My neighbor left to texas and left her dog in my house with a note Free dog please take care of him, now he seems sad theres a few sparkles of happines but then he goes back behind a couch in a little ball and just lays there he eats healthy and shits healthy hes two years neutered, can someone help me getting him out this state
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What has happened is quite common.
Have you tried to walk around with some food in your pockets. The dog will probably take some interest, especially if you use hotdogs, lunch meat, etc. Carry a little bit with you at all times and it will probably get his attention. Have him come to you, smile and say "good boy" and give him a little. If he knows any tricks or sit or down, repeat and smile and say "good boy" any time he does what you ask. The lure of food will give him something else that is rewarding to focus on and will also give you two a chance to bond a bit.
If he enjoys playing with a toy, you can also present the toy and give a "good boy" with a little food for interacting with a toy with you.
Be creative with this and use it to go for a walk and reward along the way if he is being good. You might even teach him a new trick like touching his nose to your open hand when you say "target". It's easy to do, start by letting him see the open palm of your hand and lightly touch your hand to his nose and say good dog and give a little piece of meat. Do this several times and then just show your palm and see if he tries to bump it with his nose. Be patient, but give a bigger reward and a happy good dog when he does it on his own. Begin pairing the word "target" at the moment he touches your hand and say good target. Eventually he will know that he can come to you and get a treat for doing that and will want to try to interact with you more to get the goodies and not just be sad because he misses his owner.
Good luck.
How sad for him. Im glad you can be there for him and you are concerned about helping him.
LOTS of love will do wonders. Dogs absolutely have emotions and miss there families when they are gone. He knows he is been abandoned and in a strange place. Show him kindness and love and he will repay you 1000 times over. Be patient with him and over time he will trust you.
We adopted a dog last year who was treated poorly by her first family. We gave her lots of hugs and love and attention, even when she refused it. Now she is the best friend ever!
Good luck!
I'm sure a dog can become depressed, I moved out of my house at 18 and had a cat, I left him at my parents to be with the other animals, I thought he would be depressed if he wasn't with them, he got depressed because I moved, they took him to the vet and the vet put him on anti depressants. I had to go home more often to help with him, since he was my cat. So I'm sure it's possible for dogs too. Take him to the vet, get him on anti depressants, and show him all the love and affection that he needs. Good luck.
yes
that's what happenens when one leaves there dog to someone else
the dog is atached to the lady who went to Texas.
he will be like this till she comes back.
but you can always try to play with the dog and take him on walks.
but i think that's pretty much that can be done till the owner comes back.
Just give your dog time. Dogs can feel emotions, and this one is obviously missing his past owner. Let him adjust to his new home, and show him a lot of love, yet don't stop him from his sort of mourning for the loss of his owners. Buy him a treat every so often, work on teaching him a new trick, buy a new toy. If it gets too bad you can alway put the couch up against the wall, but I would just give Dog a little time. Good luck with your new pet!
Oh yes dogs experience sadness. It's so hard to watch, especially when they lose a close friend.. You just have to give him LOTS of time, love him, play with him, love him some more. Time heals all wounds and this seems most true for dogs, they appear better able to move on than we would with what happens to them. Some of them never forget though and will look for "something" the rest of their lives. It always amazes me how faithful these creatures are, and how cruel we are. If you ever speak to your neighbor again, tell her what she did.
People often attribute "human" feelings to their pets. However, I believe that dogs and cats can and often do miss their previous owners when something happens to separate them.
How lucky for him that you are such a nice person and took him in. I'm sure in a little while he will start to come around. Dogs are "pack" oriented and need companions.
We have rescued lots of dogs (and cats) and in my experience, in time they eventually return all the love you give them. Don't give up on him, he needs you!
Lots of luck.
How well do you know the dog?
Give him plenty of love and attention he miss's his owner and cant understand why he's at your house and not at home with them.
He will grow 2 love you as his owner but it will take time to get his trust, let him come to you don't try pulling him out.
Call him and if he don't want to come leave him for a bit then try again.
If he comes out pet him or give him a treat and if he want's to take treat back behind the sofa let him.
Eventually he will stay out more and more and want 2 be with you.
You will then have a loving, faithfull and loyal best friend for the rest of his life.
