No Go on Pogo …
Posted by Rick & Sarah - 19/04/05 at 12:04:56 pmWe have been hinting to many of our friends and family that we might be bringing a second dog home this past weekend. Unfortunately, it ends up that “Pogo” won’t be coming to live with us after all. It seems that Pogo wasn’t the same dog that he presented himself to be the 2 times we visited with him at the Washington Humane Society. When we met him the first time he was quiet and relaxed and shared his cage politely with Bruna the Chihuahua. When we met him the second time, we had Haley with us, and he was polite, quiet and indifferent to Haley, and we took this as a good sign. When we picked him up on Sunday to take him home, he greeted us at the Humane Society with energy and enthusiasm we had not seen in the dog before. That was fine. But when we got home, he was extremely aggressive with our neighbours’ dogs and attacked Haley when we re-introduced them on neutral territory. If he had shown this side of himself when we brought Haley to meet him, we would not have taken him home. And so, it was with great sadness that we had to bring Pogo back to the Humane Society.
When we brought him back, the staff saw what we did, as Pogo lunged and barked at every animal in the place. The staff said we made the right decision and that perhaps Pogo needs to be an only dog. He really is a sweetie, but he wasn’t exactly the companion animal we were hoping to find for our little girl.
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We’re sorry about the negative result of your attempt to rescue a doggie from the shelter, but you are very kindhearted to try.
Some sweet little dog will find you soon.
Comment by Nancy Hart — April 24, 2004 #
I had the same experience - we tried out Morrie for Luna, but he terrorized Luna (and the whole family) when we brought him home - it’s tricky with new dogs, but you did the right thing and I am sure Pogo will find the perfect match. Good luck with the search!
Comment by Stephany Cavatoni — April 20, 2005 #