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LeicaM6guy t1_jdhjllf wrote

Reply to comment by brad1123 in My bf adopted an elderly kitty from a shelter for his new place. I think he likes it here (OC) by FinchFuxFox

Ours was six when we got her. She had a big sign on her door saying “Do not pet, will scratch!” Apparently her previous owner had died and she had been not adjusting well to the six months she’d been in the shelter.

So me being me, I immediately stuck my fingers in the cage and started talking to her. She lit up! She was purring and rubbing against my hand - we immediately knew we were gonna bring her home. We weren’t even looking for a cat that day.

She gave us another ten years of happiness. Older cats definitely deserve all the love, too.

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suzybhomemakr t1_jdhfntf wrote

Reply to comment by SAVertigo in We adopted a mother son combo from a local rescue…. They are inseparable by SAVertigo

My dog is also a Pyrenees/Lab and I love love love the mix of personality. Biggest advice I have for you on relationship building is never use negative reinforcement because they view you as a peer and not as their boss. So earn her respect, make her comfortable, find out what positively motivates her, and keep so training reward based. Also for Pyrenees in general, when they want to be touched they will let you know, otherwise they are not big fans of being touched. It is why they seem aloof to some people. Which is incorrect, they are cuddle monsters, they just want to choose when to cuddle. They expect people to respect their boundaries until then. Probably because they are working dogs meant to protect a herd and property.

Also they are so cute! Congrats

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