Sonny was one of three dogs taken in by Piney Mountain Foster in an emergency situation to keep them from being shot by a “neighbor” whose rabbits were killed and he accused these three. Sonny and his litter mate, Cher, behaved in a bonded manner with Cher taking the dominant roll and Sonny the recessive. He was very shy and reclusive until Cher moved on. He has since blossomed with a personality of his own.
Base Info
Arrival date: Feb 18, 2022
Breed: Hound/Labrador
Sex: Male
Age: Young adult
Birthdate: @ April 2021
Weight: 54.4 pounds
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
General Health: Excellent
Temperament: Shy but sweet. Food-centric.
SAFER Testperformed: No
Departure date: July 12,2022
Adoption Information
Sonny has been adopted (July 21, 2022)
Progress Summary
Detailed notes may be available below photo gallery.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes, plays well with male and female dogs.
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: No – will steal food from other dog.
Preferred style of play: Loves to run/chase/bump, but will also engage in gentle mouth wrestling with a friend.
Is affectionate: Yes in a shy way.
Is good with: . Men: Yes . Women: Yes . Children: Yes . Cats: Unknown
Jumps up on people: Not so far
Mouths: No, unless you have food/treat in your hand.
Walks well on a leash: Yes, most of the time. Gets balky if scared.
Commands
Comes when called: Yes
Sits on command: Yes
Down / Off: Yes
Shake / Paw: Not yet
Kennels on command: Yes, with a bribe/treat
House Dog Training
Willingly enters his crate: Yes. He LOVES his crate and blanket.
Is calm/quiet while in crate: Yes unless you’re fixing food.
Understands going outside to potty: Keeps his crate clean, not yet reliable while loose indoors.
Alerts me of need to go outside: Yes
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: Not initially, has begun chewing his blanket at night.
Engages in kitchen counter cruising: Yes. He’ll be on top of your fridge if there’s food up there!
Stays off people furniture: Undetermined, don’t have furniture in The Guest Cottage yet.
Born through a disreputable breeding practice, this Double Merle Aussie girl has had a rough time in her short life so far.
Last Updated: March, 27, 2022
History
One of three puppies born from the breeding of two Merle Australian Shepherds, all three had issues with hearing and eyesight. The breeder surrendered the pups to a local rescue. Sevier County Humane Society pulled the pups from the rescue and reached out to Piney Mountain Foster for help with the two who were deaf. We contacted A Pathway to Hope in New Jersey, and they agreed to take them. The third pup, Ariel, was adopted out. She was returned several months later with a lame excuse as the reason. It is clear the adopter did not train the dog and when the cute, bouncy, nibbling ball of fluff got to be 35 pounds she was no longer “adorable”. We see this all the time. She was abandoned because she did not train herself.
Base Info
Arrival date: March 3, 2022
Breed: Australian Shepherd
Sex: F
Age: Youth
Birth date: July 19, 2021
Weight: 37.4 pounds on March 3, 2022 ………..
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
General Health: Good
Temperament: Rowdy, playful, affectionate.
SAFER Testperformed: No
Departure date: Undetermined
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes. Tries to make friends with everyone
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Tends to invade other dogs bowl.
Preferred style of play: Running and rowdy play.
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with: . Men: Yes . Women: Yes . Children: Yes, though too rowdy right now for young children. . Cats: Unknown
Jumps up on people: Yes
Mouths: Doing better
Walks well on a leash: Doing better
Commands
Comes when called: She’s hard of hearing, don’t think she can hear me.
Sits on command: Yes (use hand signal)
Down / Off: Not yet
Shake / Paw: Not yet
Kennels on command: Yes, use hand signal, expects a treat.
Diet
4Health Puppy kibble mixed with one Pedigree Pouch, fed morning and evening. She gets a variety of treats through the day as rewards for obedience.
Observations
Hearing
Ariel is not completely deaf, she responds to barking dogs and closing the front door hard it will wake her from a sleep. The floor is concrete, I don’t think she’s feeling vibrations. But she does not seem to be able to hear me speaking or calling her. Maybe she chooses not to hear, it’s hard to say.
Vision
Ariel navigates the Cottage and the play yard just fine. The way she throws her forelegs out in front of her when she runs makes me think she is visually impaired – especially in the left eye. She may lack depth perception, but can see well enough to get along. Both pupils are irregular. Vision may be distorted.
General
Ariel is smart and she does train. But one must find a way to communicate to her what you want her to do — and to get past the flighty, rowdiness that she still engages in since she still thinks she’s a little puppy.
She approaches all of my dogs with a submissive, almost pleading attitude, “Please be my friend”, even the dogs, sometimes especially the dogs, who are yelling at her that she doesn’t belong here. I have not seen her respond in aggression to any other dog. She has found a good friend in Zoey (female Husky) and they play well together.
When I get a second handler out here I will test her with other dogs in open play. Many times a dog in a kennel will harass a roaming dog when they will not behave that way if both are free or the roles are reversed.
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A happy, easy-going hound of a feller who just wants to be loved.
Last updated: June 7, 2021
History:
Arrested for vagrancy by Animal Control in Newport TN, we know nothing about where he came from or why he was homeless. But he was a model prisoner in Doggy Jail so we sprung him and he’s here to be gentrified so he can find a loving forever home.
