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Originally Posted by Pimpreza
Beautiful dogs but do they take long to adjust to being treated as part of a family and can you trust them off the leash?
Often thought of getting one.
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They adjust fairly quickly because they are fostered (like we are with Jill) for at least 2 weeks before bein rehoused. They learn to interact with people and other dogs really quickly, but they adjust to new people really well.
It took Syd less then a day to get use to us and our house after being in the system 4 months. Jill took a little longer we got her within 12 hours of being surrendered to the adoption group.
I don't let Syd off leash purely because of his size, he isn't rough with dogs but he forgets he is a big boy so can overwhelm them quickly. He is getting better but he is older so takes persistent outings to be trained... And he does not like going for walks longer then 5 minutes before he starts to put the brakes on and stop walking.
Jill is at a good ages for adoption, we have house trained her and she picks up really quickly. Regardless of age they are all great house dogs and require minimal backyard and exercise. They are also super chilled and not aggressive at all, despite the reputation to kill small animals and be aggressive with other dogs. They are completely the opposite!! Syd has played with a Husky, a Belgium Shepard, Boarder Collie and plenty of greyhounds without incident. He also loves kids... They are perfect snuggle size for him.
They do require a lot of attention because once you let them into your life they will try to follow you everywhere... I can't leave a room without a personal escort and when I reach my destination they find a spot and lay down. For dogs which are socially neglected by some of the previous owners (not always but some are) they really do respond well to human contact straight away.