I am having some serious second thoughts on whether or not to rehome Babydoll. I was wondering if it was cruel to keep her in one section of the house and Otis in another with a babygate between them. Is that unfair? Should I just keep up my search for a loving one dog home for her? I'm so confused and really want to keep her. I don't know if I'm doing everything I can for her and am afraid of regrets. I really just want to do what's best for her and I'm trying very hard not to be selfish. What would you do?
Thanks Sandra...
send Babydoll lots of prayers for a perfect home and a lil' for me too, k?
I have to agree...
they need to be with the family and not tucked away. Thank you for your input Judy.
Vicky...
thank you for sharing your experience with me. I'm glad that it all works for your family and Holly and Breve'.
Michelle...
you have so much of my respect for all you do with rescue and fostering. I just don't know how some of you do it, but you do, and for that I am in awe.
I have wondered in the past if I too could become a foster parent and help this breed that I've been in love with for 15 years. But after Babydoll, I just do not think my heart can take it. I will always continue to donate and help rescue in any way that I can so that I am doing a small part.
Thank you for sharing your experience with me. My eyes are opened and I realize I'm being selfish. Today I'm sending Babydoll's info in for adoption. Wish her (and me) luck.
"Rotating the livestock"...
haha! That made me giggle, although I don't think you intended for it to. I just got a mental picture of what it must be like in your home because I've dealt with that a little bit here.

Thank you for your suggestions on a trainer. We have one trainer in our area which happens to be an ex-friend of mine.
I think I'm just being selfish and need to find her a good home that she is the only dog in. That is her only issue that I can tell...she doesn't like other dogs. Loves cats though!
Thank you again for your input AND the giggle!
Pam...
you are right...quality of life is what's most important for Babydoll AND Otis. I just don't think it's fair to either of them nor my family. I'm proabably just being selfish. Thank you for sharing your experience with me. It has helped.
Just my opinion and recent experience...LONG
I had to keep Molly separated from my boys per the vet. She was a senior with pretty bad arthritis and the boys are well young, playful boys. I didn't like keeping them separated and had gates at the top and bottom of my stairs. I thought it was so unfair that she couldn't come upstairs and the boys were restricted from going downstairs when they normally can go anywhere in the house. I LOVE laying around and hanging out with the boys 'together'. I had to divide my attention between them and her. I sure wish I had a "BIG" house where it wouldn't matter but that's not the case. Molly did come upstairs at night. My daughter or I would carry her upstairs like you carry a baby and she slept with my daughter but the bedroom door was kept shut. I don't think it phased my boys one bit that she was here, they didn't show it anyway. Another reason they had to be separated was because Molly had never been spayed. The vet recommended she not be spayed because she has a grade 5 heart murmur and with her age she would be high risk for anesthesia. I'm in NO WAY an expert but if they are showing aggression with one another keeping Babydoll might cause them added stress being separated by just a gate?? You have to think of yourself too Melody and how you want to live. I have sweet boys and Molly was the sweetest girl and it wasn't the best situation they be together. I wanted to keep her SO BAD but was going by recommendation from my vet. I took Molly to rescue Sunday night and she is already going into a wonderful home this Saturday. I have asked rescue to give her adopter my contact info. My daughter and I would like to visit Molly and/or at least get updates on her. If Babydoll goes into rescue, they will find the appropriate home for her, they are experts. I'm SO SORRY you have to go through this, I know its hard. I miss Molly so much and kept one of her little blankets so I can smell her. I also have pics of her everywhere. I felt the same way when I fostered Lucy, who was aggressive since she was abused. The requirement with her was she be an "only" Bulldog. I get updates from rescue on her and she is doing great now. I need to realize that I can't keep them all. Here's a pic of Molly with my daughter and a couple from the day I transported her to rescue. She gained a bit of weight while she was with us.
If you want to email me please do, you can call me too if you want to talk personally. Good Luck with your decision.




Michelle, Plankton, and Squiddy
there are some things you might try
I am so sorry to see you in this situation. We have a rescue and called in a great canine behaviorist that helped with a lot of his problems. I would keep in mind that if Babydoll is really going to attack your other dog, separation is okay for now, but not a long term solution. OLD DOGS CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS! Get someone qualified to come in and check out the situation. More than likely, you can train both dogs to behave well together as long as you are vigilant and consistant. If you can't devote the time to retraining, finding a new home for Babydoll ( heartbreaking, yes) may be the best thing for everyone. Our bully has to separated from our cats 24/7 and I NEVER thought I'd live like this with baby gates everywhere and "rotating the livestock" several times a day. But we have adapted. Consider the long term stress on all concerned, and call in a good trainer to make sure you have no other options. You might be suprised by what behavior you can modify-
Good Luck
Melody, I know this has probably long
been mentioned and crossed your mind. But they have very good behavioral trainers available. I had one come to my home and she helped Wesley allot.
On the other hand, My first bully Mervin was dog aggressive. We got him from a backyard breeder (didn't know at the time) when he was 4 1/2 weeks old. He was fine for years with the tow dogs we had when we brought him home. But when we would see other dogs he would lunge at them. Then one of our dogs passed away. A year or two later we decided to add another dog. Mallie our bloodhound. We knew Mervin had some issues so we made sure when we did the introduction that we were on neutral territory. Mallie was 12 weeks old. So we go to a park, try to intorduce them, he lunged and scratched her on the nose. We tried everything, even took them to Purdue univ. to the behavioral clinic. Did what they suggested for many months. We did end up keeping one in a bedroom while the other was out, and vice versa. We did that for 5 years. Was it a quality life for either? Yes when they were out.........Would I do it again, no. I felt it was a commitment to both at the time. The right thing to do would of probably taken Mallie back to the breeder. Just my experience.
That's a tough one!
I can't offer any advice, but sending you tons of good thoughts and prayers. I know you love Babydoll.

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I don't think it would be fair to either of the dogs... they
would still want to be on the side you were on and i think would get more agressive about it... just my 2 cents... i believe they need to be with the person all the time and not just part of the time...

judy&kids
You might be right Gary...
I never really looked at it that way. I need a good behaviorist but know of none in my area. Thank you for your input.
Just my opinion, but I suspect a setup like that reinforced terr
but that's easy for me to say, what is hard is coming up with a good solution and I have no idea there.



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Holly and Breve' are 1/2 sisters, they both had a litter about the same time, and from then on Hated eachother. They will play with a fence between them.
It depends on how they are seperated. We turn the dogs out one at a time. We tell Holly Kitchen and she goes right in the kitchen. We also use a crate and tell them crate and off they go. If Holly barks and wants out, it tell Breve' Holly wants out and Breve' gets up and walks in the crate and sits. Im the breeder of Both, Breve' has been in my bed since she was 7 weeks old. I was the first to hold Holly and rub life in to her. I just cant do it and everyone gets special time and attention.
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