Base info:
Arrival date: May 26, 2021
Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier
Sex: Male
Age: Adult
Birthdate: Est: Dec 26, 2019
Weight: 55 pounds on June 1
Neutered: Yes
General Health: Excellent
Temperament: A little rowdy but a happy, playful fellow.
Contact information for your veterinarian is required and we will do a reference check.
If local, a meet-n-greet is encouraged. If you have another dog, bring it.
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.
If not local, adopter arranges transport. We frequently work with HEARTS LLC (fees are paid to the transport service) but have other options available.
Adoption fee is $200.00 This includes spay/neuter surgery, vaccination against Parvovirus, Distemper, Adednovirus, Rabies, and Bordatella and a thorough de-worming. This dog has been microchipped and will be registered in the adopters name. Any health issues we found were addressed and are described below.
Progress Summary
Detailed notes and discussion are below the summary
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: Undetermined just wants to be petted
Is affectionate: Yes, quite so.
Is good with: . Men: Yes . Women: Yes . Children: Older kids, yes. Probably to bouncy for little kids right now. . Cats: Unknown
Jumps up on people: Doing much better now.
Mouths: Doing much better now. See June 7 notes below
Walks well on a leash: Yes but see May 28 notes below
Commands
Comes when called: Yes.
Sits on command: Yes. Picked this up from watching me with Blade.
Down / Off: Doing much better now.
Shake / Paw: Not yet
Kennels on command: Yes.
Diet
Victor Classic – Professional Dry Dog Food 1¼ cups plus 0 oz. home made stew AM and PM PMFC Peanut butter cookies given as rewards for compliance. Occasional snacks include: Retriever Beef Basted Sticks Jones Beef Hooves Grillerz Pork Femur
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Progress Notes
May 27
Camo transported home from NAC well: no barking or thrashing around, no vomiting or fear voiding. It seems he likes to ride. He has met all of our gang and has no issues with any of them. Blade has an issue with Camo, but that’s because Blade resents change. Blade is harassing Camo and will nip Camo’s toes if he puts them up on the fencing between them.
Camo’s first night here was not the best, but that’s not entirely his fault. We had a full moon ( and it was orange: they call it a Blood Moon) and critters were running in the woods and other dogs on the mountain were barking. So Camo barked too. Everly got in on it, but I think she was scolding him, saying, “Shut up I want to sleep.” But sleeping was something no one was doing, so I went out and lured everyone but Blade into their inside rooms and shut them in. I moved Blades water bowl outside and shut his door too just to maximize the muffle. We could still hear them, but it was much more subdued and we did get some sleep after that.
May 28
Last night went much, much better and I did not need to sequester anyone.
Camo went on a play-date yesterday. Another couple of ladies who also do dog rescue asked if Camo would come play with their Mr. Shorty, who needs socialization. We agreed. Mr. Shorty didn’t feel like playing: maybe because Camo was still wearing his Kennel Funk cologne. So Deann and Amber offered to bathe him. He smelled much better afterward. And they fell in love with him.
Other Notes: It is my practice to put all new arrivals on a 12 foot lead until they learn the “come” or recall command. I can use it as a long leash, or let them drag it around for free play and recall training. But if they decide to play “can’t catch me” I have a better chance of thwarting their game. When the dog will come when called I dispense with the lead. In Camo’s case it was a hindrance right away because instead of wandering off he would do figure 8s around my feet, quickly hobbling me. I have a hard time getting him to wander off a few steps so I can get some photos. His favorite place to sit is between my feet. So we’re not using the lead.
But when we went out to his play-date yesterday, he walked on his leash quite well and was a perfect gentleman … err … dog, through the whole thing.
June 2
Camo was neutered, vaccinated against rabies, and heart worm tested yesterday. His HW test came back negative, so he’s all set. We just need to keep him from licking the incision. Dr. Greenen’s notes say, ” Heart: no murmur, even rhythm, Ears: minimal wax, canals healthy, Great body condition.” I also gave him his second Parvo/Distemper vax when he got home while he was still subdued.
I let him ride inside the truck cab with me on the way home from Cedarwood Veterinary. He did very well.
June 7th
Camo has done very well with his training. He is super-eager to please so he trains easily, I just need to make it clear to him what I expect and he complies.
At first I had a lot of trouble with him jumping up on me and biting my hands. He was seeking affection, but going about it in the wrong way: probably a left-over behavior from poor training as a puppy. With some dogs it’s really hard to break them of this once they are adults. Not Camo. I would just get him into “down/off” and “sit” (which he learned on his own from watching me work with Blade – that’s how smart he is) I’d love up on him.
I remembered a trick the following day: when he started jumping and nipping, my hands went into my pockets or behind my back so he could not see them and he’d get no attention from me. When he got especially jumpy he’d go right back in his kennel and was done with that play session. He learned quickly not to waste his play times by being too insistent.
Camo left yesterday evening for a sleep-over at his friend, Mr. Shorty’s, house. Mr. Shorty’s family is thinking of adopting Camo and they want to see if he will fit in well with their current pack, so Camo is in a Foster-To-Adopt situation. They say it is going well so far.
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If local, a meet-n-greet is encouraged. If you have another dog, bring it.
If not local, adopter arranges transport. We frequently work with HEARTS LLC (fees are paid to the transport service) but have other options available.
