Brrr it is very cold again - most of the dogs that find my bed are under the covers too! I sure hope the families adopting my puppies will understand that they are spoiled a bit. It can get downright chilly in here during the night and they naturally gravitate to the warmest place. And I do have a a thick, comfy feather duvet!! They are not dumb puppies. The lucky dogs in the kennel have a woodstove chugging away keeping them warm. I often think about moving my bed into the recovery room but it wouldn’t be big enough for all of my followers. The duvet will just have to do.
The only pup without an application for a family is Margo - you guessed it - the black pup. Black is traditional a difficult colour to place even in very cute smart small dog puppies. Margo has very little white - just on the tip of her toes - she looks like she is wearing toe shoes so I named her Margo after Dame Fonteyn - a wonderful ballet performer. Little Margo is smart, gentle and cuddly. But no one wants her ……….yet. Soon little one it will be your turn.
And now pictures of our newest adoptees:
Yvette,
Here’s some new pictures of Muskwa and Trouper together, they are working out wonderfully together ! they are buddies now … will forward more as we get them…
cheers..
John & Kim
And Shadow:
Hi Yvette.
Merry Christmas! Here are some pictures of Shadow’s first Christmas at her new home. Enjoy.
And little Finn - He had never had a home before - he was a long time stray in a northern very tough reserve but he soon found out how wonderful a life he had come into!!
Dear Yvette:
Thought I’d better give you an update on Finn, as the last one wasn’t really great. Yup he was 1 terrified little boy, and the first few days were very tense. I won’t sugar coat it with you. Things were not looking that great. I couldn’t get the lead on him to go outside, because I couldn’t get near him, when I did, I mentioned that he was extremely headshy and totally panicked, so I left the lead on him. I was scared he would slip the collar, in an effort to get away, and never catch him, so it stayed on. Checked my dog box and found a very slim training choke chain, and decided to double leash him. If one slipped, the other one would stay. He had to go outside every hour at first, after learning that marking in the house was not encouraged, the word "no" sent him in to a frenzy, so I now use the word "enough" . got that problem solved. the problem with the leash was solved, since I could now step on the leash he wore, eliminate the catch motion, and slip the collar and 2nd leash over his head, we did that so many times, and he learned nothing bad would happen, no repercussions of any sort, just go outside, pee and get a treat.(we will do almost anything for wieners) !
Even tho he wasn’t too keen on that, he tolerated it, and it was having the desired effect. then out of the blue, the next afternoon, as I showed him his collar, and said "lets go outside" it was like a light switch came on. He walked over to me and offered his head toward the collar… yahoo! the leash came off that night.
Lucy however was a different story, at first she showed indifference, then she wasn’t budging for love nor money. Finn was trying his best, come and play routine, as I’m sure its worked with other girls, he tried and tried, poor little confused boy, nothing was working. , then on the 2nd full morning, my 12 lb. golden girl, that loves everyone now, turned into a raving shrew, she full out, litterly flew at him, teeth barred and was going for it, she did that twice, and that was enough., she was stopped and reprimanded, putting a halt to her frontal attacks on Finn, I could not believe it, I have never had a dog do that before. and not once did Finn, ever retaliate, didn’t show any sign of aggression, nor of cowardice, just backed away looking for some kind of guidance., I was pretty iffy at that point, as there was no way I would let Finn be at the brunt of my shrew, she was still trying to snarl and growl, so that got stopped PDQ, and since they had to spend so much time together, it was something to think about, and decided to leave it till the morning.
well that was no better, things were calmer but not great, then a strange thing happened, as I got up from the table to go find your phone number, to see if you had any advice, and if not maybe he should go back. Lucy decided to start playing with Finn, first it was a game of serious tag, then play fighting. Good thing he didn’t hold a grudge, he was probably just happy that she wasn’t growling anymore.
Without a doubt, he is one of the sweetest tempered dogs, I have ever had, the patience and perseverance is overwhelming, he’s such a smart little boy, and he soaks things up like a sponge, and he’s learning very fast. He’s a cuddle bug, and he just wants to be loved, and he tries so hard to please you. Lucy and he get along wonderfully now, she still corrects him, if he gets too rough, and she is the boss, but he’s smart enough to let her think she is !! lol !
So the only place he is going, is with Lucy and I… Finn is Home.
here are a couple of pics, they don’t really look like twins, but people confuse them anyway !
take care,
Kate , Lucy, and Finn
And a confirmation of why our Group Foster Program works!
Yvette:
on a personal note, thank you for keeping my boy, and looking after him so well, if he hadn’t had your guidance and attention, he would not have been able to adjust so quickly, nor would he have been able to make it through Lucy’s shrewness. The group foster and personal attention, is a tribute, especially with dogs like Finn, who probably never had enough personal contact, till they came to you and Dave, and now Stan. I’m glad I brought him down early as he is getting the exposure, to all the noises and sounds he will need to know, it really doesn’t faze him tho, he just looks to see how I react to things, then he follows.
take care and continued success.
always,
Kate
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Awwww…Margo! A similar posting about our little black Truman got us motivated, maybe her new family is just waiting in the wings! I don’t get the color thing though, black goes with everything! If anyone wanted a posh pup black is the perfect choice!
Comment by Shannon — December 28, 2007 @ 6:27 pm