just a super friendly girl what do we think about kids she seems like she's energetic yes i mean she is friendly with people but she can be a bit of a bull in a china shop and she my small child over by accident she would never mean to hurt anybody but we would recommend you know like kids maybe in their teens or surety or younger kids should there were two teenagers in her foster home she came up from a group of south carolina where she spent some time with the family there and they said she would play for hours with their kids in the yard but they definitely recommend bigger kids for her but she would be fine if like the family visited as long as you kept an eye on her make sure she didn't get too too rowdy with and how is she with other dogs or she is really good with other dogs she prefers dogs that are bigger with her because she really likes to play rough and tumble  and she didn't hurt them but they had to keep a watch on her just to make sure she didn't like steam roll them but she was just great with similar size or bigger playmate who really likes to play a lot she giving she loves to do to me is in the yard so ideally should do great in a fenced in yard that's not a requirement but she really does need somewhere to run around but otherwise no she is just a really friendly happy no ok so we're back in we've got rambo here with us today and he lives up to its name he's a strong looking boy looking to tell us about rambo rambo came to us from a rescue in puerto rico  where he had been living on the streets for over a year fortunately that in january they were able to rescue him and they said they just knelt down and he just like came right up to them and gave l and he loves his toys he does need to learn some manners he does jump up and he can be strong on the leash and he can play with his mouth sometimes also he can play his mouth on you he doesn't mean to bite and he's not biting he was just kind of play mouthing which could scare a child five so he probably should just go with older kids  probably teenagers and up so he just needs some structure i think that he is very eager to please so he would be easy to train oh good yes and you said he's good with other dogs he might enjoy yeah he's very sweet with other dogs he's not too rough with them at all so that would be a good opportunity to go exercise out if you could have some dog friends whether that's in his family or if you could go but he's good with every person he's ever met just because some slobber is wants to cuddle all the time my is there anything else that we should know about him or keep in mind is he kind of the same would definitely should have like a nice big area to run around and play like a dog when in peace good in an apartment unless you had a really dog friendly apartment with the dog park he definitely needs space to run around he needs he needs someone who's now gone a full work day or at least get him a dog walker he won't he is too energetic to really spend a whole day home sense he just sets someone's fall day and he will be up and about but he is just a pretty calm sweet boy he was brought to us about a year ago i believe his family the owner was no longer able to care for him i think she was older really and couldn't take care of an older open and then he was adopted out but then suddenly he was returned for being too active at night and she was living in a small apartment so she wasn't able to keep him out of her bedroom at night so she just didn't feel like she was a good fit for him and it was  day so what if it would be important to just shut him out of your vet right now he's not the kind of cat that will just curl up in your bed and sleep with you which is maybe more like but she was looking for him does he have any health it track of how he's doing you know at this age bloodwork and probably a good idea to do it every year just to make sure things are going well but otherwise he's not on any medication  so she doesn't seem to mind other animals he doesn't he has never lived with another i have available for us we don't have a history but as far as being in the wrong use been indifferent to other cats he doesn't choose to interact with them he just keeps in his corner he doesn't seem afraid of them he's just pretty neutral about it don't have to have it really exposed  does have a long coat so he will need to be brushed fit from matting and he does need more frequently than younger cats i think one of his old man just so that just a grooming upkeep is good to know about him ok great well if you're interested in a catholic sonny you can check him out right now about him super friendly he just craves attention call follow you around the count room if you're walking around he'll let you know if it's food dishes or he's very social with people  yeah so we think he has a food allergy to chicken but we haven't pinpointed it he's been doing well on a diet of venison rabbit or salmon ok but we  haven't done a specific test to see what exactly it is he's allergic to but we've had success just keeping him on those foods and it's not something that someone adopts the wall have to figure out or going to feel that i mean  an option for and off there if they want to figure out exactly what he kind of cannot eat but as long as they just stick to those three proteins he will to find a cracker and that's pretty easy to find and  if she does get sick you will lose some fur he will lose weight ok so he doesn't get ill like an emergency like if you drop something on the floor and he only feed at specific times and take their food away or they all have to eat the same diet so that he can't sneak other food and make himself that's a good thing so on that no is he good with other cats so she would do fine with another social  d probably not a kid in the wants to play with him all the time and he doesn't seem to care too much about dogs either so maybe a dog has lived with cats before or respects do fight well so he's kind of a little bit more mellow little kids but we've never had any issues handling him he doesn't run and hide museums friendly with visitors to play well so definitely you know keep in mind it seems like something that isn't a big deal