floor and wrestle with the dogs), Duke seems to freak out.  He doesn't try to bite, but he panics.   I tried to teach him some basic commands (sit and stay) but he trembles, pees, or just walks away when I give him commands.  I thought maybe my stern voice bothered him, but if I use a soft voice, he just ignores me.  He seems to have no idea of how big he is because he keeps bumping into things.  He would slip and slide on our granite tile and our linoleum kitchen floor.  He learned to take smaller steps, but then he forgets and starts slipping again.  I figure one or two things are the issue:He was treated very badly when he was young, and/orHis brain is missing a few neurons. He's not stupid, but it takes him a while to learn some things.Regardless, we feel that we got a winner!  He makes us laugh regularly and he's so lovable!  I was having a snack around noon today.  He jumped up on the couch next to me and laid his head on my leg.  When I'm finished, I usually give him a taste of whatever I had.  After I finished today and stood up, I suddenly realized that the entire upper leg of my jeans were soaked with slobber (where he had laid his head).  His slobber reminds me of a mastiff.It's late now, so I'll post some pictures of him tomorrow. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 12:01am  
Duke is the yellow Lab we adopted through Twyla's Friends back in August.  He is such a big, lovable, goofy, slobbery, character!  He's got a very soft mouth, meaning he likes to grab our hands/arms in his mouth but he doesn't put any pressure on us.   Our other dog (a female Black Lab/Corgi mix named Joy) had some problems with Duke initially but has gotten used to him.  The only problem between them is that he likes to play and she just doesn't do that!  Joy is a dog that acts more like a cat and always has.  Duke got house trained pretty quickly.  I credit Joy for helping with that.  Now that it's cooling off, Joy likes to lay in the sun.  Since Duke's fosters kept him in the yard, Duke has gotten used to being inside.  He will go out to do his business, but if we make him stay outside for more than a few minutes, he thinks he's being punished (unless we are outside with him).   When we first got him, he would not get on the couch.  It took me about a week to trick him up there, then loved on him to show him it was OK.  Now, he likes to lay in the middle section of the couch between Debbie and me.  He likes to fetch and loves a knotted rope we got him.  He tends to tear up any cloth or soft rubber toys!We found out right away that Duke will not be picked up, turned over,  or to be held by the collar.  If you try (my son likes to lay on the floor and wrestle with the dogs), Duke seems to freak out.  He doesn't try to bite, but he panics.   I tried to teach him some basic commands (sit and stay) but he trembles, pees, or just walks away when I give him commands.  I thought maybe my stern voice bothered him, but if I use a soft voice, he just ignores me.  He seems to have no idea of how big he is because he keeps bumping into things.  He would slip and slide on our granite tile and our linoleum kitchen floor.  He learned to take smaller steps, but then he forgets and starts slipping again.  I figure one or two things are the issue:He was treated very badly when he was young, and/orHis brain is missing a few neurons. He's not stupid, but it takes him a while to learn some things.Regardless, we feel that we got a winner!  He makes us laugh regularly and he's so lovable!  I was having a snack around noon today.  He jumped up on the couch next to me and laid his head on my leg.  When I'm finished, I usually give him a taste of whatever I had.  After I finished today and stood up, I suddenly realized that the entire upper leg of my jeans were soaked with slobber (where he had laid his head).  His slobber reminds me of a mastiff.It's late now, so I'll post some pictures of him tomorrow.
 
@Retired_Engineer:
Thats good to hear you guys are getting along . I bet he is a character and loves all the attention .
4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 1:36am  
Such a sweet story. It brought tears to my eyes. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 4:57am  
He is a sweetheart and loves to get rubbed on.  So glad that he is adjusting to your family. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 5:02am  
He is a sweetheart and loves to get rubbed on.  So glad that he is adjusting to your family.
 
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The dog or RE? 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 6:45am  
He's livin' the dream for sure... and he's probably hoping he doesn't wake up!!  So glad he found you and your loving family!!  Emoticon 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 6:45am  
Such a sweet story. It brought tears to my eyes.
 
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Ditto!
 
He is so lucky to end up with such a caring and understanding, patient family. And I feel blessed every time I hear a story like this, especially a Twyla's dog because I was involved. Blessed because it's so rewarding. Helping helpless dogs has given me purpose. I think we all need that to some degree. I won't be as involved as I am forever but for now, I feel I'm making a difference in a few lives in our little section of a huge city filled with too many helpless dogs.
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Thanks for sharing RE. Hugs to you and the lovely Mrs!
 
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 7:39am  
Getting an older dog or one with previous owners can be challenging. So much of how they act is from how they were raised or treated when they were young. But as long as they end up in a home with love and caring they seem to usually work things out and get over fears they may have had as puppies. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 8:22am  
I am so happy for you and Duke. We are hitting our year anniversary with Hunter- he was surrendered at 7 years old by his owner. It has been a challenging but very rewarding year. Hubs finally got a dog that is HIS. Yeah I talked him into fostering this dog but within 5 days Hunter made it very clear who his favorite "friend beast" is. This dog follows Hubs everywhere. ( even sits outside the bathroom door and waits).Yea for all the rescued fur babies and their owners. Sometimes it's hard to know who rescues who!! 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 9:10am  

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>> He is a sweetheart and loves to get rubbed on.  So glad that he is adjusting to your family.
 
@Nurse3:
 
The dog or RE?
 
@Annie:   Both!  Emoticon
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 9:18am  

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>> He is a sweetheart and loves to get rubbed on.  So glad that he is adjusting to your family.
 
@Nurse3:
 
The dog or RE?
 
@Annie:
 
Both Emoticon 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 9:18am  

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>> He is a sweetheart and loves to get rubbed on.  So glad that he is adjusting to your family.
 
@Nurse3:
 
The dog or RE?
 
@Annie:   Both!  Emoticon
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 9:19am  
I love this story. I remember when Twyla's was looking for someone to adopt him and my heart hurt that his foster family wouldn't bring him in the house when it was HOT out. He is a very lucky guy to find such a loving home. Thank you RE for adpoting him!Charlie (another Twyla's dog) is my adopted pooch. I am not sure what happened to him in his early life either. He still shys away when I try to pet his head. It's only the head though. He is a very happy sweet loving hyper crazy dog that wags his tail constantly. :-)  I makes me sad to see him drop his head.I tell him over and over that he's safe and no one will ever hurt him again! 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 9:25am  
I love this story. I remember when Twyla's was looking for someone to adopt him and my heart hurt that his foster family wouldn't bring him in the house when it was HOT out. He is a very lucky guy to find such a loving home. Thank you RE for adpoting him!Charlie (another Twyla's dog) is my adopted pooch. I am not sure what happened to him in his early life either. He still shys away when I try to pet his head. It's only the head though. He is a very happy sweet loving hyper crazy dog that wags his tail constantly. :-)  I makes me sad to see him drop his head.I tell him over and over that he's safe and no one will ever hurt him again!
 
@Bearfin: If we go to pet/rub Duke on the head, he also flinches a bit, but when he realizes that it's OK, he loves the attention.
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 9:28am  
Actually, most dogs only tolerate being touched on top of the head.   4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 12, '15 9:31am  
@RE - Yes Charlie is the same, he will back away and I will tell him "its okay" and he slowly walks back up to me for pets. I love the look on his sweet face when he comes back! @foxymama - did you mean they don't tolerate it on the to of the head? Because mine like to be pet everywhere! Charlie is the only 1 (ouf of my 4 dogs) that shys away from the head pet... 4951
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