Adopting a hond

[Azbubu]

I'm assuming that a number of honds that are up for adoption have come from abusive environments. I'm also assuming that this in some way affects the mentality of the dog, perhaps making them dangerous and/or anti-social etc?

Anyone have experience with adopting a hond that has turned out to be a problem hond?

 

[copacetic]

A friend of mine had two dogs that had been savagely beaten by the previous owners. When I met them they peed and ran away, this went on for weeks. After a month or two they became best friends with me. Absolutely awesome buggers.

Depends on the dog though, and how you treat them, I suppose.

 

[Lupus]

Ours was a mixed staffie, when we got him used to try jump for peoples throat, four years later he is great, protective, loving and playful. Different dog now with love and patience given.

 

[Maddmatt]

If you treat them right they will get over their past and learn to trust you as their owner, even if they were abused.

 

[reactor_sa]

It's very circumstantial, but yes they generally get over their past when put in loving homes.

It's a bit ironic that a dog that was abused or neglected by previous owners, when put in a loving home, can actually bond and be more protective of its new owners than a dog that wasn't abused or neglected. I've found this to be the case many times.

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[KleinBoontjie]

Most of the time, dogs that is up for adoption, is not abused dogs. It may be a stray dog or one that had to be given away because of a neighbours complaints etc.

 

[Loopin]

I adopted my dog at around 8 months. He bit a few of my friends and acquaintances at the start, mainly because he was super scared of humans.

I did lots of basic discipline with him. Sit, down, come, stay, heel. I took him with me where ever I went for a while to get him used to humans, he sat in at a few of my lectures and came out at night with me when he was allowed to. That chilled him out lots BUT it also made him very protective of me.

He will still bite if he senses I'm not entirely comfortable with the person I'm talking to. In fact he bit a policeman the other day, thank god they wear big boots....