Temperament: A little skittish with strangers, but friendly once acquainted.
SAFER Test: Passed
PetFinder Listing: N/A
Claimed by Animal Rescue Network of New England
Departure date: Sept 11, 2020
History
Taken into custody by Animal Control when the young man who owned him went to jail for charges not related to the dogs, he was underweight and nervous.
Bailey’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: No – greedy
Preferred style of play: He and Hunter like to wrestle in their “room”. Has recently started running when it’s cool.
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Unknown but probably
. Cats: Unknown
Jumps up on people: No
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: Yes
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: No Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: No Yes
Understands going outside to potty: No Yes
Alerts me of need to go outside: No Yes
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No Yes
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: No Yes
Stays off people furniture: No Yes
Commands:
Comes when called: Yes (enthusiastically)
Sits on command: Yes
Down / Off: Yes
Shake / Paw: Yes
Kennels on command: Yes
Bailey’s Medical
DA2PPv: July 17, 2020 (NAC)
. Booster: Aug 7 (PMFC)
Bordatella: July 17, 2020 (NAC)
Wormed: Dates | Product | Dose | By
. Pyrantel Pamoate, July 17, 5.5 cc, NAC
. Fendbendazole, Aug 7-9, 11 ml, PMFC
. Fendbendazole, Aug 22-24, 11 ml, PMFC
Heartworm preventative:
. Aug 26, Ivermectin solution, 0.6 ml
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Diet
Victor Classic – Professional Dry Dog Food
1½ cups AM, 1¼ cups PM. PMFC peanut butter treats
Retriever Beef Basted Sticks
Jones Beef Hooves
Canine Carry-out assorted flavors
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Progress Updates
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
July 26
Bailey has been with us for almost a week and has changed quite a lot in that time. When Animal Control dropped him off here last Monday He was a wild thing on the leash and getting him to his kennel was a struggle. Once he settled down he has been manageable.
Temperamentally, he’s skittish: he flinches at touch and seems fearful if I come up on him unexpectedly, although once he realizes it’s me, he relaxes and enjoys the petting. He’s walking well on a lead and I can let him wander the yard supervised but unattended while I clean his kennel. He does not yet come when I call him, so he’s always dragging a 20 foot lead when out of his kennel.
He rooms with his sorta-sibling, Hunter, and they get along fine except that Bailey is greedy about food and treats and will snatch Hunter’s away from him. Hunter lets him, so I feed Hunter separately. Bailey shows little interest in other dogs when he’s out in the yard with them.
Aug 2
Bailey just mastered the “Paw” command. He has known and responds well to the “Sit “command. And the last few times I’ve called him, he has come running, so we’re making progress with that. He knows he’s not allowed to go up the walkway toward the door of the house. When he starts nosing up that way I call, “Bailey, no, come back out in the yard.” and he immediately returns to the play yard. He is quite bright and willing to obey.
He has also become much more affectionate. He now enjoys a good petting and will seek it out.
Aug 31
Bailey was neutered last week. He did really well and has not been licking at his incision, so I didn’t need to cone him. He is healing well and his skin condition seems to be going away with the antibiotics that were prescribed for him.
Hunter was adopted over the weekend and Bailey got a bit upset when “those strangers” but his brother in a car and drove away. But he has coped with it. The only change I’ve seen long term is that he seems more affectionate toward people.
I moved Bailey into Room #4, where Hunter had been staying because Hunter was an exceptionally well behaved boy and being in a minimum security room was not an issue. Bailey is settled here enough that I was confident we would not try to dig out either. And I need the high security room Bailey has been staying in for Helo who is a confirmed digger. More like a tunneler.
I put Helo in Room #1 this morning and let Bailey out of his room for a yard run. He trotted over to Helo — and chewed him out big time for being in HIS room! I spritzed him with the hose and he decided to let it go and move on. They’ve been okay since.
Bailey has a ticket to ride the rescue bus on Sept 11th.
Sept 8
Bailey was not happy about getting into the truck or about going back to the veterinarian. But this time no one cut anything off of him, in fact no one even poked him with a needle, so he was happy about that.
The rash on his belly is gone and the fur growing back in. His neuter incision is healed. He is in great shape and ready to travel on Friday.
Sept 11
The long haul transport vehicle. Bailey will arrive in NH tomorrow evening.
Bailey will be leaving us this afternoon. We will take him to meet the big long-haul transport that will take him to New Hampshire.
It’s always sad when one of our babies leaves us, but in this case we have a special note of happiness to add. A.R.N.N.E. contacted me to let us know that Bailey has an adopter lined up. A young, retired police officer who has helped the rescue out a lot over the years. So, after his State ordered quarantine, Bailey will be going straight into his forever home! That is wonderful news. Happy Tails, Bailey!
Sept 17
Bailey has settled into his home and, judging by that face, is a happy boy!
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Blade has come a long, long, way from when he was picked up by Animal Control as a stray and labeled “super aggressive” by ACO and shelter staff. Don’t judge this dog by his past.
Last Updated: March 2, 2024
Base Info:
Arrival date: July 10, 2020
Breed: Malamute/Std Collie mix
Sex: Male
Age: Youth, Adult, Mature, Senior
Birth date: Guessing June of 2017
Weight: 71 pounds (Sept 9, 2020)
Neutered: Yes
Up to date on shots: Yes
General Health: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
Temperament: Can be bull-headed (It’s a malamute thing) but now seeks affection.
Departure date: July 27, 2021 – Returned Aug 5th, adoption failed because he bit someone.
History
Brought to the Friends Animal Shelter of Cocke County by Animal Control, he was frightened and defensive. Most could not go into his kennel to clean. A shelter staffer, Autum, broke through his defenses and helped him be more accepting. Autum is my hero! She saved this beautiful boy’s life.
Blade’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Commands:
Comes when called: Usually
Sits on command: Yes
Down / Off: Yes
Shake / Paw: Yes
Kennels on command: Yes, with a bribe.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Most dogs. Has issues with some male dogs.
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: chasing, wrestling
Is affectionate: With people he trusts
Is good with:
. Men: Less than with women.
. Women: Yes, he’s a ladies man.
. Children: Unknown. He’s big and can get rowdy in play. Small children might be at risk.
. Cats & Guinea Pigs: Yes
Jumps up on people: No
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: Yes
NOTE:
Because he bit someone and we don’t know why or how it happened, we cannot adopt him out again because it might happen again. Blade will remain here at Piney Mountain as a Forever Foster.
Gallery
I’m a roof-woofer!Are you coming out to play?Are we going to play The Game now?
Progress Updates
Detailed progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom. We put it all in here, good and bad, so you know what you would be getting into if you adopt this dog. It’s YOUR responsibility to read it.
June 27th
Blade is still at the shelter. He is not adoptable right now because of his fear and bad attitude. I’ve been going in a couple days a week to work with him and have made some headway, but Autum has been amazing with him!
A rescue said they would pull him, but then backed out. So he is again in need of a solution. I’ve committed PMFC to taking him so he doesn’t get euthanized.
June 29th
I went to visit Blade again. Autum has made great progress with him, he knows “sit” and “paw”, and will walk on a leash with her. He found that he HATES hats and loves Vienna Sausages. We have another dog in care who also hates hats because his former owner would take off his baseball cap and beat him mercilessly with it. Maybe something similar happened to Blade.
July 10
Friends Animal Shelter is supposed to be bringing Blade out to PMFC in their van with Autum riding with him to keep him calm. His room is ready and we are all excited to have him in residence where I can spend much more time with him.
And I have a supply of Vienna Sausages laid in!