Adoption fee is $200.00 This includes spay/neuter surgery, vaccination against Parvovirus, Distemper, Adednovirus, Rabies, and Bordatella and a thorough de-worming. This dog will be microchipped and the chip will be registered in the adopters name. Any health issues we found were addressed and are described below.
Progress Summary
Detailed notes are below the summary
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes. Gets a little over-bearing in rough play with some.
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: She loves running & wrestling
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with: . Men: Yes . Women: Yes . Children: Yes . Cats: Probably not, due to high prey drive of her breed.
Jumps up on people: When excited, yes. Once she calms, no.
Mouths: No
Walks well on a leash: Yes: pulls a little, working on that.
Housebroken: No
Commands
Comes when called: Yes.
Sits on command: Yes.
Down / Off: Yes
Shake / Paw: Working on that
Kennels on command: Yes
Gallery
Progress Updates
May 22, 2021
She just arrived, we’re all getting to know her. She is active and needs to learn her manners, but she it not at all aggressive toward anyone, even Blade who is doing his best to intimidate her. She just turns it into play!
May 24
Everly is loosening up a bit now and is becoming affectionate. She is not a barker – I can’t say I’ve heard her bark yet. She cry a little when I put her back in her kennel after play, but settles down quickly. She has been absolutely quiet at night – a blessing since the kennels are right outside our bedroom windows and the windows are open at night right now.
May 28
Everly really wants to play with the others dogs. All the other kennel dogs, but especially Luna. Everly will go to Luna’s kennel and shove her snout through the fencing to lick Luna’s nose. It’s so sweet. they’d probably be fine together but I want to wait until I have someone else here to help with “introductions” and managing their play until we see for sure.
June 20
Everly is doing well after her spay surgery. When she was first released from Cedarwood Veterinary Hospital, P.C. she was one pitiful pup. And she soon began licking at her incision, so I had to cone her, making her just that much less happy. At one point she walked over to the fencing between her room and Blades, pressed the cone up against it and implored, “Help me Blade!”. He came and sniffed out the situation but wasn’t able to offer a solution.
Over the past few days Everly has steadily regained her energy and perkiness. Today she wants to show you how well she now obeys the “come” command (video above). She goes back for her post-op exam on Wednesday then will be available for adoption or rescue placement.
June 28
Everly is doing well with her surgical recovery and was de-coned today. She is everly so grateful.
July 10
Everly has had several meet-n-greets over the past week. For the first one, Everly got all excited about someone new being here and was jumpy. I had her on a lead and controlled her as best I could, but she was determined and the woman beat a hasty retreat. Not interested.
Two more came days later and Everly greeted each enthusiastically. But they persevered and Everly calmed down. She let them pet her, she gave kisses and she even went on a leash walk around the yard with each. They both pronounced her a sweet girl and are both interested in adoption. She has a couple more people interested in her. We’ll see how those go before Dennis makes a final determination.
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Maggie was a member of a loving family until the situation with their landlord changed and he demanded they get rid of their dogs. No fault of the dogs, but they lost their home … or they decided to move to Alaska, whichever.
Return date: August 23, 2021 (from Newport Animal Control)
Departure date: undetermined
Adoption Information
Start by submitting a completed Adoption Application (Now an on-line, mobile friendly form).
Contact information for your veterinarian is required and we will do a reference check.
If local, schedule a meet-n-greet after your application has been processed. If you have another dog, bring it. A home inspection and interview will be done after a successful meet-n-greet.
If not local, adopter needs to contact a reputable rescue in THEIR area and request that rescue pull the dog from us after performing a home inspection and investigation of their own. You will then adopt the dog from them.
Local adoption fee is $200.00 This includes spay surgery, vaccination against Parvovirus, Distemper, Adednovirus, Rabies, and Bordatella and a thorough de-worming. This dog has been microchipped and will be registered in the adopters name. Any health issues we found were addressed and are described below.
Progress Summary
Detailed progress notes are listed below the summary and photo gallery
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes, eagerly greets other dogs
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Doesn’t bother her, but she’s piggish: will get into other dogs dish
Preferred style of play: Likes to frolic and jump on play mate. Great at playing fetch! Learning Tug
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with: . Men: Yes . Women: Yes . Children: Yes . Cats: No: plays too rough.
She did excellently last night. I brought her in around 8:30. Marie played with her for a bit then I settled her in her crate. We fiddled about for a while getting ready for bed, then slipped off. Both of the new girls remained quiet and slept through the night. I got up once around 3:00 to greet John and they stirred, but did not fuss. I went back to bed and so did they. I got up at 4:00 (as is my habit) and took each of them outside to potty, gave each a drink, and began my study time. Both behaved splendidly!
I have taken her outside to potty several times today and she always produces. No bashfulness here. Has kept her crate clean today and been a very good girl.
April 4
Maggie is settling in well. after a couple of the other dogs snarled at her for being a pest she has reigned in her exuberance and is better about inviting others to play rather than demanding. She’s also developed patience when I leave the room with her crated, she knows I’ll be back and does not fuss.
April 11
Maggie is getting big! She’s only gained 4 pounds but she’s 50% bigger than she was when she arrived. Longer, lankier, leaner. Looking like a dog not a puppy. I’m feeding her at plus 50% of her recommended rate for weight because she is a puppy and growing fast. Also adding cheese for the added calcium she needs.
