Iknow this is long. But I need to get this message across. Django was the typical problematic rescue dog that would have been passed from home to home until he would end his days in a shelter. When we rescued him he was scared of the floor, scared of men, and always attacked dogs on sight. We found him chained to a one meter chain, where he had been for the past year and a half. He had hardly any contact with people, and the only relationship he had with dogs were there dogs from his prior owner that ran up to him and constantly attacked him, taking advantage of the fact that he was tied up (explaining his aggressive attitude the moment he saw other dogs). His black fur was half red, due to the fact that he was chained up in a place with no shade for a year and a half – his fur was burnt. He had no idea how to play, obey, let alone respond to his name, since he had never had discipline. Django is the result of an irresponsible Christmas gift. Adorable as a puppy, he was given to a family with children, unaware of the consequences of having a puppy: that it would grow into a dog (dunno what they werre thinking, half husky half german shepard...). 6 months later, when he began to grow, they chained him up outside and had him there for a year and a half until I found him. I had to talk to the family, convince them to give him to me (which wasnt hard honestly). Hence his name, from the movie: Django unchained. Luckily today, he is a playful happy dog that can run free. He will never be as obedient as a dog that received discipline as a puppy, he will always be more wolf than dog. I will never be able to trust him 100% around dogs. I have had to spend hundreds of euros to get help from a trainer, and I now live alone, since my family has a boxer he still doesnt get along with (yet). But he is healthy, happy, and in a loving family today. Seeing him run happy and free with other dogs, and seeing his gratitude towards me and my family makes every cent and second invested in him worth it. This doesnt take away the fact that his suffering before his rescue should have never happened. Please, if you are going to get a dog for Christmas: 1) Think about the responsibility it implies. Year round. 2) Adopt instead of buying a dog. 3) Be aware that it also suffers, it is not a toy. It has a soul and deserves a decent life just like you.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:14:01 +0000
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