July 29
We’ve been making some great progress in getting Blade to be more comfortable with Doug. He LOVES Marie and lets her do anything she wants with him. What got Blade to loosen up some was when Doug would go out into the yard with Marie and Blade and get Blade to play. Blade likes to play a game we call, Lunge, Snort, Run. He acts fierce, but when Doug repeats the behavior he runs off to do a lap around the yard.
Aug 6
Blade has gotten to where he expects me to play The Game with him every evening. He does seem to enjoy it and it encourages him to run himself to exhaustion. That helps him get in shape and he’s ready to go back to his room and rest when we’re done.
Marie and I took Blade for a truck ride the other day. Marie got in the passenger seat and I led him out to the truck. To his credit, he loaded right up into the extended cab. He rode well, looking around, occasionally poking me in the ear with his nose to say, “Faster, Doug,, faster.” But we were just going on a 4 mile jaunt around the block and our twisty, bumpy mountain roads do not lend themselves to high speed travel, so I took it easy to avoid stressing The Big Guy out by bouncing him around back there.
He was reluctant to get out when we got back home, he wanted to ride some more! This was a practice run. We’ll take him to the park-n-float park for an outing next, then we’ll take him in for neutering. That will have to be done at Friends Animal Shelter so Autum can help move him around to get him to and from his surgical procedure.
Aug 10
Blade is really good about holding his bodily functions until he is let out into the yard, so we let him out first at breakfast time. In the beginning he would rush out into the yard, run a few laps and mark a few trees until his bowels were ready, take care of that, then run to his room to eat breakfast. But lately he has made the morning run into something unique:
And in the evening, there’s nothing better than a belly rub in the grass from his favorite person after a rousing game of Huff-Snort-Run with that other guy who he sorta-likes — sometimes.
Aug 20
Blade s still devoted to Marie and will do anything she asks. He loves playing The Game with me in the evenings and he’s doing better at letting me pet him. Sometimes. Sometimes he just refuses. It’s not aggression at all – more playful refusal. But it is refusal to comply with my instructions.
Aug 25
Blade is becoming more compliant with me. More often than not he will agree to being bribed back into his room after a play session — so he’s getting more play sessions. He likes that.
Sept 9 – The Big Day
Today is the day we’ve been building for, planning out, and praying over for long time. Neuter Day. We have taken Blade for a truck ride before, and he enjoyed that. He trusts Marie and Autum and is compliant with them. Less so with me, although that has improved vastly in the last three days. Blade was NOT happy about getting no breakfast this morning, but he agreed to get into the truck as long as Marie was going along.
When we got to the shelter where the mobile vet clinic was working today, Blade got nervous. He does not like the shelter, he was confined here for far too long. So we stayed as far away from the kennels as we could.
Marie and I held him and distracted him while the vet tech gave him the first shot (in his butt, to relax him). That went unusually well. Then Blade and I sat in the back of the truck cab and I petted him and assured him that everything was okay. He was getting drowsy, bur refused to lie down.
15 minutes later Crystal came again with the IV anesthesia. Again I soothed him and held his head while she found a vein and injected him. Again, it went unusually well. This big bad boy is usually pretty combative about letting anyone touch him. Moments later, “fwoop” he was on the floor, out cold. Crystal scooped him up and carried him into the mobile vet clinic.
While he was having his surgery, Marie and I went to do a SAFER test on Siri, our next intake. Just as we were finishing that up, Crystal poked her head in the building and said, “He’s waking up, you want to come get him?”
I pulled our truck over behind the mobile clinic. Crystal tried to scoop him up, but he was awake enough to be having no part of that. “Uhh … do YOU want to try this?” I sidled in and encircled his chest, sliding him out of the door, Crystal got hold of his hips and we moved him gently over into the truck. He was pretty groggy yet.
We got him home without incident, but he was still too woosy to want to jump down out of the truck, and was not willing to let me “help” him down. So we waited.
When he was ready, he got down and staggered into the play yard. But instead of going to his room, he insisted on going out to lie in the grass. Marie stayed with him while I unloaded the truck and got him some ‘breakfast’, which he snarffed down. Groggy or not, he was HUNGRY!
Since then, Marie and I have been taking shifts sitting with him to console him and keep him from licking his incision. Later I fixed a 6″ pizza for him that we’ve kept in the freezer. I cut it into wedges and hand fed the whole thing to him. He enjoyed that and has been glaring at me less since then. I hope to get back into his good graces soon, because we need to get him out and socialized better so he can transport and go find a forever home.
Sept 10
Blade is letting me work with him again, and is complying with my requests in his own, Bladely way. Bribery helps. Blade likes playing with Blondie Bear. He’s pretty spry for a fella who just had his nads removed!
Sept 17
Blade was mad at me this morning. Breakfast was 2 hours late because Marie was sleeping and if I left the house Buddy Beagle would be screaming at me from the window that is right next to Marie’s side of the bed. Not conducive to rest. So I fed the inside dogs (and me) and the outside dogs had to wait until she got up to check her numbers. My plan was to slip out and do this quick so she could get back to bed. Blade had other ideas.
He ran around for a while, swinging by long enough to yell at me (he’s LOUD when he does that) then run off again. I thought maybe he wanted to play, so I went out and chased him around a bit. But an old dude, who is brain-dead from lack of sleep, running around on a grassy slope, in the rain is a recipe for painful injuries. So that did not last long.
I went back to standing by his door with his cookie and trying to not look at him, just stare off some place else like I don’t even know he’s there (but able to keep tabs on him in my peripheral vision. He’d come charging up, yell ferociously at me, sometimes bouncing his front end up and down for emphasis, than stalk off for a moment. And repeat.
I told him, “You’re the one in the rain getting soaked. Your tantrum isn’t affecting me: I’m nice and dry under this roof. Come get your cookie so you can dry off.”
He kept yelling. I finally understood what he was yelling about. I had disturbed his sleep when I brought Helo out to his kennel at 1:15 AM so we could leave. Helo probably yelled and howled most of the time we were gone, further annoying Blade. We got home about 4:00 I came out and retrieved Helo (who stood up and pounded me on my back in his own anger at me for leaving him) but did NOT bring breakfast, as Blade thought I should because his sense of time was messed up. So when I finally brought him breakfast, he thought it was lunch time and at lunch time he always gets a Vienna sausage as his reward for a successful potty run. I was offering him a mere cookie. A COOKIE! How ARE I?
So I went inside and got a sausage. I showed it to him and Blade went right in his room and I secured his door. I wish he’d explained that earlier!
Sept 25
Yesterday I let Siri out for her lunch time potty break. She was good, did her business (in the rain) and came right back to her room for her treat. She’s really settling down. Then I let Blade out.
Normally he will behave similarly. He takes a little longer, but comes back and goes into his room to get his Vienna Sausage (he loves those). But not THIS time.
Short version: after FOUR HOURS in the rain, a full can of Vienna Sausages and a slice of roast beef (as bait, which he didn’t get most of) he was still running in the rain, sopping wet, thirsty, and filthy — and yelling at me that he wants MARIE to put him up, not me. But Marie was at work.
Worse yet, I took her to work that morning. So she wasn’t coming home until I went and got her.
Eventually I left him running loose in the yard to go fetch Marie. When we got back, he was still in the yard. Marie went out, walked him to his room and he went right in.
Today he’s getting no lunch time potty break, he can just hold it until Marie gets home this evening.
GAH, what a bull-headed dog!