at all to keep up with with just the diet and if you're interested in  as choosing him dog or cat that's right for your family from us if you have caves that are under we definitely recognize for a dog a dog that has lived with kids that young person we have a great history of the dog and we're sure that they're good with children otherwise we recommend a social puppy under six months because that way the puppy will learn and grow with kids and they're much more malleable at that age and then you can put the time into the training and socializing with your kids as well for cats it depends what you're looking for because if you want to count that's going to play with your kids probably in orca under a year otherwise what we look for with adult prices as long as they're not skittish they don't run and hide or they don't play too rough even  then that should be fine with most kids and then so everyone that does adopt do require that the whole family come in to meet the pet you know him to do it so that's really important sometimes we have dogs are very affectionate with people know when a kid comes to visit even if they're you know ten or eleven and the dog can be very frightened and we want to make sure you know it's a good match for everyone in the family you know that the kid the dog to sometimes the dogs can be overly affectionate where they want to jump up and lick and kiss because some of the dogs still need obedience training so you want to make sure that everyone is comfortable with each other great and then so once once they do bring that animal home what are some things that you recommend to watch out for maybe behaviors to avoid or how they can  so when you st bring it will home they need some time to adjust it's really hard for kids to do this because it's very exciting to bring about a home but they really need to give the animal space you they should not force an interaction so if a dog is sleeping or clearly wants to be left alone it's very important that they give the dog or the cut that space to trust settle and figure things out other animals are fine they're happy and bubbly right away and that's fine if the dog is initiating interaction and that's great but some dogs and some cats too need some more time to settle in and then especially for young kids and for  an instant so you always want to be monitoring the i mean cats it's a little different depends on the individual cat if they're really frisky or if they're really skittish you just want to make sure that  your child is you know behaving appropriately but for dogs it's very important to supervise all interactions and make sure they're all positive and that everyone is comfortable great and just off going off of that life things like i mean i just think of things that kids sometimes do that they think is ok but like trying to ride the dog or battle of the big so the most common thing that kids really want to do with dogs is hug them frightening posture for a dog they don't enjoy it the way we do so it especially when the dog is new to the family it can be very frightening and scary for a child to hug a dog and also puts their face  in the dog's face and can be very scary or intimidating to the dog and bites can happen that way so if a child wants to express their affection for the dog rather than how they can tell no i mean puppies will play with you eight you know you can put them all over but you don't want to get into the habit of them playing too rough with the puppy because the dog is going to grow up and you're going to like slowly you're going to grow up a lot faster than the kids will mature faster the kid will still want to play that way so it's good to establish good play rules even as a puppy for what's appropriate and what's not and so these are the kind of conversations the expectations that parents can have with kids before really it's good to have a family discussion about what the rules are on the dog and you know what training like are you going to let the dog on this chair or this code because if some of you do in some way if you don't it's really confusing for the  dog all family members no matter what age but you know kids especially need to know what the rules are going to be for the new the new family member yeah for sure and then so that's a good thing you know that people can kind of prepare their kids that way but what about  like if you're out on a walk and a kid sees your dog and wants to tell him you know there are steps that you can take to make sure that that interaction goes as smoothly as that something yeah that can be tricky it's always good to be safe  and be conservative so if a child once a come up and you're a dog i would instruct them to let the dog sniff their hand and if the dog shows any hesitation or fear or just interest if they look away might except you know being patted me want to make sure that they don't pass over their head or walk right into their space is better to have them come around the side and stroke them along the back but you always want to make sure you have control of your dog they won't jump up on the and you know to put in the training time and maybe do some controlled introductions with kids to see how that will go in the future all right any other tips i think we might have missed things that you really should  we always like to suggest if you do training classes which we always recommend even if you get a well behaved dog and just a good learning and bonding experience bring your kids with you they will help them learn how dogs think and act and it will help form the bond and it's just you know a positive experience for everyone and it's you know a safe environment for them to learn how to handle a dog yeah that's a really great suggestion to and i'm sure like the trainers that are in the class can will notice things maybe that you wouldn't know how do you know there's a lot of myths and misconceptions like like the hugging a lot of people you know even adults i see you like to hug very dog so you just it's good to make sure your behavior around the dog is reflecting you know what you want your child to do as well so it's good to go to these training classes as a family to learn together