Gunny is my new boy and has been with me 6 months as of Jan 20, 2016. He came from shelter in Marysville CA. He is approximately 2 years old, and was found running loose in a field. Sadly, he was at the shelter for 2 weeks and no one came to find him. But that was lucky for me, as I was able to adopt him. After spending a day at the shelter's vet being neutered, ears cleaned and a major check-up, he came home with me.
He was very groggy on the drive home, so that went without any problems. He did not seem to mind the car ride or being in a crate. When we arrived home, I left him in the car for a short time so I could go in and say Hi to his two new sisters, Daisy Mae, a 7 year old female rescue German Shepherd, and Pirouette, a six month old female Pembroke Welsh Corgi. I said Hi and put them in safe places while I brought the new boy in, through the house and out to the back yard. Since I already knew that Gunny was a "runner" and had already cleared a six foot fence before he was in the shelter, I was fearful of letting him off-leash. So, I put him in the run I had prepared (6' X 12 "), so he could walk around and relieve himself. I went into the house for a moment, and came back out to Gunny loose in the garage. It took him less than 5 minutes to break out, and this was the most secure of my runs. He pushed right through the bottom of the gate! Luckily I had no problem catching him...he was just interested in checking out his new environment.
Since I did not know how he would be with the other 2 dogs, I took him in and put him in the crate in my office. He proceeded to destroy that crate, an older very strong wire crate. He also managed to pull in the plastic I had put under the crate and rip it up into little pieces. Within 48 hours I started to get a very clear picture of why this dog was in the shelter...and the previous owners had not come for him. This dog was strong and seemed determined not to be contained. Had i bitten off more than I could handle?