Oct. 13
We’ve made MUCH progress with Blade in his relating to me. He still loves to play the Chase Me game and will play any time I’m willing. Lately that has been on his lunch time play break because it’s getting dark early so the evening run is just a short potty break. When play time is over he consistently goes back into his kennel for me.
For the past couple of days it’s been raining — and he STILL went back in his kennel for me! I haven’t had to ask Marie to come out and help me with him in quite a while.
Also, when I let him out of his kennel I stand close by the door and as he runs past me I reach down and run my hand along his back as he passes. That always gets an “Oh no, you TOUCHED me!” reaction, but that is becoming less pronounced the longer I keep it up. And sometimes, when we’re both especially worn out after play, I can sit down and he will walk over and let me pet him under the chin.
Oct. 22
Blade is doing better at letting me handle him. He will now routinely let me pet him if I sit down and say, “come” … as long as he knows I have treats stashed near by. He has gone for a truck ride a couple of times and loves it. We tried again last night and he wanted to ride but would not let me clip on a leash, so in the end he got put back in his room and Siri went for the ride.
He will now reliably go back into his kennel for me after a play time. For a treat. No treat, he just yells at me. Blade has a LOUD voice.
He still likes Marie better than me, and will do most anything for her. But he and I are getting along much better now.
I’m a roof-woofer!
One of Blades more impressive new stunts as we play The Chase-Me Game is to circle around behind Blondie’s Playhouse Cabin and leap across to the roof. That’s not new he’s done that for a long time, but now instead of sitting down to look us in the eye as we interact with him he uses the cabin roof as a launching pad and goes sailing out over the grass. He gets some impressive hang times! I’d love to catch that on video.
Nov. 10
Blade has picked up a “thing” from his neighbor: Scout.
Nov. 26
Blade is becoming more compliant with me. He responds well to “come” and “in your room” and will let me pet him if I’m sitting down (to be less threatening). He’s getting close to being transportable.
Dec. 25
We have a very white Christmas — and Blade LOVES it:
Jan 17, 2021
There is not much new to report, but I felt I should post SOMETHING (and update the summary info above). Blade is still Blade. He loves Marie and will do anything she asks of him. He tolerates me and is compliant most of the time. But occasionally, and not always for any apparent reason, he will decide to be belligerent and refuse to go back into his room after a play session. He will only comply if Marie comes out to put him up. Sometimes I think it’s just because he misses her and this is how he makes her come out to visit.
Jan 25
For the past week Blade has been exceptionally cooperative with me. He has gotten to where I can let him out for potty runs at 6:00 AM and at 9:00 PM after Timber goes out, and he will go do his business and come right back. This morning he even did so in a heavy rain. In the past rain and/or dark always made him more rebellious. I am pleased and as a result he is getting more frequent yard play time because I don’t have to limit him to only when Marie is here to take over if he refuses to comply.
Feb 25
March 10
April 18
We had some folks over to do a meet-n-greet with Maggie, which we did on the sidewalk in front of the kennels, giving Blade a front row seat. After watching us all fawn over Maggie, Blade decided he wanted some of that action and started doing tricks for us. I let him out to run in the yard for a bit. He showed off with some of his athletic moves, came when called, sat on command, and went back in his “room” when told. One of the trio to came to meet Maggie decided that as soon as he got a house of his own, he WANTED Blade. He was an exceptionally good boy!
April 21
I went out to make the mail run, which includes stopping in at my Mom’s house to drop off her mail – she lives on one corner of our property. I got distracted by our discussion of world events.
When I went back into the fenced play yard I let Blade out for a potty run, forgetting that The Beagles had come out with me when I left the house. I realized the oversight when I saw Blade galloping after Josephine (AKA Delicate Little Flower, AKA Sharkey) who was running like mad to keep ahead of him. She did some dodging and weaving and doubling back. Being a Beagle, Dachshund mix she is quite nimble.
When he caught up to her, Blade reared up to pounce and Josie zipped out of the way at the last second (Blade is accustomed to playing with Blondie Bear, Blondie does not zip any more) and he came down on bare grass, glancing around, “Where’d she go?” while Josie snickered at him as she circled to stay out of sight behind him until she was ready to take off again. They played this way for quite a while.
Buddy Beagle got into it too, but his thing was to run after them, baying at them to calm down. Once he managed to get between them, and he turned sideways to Blade and bayed loudly, “Leave her alone!” Blade stood looking perplexed, “You’re scary for a little guy. I’m not sure what to make of you.” But then he walked around Buddy far enough to take off after Josie leaving Bad Bad Beagle Brown trailing behind again.
After a while everyone concerned got tired and thirsty. Blade went back to his room to get his beef stick and a drink, the Beagles came back in the house. Good play session guys, good play session! And Blade gets a gold star on Playing With Others.
May 31
Last night Marie had Blade were out in the yard. Blade saw something sitting in the yard: could have been a mouse, a rat, a chipmunk, who knows. He sauntered over to investigate. It (apparently) bolted through a gap in or under the skirting of the trailer. This is metal. Blade punched right through the skirting in pursuit! We don’t know if he caught his prey, but he did come back out once I pulled the bent up tin out of the way to make a hole he could get out of. I’ve never seen him do that before. Now he has a new game to play. (sigh)
I’ll use the panels of roofing tin I have laying around (used to be covers on lumber piles) to screw in over the old skirting to try and Blade-proof it. They’re both silver, so it should not look too awful, and is heavier than the skirting tin. For the time being I’ve placed a kennel panel over the damaged area, pinned it at ground level with rebar and propped it up with a fence post at the top. That will keep him (and all the other dogs) from using this gateway to a new playground.
Blade’s Playmates
Over the many months that Blade has been here his play style has evolved. He started out really rough and tumble. Blondie Bear (our biggest do other than Blade) would play with him some times, but just for a while, then tell him off and go sit in her watchtower. But recently has has mellowed and can scale his play to match his playmate. He and Luna play regularly. She a sturdy girl. He tried to play with Buddy Beagle once, but Buddy just said, “Go away boy, yer bothering me.” and Blade wandered off to find someone less curmudgeonly. He even played with our smallest, Josephine, once. He didn’t hurt her but his bounding ways intimidated her and she called it quits quickly.
Everly is small, but high energy. I’ve tried them together twice before, with a line on Everly in case it gets so rough it isn’t play anymore, and it has gone well. I brought the camera with me today. I needed to do some kennel maintenance first so I tried to catch them playing in the kennel. They saw my camera and were reticent.
July 18
Blade likes to wade in Pearls swimming pool, but he barely fit into that. We thought we’d see if he liked wading in some big water.
July 24
We’ve been working at grooming Blade the Sasquatch. He needs brushing every day, but is reluctant to let Doug do that most of the time. On occasion, Blade will submit; mostly not. Unless Marie is there. He will do ANYTHING for Marie! When she has time, we can do a team brushing and Blade is fine with that — as long as we don’t touch his tail. His tail is SCARED! Do Not Touch the Tail, knave!
July 28
Blade has moved out. I’m not sure I’m happy about that. In fact, I’m sure I’m not happy about that. Not yet. In time, but right now I miss him.
Jacqueline drove 4 hours and 25 minutes to get here yesterday evening. And a longer time to get home since she would need to incorporate potty breaks for Blade. She spent a couple of hours letting him get to know her. That didn’t go well at first (as in he yanked her off her feet and dragged her a ways on their first attempt at leash walking together), but he warmed up as they got acquainted. Especially when she broke out the taco dog snacks. Who doesn’t love tacos? Blade always has been a sucker for bribery.
