Comments on: A Day in the Life of a Foster Dog https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/ Helping Your Dog Love The Boat As Much As You Do Sat, 01 Dec 2018 15:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: BJ Pup https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85980 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:19:51 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85980 Poor Titus. Going from home to home is scary and he’s not sure what will happen to him now. You are so patient and gentle I’m sure he’ll come around soon. I’m catching up on blog reading so by now I hope he has settled in.

I feel so bad for these dogs. They don’t understand why they’re going from place to place. Every time they settle in, they get moved somewhere else.

]]> By: Donna https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85847 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:56:42 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85847 Surprised Honey doesn’t want to play with your new foster, but I guess we can’t love everyone we meet, can we?

Thank you so much for taking this sweet pup in and helping him to adjust…I hope he finds a great home soon.

]]> By: Misaki https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85793 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:09:58 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85793 I’m an only dog so I don’t really have any helpful tips. But sounds like you’re on the right track. Just keep doing what you’re doing xx

]]> By: goldenrescue https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85778 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:12:58 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85778 I pay very close attention to my own dog’s body language. What that tells me is more informative than what I see. I haven’t had my own dogs mislead me about a foster yet, in over ten years of fostering.

]]> By: Dawn https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85706 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 23:34:39 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85706 He looks like such a sweetie! It will take a couple or few days for Titus to get comfortable. Honey too. I can’t wait to check on your blog again to see the progress. 🙂

]]> By: houndstooth https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85690 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:53:53 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85690 Normally, I’d say let a more confident dog lead him in the situation, but that doesn’t seem to be happening here.

One word of caution about the ear infection. One of two rare times I have been bitten by a Greyhound, it was over a severe tooth infection. I hadn’t even touched her yet and she got me but good. It was my fault, I don’t blame her. She’d just been left by a family she’d lived with for about eight years, was scared and in pain, but we couldn’t know that yet. After she got in to see the vet, she became a new dog, very sweet and gentle. Ear and tooth infections are something to be really careful with!

]]> By: Jodi, Kolchak & FeliX https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85685 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:47:24 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85685 Poor guy – if he has an ear infection that could be why luring a sit didn’t work. When Felix was an allergic mess, we used that have huge problems with it. (Vet said tilting his head up like that like hurt and/or made him dizzy)

Welcome to the pack Titus. Your Foster family is pretty darn great and they’re going to help you feel a bit more confident before you go find your new family. You’re one lucky guy!

]]> By: Sage https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85668 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:03:31 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85668 Oh, poor Titus. How scared he must have been. It sounds like you’ve done wonders in just a short time, though. Hopefully, he’ll adjust soon and be the good boy he sounds like he can be.

It’s interesting to hear how Honey reacts to an intact male. When Sage meets one, she immediately goes into a dance and initiates play—something she normally doesn’t do with other dogs. It’s really funny to watch.

]]> By: Flea https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85667 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:54:58 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85667 What kind of honeymoon period do you expect? I’ve found, just personal experience, that a dog’s true personality doesn’t really shine through until at least a month. Maybe longer. I’m glad he’s so calm for you, even if he’s timid. Beautiful dog. 🙂

]]> By: SlimDoggy https://www.somethingwagging.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-foster-dog/#comment-85666 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:31:35 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=10384#comment-85666 Best of luck Pamela. We’ve fostered a couple of times, but not for a few years. I think your approach is good – just let them settle in and explore and slowly introduce them to new things. Maybe a good ‘pack walk’ will help Honey accept him more?

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