Meet BENSON! - Page 2

ChasP505 · 08-20-2008, 03:05 PM

Big handsome boy... wish I could take him! Carol's considering getting a buddy for Ozzie but she wants a smaller breed.

cissy k · 08-20-2008, 03:46 PM

That is so great of you to take him in!!!

You are a GOOD ONE!!

doodledash · 08-20-2008, 04:11 PM

What a wonderful person you are taking Benson on good for you.
Benson looks really fab and love his name

Raleighsmom · 08-20-2008, 08:43 PM

What a beautiful Doodle Deb!!! How lucky he was to find you...I'm sure someone out there will give him his forever home!

DebBrown · 08-20-2008, 11:13 PM

Thank you all for your support. It means alot to me.

We have survived day 2! I just need to make it to the weekend. I'm figuring by then things will be calmer and we will all be used to each other.

Sadly, tonight I shook my finger at him and shouted "No!" and he cowered as if I was going to hit him. I felt so bad for him. I had to give him extra snuggles.

Deb

tykesmom · 08-21-2008, 06:10 AM

Poor guy! He must have had it rough before he came to you Deb! I sure wish I could take him, but BaBa would probably have a fit! She has made me promise to at least wait until Tyke is 2 (and maybe calms down a bit!) before we THINK about a 2 dog house! (She is handling daycare duties for Tyke while I am teaching!). Benson is so gorgeous!!

DebBrown · 08-21-2008, 10:25 AM

I didn't mean to imply that Benson was necessarily abused. He could be the victim of nothing more than a newspaper swat. (You decide if that falls into the abuse category.) My only concern was that I had scared him at a time when I am trying to build trust. He may be a big guy but he has a sensitive soul. He is such a happy guy.

Deb

08-21-2008, 01:07 PM

Deb I wouldn't worry too much about it. Sadie was like that when she first stayed with me. Sadie trusted no one. She wouldn't even let me touch her feet to wipe her paws after she was outside. She would shreek and bite at me. Now 2 mos later she could care less. She sits like Maya does and I wipe the front two and then I have her stand and do the back two. Sometimes if she is in a playful mood she will lick at my hand.

She hated and still hates to be yelled at so I try really hard not to raise my voice at her because a simple No will work.

DebBrown · 08-23-2008, 09:08 AM

I just thought I'd post an update. Benson is doing great! He is an incredibly sweet dog and well behaved. It's surprising that he's homeless. I got the Easy Walk chest harness for him and he walks like a pro, right at my left side in heel position. He wasn't exercised much so he thinks daily walks are a real treat.

We've made it through four days and he is much calmer now. The panting and drooling from the first couple of days was excessive and a bit gross but that's over with and we're left with a big sweetheart of a dog.

Deb

gene · 08-23-2008, 09:41 AM

Glad to hear things are going well! With Miko and then Rumor....the panting and drooling about drove me crazy the first week I got them. It does go away once they get more comfortable with you. Bless you again for having such a big heart!!

DebBrown · 08-23-2008, 11:32 AM

Gene, I thought about Rumor when I had to give Benson an ear haircut. He somehow managed to brush against a weed and ended up with about 50 little burrs on his ear. I had to trim the hair but I was a little nervous about giving the ear a nip!

Deb

08-20-2008, 03:05 PM	#16 (permalink)
ChasP505 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 659	Big handsome boy... wish I could take him! Carol's considering getting a buddy for Ozzie but she wants a smaller breed. __________________ Chas P., Carol and Ozzie

08-20-2008, 03:46 PM	#17 (permalink)
cissy k Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: NC Posts: 1,433	That is so great of you to take him in!!! You are a GOOD ONE!! __________________ Cissy and Semi

08-20-2008, 08:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
Raleighsmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Windsor,Ct Posts: 4,617	What a beautiful Doodle Deb!!! How lucky he was to find you...I'm sure someone out there will give him his forever home! __________________ Kathie,Raleigh & Molly! "Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier

08-20-2008, 11:13 PM	#20 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Thank you all for your support. It means alot to me. We have survived day 2! I just need to make it to the weekend. I'm figuring by then things will be calmer and we will all be used to each other. Sadly, tonight I shook my finger at him and shouted "No!" and he cowered as if I was going to hit him. I felt so bad for him. I had to give him extra snuggles. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

08-21-2008, 06:10 AM	#21 (permalink)
tykesmom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,120	Poor guy! He must have had it rough before he came to you Deb! I sure wish I could take him, but BaBa would probably have a fit! She has made me promise to at least wait until Tyke is 2 (and maybe calms down a bit!) before we THINK about a 2 dog house! (She is handling daycare duties for Tyke while I am teaching!). Benson is so gorgeous!! __________________ Kim and Tyke "You say dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you they will be there long before any of us." - Robert Louis Stevenson

08-20-2008, 04:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
doodledash Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 513	What a wonderful person you are taking Benson on good for you. Benson looks really fab and love his name

08-21-2008, 10:25 AM	#22 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	I didn't mean to imply that Benson was necessarily abused. He could be the victim of nothing more than a newspaper swat. (You decide if that falls into the abuse category.) My only concern was that I had scared him at a time when I am trying to build trust. He may be a big guy but he has a sensitive soul. He is such a happy guy. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

08-21-2008, 01:07 PM	#23 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Deb I wouldn't worry too much about it. Sadie was like that when she first stayed with me. Sadie trusted no one. She wouldn't even let me touch her feet to wipe her paws after she was outside. She would shreek and bite at me. Now 2 mos later she could care less. She sits like Maya does and I wipe the front two and then I have her stand and do the back two. Sometimes if she is in a playful mood she will lick at my hand. She hated and still hates to be yelled at so I try really hard not to raise my voice at her because a simple No will work.

08-23-2008, 09:08 AM	#24 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	I just thought I'd post an update. Benson is doing great! He is an incredibly sweet dog and well behaved. It's surprising that he's homeless. I got the Easy Walk chest harness for him and he walks like a pro, right at my left side in heel position. He wasn't exercised much so he thinks daily walks are a real treat. We've made it through four days and he is much calmer now. The panting and drooling from the first couple of days was excessive and a bit gross but that's over with and we're left with a big sweetheart of a dog. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

08-23-2008, 09:41 AM	#25 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	Glad to hear things are going well! With Miko and then Rumor....the panting and drooling about drove me crazy the first week I got them. It does go away once they get more comfortable with you. Bless you again for having such a big heart!! __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-23-2008, 11:32 AM	#26 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Gene, I thought about Rumor when I had to give Benson an ear haircut. He somehow managed to brush against a weed and ended up with about 50 little burrs on his ear. I had to trim the hair but I was a little nervous about giving the ear a nip! Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

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