Aug 2
Blade is doing great in his new home. He gets along with other dogs, small children, guinea pigs and CATS! He has decided he no longer likes to be outside (air conditioning has spoiled him). He goes outside to do his business and he’s right back at the door wanting to come back in. He’s a big cuddle bug and very sweet. He doesn’t like to be left alone and whines if his mom go to the bathroom and shuts the door.
I think he’s going to be fine here!
Aug 14
I received a message from Blades adoptive mom Aug 4th: She had been visiting with her daughter, son-in-law, and their two year old son. Toddler and Blade were sitting on the floor near each other while they all watched a movie. Blade bit the boy on the toe. Exactly what happened has not been determined, but Dad said, “Get rid of the dog or I’ll have him euthanized.”
So Doug and Marie drove to Clarksville TN on Thursday to retrieve Blade.
Because he bit someone and we don’t know why or how it happened, we cannot adopt him out again because it might happen again. Blade will remain here at Piney Mountain as a Forever Foster.
He did get spoiled, being a house dog for a week. And he has been especially belligerent with Doug since he got back – still fully compliant with Marie – but he’s settling in again to the routine here. Once a vacancy as a House Dog opens up we will try Blade for that opening. We have four full-time house dogs ranging from 26 pounds to 90 pounds. Five dogs in our small home is a full house indeed, especially if one of them is an enormous floof monster.
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Brought to the Friends Animal Shelter of Cocke County by Animal Control, he was underweight and his neck was raw from where some one had used a shock collar on him. He was adopted by a family who loved him and cared for him, but they did not have a fenced yard, and he was fond of going off on his own. Roscoe became too strong for them to leash walk, so they surrendered him back to the shelter.
While living with his family, his sibling was a small, sweet, Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix who couldn’t weigh more than 5 pounds. These two were the best of friends and would chase each other through the house and sleep on the sofa, nose to nose, at night.
Roscoe’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: chasing
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: If trained to restrain his rowdiness
. Cats: Probably (see notes above)
Jumps up on people: Yes
Mouths: No Yes
Walks well on a leash: No
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: No (separation anxiety)
Flea/Tick preventative:
. Hartz Ultraguard date unknown
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Heartworm preventative:
. Not given
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NOTES:
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Diet
Blue Buffalo Chicken & Brown Rice, 1½ cups AM, 1 cup PM
PMFC Peanut Butter Treats
Retriever Basted Beef Sticks
Gallery
In chronological order, newest at the bottom. Some pictures are linked to a more detailed Doggy Tale about that update, click those to open the related story.
PIC
Progress Updates
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
June 26th
He just arrived. He rode well in the transport box in my truck, he only fussed when I stopped for intersections, as long as we were moving he was quiet and still. He was eager to meet the other Huskies. Cyrus was unwelcoming at first, which confused Roscoe. They all settled down after a bit.
June 30th
Roscoe passed his health certification today. He is also a really good boy.
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Creo came out of a hoarding situation created by a mentally handicapped man. He was abused in ways we can’t even describe. Yet, Creo so desperately wants to be loved that he will follow his people around all day. He climbs out of an outdoor kennel, not to run off but so he can go sit on the porch and wait to be let in with his family. He needs socialization so he does not see all visitors as a threat to his family. He lived in a foster home, but it was remote and isolated, he became too protective. He lived in a shelter and was allowed to wander the halls during the day to meet new people. That was nice, but being shut up in a kennel and “abandoned” at night stressed him out and he began behaving unpredictably, nipping a couple of people. They were going to put him down. We pulled him to give him one last chance.
Creo’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: Romping
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Fears men, especially in hats
. Women: Yes
. Children: No
. Cats: Yes
Jumps up on people: No
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: Yes
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: Yes
Understands going outside to potty: Yes
Alerts me of need to go outside: Yes
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: Yes. Will sit and wait patiently as Fridge is opened to get a treat.
Stays off people furniture: No (sleeps on the bed or floor)
Contact information for your veterinarian is required and we will do a reference check. We do not adopt to people who neglect their dog’s health.
An adoption Contract must be signed by PMFC and Adopter. This is a legal document and an actual signature is required. If the form must be mailed back and forth, allow time for that to happen. Electronic PDF is allowed if you can print/scan.
Adopter arranges transport if needed. We have worked with PETS LLC and HEARTS LLC (fees are paid to the transport service).
Adoption fee is $150.00
Commands:
Comes when called: Yes
Sits on command: Yes
Down / Off: No
Shake / Paw: No
Kennels on command: Yes
Medical
DA2PP: 1/13/2020 (F.A.S.)
. Booster: date (by)
Bordatella: 1/13/2020 (F.A.S.)
Wormed: Date | Product | Dose | By
. 1/13-15/2020 Panacur 9.2 ml F.A.S.
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Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
June 23
Creo is in foster with Gwen, who has been caring for him since he was brought into the local animal shelter, along with several other dogs, and surrendered by a man who (according to shelter staff) was beating the dogs with his hat. Creo is, therefore, skittish around men, especially men with hats. He does fine with women.
Creo is learning his commands. He is house broken, and is generally obedient.
July 13, 2029
Creo was adopted by a Veteran today. Their meet-n-greet went very well with Creo being uncharacteristically accepting and attentive of the older gentlemen. Congratulations to Dennis for arranging this great match!
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Temperament: Playful, affectionate, a little needy (Chi)
Departure date: April 24, 2020, headed to A.R.N.N.E.
History
One of a bonded pair owned by an elderly woman who developed dementia and could no longer properly care for her boys. The woman’s daughter surrendered them to Animal Control.
Chip’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: Mostly he just follows either me or Carme around. Likes to run with Josephine.
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Yes
. Cats: No Yes
Jumps up on people: Yes
Mouths: Yes (gently)
Walks well on a leash: Yes
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: No Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: No Yes
Understands going outside to potty: No Yes
Alerts me of need to go outside: No Yes
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No Yes
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: No Yes
Stays off people furniture: No Yes
Commands:
Comes when called: Yes
Sits on command: No (he stands up instead)
Down / Off: No
Shake / Paw: No
Kennels on command: Yes
Chip’s Medical
DA2PP: 02/2/20 (NAC)
. Booster: 02/26/20 (NAC)
Bordatella: 02/2/20 (NAC)
Wormed: Dates | Product | Dose | By
. 02/2/20 | Pyrantel | 1.2 cc | NAC
Heartworm preventative:
. 03/16/20, Ivermectin, .1 ml (PMFC)
. 04/16/20, Ivermectin, .1 ml (PMFC)
NOTES:
. Has fur loss from flea allergy. Bathing with Keto-C shampoo has helped heal that and the fur is growing back in. We will continue this treatment while he’s here.
. Microchip# 982000408360982
Diet
4health Salmon& Potato kibble.
½ cup AM & ½ cup PM
LOVES our Peanut butter treats.
Gallery
In chronological order, newest at the bottom.
Hair-do like a teeny lion
Chip & Carme, best buds
PIC
Progress Updates
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
March 16
Chip and his “brother” Carme were surrendered to Newport Animal Control over a month ago. Chip had hair loss from what tuned out to be a flea allergy. NAC cleared them of fleas and has been bathing Chip is medicated shampoo that is improving. They had their heart worm test this morning, it was Negative, I was alerted, and I scooted right over to pick them up so we can begin the mandatory 2 week quarantine period before transport. Otherwise, they are both ready to travel.
March 20
I have been attaching long leads to Carme and Chip when I let them out of their kennel to play in the yard. This is partly to be sure I can get them back in their kennels. Playing “can’t catch me” with a young, spry dog is no longer my idea of fun. I am also concerned that if he wanted to, Chip might be able to squeeze through gaps in our gates. He’s pretty small.
