Otherblood
New Member
Hey everyone!
I recently adopted an older special needs dog whom I love dearly. She is very sweet, loves kisses, has an underbite and sticks her tongue out in the most adorable of ways. I adopted her with the knowledge that she's heartworm positive, has mammary cancer, has bad knees and skin issues. I was willing to deal with all this and offer her treatment because she is the sweetest dog I've ever met.
But.... she's a staffordshire bull terrier.. pit bull... whichever.
My problem is - She LOVES other dogs. She would love love love to play, but my other two dogs do not want any part of it. She does the whole 'nudge and try to paw at the other dog' and the 'whuffle snuffles', as I like to call it (Where she just kinda rubs her nose against the other dog and snuffles loudly), but neither of my other dogs feel the need to entertain her when she engages play. I do know she doesn't like to be dominated over, though.
The websites for the dog parks I've looked into say NO PIT BULLS or relatives thereof allowed. So I can't take her there to have fun. Does anyone here in somd organize small play-dates for their dogs at a park/tennis court? I've only had her for 2 months and I want to tread cautiously, but I want her to have some social fun with other dogs for the short time she has left. She's pretty slow - she can't run fast, and her teeth are filed down (I don't know where or who had her before me, she was found running at large), so she has no sharp points. She's also deaf, if that makes a difference. She's about 50lbs, spayed now, recovered from mammary surgery, has had her shots, is on advantix and heartgard (And awaiting HW treatment).
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome!
I recently adopted an older special needs dog whom I love dearly. She is very sweet, loves kisses, has an underbite and sticks her tongue out in the most adorable of ways. I adopted her with the knowledge that she's heartworm positive, has mammary cancer, has bad knees and skin issues. I was willing to deal with all this and offer her treatment because she is the sweetest dog I've ever met.
But.... she's a staffordshire bull terrier.. pit bull... whichever.
My problem is - She LOVES other dogs. She would love love love to play, but my other two dogs do not want any part of it. She does the whole 'nudge and try to paw at the other dog' and the 'whuffle snuffles', as I like to call it (Where she just kinda rubs her nose against the other dog and snuffles loudly), but neither of my other dogs feel the need to entertain her when she engages play. I do know she doesn't like to be dominated over, though.
The websites for the dog parks I've looked into say NO PIT BULLS or relatives thereof allowed. So I can't take her there to have fun. Does anyone here in somd organize small play-dates for their dogs at a park/tennis court? I've only had her for 2 months and I want to tread cautiously, but I want her to have some social fun with other dogs for the short time she has left. She's pretty slow - she can't run fast, and her teeth are filed down (I don't know where or who had her before me, she was found running at large), so she has no sharp points. She's also deaf, if that makes a difference. She's about 50lbs, spayed now, recovered from mammary surgery, has had her shots, is on advantix and heartgard (And awaiting HW treatment).
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome!
...cause she works, while the others play....
......Hope your pooch get's better.....
