Heartbroken! (kind of)

danktat · #1 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 04:33 AM

Well, as much as I love my dog Boomer, it appears as though I will be getting rid of him. As you all know, I rescued him from a pretty bad situation as the runt from a group of fighting dogs. He appeared neglected and not very socialized when I got him at about 10 weeks old. Since then, with good nutrition, socialization, play, love and training he seemed to have recovered well. Only a couple of growling incidents early with being agressive when taking one of "his" posessions. That seemed to have subsided as well.

UNTIL NOW.....I was at work and my wife came running in saying "I almost strangled the dog!"....apparently he had gone into my 3 year old daughter's room and taken a yogurt container off of her table. When my wife came in she saw Boomer on the floor chewing the container and Azure combing his tail with a doll brush. The problem was when Boomer saw her enter, and knew she would take the container he was busily chewing, he decided to growl in protection of his precious item. She, of course, went to take the container anyway and got a bit nervous about the growling since Azure was touching him at the time. As she reached down to take the yogurt container HE GROWLED LOUDER AND ATTEMPTED TO BITE HER! This cannot be tolerated from ANY dog....especially from one that is almost as strong as she is as a puppy and will be stronger than her as an adult!

The early growling we simply attributed to him being VERY hungry, and neglected and were hoping to work it out of him pretty easily (and it appeared as though we did). Unfortunately it seems as though it has resurfaced further down the line. I didn't want to take him to the ASPCA here as the Philadelphia region has sooooo many pits that they tend to put them down pretty quickly. Instead, I have a cousin that lives in WV that is pretty "alpha male ish" and said he would try to work with the dog to see where it goes before having to turn him in. So I suppose this will be considered his "Third" chance.

My wife was taking it pretty hard but really understood (after feeling that agression without anyone else being around) that it has to be done. We, have a friend that just had a litter of blues that heard what happened and offered one of his as a replacement. Sooooooo....it looks like there will be a happy ending to this even if it is somewhat bitter sweet. Here is my daughter and wife at the friend's house picking the puppy we came home with. This litter was born on 12-26-09. She picked a blue but had a hard time deciding between that and one of the more traditional staffy colored ones.....anyway, sorry for the long read but I needed to vent....here are the pix....

The one we picked (meaning my wife picked....lol) back at my mom's house.

This time we are starting from the beginning!

fuglyfarmhand · #2 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 04:38 AM

Cute pups Dank

Sorry it turned out that way but, I hope he finds his forever home in WV

Sakara · #3 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 04:42 AM

sorry it didn't work out with him... But I hope he has a wonderful home in WV... And good luck with your new baby!

LooseAFur · #4 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 05:07 AM

Family always comes first obviously, sorry to hear about the situation. Now you can raise the puppy and have a fresh start.

Ophiophilia · #5 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 07:24 AM

Sorry to hear about Boomer ):But it was best you nipped the problem in the bud as soon as possible.

Good luck with the new puppy. (S)he's absolutely adorable.

danktat · #6 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 07:35 AM

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Good luck with the new puppy. (S)he's absolutely adorable.

Boy

Icicle · #7 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 07:38 AM

Sorry to hear about this Dank, Boomer was a good looking dog.

Cut new puppy.

Jt. · #8 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 08:28 AM

Unless it's the camera those puppies are black, not blue.

Hope you didn't bring the puppy home already. Puppies should stay with their mom and siblings until at least 8 weeks old.

BorderKelpie · #9 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 08:55 AM

Tough decision, but you made the right one. I'm sorry it came to that, but no dog is worth risking your family (and I love dogs more than people).
Nice looking puppy and your daughter is gorgeous. (just had to say, although, you know that already) lol

danktat · #10 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 10:16 AM

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Unless it's the camera those puppies are black, not blue.

The term "blue" only refers to the iridescence displayed over a grey, charcoal or black base color. Similarly to how a "red" pit is really "brown".

If you see these guys in person you would see where that comes from.