Chip has been coming to me when I call him – and he show no interest in escaping the yard — so I’ve dispensed with the lead. He eagerly comes when I call him, always happy to get a good head scratching.
April 5
Little Chip a such a cute fellow. One of my favorite things about him is the bark he does when he’s happy: it’s a “whoop-whoop-whoop” that is straight out of the Three Stooges. Unfortunately hi didn’t do that one for me today, but he was still totally adorable as he talked with me. Give him a listen!
He is also a MAJOR lap dog. Any time Marie or I are in the yard with him and sit down, regardless of where Chip is, he will shout” LAAAAAAAP!” as he comes racing across the lawn to leap into our lap and curl up for petting. He’s so little and light-weight that his enthusiastic arrival causes no discomfort, but it is hilarious!
April 28
Chip and Carme’ left us last Friday (the 24th), riding along with Phoenix. They have landed in their foster home in New Hampshire. We knew Chip would be happy anywhere he could find a lap to snuggle into – and he did. Carme’ seems to be settling in nicely too. Happy tails, boys!
May 3
Chip and his “brother” Carme’ have been moved to a foster to adopt home. This is how ARNNE always does things, it gives a family a chance to try it out before committing to adoption. Unless something bad happens, this is usually their forever home.
Nov 3
We received a not from Chips family:
“Hope all is well with you ! I just wanted to let u know how Chip was doing and send along some pics!
He’s doing great and I love having him around. He’s a joy! We’ve gotten him groomed 2 times now since we adopted him.
I think he’s gained a pound or so since then also. My husband cant stop himself from giving him treats !! I’ve been sticking to 1/2 C Kibble and 2 tsps wet food, but he just loves to eat. always looking for more.
We go on plenty of walks. Now that it’s getting cold, I don’t go as far. But last night, I came face to face with a coyote. it was dark, 6-6:30ish, that’s the time I take him out for his last poop. I flashed my flashlight at him and he ran away. I scooped up Chip and ran with him all the way home. I might have to change his schedule, take him out at 4-4:30ish while still light out. hopefully, he’ll poop then.
Also, we’ve noticed that he does not like to get wet at all! When it’s raining out, he does not like to go poop outside. He’ll hold it. Just does a couple of pees and makes a beeline to the house to go inside again. That must be a small dog thing.
We just luv him to bits !! Sending along some pics. He was a cowardly (‘ferocious’) lion for Halloween.
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Departure date: April 24, 2020 going to A.R.N.N.E.
History
One of a bonded pair owned by an elderly woman who succumbed to dementia and could not care for her dogs. The lady’s daughter surrendered them to Newport Animal Control.
Carme’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: wandering and peeing on things
Is affectionate: Likes petting, doesn’t seek it
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Yes
. Cats: No Yes
Jumps up on people: No
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: Yes
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: No Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: No Yes
Understands going outside to potty: No Yes
Alerts me of need to go outside: No Yes
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No Yes
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: No Yes
Stays off people furniture: No Yes
Commands:
Comes when called: Yes
Sits on command: Yes
Down / Off: Yes
Shake / Paw: No
Kennels on command: Yes
Carme’s Medical
DA2PP: 02/12/20 (NAC)
. Booster: 02/26/20 (NAC)
Bordatella: 02/12/20 (NAC)
Wormed: Dates | Product | Dose | By
. 02/12/20 | Pyrantel | 4.3 cc | NAC
Heartworm preventative:
. 03/16/20, Ivermectin, .45 ml
. 04/16/20, Ivermectin, .45 ml
NOTES:
. No issues
. Microchip #911001001439094
Diet
4health Salmon & Potato kibble, 1¼ cups AM, 1 cup PM. Enjoys our peanut butter cookies as treats.
Gallery
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Carme the Magnificent
PIC
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Progress Updates
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
March 16
Carme and his “brother” Chip were surrendered to Newport Animal Control over a month ago. They had their heart worm test this morning, it was Negative, I was alerted, and I scooted right over to pick them up so we can begin the mandatory 2 week quarantine period before transport. Otherwise, they are both ready to travel.
March 20
I have been attaching long leads to Carme and Chip when I let them out of their kennel to play in the yard. This is partly to be sure I can get them back in their kennels. Playing “can’t catch me” with a young, spry dog is no longer my idea of fun.
Carme has been coming to me when I call him – usually, and it helps if I have a bribe ready for him: he is fond of my peanut butter cookies — so I’ve dispensed with the lead. If I let him out often enough Carme prefers to do his business in the yard, not in his “house”.
April 28
Chip and Carme’ left us last Friday (the 24th), riding along with Phoenix. They have landed in their foster home in New Hampshire. We knew Chip would be happy anywhere he could find a lap to snuggle into – and he did. Carme’ seems to be settling in nicely too. Happy tails, boys!
May 3
Carme’ and his “brother” Chip have been moved to a foster-to-adopt home. And they have BOYS! This is a standard process with ARNNE, to give a family the chance to try things out before committing to adoption. In most cases this will be their permanent home. Carme’ looks pretty happy to me!
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Originally named “Gus” by the Friends Animal Shelter, details eventually came out as to who he was and why he is so scared of people. You’d be scared too if someone shot you in the head! Scout is here to find serenity and learn trust once again.
Last Updated: Nov 26, 2020
Base Info:
Arrival date: Jan. 14, 2020
Breed: Shepherd Mix
Sex: Male
Age: Youth, Adult, Mature, Senior
Weight: @ 55 Pounds
Spayed/Neutered: Unknown
General Health: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
Temperament: Nervous, timid but not aggressive.
Gets Along with: People, Dogs, Cats
Crate Trained: No
Housebroken: Maybe.
Departure date: Undetermined
History
Scout was part of a “pack” of dogs whose owner let them run loose in the neighborhood. One neighbor took exception to that and shot Scout in the head. He survived — physically — but is so scared of everything now he won’t let most people anywhere near him.
Scout’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Dog to Dog Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: Unknown
Dog to People Behavior
Is affectionate: Getting there
Is good with:
. Men: Yes, once he warms to you.
. Women: Yes, once he warms to you
. Children: Little Kids are scary things!
Jumps up on people: No
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: No
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: No
Is calm/quiet while in crate: Unknown
Understands going outside to potty: Unknown
Alerts me of need to go outside: Unknown
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: Unknown
Stays off people furniture: Unknown
Commands:
Comes when called: No
Sits on command: No
Down / Off: No
Shake / Paw: No
Kennels on command: No
Medical
DA2PP: date (by)
. Booster:
Bordatella: date (by)
Wormed: Dates | Product | Dose | By
Rabies: date (by)
Spay/Neuter: date (by)
Heartworm Test: date, result (by)
Flea/Tick preventative:
. date, product, dose
Heartworm preventative:
. date, product, dose
NOTES:
. Stopped eating 06/10, very loose stool. Giving 11ml Fendbendazole daily 06/11 – 06/15 – that took care of it.
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Diet
Victor Classic Professional dry dog food:
. ½ cup kibble & 5 oz home made stew AM
. ½ cup kibble & 4 oz. home made stew PM
In chronological order, newest at the bottom. Some pictures are linked to a more detailed Doggy Tale about that update, click those to open the related story.
Your room is ready, sir.
Tarp in place to block that cold North wind.
Scouts hidey hole from the bitter cold.
Dog’s eye view
New ceiling from sheets of cardboard over warm room hold down the heat.
But he’s not having any part of that, so I hung a heat lamp over his bed outside.
