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[quote=Anonymous]We just adopted a 2 year old dog from lucky dog about 10 days ago.  On average it's going pretty well but every day has its frustrations.  Our dog was rescued from a shelter in North Carolina, was definitely neglected, and has had no training.  But she's as sweet as can be and seems to be a pretty quick study (we started training yesterday).  But I feel like there are so many things that are stressing me out that probably shouldn't be, if only I heard from other new dog owners that this is normal. Like her crazy leash behavior, her need to chew, etc. etc.  I know, this sounds stupid to people who are very familiar with dogs but to me this is kind of new.  I've only had one other dog, also a rescue, but he was a lab who we rescued at the age of 5, and he was basically a couch on legs.  :D    Our new dog is an entirely different animal.  Anyway, just like with a new baby, I'd love to hear others' stories and advice.

On a slightly different note, when we adopted her, the rescue said she was a lab/shepherd mix, but based on what the vet and multiple people at the dog park have told me, it's looking much more likely that she has a lot of Doberman and Rottweiler in her.  She has sort of labby ears and expression, which is why I think the rescue thought she was a lab mix.  I've been reading up on Doberman traits and it actually seems like they make for very good family dogs. i'm a little concerned about the Rottweiler though.  We're going to get a DNA test to see what's really behind the mask, but hypothetically, would you be upset if a rescue told you you were getting a lab/shepherd and it turned out you had a Doberman/rottwieiler?  Again, she's a sweetheart, we're committed to her, my kids have already bonded with her, so it's not like we'd give her back over this. It just makes me wonder...

Thanks! [/quote]

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