April 14
Maggie was spayed yesterday. While she was out we also had her chip implanted, heart worm test done, and brought all her vaccinations up to date. She did well with this procedure and is heart worm negative (a good thing). She did not feel well last night, but that’s to be expected: spaying is major surgery. She did not feel so bad as to refuse dinner last night though!
This morning she’s looking really thin. Gaunt even. Can missing ONE meal do that to a puppy? I’ll increase her feed amount to get her filled out properly again. This morning is is wanting to lick at her incision. We cannot allow that. I tried a wrap, she defeated it. I tried a cone, she hated it. So I switched to a donut. She’s doing better with that.
Maggie will need about a week to recover, then she’ll be ready to adopt.
April 18
Maggie had an excellent meet-n-greet this afternoon with a lady who wants her as a service dog (she’s hearing impaired), and the trainer who would turn her into a service dog, and a fellow who will help with it all. They all loved her, and she loved them. We submitted our observations to Dennis, our Adoption Coordinator (who was out of the area this weekend) and we’ll see what he decides.
Maggie is undergoing a growth spurt. She is 50% larger now than when she came in a couple of weeks ago and the growth is mostly in her legs. I am over-feeding her, and adding extra cheese for the calcium she needs, to keep up with her nutritional needs. As you would expect, she’s a bit awkward as she learns to use her new stilts.
April 26
Maggie has been adopted by a woman who is going deaf. She has been searching for a suitable candidate as a service dog for two years. Both she and her service dog trainer think Maggie is just perfect. So Maggie has a new home and a new purpose in life. We’re so happy for Maggie!
Maggie’s new Mom, Tracy
Snoozing on Tracy’s feet
All worn out!
Maggie in her new home
August 23
Maggie was surrendered to Newport Animal Control on August 7th, but not by the person we adopted Maggie to. It’s a confusing, conflicting story and we’re sure we’re not getting all of it or maybe not all of it is true. Whatever. Maggie was stuck at NAC while we finished rebuilding our kennels. That was completed at 2:00 this afternoon. At 4:00 Doug went into Newport to fetch her back here.
When she left, her step-sibling (Baby) was twice Maggie’s size, now Maggie is twice Baby’s size! Baby seemed to recognize her despite the shelter stink she wore. Maggie definitely recognized Baby! Blondie says she needs a bath.
So Maggie’s story starts anew…
Sept 21
Maggie loves to play with all the other kennel dogs. She is pretty rowdy, but the others are big enough to play along. Maggie will play both the dominant and the submissive roles in play, and will allow short rest breaks when her companion requests it. Blondie Bear is a senior and does not play much. Maggie respects that and does not press the issue. Maggie should get along well with any non-aggressive dog of similar size.
Nov 5
Maggie has learned to play with all her neighbors. Each one has a different play style and Maggie adjusts to suit their style. She comes (enthusiastically) when called and will go right into her room. I no longer have to remind her not to jump on me, and she has stopped “mouthing”. Occasionally when we’re playing tug she’ll nip me, but that’s an honest mistake: I just need to be careful. She’s getting more affectionate too. Still a little aloof, but seeking short periods of petting more often.
Nov 16
The past few nights have been getting down into the low 30’s: too cold to leave Maggie in her outside kennel. She does not have one of out in-out runs where the dog can come inside to escape bad weather. So I’ve been walking her around and bringing her inside at bed time. She stays in our Mega Crate at night. I expected her to resist this, but she seems to remember her crate training.
After the first night, every time I let her out of her kennel she runs to the gate leading to the front of the building and paws at it, “Let’s go in, I want to be inside.”
I put her to bed at 8:30 pm. When I get up (4:30 am) I go outside and bring her into the play yard to pee and poop. She quickly takes care of business and is ready to go back inside. She crates right up and settles in to rest until breakfast.
Breakfast for the kennel dogs is around 6:45. Each dog eats in their room, then gets let outside to attend to their “needs”. Most come right back and want to be back inside. Maggie is no different except that eating is a poop trigger and she needs to go out as soon as she finishes her meal.
If it’s real cold I’ll bring her back in and crate her until 8:30 when I start cleaning kennels. Then she gets a play session in the yard with one of the other dogs while I’m cleaning their kennels.
So far, by this time it’s starting to warm up and she can stay outside.
After kennel cleaning they all get a special treat. Today I handed out Kong toys. Maggie is quite bright and figured out ho to get the biscuit very quickly.
Nov 29
We’ve spent a couple of weeks doing the inside-in-a-crate-at-night thing because it gets cold at night and Maggie is not equipped to handle cold. She has short fur and is lean, so she has little to insulate her. Fortunately, she does not mind going indoors and sleeping in her crate. On the contrary, she is eager to get inside! I use a short slip-lead to walk her to the kennel door because we have to go outside the play yard perimeter fence. After she goes potty, she will often come back to me and place her head inside the loop of the lead, then start walking toward the gate, “I’m done. Come on, let’s go inside.” She makes me laugh.
As long as I get her out at 4:30 am she keeps her crate clean and dry all night. I take her out every two hours during the day until it warms up enough to stay in her outside kennel. Once the sun comes over our mountain (about 10:00 am) she likes being outside.
Dec 18
Maggie has a meet-n-greet today. It’s raining now, but that may abate before her guests arrive. She’s being considered as a playmate for a full sized (120 pounds) GSD named Rascal.