Scout is letting me pet him!
FINALLY! I got a collar on him
Progress Updates
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
Jan 14
Today Scout bade farewell (for a while) to Autumn at Friends Animal Shelter. She was the only staff member able to get inside Scout’s defenses (and his kennel). She accomplished this with her gentle spirit — and bags of Krystal cheeseburgers.
I took her advice and showed up for my first “interview” with Scout with a bag of bribery in tow. It worked, he let me come into his kennel and sit in one corner while he cowered in the opposite corner. But he let me in!
Yesterday Marie bought a box of White Castle cheeseburgers at the grocery store — they’re pretty much the same, right? Maybe not! Today I held out a quarter of a White Castle to Scout, he sniffed it and turned up his nose, “That is NOT a Krystal cheeseburger!” He wanted nothing to do with it — until we got him into the transport box and were on our way to PMFC, then he decided to pick out the meat and cheese, but stomped the bun into paste on the floor of his box.
Jan 19
It’s going to be COLD over the next few nights, down in the teens. Yeah, yeah, the Wisconsinites scoff when I say that, “You call THAT cold?” Well, yeah, in Tennessee we DO call that cold. And I’m concerned about Scout. All the others will go inside at night — and in the day if it’s too cold, just come out for potty breaks. But Scout isn’t having any part of wearing a collar yet, much less going for leash walks.
The plan has always been to have inside and outside areas for our kennels. But the inside part has not come to pass yet. But we decided to try to do something with it for Scout.
Dog’s eye view
The building is still full of lumber stacks. There is an aisle between one stack and the kennel side wall. We bought a couple of brood lamps to hang over that aisle, put a piece of carpet on the floor set a raised bed in there with blankets on it and a bed warmer under them, then blocked off the end of the aisle with a large live trap stood on end. Then, I unblocked the door to the interior so he could get in there. I put his water dish in there, and his food dish. He went in to eat then came back out. I went in to retrieve the dish and it was noticeably warmer so it should stay reasonably comfortable even when it gets down to the 20’s outside.
Jan 26
Scout still prefers his outside bed. But then, it’s only getting down to the mid 30’s at night. I think enclosed spaces make him nervous. But someone has been in sleeping on that bed in the warm room. So, maybe, late at night when things are boring …
When I take Phoenix her lunch bowl, I warm up a White Castle cheeseburger for Scout. He has gotten to where his eyes light up when I come out at noon. I tear it into quarters and he takes the pieces from my fingers. He will let me pet him on the muzzle, and when I go in his kennel to perform “housekeeping” he often just lies on his bed and watches instead of scooting about trying to find an escape route. We’re getting there.
Feb 4
Feb 16
This boy has reached a tableau. He is comfortable with me being in his room and will let me pet him, but he’s still too nervous to put a collar on. I think it would do him a world of good to get him out of his kennel occasionally for some yard time. But I’d need to be able to get him back in, and that means a collar and lead at the least.
He too has an inside space, a larger space, heated with a brood lamp where he can escape the bitter cold. He usually does not use it. I can only guess that he prefers to be out where he can see what’s going on. So he has a heat lamp over his outside bed as well. There have been a couple of times that I went out for Phoenix’s early walk and Scout was in his hidey hole.
March 6
Scout hates the camera, so it’s hard to get photos or videos of his progress, but we are making some progress.
He will now let me pet him any time I want. He still loves his cheeseburger for lunch, and will come right over and stand next to me to get the pieces I tear off for him. He does a little spin-in-a-circle happy dance when I bring him food. His tail is not tucked up hard under his belly all the time.
Heavy rain spooks him really badly and this is about the only time he will go hide inside the building. Otherwise he prefers to lounge on his Kuranda under the heat lamp. That steel roof IS loud in a heavy rain. I should probably have the underside of it sprayed with urethane foam to deaden that and insulate it against heat transfer in the summer.
March 20
We have made slow, steady progress with Scout. He still stresses and is anxious about human interaction, but he will let me pet him any time I want. He is especially sensitive about touching the left side of his head behind the ear, that may be where the bullet wound is.
When I bring him his cheeseburger for lunch, he does a little happy dance by twirling in a circle. I wish I could get video of it, but if I bring the camera, even if I set it up outside the kennel, he spooks out and won’t do anything. He will walk right over and stand in front of me to get the cheeseburger pieces I hand him.
His tail is now longer permanently tucked tight up under his belly, Most of the time it hangs down and is motionless.
I did get a collar on him. That caused him to lie on his bed and tremble the rest of the day.
Its been a couple of days now and he’s getting used to the collar, as long as I don’t touch it. It’s possible it presses on that bullet wound and hurts – but that’s a guess. A harness might be better for him, but getting him into a harness is a pipe dream right now. My goal is to get him out in the yard on a lead. He’d do better if he had some freedom.
April 15
Every animal lover knows that a dogs tail tells volumes about what the dog is thinking or feeling. (If you don’t know, check this out: https://pineymountainfoster.org/dogs-tail-tells-a-tale/ ) So you will understand the happiness I feel over the changes in Scout.
Scout is (or was) terrified. So much so that he was perishing at the shelter. So he came to Piney Mountain to find some serenity. It’s been a long road, a road paved with White Castle Cheese Sliders as inducements for him to let me get close (Thank you Autum: that was a great tip). He has spent much of his time with his tail tucked up tight under his belly. Terrified. You would too if someone yelled at you for being in his yard and then shot you in the head. He survived, but he carries more than physical scars.
He has come to anticipate my mid-day visit, when I bring him a warm cheese slider, tear it up into pieces and hand feed it to him. He got into a habit of doing a little spinning dance of joy when I approached his kennel with his favorite snack. In the past few days he has started doing this when I bring him his morning and evening kibbles too. And yesterday he turned loose and allowed his tail to come up above his spine as he spun around. I loved seeing that!
He allows me to pet him on the head and shoulders. He often draws down to the floor: he’s still nervous about it, but not fearful. And if I’m late with his lunch, he’s not afraid to call me out, reminding me that he’s waiting. It’s slow, but he’s making progress.
It may be that Scout will need someone special to give him a forever home. Someone who is patient and kind, and gentle. He may never be a “normal” dog again. But Scout is a sweet fellow. An exceptionally handsome fellow. A good boy. He wants to be loved, and to love, but that fear of being hurt again gets in the way. It won’t be long now that the crust is cracking, and he’s opening up. Now that that tail is rising to the occasion.
June 27
Scout show definite signs of wanting to come out and play with the Huskies, especially Cyrus. But when I go in with a leash, the leash spooks him – foreign objects are scary. I can go in with my pooper scooper, hose, floor brush, squeegee, and disinfectant foamer and he’s fine with all that because he recognizes these things now. I’ll start taking a leash in with me at treat times and work on getting him out in the yard.
One thing I must say is that he tries SO hard to keep his room clean. He lifts his leg and pees THROUGH the fencing to get his urine outside, and he has one small spot where he leaves his poop, and no where else. If I can get him out for leash walks, he will “housebreak” easily.
Nov 26
Very little has changed. We seem to have reached a plateau with this boy that he is not wiling to move past. It’s time to seek some other solution for this sweet boy. Obviously I don’t have what it takes to fix Scout.
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Friday the 13th may be unlucky to some, but for Cheyan this was one wonderfully lucky day:
she got sprung from Animal Control, passed her blood tests, and got to meet a couple more Beagles!
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2020
Base Info:
Arrival date: Dec. 13, 2019
Breed: Beagle
Sex: Female
Age: Puppy, Young Adult, Mature, Senior
Weight: 31.2 Pounds currently
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
General Health: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
Temperament: A bit timid, but very sweet and friendly.