Be carefull though because he has allready lost one owner you might find he's very clingy to you so don't leave him for long spell's at first as he could get very stressed and upset.
Thank god he's got you 2 look after him and not been dumped in the dog pound. Well done good on you :O))
he probably misses his old owner. he's use to being with that person. my family use to have dogs and we migrated in Canada my brother told me my dogs where never the same. but in time they learned to adjust.
just try to spend a lot of time with the him, show him some affection and take him out for regular walks. i'm sure he'll take to you in no time. try not to let it go on for long. he might stop eating and get sick.
you'll see as soon as you two get to know each other better, everything will turn out great. good luck and enjoy your new found friend.
You bet they can!! I foster dogs for a rescue and many of them come in sad. They have been abandoned much like yours has and they feel lost and scared. Give him time and lots of love and attention. With time and affection the sparkles of happiness will be more and more frequent. He needs you right now. As long as he is eating, and seems healthy, just give him all the love you can spare and he will come around.
Is yout neighbor ever coming back? You have seen for yourself that dogs do have emotions and can truly get depressed. His actual state shows how much he misses his mommy. Try taking him out for walks and playing with him. Socializing with other doggies could help. Good luck!
Absolutely. When I left my husband, I had to leave my dog with him for 3 months until I could get a house, etc. After that, whenever he saw me packing a bag (didn't matter for what) and put it in the car, he got this awful look on his face and he wouldn't leave my side. I got in the habit of putting bags in the car well in advance of having to go anywhere so he'd have plenty of time to relax. Even after 7 years of that leaving, he still had separation anxiety.
yes very much so. that was very cruel for his owners just to leave him. what you should do to make him feel welcome is even if you have to pull your new pup out from behind the couch and give him lots of loven and treats. eventually he will love you more than his previous owners. becareful he may have problems w/ being left alone in the future.
Dogs do feel emotions like we humans do and as intensely. Their way of expression is different though. The dog is certainly missing its masters. Try to make him as comfortable as you can and if its a friendly one pat his head and show him your love. One of the pets I had lost four puppies in a pre-mature delivery. She gave up food and was so sad (you could SEE it on her face). She had to be put on Ignatia-30 which is a grief remedy which helped her. For some days I had to sit with her and even hand feed her, so that she eats. She took almost two weeks to be her normal cheerful self.Dogs DO feel emotions like sadness.
hahaz i think so
If you truly want to assume the responsibility for a dog, this one seems to need a lot of love and attention. My own dogs certainly feel emotions. Guilt (at some transgression), happiness (any time you leave and come back), sadness ( when her "Papa" packs up and goes hunting) , compassion (when I'm sick or in pain), and Jole de Vivre (when she races madly through the house). But most of all Love!
Give your little guy plenty of affection and tasty treats. He will come around eventually.
Hopefully you are a much more considerate person than your neighbor, to just drop her dog off with no concerns for an animal that DEFINATELY has feelings! I don't know if they are exactly like humans, but they can tell when I am feeling bad and snuggle up to me, and they can run and hide when they are scared,or unsure of a new situation. It sounds like that is what is happening to you and your new pet. If you can try to spend as much time and speak kindly to your new friend, it will pay you back "big time", eventually. Just take your time , be gentle when you speak to this little guy, and try to think how you would feel if someone treated you like this dog has been. If he is eating normally that is a good sign. He will get used to your home and your kind ways and realize he can trust you in no time. When he is hiding behind the couch, just sit by him quietly, he will come to you on his own and allow you to pet him, just sit quietly and don't try to pick him up, remember dogs like to be with their owners and if your take your time, he will be happily following you everywhere in no time! Being patient and kind to him are the 2 best things you can do, until he is "feeling at home" again.
Dogs can get dpressed and they do make a "dog Prozac" for extreme cases. But try lots of TLC first. Spend time with him wether going on walks, playing ball, or just laying with him and petting him. He needs reassurance and love. It may take some time but he will come around. My brother's dog was extremely depresses after my brother past away, it took us a month before the dog came around a little. But it was a month of spending lots of time with and trying to do the things my brother did with him. Good Luck and stick with it you deserve a lot of credit for taking him in.
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