Rascal is looking for a best friend and playmate.
Dec 19
We got word from Maggie’s potential new Dad about progress: “The drive home went very well, she’s a good traveler. She actually fell asleep on Pat’s feet.” He included this photo to show how the two are getting along.
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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: He likes to frolic. Gets the zoomies sometimes.
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Yes
. Cats: Unknown
Jumps up on people: Some
Mouths: A little, corrects well.
Walks well on a leash: Yes
Commands:
Comes when called: Yes
Sits on command: Yes
Down / Off: Doing better
Shake / Paw: Not yet
Kennels on command: Yes
Diet
💕 Victor Classic – Professional Dry Dog Food
. 1 cup kibble + 2 oz homemade stew AM
. ½ cup kibble + 2 oz home made stew PM
💕 PMFC Peanut butter cookies
💕 Retriever Beef Basted Sticks
💕 Jones Beef Hooves
💕 Grillerz Pork Femur
Medical
DA2PPv: Nov. 16, 2020 by Newport Animal Control
. Booster: Dec. 5 by NAC
. 2nd Booster:
Bordatella: Nov. 16 by NAC
Wormed: Dates | Product | Dose | By
. Nov 20, 2020 Pyrantel Pamoate 2.5 cc by NAC
Rabies: Dec. 9, 2020 by Cedarwood Veterinary
Microchipped: Yes
fi NANO Not registered
To register contact City of Newport Animal Control
Neuter: Dec 9, Cedarwood Veterinary Hospital
Heartworm Test: Dec 9, NEGATIVE by Cedarwood
Flea/Tick preventative:
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Heartworm preventative:
. Dec 10, Ivermectin solution, 0.4 ml
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Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom so you can read through this dog’s history in order.
Dec. 11
Rebel has been here a couple of days and he has settled in nicely. He’s a super-sweet boy who loves attention. He is friendly to the other dogs and he and Josie really want to play together. But they’ve both just had surgery so that will have to wait a while. Blade does NOT like Rebel and is giving him a hard time by throwing himself against the metal privacy panel between their kennels. He has done this so much and so hard that he’s broken the panel and jammed the door to Rebel’s kennel. I’ll need to repair that today. When he does this Rebel scampers off into his bedroom and hides out there. It’s a good safe place for him.
Dec 16
Rebel is SUCH a doll: he is so calm and accepting. He’s affectionate too, but not demanding. Check out the Random Thought on Guillotine Doors for an example.
Josie Darkshep will be leaving on the 18th, that will open a House Dog position that Rebel can audition for. I expect he will do well and be accepted by all.
Dec 25
Rebel has been a “house dog” for three nights now. All three nights he has slept soundly in his crate all night long, not needing to go outside until I get up in the morning. That is normally between 4:00 and 4:30 AM. Today, being Christmas, I slept in until 5:20 when Buddy Beagle decided he needed to go outside. Rebel went too.
Normally Rebel will take quite a while to finish all his business: peeing quickly but needing to investigate multiple potential sites for making his deposit. It was 22° this morning. Rebel went out, took care of everything all in one spot then RACED back to the door. Being an hour later than usual probably played into the swiftness of this task.
He has had no accidents in the house: mostly because when he’s in free play I watch him constantly and if he seems to be “seeking” we go right outside. We are having no inter-dog-relationship issues. After recovering from his surgery his energy levels went up and he’s a bit too rowdy for the other dogs to want to play with now. He intimidates Josephine, annoys Buddy (everything annoys Buddy: he a grumpy old Beagle) Blondie is too old to cavort with him, and Callie is undecided about him. He could be fin to play with, but she’s protective of Josephine, and Josie is scared of him. So she’s conflicted.
He;s getting more free-play in the house. Learning the rules. He is intelligent, mischievous, and inquisitive. He is still a puppy, so he still has puppy mannerisms. But he can be shaped into a great companion because is does seek affection and wants to please. I have another week to work with him, then we’ll hand him off to his next caretaker as he goes North to seek a forever home.
Also, he has the most wonderful, plush, soft coat of fur. Petting him is such a pleasure!
Jan 1
Are we there yet?
We put Rebel on his long haul transport (HEARTS LLC) for his ride up north. He rode in the cab of the truck with us for the first time. Because I’ve always been alone when I transported him before he rode in a box in the back (not to worry, it’s under a shell and strapped down, he’s well protected) because of his tendency to need to snuggle. Snuggling is great when in the house, not so much when I’m trying to drive us at highway speeds. He rode really well. Partly because it was 2 hours past his bed time and he was tired. He slept much of the time. But whenever I’d change speed or direction he head would pop up between the seats to ask, “What’s going on? Are we in New Hampshire yet?”
We arrived at the truck stop in Bulls Gap TN with just enough time to take Rebel for a walk. Just as I was loading him back into our truck, the HEARTS transport pulled in next to us and Rebel got really excited about the big truck. He greeted the driver affectionately, and when the door was opened, instead of shying away like most, Rebel saw all those dogs and said, “PARTY TRUCK, let me in there! Let’s PLAY!” He was ready to ride!
Farewell, and happy tails to you, sweet Rebel. You start the new year with a new location and beginning a new life.
If I get updates and photos of Rebel in foster and his adoption I’ll post them here.