Departure date: January 17, headed for New Hampshire.
History
Cheyan was an owner surrender. Her Mom lived in an apartment with no yard, and just let Cheyan run loose. Neighbors were complaining and calling Animal Control. When they picked up Cheyan, Mom said, “Just keep her.” When she came to Animal Control she was terrified: all eyeballs and tremble. The staff there worked with her and she has calmed down, but was still skittish with strangers.
Cheyan’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Dog to Dog Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: She likes to run/chase and wrestling.
Dog to People Behavior
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Is scared of large men, does fine with me.
. Women: Yes
. Children: Yes
. Cats: Yes
Jumps up on people: Yes, but is very gentle, seeking petting. Still, I’m working on that.
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: Yes
House Dog Training
Willingly enters her crate: Yes, with a bribe.
Is calm/quiet while in crate: Yes. If left alone she will bark for a bit, but settles down.
Understands going outside to potty: Yes
Alerts me of need to go outside: Yes: goes to the door.
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: No. She knows it’s bad, but … she’s a beagle.
NOTES:
. She has been underweight because she’s a picky eater. It is suspected she existed on table scraps before. 21.4 lbs at NAC intake.
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Diet
4Health Salmon & Potato recipe, 1¼ cups AM, 1 cup PM. She is eating this well now.
Loves our peanut butter treats as rewards.
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Progress Updates
Notes on Cheyan’s progress will be entered below: newest on the bottom.
Dec 13
When I first met Cheyan, she was still quite scared: choosing to stay at the back of her kennel and tremble. Today she did better. It did not take nearly as long as I thought it might to win her trust enough to fit her into a harness. I was warned that she’s a runner. If she gets loose, she will turn into a cinnamon colored streak that is exceptionally hard to catch again. A harness is more secure, and easier on her neck if she decides to start jerking the leash. She did not. In fact she walked well in the harness.
I took her to Cedarwood Veterinary Hospital for her Heartworm test. While she was with me in the waiting room, she sat calmly between my knees. When folks came to say “Hi” she responded well to most. There was one fellow — large side of average for a man — who came in with a cat, stopped to pet Cheyan but she dived under the chairs. As we were leaving, another large fellow met us outside and, although he was friendly and gentle, Cheyan was terrified of him. She did not react this way to the women, and she was wary of me at first, but got past that quickly. I suspect this is because I’m small, for a man, and I got down on the floor with her quickly to ease her tensions.
Cheyan has had a potty run with Buddy Beagle. They got along famously! When I went into her kennel to put on her walking harness, she stood up and slipped her head through the neck hole — she really wanted to go for a walk. Smart girl!
Dec. 23
Cheyan has given me no trouble at all. She’s a sweet, loving little gal who adores being petted, enjoys playing with other dogs, and runs like the wind. She’s good at keep-away, too. Until she will reliably come when called, I keep a “handle” on her during yard play time. This is a 12 to15 foot length of rope with a piston clip fastened to one end. I attach this to the collar or harness of dogs in training so I can get hold of them by grabbing or stepping on the rope as they tease me by flashing by, just out of reach.
She walks well on a leash, and looks forward to going inside at night. She sleeps in a crate, has not torn up her blankets and is quiet once she gets past the initial, “don’t go away” phase right after I leave the room.
Dec 26
I took Cheyan to Cedarwood Veterinary Hospital this morning for her spay surgery. She rode inside the extended-cab with me and did well. I’ve set up a crate for her in the house where she will be sleeping until she transports north in January.
After her surgery, Cheyan was in a good deal of pain, but refused to take her Tramadol (for said pain). Eventually I had to poke it down her throat, which she made more traumatic than it needed to be.
The only thing she has eaten in the last 24 hours got vomited up in the truck on the way home from the veterinarian, so the pain meds hit hard and fast on an empty stomach. Hopefully she will feel like eating in the morning after a good night’s rest.
Dec 28
Cheyan went over 30 hours without eating or drinking anything. Everything she consumed, even water, came right back up. I took her to Cedarwood and Dr. Courtney gave her an IV injection of something to fight the nausea. That worked. She finally settled in to sleep and when she awoke was able to keep down a little water. She wasn’t interested in the food I offered her. So we tried some shredded mozzarella cheese and bacon bits. That interested her! So I rolled out my secret weapon. Something I keep on hand to use in giving medications to dogs who won’t take pills hidden in cheese, peanut butter, or hot dog: Cat food! The tins of cat food with small chunks of meat in gravy. Dogs go nuts for that stuff and its got less salt and fat than cheese and bacon – which is okay as a kick-starter but not a meal. I gave her half of a can of the canned cat food and she licked the bowl clean! I left her a small bowl of kibble to nibble on over night, and she has, but don’t want to over-do on her first meal after being empty for so long.
Oh, and she is not as housebroken as I had thought. So I set up a BIG crate for her to rest in.
Jan 5
Cheyan has recovered well from her surgery. She is eating regularly and eagerly. She’s still a bit thin, but not so bony now that she’s been eating. She does run a lot so she burns up a lot of the calories she takes in.
Cheyan still gets along with everyone. She is better at the house breaking thing but I have to keep an eye on her. When she needs to go out she goes to the door. If I miss that, she will pee on the floor. She has never left a BM in the house. As long as I let her out often she’s fine.
She can eat free-range with the other dogs. And she plays well with everyone. She is not intimidating to anyone (other than having weaponized her cone (LOL)) but is the only one who can keep up with Bandit.
Jan 14
Cheyan hanging with her friends.
Cheyan & Blondie
Hey, what gives?
Mischief with Buddy
Resting with Callie Roo
Snoozing with Josie
Jan 15
Cheyan has been doing really well in her house-breaking: no accidents in quite a while now, and she has started coming to get me if I don’t see her standing at the door. She’s also ready to dispense with the crate for sleeping at night.
She pays attention when she gets rowdy in the house and I teller to settle down. And she is doing much better at going outside and coming back. Where she would go out and stay out for an hour or more, she now comes back more quickly. This is good when we’re doing potty runs and another shift needs to go out.
I don’t like letting all 6 dogs go out unsupervised at once — too much chance of one aggravating another, who grumps, which could start an argument, which will turn into a full-on dog fight as everyone piles in. Not good! I avoid setting that up.
Jan 18
We sent Cheyan off to A.R.N.N.E. yesterday. In her last week here she has become quite civilized.
Cheyan developed this as her “nest”. Her favorite bed adorned with her favorite toys arranged so each is in easy reach. Any time I didn’t see her, this is where she would be.
But when the need arose, Cheyan could share her special space with others.
Cheyan rode well on our little road trip to meet her ride North.
We met the transport at a truck stop.
Cheyan’s paperwork was found to be in order and a stateroom assigned for the journey.
Our part in Cheyan’s rescue story has come to an end. But the rest of her life, a happier life, is about to begin. Happy tails, Little Miss!
Feb 13
Her adoption is complete and her NH foster mom writes, “Cheyan takes the last step to her forever home tomorrow. Cheyan we’ll miss you and we’ll never forget you. Stay goofy and adorable. Have a wonderful life.”
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Picked up as a stray on November 30th, this poor boy was skin and bones. He needed some serious groceries!
Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Dog to Dog Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: No: is grabby from being starved.
Preferred style of play: He’s not really into play. He prefers to explore the yard. Another dog may join him on walking around, but if the other gets rowdy, Burton retires to his room.
Dog to People Behavior
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Unknown – but probably.
