Behavior Consultation
so after consulting a couple of veterinarians on juniors aggression issues towards joker, all of them came up with the same conclusion:
he needs to be neutered.
which sucks, not just for junior, but the fact that a dog his age, the cost of getting him fixed is 3 times that of a puppy. our vet quoted us around 250, because hes going to have to have his vaccinations and a physical exam before, and hes going to have to stay overnight if they can't get him in there first thing in the morning. poor guy is going to have to wear one of those horrid e-collars too.
the vets also advised me to get joker fixed shortly after junior, if not at the same time. well, at the same time isn't even an option because of the cost. so i'm saving up money now to get a treadmill to walk them on, i guess i'll just divert those funds to paying off the carecredit account after junior gets fixed so that joker can get fixed shortly after.
we also discovered that if there was to be a fight, it would in no way, shape, or form be on jokers part. the guy got his ass served to him on a silver platter by his mom. joker was outside sitting with abby [our australian shepherd] and daisy came around the corner. abby went after daisy and daisy tried to go after abby, couldn't reach her, so she took her aggression out on joker. he just stood there and got his ass tore up. dad fell and slid on his stomach running to break the fight up. in hindsight, it was funny. joker didn't get hurt, thank god, but if daisy would have gotten ahold of the scar tissue on his neck from the surgery, i doubt he would have made it to the vet before he bled to death.
so, the new itinerary:
i think i'm more than likely going to need some good vibes sent my way to accomplish this. =X
he needs to be neutered.
which sucks, not just for junior, but the fact that a dog his age, the cost of getting him fixed is 3 times that of a puppy. our vet quoted us around 250, because hes going to have to have his vaccinations and a physical exam before, and hes going to have to stay overnight if they can't get him in there first thing in the morning. poor guy is going to have to wear one of those horrid e-collars too.
the vets also advised me to get joker fixed shortly after junior, if not at the same time. well, at the same time isn't even an option because of the cost. so i'm saving up money now to get a treadmill to walk them on, i guess i'll just divert those funds to paying off the carecredit account after junior gets fixed so that joker can get fixed shortly after.
we also discovered that if there was to be a fight, it would in no way, shape, or form be on jokers part. the guy got his ass served to him on a silver platter by his mom. joker was outside sitting with abby [our australian shepherd] and daisy came around the corner. abby went after daisy and daisy tried to go after abby, couldn't reach her, so she took her aggression out on joker. he just stood there and got his ass tore up. dad fell and slid on his stomach running to break the fight up. in hindsight, it was funny. joker didn't get hurt, thank god, but if daisy would have gotten ahold of the scar tissue on his neck from the surgery, i doubt he would have made it to the vet before he bled to death.
so, the new itinerary:
- get junior fixed
- pay off the carecredit from his surgery
- get joker fixed
- pay off that surgery
- get abby spayed so that she can be inside with the rest of the pack.
i think i'm more than likely going to need some good vibes sent my way to accomplish this. =X
