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to share Warren Exstein with you. Then he joins us once a week to
talk about things that are pertinent to the care and feeding of your animals,
your dog, your cat, whatever your pet is. I have a Daisy
story that I want to relate to you, and see how many people get
this is many people know. Warren knows. I rescued Daisy. Daisy was
in a puppy mill down in Alabama or Arkansas, and she came north through
a bunch of other forty different dogs that came out of this one house in
this wherever the heck it was. And so Daisy, as I found out,
had been in a cage for a couple of years, had a couple
of litters, had no socialization, nothing. So when she was brought north,
the being around new people and new experiences, she had very nervous and
she threw up all the time. And when I brought her home, she
was so nervous because she'd been moved around so much she threw up all over
my car, but gently, and after a while she sort of got what
was going on. So fast forward to me not being able to bring her
to California because I'm not staying here as much, so I can't really bring
her here. She you know, you can't travel with the dog back and
forth back and forth. Wouldn't be practical with her, especially, So I
found this young lady who was a friend of a very good friend of mine
who house sits for this lady, and I said, well, maybe I
can get her to outside. I'd rather have because Daisy was home. The
people on the farm were taking care of her, but there was nobody there
with her every night, and I didn't like that. So this lady is
there, and when she first came, you know, the people on the
farm have been around her, so she was used to them and warmed up
to them. But this new girl comes into the house and she's there.
I introduced her to Charlotte and they play a little bit, but Charlotte doesn't
know what to expect. So I'm gone and this girl comes over to spend
the night, and Daisy doesn't have a clue about what's this a bunch?
You get all nervous and started throwing up again. And so I wonder,
under the circumstances for people who have like situations, Warren, what do you
recommend? What is the what's the fix to that? If there is one?
Well, my two guys, you know, I took them out of
a high kill shell to Molly and Willie. They were really really abused,
and when I first took them back, you know, out, they were,
you know, afraid and with everybody. So I have someone that comes
to my house. I have a Vetec that comes to my house and stays
with them overnight and all day long whenever I'm not here. The bottom line
is I introduced them gradually. I knew I was going to be traveling.
I knew the dogs were a little shy around people. I built up their
confidence as much as I can. But I had to come over for a
few minutes every day just to kind of give them a treat and then leave.
Give them a treat and then leave, so they didn't associate her with
me being gone for a long period of time. And then what I did
is I had her come and stay during the day when I was gone.
I took a hotel room how to stay overnight until I realized how the dogs
were getting along with her, And now they're getting along fine. So it
takes time, and a lot of people don't understand the concept. When you
adopt a dog or rescue a dog from a situation where they've been either abused
or neglected or lack of socialization, it takes a while for them to decompress
and they learn through association. This is the most critical thing I probably ever
said on your show. Dog has learned from the associative memory, So they
do if they do something right nine times and they do something wrong the tenth
time, that's the time they remember. So it's really important that each time
the dog is meeting someone new it always ends on a positive note, because
if it ends on a positive note, that's what's going to happen the next
time. So little of the time, but make sure you understand the concept
that they do learn through association, and it does take them time. Each
dog's different, but usually takes a couple of months for a dog that's been
abused to really decompress and start building up that self image, that self esteem
and that self confidence. M all right, it's great advice. So what
other advice do you have when it comes to New Year's resolutions. Everybody's all
steeped in New Year's resolutions for themselves. What about for the animals. Well,
my dogs joined the gym. Now I'm just joking with you. Here's
here's the new Year's resolutions. This is the five most common ones. Health
and wellness checkups. More people make the New Year's resolution they're going to see
their vet once a year or every six months to make sure their dogs are
well. And that's important because, you know, finding something before it becomes
a problem is critical. A lot of people feel guilty socialization adventures. Make
sure you get the opportunity to socialize your dog a lot more with other dogs
or other people if they enjoy it. How about a pet friendly road trip.
I do that with my dogs. I'll put them in the car,
will take a road trip somewhere, just to introduce them to a new environment.
And quality time. You know, people spend a lot of time with
the dog. I spend eight hours a day with my dog. Doesn't make
any difference. It's not the quantity of time, it's the quality of time.
And here the most important thing to do of mental problems or behavioral issues
with dogs and cats for that matter, I do to lack of stimulation and
mental enrichment. So keep them occupied, keep their mind focused on new different
things, add new things. That makes all the difference in the world.
Well and happy. Yeah right. I take Daisy with me pretty much everywhere
during this Yeah. We are dogs always like a lot of socialization company.
Yeah right. There are a lot of people around, and she's great with
him, all right, Warren, good advice as usual, Warren X time.
Check out the petshow dot com and the pet Show radio show. Every
weekend around the country. A lot of great stations are carrying Warren. Thanks
Warren, Happy New Year. The next Stefan Good Day download with Doug and
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