Jumps up on people: No
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: No. Pulls. Working on that
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: Yes
Understands going outside to potty: Yes
Alerts me of need to go outside: No.
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: No he will seek food anywhere it may be found.
Wormed: 11/30 to 12/02/2019 | Product? | 9.8 ml | (FAS)
Rabies: NEEDED
Spay/Neuter: NEEDED
Heartworm Test: NEEDED, result (by)
Flea/Tick preventative:
. date, product, dose
Heartworm preventative:
. date, product, dose
NOTES:
. Burton was underweight by 15 pounds.
. Burton’s teeth are bad, but that does not seem to affect his eating.
Diet
4Health Salmon & Potato recipe, 1¼ cups with 2 Tbs Coconut oil 3x daily. Down from 1 cup 5x daily now that he’s looking good.
Gallery
In chronological order, newest at the bottom. Some pictures are linked to a more detailed Doggy Tale about that update, click those to open the related story.
Progress Updates
Dec 8
He loaded up easily and rode well in a transport box from FAS to PMFC. Initial meetings with the PMFC gang went smoothy, Bandit really wanted to play with him. I think the two of them will get along well. But I was wrong. Bandit is too “enthusiastic”, Burton is not strong enough to match him, so Burton retreats. He likes Buddy Beagle, though!
That night, he crated easily and settled in right away.
Sunday afternoon I let him play with Josephine (who declined) and Buddy (who followed Burton around calmly). He’s doing exceptionally well at getting along with others.
Dec 18
I took Burton to FAS for his parvo booster today. It’s COLD out so I let him ride in the extended cab of my truck instead of using a transport box in the back. I have a shell over the bed so there would be no wind, but there’s no heat back there so it would still be 29° in there. He did well. He also behaved at the shelter, even played with a couple of hallway cats.
Dec 28
Burton is looking much better. Being a big, lanky hound Burton should be … lanky. But not scrawny like he was. His ribs, spine, and hips no longer show through in sharp relief and he is building muscle in his legs. His cough has cleared up too.
But he is still the sweet, gentle, affectionate fellow Burton has always been. He will make a great family companion.
He still attacks his food like he hasn’t eaten in days, and he has become quite strong – and can pull like a tractor on a leash. Using a front clip helps deter that. He has not torn up the bedding in his crate and he LOVES going inside at night to sleep.
He likes to explore and will be a wanderer if allowed to run loose. Burton is ready to seek a forever home.
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This is a foster dog diary post about Dawson. New information will be added to the end of this post so all info on this dog is kept in one place and in chronological order. If you subscribe for updates, a short note will be sent when updates are posted. If you don’t subscribe, check back periodically to see what’s been added.
Last Updated: Dec. 7
Dawson is a friendly, gentle, amusing fellow. I can’t imagine why someone starved him then dumped him.
Base Info:
Arrival date: Dec. 2, 2019
Breed: Boxer/hound mix
Sex: Male
Age: Puppy, Young Adult, Mature, Senior
Weight: 53.8 Pounds
Neutered: Not yet
General Health: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
Temperament: Sweet, playful, loving
Gets Along with: People, Dogs, Cats
Crate Trained: Yes
Housebroken: Yes No
Departure date: December 7th, 2019
History
Dawson was dumped by someone at the end of a dead-end road in Del Rio. He was 30 pounds under-weight and in pretty rough shape, but still a sweet boy. A local called Animal Control to come rescue him. He weighed 46.1 pounds at that time – should be at least 70 pounds! Friends Animal Shelter put eight pounds on him before he came here. I’ll finish the job so they can adopt him into a GOOD home.
Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Dog to Dog Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: No Yes
Preferred style of play: He likes to play with a large ball. Hasn’t initiated play with Blondie yet.
Dog to People Behavior
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Unknown
Jumps up on people: He bounces into me in play.
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: Yes
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: Yes
Understands going outside to potty: No Yes
Alerts me of need to go outside: No Yes
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: No
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: No Yes
Stays off people furniture: No Yes
Commands:
Comes when called: Getting better
Sits on command: Yes
Down / Off: No
Shake / Paw: No
Kennels on command: With bribery
Dawson’s Medical
DA2PP: 11/19/2019 (FAS)
. Booster:
Bordatella: 11/19/2019 (FAS)
Wormed: 11/19/2019, Panacur, 9 ml (FAS)
Rabies: NEEDED
Spay/Neuter: NEEDED
Heartworm Test: NEEDED, result (by)
Flea/Tick preventative:
. date, product, dose
Heartworm preventative:
. date, product, dose
NOTES:
. At intake he has a bad case of runny stool due to his digestive system shutting down from starvation. I’ll add sweet potato to his kibble to help regulate the bowels.
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Diet
1 cup 4Health Salmon & Potato recipe with Coconut oil and fresh sweet potato added, 5 times daily
Gallery
In chronological order, newest at the bottom. Some pictures are linked to a more detailed Doggy Tale about that update, click those to open the related story.
Progress Updates
When picked up by Animal Control, Dawson weighed only 46.1 pounds when he should be at least 70 pounds. He was described to me as being “skin on bones”. He is approximately 1 year old, maybe a bit less. Probably someone’s Christmas puppy last year, now dumped to make room for this years “gift”. His digestive system isn’t working right from having been empty for too long. We’re addressing that with pureed pumpkin and small, frequent meals.
When I picked him up he met the shelter cat on his way to the scales. He gave the cat a friendly, “Hello there!” and kept walking.
Dec. 02
His first day has been spent settling in. Our gang has been out to meet him and no one had any disparaging words. Except Spartacus the 23 pound beagle. He stood up on fencing and baroo’d several times, telling Dawson that he is boss here. Dawson cocked his head and looked at him with a “you’ve GOT to be kidding me” look.
Dawson found a yard ball and had a great time playing with it while I set up a crate in the bunkhouse for him to sleep in at night. Bandit will be glad to have a roomie again.
This big boy is going to go through a LOT of kibble as we get some weight back on him, and coconut oil, and canned pumpkin. If anyone would like to help us with that expense, we’d be ever-so grateful.
Dec. 5
Over the past couple of days, adding mushed up sweet potato (from my garden) to Dawson’s kibble has done wonders for his diarrhea. He’s passing almost normal stools now. And I think his bones are not showing through quite as sharply as they were. He’s getting kibble measured for a dog of 125 pounds PLUS coconut oil. He’s fed at 5:30 am, 9:00 am, noon, 3:00 pm, and 5:30 pm.
He goes inside at night to sleep and he is good about going into his crate and settling for the night. In the morning he’s eager to get out but does not drag me back to the play yard. He eats his breakfast, makes a quick potty run, then returns to his room (kennel) to settle in on the blankets on his Kuranda with his chew toys and his ball. He LOVES that ball!
Dec. 7
I’m going WHERE!?
Last night we got back late (just before midnight) from a transport and I was messaging with Elisha at Friends Animal Shelter. She said that a rescue in Boston had seen this page and really wants Dawson. I mean REALLY want’s him, and they want him ASAP. So I took Dawson back to FAS this morning where he will hook up with Brother Wolf (from Asheville NC), who will facilitate his transport to Boston. Wow!
It has been a genuine pleasure working with this handsome fellow. I loved the way when I’d bring his food to him (in a zip-lock baggie because I made up the days supply every morning) he’d put a paw on his dish and scoot it back and forth, indicating, “Here it it, this is my dish. Put the food in here so I can eat. I’m SO hungry!” But he never went after the baggie or tried to take the food away from me. Handsome and polite! Happy tails, big fella!
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