Abigail Mae

Name: Abigail Mae
Breed: English bulldog
Date of Birth: December 19th, 2009
Temperament: 80% Lazy, 15% Playful, 5% Aggressive (When Disciplined or Provoked)

As of February 2012 she was spayed, micro-chipped, UTD on all shots.

We were the fourth family to care for Abby; she is almost three years old. We took her for a family who could not care for her last December who moved out of Korea. Abby was an abused dog and shows signs of abuse. She does not show signs of aggression unless she feels she is in danger, provoked or disciplined. She gives you a warning bark, turns around and snaps at you/does not bite if you touch her with your feet while she is sleeping. If you point your finger at her and yell at her she will try to snap at your finger at times. If you EVER hit her to discipline her, she will bark and snap at you if you continue to show signs of aggression she will defend herself. She can be very scary if you are not aware that she will do this, not can do, she WILL do.

She is very protective because of her history of abuse and needs a caretaker that is kind, patient and very affectionate! We had our baby in August and since our daughter was born Abby has become very aggressive and territorial. We are not able to provide the rehabilitation, time and care that she needs as she is a danger in our home. We have a newborn and Abby has showed signs of aggression towards our infant so, sadly, we must find Abby a new home. I cannot risk having my newborn baby’s extremities in Abby’s mouth again…

We have patiently tried to work with her for two months on countering her aggression towards our newborn. We have went to Cesar Milan’s website, read his blogs, reached out his to his blogs for advice, read books, inquired with friends, neighbors and family, consulted with several trainers and experienced dog handlers, vet clinics and websites on how to deal with this issue to no avail.

Abby is very smart! Abby knows commands of sit, stay, and come. After telling her to sit, tell her to say “please” and she will bark once. When you meet her you can put your hand out and say nice to meet you and “shake” and she will shake your hand! Abby does not bark much. If the door bell rings or she hears a disturbance outside she will bark two to four times to make sure you are aware. Other than that she does not bark much at all. She LOVES her showers! When I ask her “bath with mommy” she RUNS straight into our shower room and loves her wash downs. I always gave her a good scrub/massage and she could not be any happier. She will wait quietly and contently until you get a towel and dry her off and then immediately take her outside to relieve herself.

She loves her treats and will run to you when she hears you say the word treats or even when she hears her treat jar being shaken. She loves to sit next to you at the table when you eat but will not bark or beg for food. Her temperament is mostly very lazy; she loves to sleep all day long. She does not care for long walks and gets out breath very easily. She can overheat very easily in the summer.

She is house trained; when she needs to go outside she will find you and either sit and stare at you and whine or she may just paw you gently, she never barks to go outside. The minute you get outside she will do her business, there is no delay!

During my pregnancy, she was very protective of me. She would not allow males to come near me while walking her outside. She was not this way with anyone else, even with my husband she was very loving and affectionate with him. I believe her abuser must have been a male because she is very cautious when new males come up to her, it is best to get down to her level with treats and let her come to you.

Please know that Abby is a very loyal and loving dog. She loves to play with her toys and she is very affectionate. As long as you are a kind and loving to her she will reciprocate. Please consider her for adoption.