Feb 6
Rebel had some issues getting through NH state quarantine, but these were resolved and he went into a foster-to-adopt home. We are happy to report that Rebel has been officially adopted by that home and is happy and well cared for. He gets along famously with is “brother” Dax, too.
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Weight: 27.2 lbs. Oct 29
. 33.8 lbs. Nov 24
. 34.0 lbs. Dec 8
Spayed: Yes
General Health: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
Temperament: Affectionate, unruly.
SAFER Testperformed: No
Claimed by: Animal Rescue Network of New England
Departure date: December 18, 2020
History
Picked up as a stray, riddled with mange and coated in motor oil, this sweet girl has much better days ahead than she’s had behind.
Josie’s Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes but too rowdy for small dogs.
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Some food guarding if others stick their nose into her crate while she’s eating. Okay with sharing toys and chewies.
Preferred style of play: ROWDY, but not aggressive. She uses her forepaws a lot and likes to wrestle.
Is affectionate: Yes
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Probably. Too active for toddlers.
. Cats: Unknown
Jumps up on people: Yes.. She likes to hug. Working on that.
Mouths: Yes: nippy. Working on that.
Walks well on a leash: Yes
House Dog Training
Willingly enters her crate: Yes
Is calm/quiet while in crate: Yes
Understands going outside to potty: Yes when crated
Alerts me of need to go outside: Yes
Is destructive of bedding and/or toys: Not in her crate
Refrains from kitchen counter cruising: Undetermined
Spay/Neuter: Dec. 8th, by Claws and Paws 4 A Cause
Heartworm Test: Dec. 8th, by Claws and Paws 4 A Cause
. Result: NEGATIVE
Flea/Tick preventative:
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Heartworm preventative:
. Dec 10, Ivermectin, 0.4 ml
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NOTES:
. Credelio for fleas and ticks.
. Amoxicillin started Oct 29 for mange
. Cephalexin 500 mg started 11/12 for 14 days.
Diet
Victor Classic – Professional Dry Dog Food
1½ cup kibble + 2 oz. home-made stew AM
1 cup kibble + 2 oz. home-made stew PM
PMFC Peanut butter cookies
Retriever Beef Basted Sticks
Jones Beef Hooves
Grillerz Pork Femur
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
Nov 22
Josie has been here a couple of days. She is intensely affectionate, quite bright but easily distracted (she’s a puppy), she is eager to please, so should train easily.
My first order of business with Josie was to trim those NAILS! Slender and very sharp, as bad a s cats claws!
Second was a bath. Not only did she have the usual shelter stink, but she’d been coated in motor oil as a home remedy for her mange. Animal Control bathed her and got most of it off, but but she was still greasy and it added to the funk smell.
Josie did well with both the nail trim and the bath. She has already learned “come”, so I have dispensed with the lead line. Working on “down” and “no bite”: she likes to nip affectionately. That has to be stopped early.
She is difficult to get good photos: I’ll add them as I manage it.
Nov 26
I added a new Featured Video (up in the Gallery). This one tests Josie with Buddy Beagle. I would not have dared do this a few days ago because Josie was still too insistent and energetic in her affections. But she has calmed considerably. She now knows “come”, “in your room”, “down”, and is working on “sit”. I have also tested her with little Josephine, that went well too.
Nov 29
Josie moved into her new space this evening. See video above: Josie’s Inner Sanctum. There is still much work to do, but she has a place to get away from the cold snap and snow due to arrive tomorrow.
Dec 8
Josie is being spayed today.
Yesterday afternoon I brought her inside to get her accustomed to a crate. As we came up to the porch, she acted like she’d never seen steps before and it took a few minutes to convince her she *could* come up them. Once inside, she’s done really well. She gets excited when Marie comes into the room, but otherwise she’s calm in her crate. I can even leave the room for extended periods (like to go eat my dinner) and she remains calm. She even slept through the night! What a good girl!
She returned home from the spaying and rested in her crate, mooing at me because she was in pain. I was not able to secure pain relief for her. But she’s taking it well. I gave her the 3rd DA2PP shot while she was still calm from the sedative.
I gave her dinner, but she passed on that until 3:45 AM. Otherwise she slept through the night and waited until around 5:30 to go outside to pee. She and Buddy Beagle went together. She went right back to her crate drank some water and is mooing at me again.
Dec 16
Josie has fully recovered from her surgery and did excellently: she didn’t even need to be coned to prevent licking at the incision because she just didn’t do that. She has been a house dog since her surgery. She is crated most of the time because she wants to play too rough with the other house dogs.
While in recovery she did play with Josephine, Buddy Beagle, and Blondie Bear. Once she was feeling good again she’s too enthusiastic in her play and none of these will play with her any more. I tried her with Rebel, and Rebel backed out of the play session by going back to his room. She’d probably be good with Blade, but I’d need help supervising that play session.
Josie is good about resting in her crate. I can leave the house for extended periods and she does not get anxious – unless she needs to potty. She likes to be where I am, so I move her crate if I’ll be spending time in the kitchen. She gets an indoor free play session in the morning after she goes outside to potty, while the other house dogs are still asleep.