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Hope you didn't bring the puppy home already. Puppies should stay with their mom and siblings until at least 8 weeks old.

And in all the years I have been floating around forums, what is it that SOMEONE always has to ruin things by presuming to tell others what they "should" or "should not" do [without being asked]?

John_White · #11 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 02:17 PM

Danktat, Sorry to learn about the series of events.

RayRay · #12 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 02:30 PM

Actually "blue" is a dilution of black. How light a "blue" is depends on how heavily diluted the gene is. I believe the same can be said for red. You have light reds and dogs that are almost chocolate.

Those pups look seal (a very dark brown/blue). There is a blue fawn in there, so who's to say the rest of the litter wasn't blue.

Vinny · #13 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 02:54 PM

Aww Dank i'm sorry about that, but you cant jeopardize your family's well being. Hopefully you can find another pup, I'll tell you what man Golden Retrievers are EXCELLENT family dogs. My mom is going to have a litter of white Goldens. They are Due Feb 17th, i'm not sure if thats your kind of dog or not, but they sure are fun. Again i'm sorry that happened bud!!

RayRay · #14 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Vinny

Aww Dank i'm sorry about that, but you cant jeopardize your family's well being. Hopefully you can find another pup, I'll tell you what man Golden Retrievers are EXCELLENT family dogs. My mom is going to have a litter of white Goldens. They are Due Feb 17th, i'm not sure if thats your kind of dog or not, but they sure are fun. Again i'm sorry that happened bud!!

He does have another dog. It's the black bully pup up there.

Also, what's the new kid's name?

blueboykennels · #15 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 04:35 PM

I know it's kinda bitter sweet but congrats on the new pup. I'm sure you know but just wanted to remind you too make sure to stay up to date on all the shots and wormer. Great looking pup

morti · #16 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jt.

Unless it's the camera those puppies are black, not blue.
Hope you didn't bring the puppy home already. Puppies should stay with their mom and siblings until at least 8 weeks old.

Did you even read this thread or just look at the pics and decide to spout?

danktat · #17 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RayRayShaniqua

Actually "blue" is a dilution of black. How light a "blue" is depends on how heavily diluted the gene is. I believe the same can be said for red. You have light reds and dogs that are almost chocolate.
Those pups look seal (a very dark brown/blue). There is a blue fawn in there, so who's to say the rest of the litter wasn't blue.

None of those puppies are actually "black". That is what I thought too when I saw them in the darkened room that the intros happened in. They are actually a washed out "charcoal" dark grey with the tell tail iridescence. I will have to get some pix in better lighting and HOPE it shows up on the camera. Dad is much lighter and easier to tell.

We are rotating in on bottle feed every 3-4 hours. I will be driving Boomer down in a few hours to WV.

Haven't come up with a name just yet. We will have to see what the personality says

danktat · #18 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by blueboykennels

I know it's kinda bitter sweet but congrats on the new pup. I'm sure you know but just wanted to remind you too make sure to stay up to date on all the shots and wormer. Great looking pup

Took him to my vet before he came home. (to get him on the insurance plan).

Jt. · #19 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by morti

Did you even read this thread or just look at the pics and decide to spout?

All you had to do was look at the pictures to see the puppies were not blue. If anything, like RayRay said, they are seal.

And he said: "The one we picked (meaning my wife picked....lol) back at my mom's house."

Which made me think he brought the puppy home already.

mongoose5971 · #20 (**permalink**) 01-20-2010, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jt.

Unless it's the camera those puppies are black, not blue.
Hope you didn't bring the puppy home already. Puppies should stay with their mom and siblings until at least 8 weeks old.

Whether or not it was called for, Jt. is correct. "Blue" in APBT refers a blue-gray dog, not seal or black. To me it doesn't make them worth any more, they are just more desireable so people pay more for them and you got yours for free so that doesn't matter. And puppies really should not be separated from their mom and littermates at 3-4 weeks, anyone would agree on that. Either way, the pup is cute, you made the right decision with the first dog, and I hope everything works out for ya

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