Kaiah: Our Gentle Dog Has Arrived

Finally, finally, finally ! We've (... or rather, I ...) been waiting for such a long time to adopt a dog of our own. For the past month or so, I did a lot of research on the internet checking out all the local dog rescue organizations. The timing being around Montreal's moving bonanza period ..... end of June, early July, we figured that if we do want to have a dog, that this is the ideal time to adopt one. People move (change domicile) or move away for many different reasons. Some move out of the province for work for instance and decide to leave their pooch behind. Or some, move to another apartment in the area ....... where no dogs are allowed. For whatever reasons, the end result is that many dogs end up at the SPCA, local grass-root dog rescue organizations, etc. OR, worst ........... they are just cast out onto the streets ending up as strays.

Kaiah was found tied to a post at a busy intersection in Montreal North. Luckily, she was rescued by the SPCA where we adopted her. Judging by her behaviour, she must have had quite an ordeal ...... as she is very nervous and insecure. We even have to coax her to eat up at mealtime ! But underneath all that, we're sure that there is a very gentle, fun-loving, good-natured dog just waiting for us to show her the ropes to be herself. It's going to take time, we know. For the past 3 days we're battling the house-training dilemma ........ she's not quite clear on the subject. She is not all interested in doing her business outside. Oh yes, she loves to smell everything in the doggie park, but " thinks " doing her business in public is not for her. It's way more interesting to sneak off for a second or so and do it in the house. :-(( BIG TIME ! Or, maybe our house-training technique is all wrong. All we can say is it hasn't been easy showing Kaiah what we expect from her and she understanding that doing her business is strictly for outdoors. So, if anyone has some tips or comments on house-training a dog, please pass them along. We definitely want to hear about your experiences on this.

Lots more about Kaiah to come ........... Woof Woof !