She is doing better at showing affection by licking instead of nibbling. She likes to cuddle. Sometimes she gets talkative using a moaning-growly sound. We have conversations. I often get head-tilts from her after I “speak” to her in the same kind of sounds, “What did you just say?”. She’s still a big puppy. She’s bright and wants to please. With continued structure and consistent guidance she will make an excellent companion for an active family. Just don’t expect this exuberant girl to be a couch potato.
Dec 19
Josie transported out yesterday. No, not like in Star Trek – though I wish that were possible. She rode well: I had her in a transport crate instead of the extended cab because I worried that she’s insist on sitting in my lap while I drove. Not a good idea if we want to arrive at the transport site alive. Once again she rode well in her private compartment. I put a warm blanket in on the floor of the box for her and the only time she got active or vocal was when I stopped at the bank drive-through for a moment. Other wise she was still and quiet. She may have done okay inside the cab, but with no one riding shotgun with me to help control her — at least for the first leg of the trip: I picked up Marie from work after stopping at the bank — it was not a risk I was willing to take. By our mid-day rendezvous time it was sunny and warm enough that it was comfortable inside the topper-covered bed of our truck.
The hand-off went exceptionally well. I was three minutes early and they were already there and set up to receive passengers. Josie was calm and compliant. Now I am awaiting word that she arrived safely at the quarantine center in New Hampshire (state regulation).
I’m told she has an adopter awaiting her arrival, so after the two day quarantine, she will be going immediately “home”. I love it when that happens!
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Victor Classic – Professional Dry Dog Food
1¼ cups AM, 3/4 cups PM.
PMFC Peanut butter cookies
Retriever Beef Basted Sticks
Jones Beef Hooves
Grillerz Pork Femur
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.
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Progress Updates
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
Sept 14
Valley has arrived. She seems to be a friendly playful girl in great need of a bath. She smells, many shelter dogs do. I’ll take care of that. She resists walking on a leash and needed to be carried from NAC to my ruck and from the truck to her kennel here at PMFC. She’s been fitted with a collar, and fed, and I’ll start working with her this afternoon. First impression: the term “Velcro” comes to mind!
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Part of a free-ranging pack of three sibling Husky mixes, this little girl was the shrinking violet of the group. They were caught and brought in by a good Samaritan who didn’t want them to get hurt by wandering free.
Cyrus’ Progress Summary:
Detailed notes on this foster dog’s progress are posted below the summary.
Relational Behavior
Relates well to other dogs: Yes. All except Smokie: she strongly dislikes him, but gets along with everyone else.
Can eat food/treats near other dogs: Yes
Preferred style of play: Running, gentle wrestling, circling Beagles
Is affectionate: Nervous of strangers but seeks attention. Warms quickly.
Is good with:
. Men: Yes
. Women: Yes
. Children: Probably
. Cats: Unknown
4DX Test: 06/30/2020 (Cedarwood)
RESULTS: all tests were negative
Flea/Tick preventative:
. July 3: Fipronil topical
.
Heartworm preventative:
. July 3, Ivermectin oral, .4 ml
.
NOTES:
. May have been exposed to Parvo June 30. Will perform test on July 5
. Test performed, result negative. Has shown no symptoms.
Diet
4health puppy kibble, 1 cup AM, 1 cup PM
PMFC Peanut Butter Treats
Retriever Basted Beef Sticks
Jones brand Beef Hooves
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
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
June 13th
While she was running freely in a large play yard at the shelter I could not catch her. She would approach if I was empty handed and let me chuck her under the chin or scratch an ear. If I carried a slip lead, she wanted nothing to do with me. With the shelter staff’s help we got her crated for transport. In her kennel, I was able to do the SAFER test and gain some acceptance from her.
She desperately needs brushing and a bath.
That afternoon I took her out on a long lead for walks in the yard. It is rumored she can go right over a chain-link fence so I’m taking no chances. With each outing she became more comfortable with and more adept at walking on a lead. In all cases, she was ready to go back into her room at the end. It is already her “safe space”.
Yay I can see you again!
I did take out the privacy barrier between her room and Adam’s. That reduced stress levels quite a bit.
Buddy says, “I like these two, they may be honorary Beagles.”
June 15
Cyrus has lost most of her skittishness already.
I brushed her and got a grapefruit sized ball of fur off her. There is more to go still.
She will now come to me when I call her in her kennel and roll over on her back for a belly rub while I clip on her lead. She is also doing much better at walking in the yard on a long lead. Far more calm and manageable.
Her thinking is more scattered than her brother Adam, so she’s not learning her commands as quickly, but she tries to please by doing something cute. If nothing else, she defaults to rolling over for a belly rub. She is also into using her paws to touch me, and likes to lick faces. She’s such a love!
June 23
Cyrus no longer needs a lead in the yard. She comes when I call her and has stopped eye-balling the top of the fences as though deciding if she could climb over. She is learning her commands, but doing it in an unusual way.
Cyrus is hysterical. She watches me put Adam through “sit” several times (he’s very good at that one). Then when it’s her turn she will stand up on her hind legs and wave a paw at me. “No, that’s not ‘sit’, no treat.” So she flops down on her back and wiggles. “No, still wrong”. So I show her “sit” again. She fights it, but eventually she does sort of sit on her left leg, for a moment, “Close enough, GOOD GIRL, SIt!” and I give her a treat. I think we’ve gotten to where she knows what I want from her, but she has to make a game of getting us there. The treats are less important to her than they are to Adam. She likes to play.
