My life at home is now like one of those logic puzzles... goat, cabbage, wolf, and a rowboat.
Posted by
colin (aka colinski)
Oct 18 '13, 10:06
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Locations:
1 isolated room with a crate
1 interior communal room with a crate
Back yard - gives dogs mange
Front yard
Dogs and their rules:
Rescue 1 just had his nuts chopped, was about to be adopted out (same day), but found out he's got the start of Mange. He can't be around the other dogs, except rescue 2 who probably also has mange (stink and messed up feet). He also can't be outside because of his stitches. 2 weeks we're stuck with him.
Rescue 2 probably has mange. She can't be out front because she's a pit and will get stolen. Out back is ok because she has mange already. Can't be around other dogs, except for Rescue 1 since they both have mange.
Our original dog. Probably doesn't have mange (just did a run of antibiotics, etc), but shouldn't go out back. Can't be around either of the mange dogs.
Babysat Dog 1.... here's where it gets fun. Babysat dog 1 is tiny and can get out of the front yard. He can't go in the back yard, can't be around mange dogs. So he's monitored outside. He also won't eat normally, he just nibbles food all day, so he needs time with his food. The other dogs will all take his food if they're around during feeding.
Babysat Dog 2. She can go in the front yard, but has the same feeding issues as the first one.
What the routine looks like:
-Rescue 1 is kept in isolation room in his crate. He's fed in that room, then thrown in back yard to do his business.
-Rescue 2 is kept in crate in communal room (too cold to be outside at all times), she is fed in the back yard, stays out there at all times other than to sleep at night.
-Babysat Dog 1 and 2 go out front, are watched, and Original Dog gets his food. Then we swap Babysat Dog 1 and Original Dog so 1 can eat. Then Original Dog comes in and Babysat 2 stays outside to eat.
I fucking hate my life. My wife told me that if she ever gets the itch to rescue a dog again to reminder her of the living hell we're in right now with itchy, smelly dogs, watching other dogs, shit filled yards, and dogs over every goddamn inch of our house.
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