July 3
Cyrus is SUCH a sweetie! Quite affectionate and gentle. She is recovering well from her spay surgery. Her incision looks great and she has not been licking at it. She HATED the cone that was installed after surgery and quickly kicked it off, then went back to sleep.
She is sharing a kennel with her brother, Adam, they prefer it that way and that freed up space that I could take in Roscoe Redusky when that need came up. He left on transport last night, but I’ll leave Adam and Cyrus together. They’re both “fixed” now and are happier together.
I feed them with separate bowls but in the same kennel. I just have to remain on-station to distract whoever gets done first so he or she does not go after the other’s bowl. There are no hostilities when that happens, I just want to be sure both get their full portion of food.
July 11
About a week ago I found that Cyrus was making a habit of standing in her water bowl to cool her tootsies. So I laid out the dog’s kiddie pool and put an inch of water in the bottom. She had had spay surgery a few days before and should not be getting wet, but just standing in the pool should be okay. She did indeed enjoy cooling all four feet at once, but as soon as I looked away for a moment, SPLOSH, and she was lying in the water.
“No, no, Cy, you mustn’t do that!”
I ran her out, dried her off and put up the pool. She cried and fussed about it for quite a while.
Now she is recovered and can play in the pool again. Will she still want to? Will anyone else?
July 14
Cyrus has shown no symptoms of Parvo, and she is going in to the veterinarian today for her Health Certification so she can transport on Thursday the 16th (Passed and has been Certified).
Cyrus has learned well the “sit” command, and sometimes tosses in the cutest head toss as if to say, “I can obey AND be cute!”
Cyrus has a distinct dislike of our new arrival, Smokie. This comes as quite a surprise since she gets along fine with everyone else. Perhaps because he’s new she see’s him as an interloper. I’ll see if she settles down over the next couple of days before transport.
I set up the pool again on the sidewalk in front of Cy & Adam’s room so I could leave it there. Cy makes use of it each time she’s out and Blondie Bear AND Blade have both dunked their feet as well. I was surprised when Blondie did it, normally she hates getting her feet wet.
Aug 13
We just got word that Cyrus, now known as Eve, is living an amazing life with her new family. A family that has an amazing pool for her to play in! Happy tails sweet girl!
Sept 13
We got word today that Cyrus, now known as Luna, is being reunited with her brother and best friend, Adam. The family who adopted her has decided to adopt him as well. She looks very happy to have him back!
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4DX Test: 06/30/2020 by Cedarwood
. All 4 tests were NEGATIVE
Flea/Tick preventative:
. July 3 Fipronil topical
.
Heartworm preventative:
. July 3, Ivermectin oral, .4 ml
.
NOTES:
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Diet
4health Puppy kibble, 1 cup AM, 1 cup PM
PMFC Peanut Butter Treats
Retriever Basted Beef Sticks
Jones brand Beef Hooves
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
Progress notes are listed below, in chronological order, newest at the bottom.
June 13th
Adam is the more outgoing of this brother-sister team. They were in a large play yard when we came to pick him up. I’d met him a couple days ago to do a SAFER test on him. He was a little tricky to catch then. Today he came right up to me and let me slip a lead on him. He rode well once we got rolling. He settled into his room at PMFC immediately and was welcoming with the rest of our pack came parading by to say “howdy!”
He arrived only minutes ago, I’ll get pictures soon.
June 15th
We’ve had a couple of days to get to know this sweet fellow, and he to know us. He is quite bright, learning his commands quickly, He shows no interest in trying to go over the fence,although he loves running in the yard. When he’s done playing he races first to the back door of the house, wanting in, then he comes back to his room, kennels easily and sits for his treat. Such a good boy!
June 17th
A couple more days and Adam is settling in nicely. I still use a long lead when I let him out into the yard, but I let him run freely now, I’m confident he won’t cry to climb over a fence or pick a fight with any of the other dogs. He’s quite a gentle dog, actually.
June 23rd
I stopped using the safety lead a few days ago, Adam will readily come when I call him now and I’m not worried about him scaling a fence. He knows where the food come from, and get fed regularly.
July 3rd
Adam came through his surgery well and is recovering nicely. So far he has not been licking his incision so I have not re-coned him. Per my request, Cedarwood coned him after surgery, but he quickly kicked the come off – while going ballistic about wearing it. Once it was off, he went to sleep and remained calm.
Adam can be clear across the yard, or up on the back porch but if I call “Adam, COME!” he comes racing to me. What a good boy!
Adam and Cyrus have been sharing a kennel. They actually prefer it that way (they are siblings) and they get along just fine. I have to stay on station when I feed them. They each have a bowl and whoever gets done first will try to go after the others dish but there are no fireworks between them. I distract the first until the second is done.
Adam makes SUCH a fuss when he needs to go out in the yard. As long as I heed his demand, he will keep their room spotlessly clean.
Adam may have been exposed to Parvo while at Cedarwood for neutering. I have a Parvovirus test on hand and will test him on July 5th. So far he’s showing no symptoms.
July 14
No symptoms appeared, so I did not test. Adam goes for his Health Certification today so he can Transport on Thursday the 16th. He passed his Certification.
Sept 13
We got word today that Adam is being reunited with his sister and best friend, Luna (known to us as Cyrus). The family who adopted her has decided to adopt him as well. She looks very happy to have him back!
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