My house has gone from 3 dogs to 0 in a matter of a month and a half.
I brought all three dogs home on my birthday - February 12th. And since then I have come to love each of those dogs for their own individual personalities!
Scotty (Now Farley) - I loved his cuddliness and how he seemed to genuinely find nothing better in the world but to be with you! He walked fantastic on leash and was one of the most eager to please dogs I have ever met!
Chika (Now Izzy) - I loved her sweet nature and how she just wanted to be with us. She was amazing on leash without ever having to teach her and she was always happy to just lay in the sunshine!
Carlin - I loved his happy, curious personality and his endless energy! He loved to play fetch and we'd play for ages in the sunshine and he loved playing with other dogs!
Today my last pup, Carlin, was adopted by his wonderful new family! I know he is going to have a great life! I'll miss you Car!
So since I am going on vacation to Mexico (Yay!) in a couple weeks, there will be a gap without any dogs, as we will be waiting until the next dog run in May. It is very weird having no extra bodies in the house anymore! It seems very quiet... and in a few days it will also be much cleaner than usual, cause there will be no dog-hair bunnies hiding behind the couches, and no hidden dog-pies in the yard! ;)
Can't wait until my house is filled with another lovely foster!
But until then I will take the time to do a cleaning overhaul!
Thank you to everyone who help all the wonderful Turtle Garden's dogs find their forever homes!
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In other news! We have another update from Izzy's parents!
Hi Julia!
We had a break through this morning with house training!!! I fed her at 7, we went out side and she pooped and peed within 10 mins!!!!
This week has been a challenge with her with house training (it didn't help that Troy has been away) in that we would go outside and two hours later she still hadn't peed. So we would go inside then she'll pee within a hour or so inside! I would take her out again after couple hours and nothing, then I would take her out after her evening meal at 6 ish and again no pee or she'll pee inside!!! She seems to be holding it for over 8 hours!!! (14 hours over night) No accidents over night though.
I think maybe it's been because she still a little nervous. Or maybe it's normal fir her to hold it for so long? But this morning was good!! So maybe we are getting into a routine now.
Troys a little upset as she nervous around him still but he had to go away for work for three days just after we got her!! So She has really bonded with me! She follows me and lies on me and is doing really well with sit, paw, other paw, down and stay! She loves Lily too! Likes to lick her a lot and follows her sometimes! She is also learning that lily is in charge and is starting to listen to her commands now too!
She's doing great on the leash. Still scared of cars etc. she loves other dogs and is so good with them! I'm going to set her up on a puppy plays date soon!
We are going to the vets this morning, she hasn't had her rabies and she needs her final DA2PP. She has a couple of funny teeth that I think are bothering her too. They are baby teeth that have been pushed to the side and in her gums by her top adult teeth. We'll see what the vet says to do with them.
We love having her in our family! She's so cuddly and loving! She's the perfect dog for me as I love to give lots of attention and receive it from puppy dogs!!! :)
She is now being more puppy-ish! Playing with a ball and running like crazy! She likes to chew my feet in the mornings and gets overexcited to see me when I get out of bed! She likes to lick me awake mind! Heehee! But she's awesome! We are one happy pack!
Oh and the cats, (sorry for the huge email!!) my Fred Is a bit of a jerk and has whacked her a couple of times, but Izzy is learning to stay away for him! And Polly is great with dogs and will sniff izzy and rub up against her, but if Izzy gets too excited Polly with give her a hiss to but her in her place!!! Izzy just wants to play and be friends! She is gentle with them and is learning that they are not like dogs!!!
So, yes, sorry for the ramble! But that's Izzys week so far!
I hope Carlin is starting to play more and isn't missing his sister too much now!
Will you be fostering more dogs when Carlin is adopted?
I hope so as I like reading your blog!
talk to you soon
Cheers, Sarah
We had a break through this morning with house training!!! I fed her at 7, we went out side and she pooped and peed within 10 mins!!!!
This week has been a challenge with her with house training (it didn't help that Troy has been away) in that we would go outside and two hours later she still hadn't peed. So we would go inside then she'll pee within a hour or so inside! I would take her out again after couple hours and nothing, then I would take her out after her evening meal at 6 ish and again no pee or she'll pee inside!!! She seems to be holding it for over 8 hours!!! (14 hours over night) No accidents over night though.
I think maybe it's been because she still a little nervous. Or maybe it's normal fir her to hold it for so long? But this morning was good!! So maybe we are getting into a routine now.
Troys a little upset as she nervous around him still but he had to go away for work for three days just after we got her!! So She has really bonded with me! She follows me and lies on me and is doing really well with sit, paw, other paw, down and stay! She loves Lily too! Likes to lick her a lot and follows her sometimes! She is also learning that lily is in charge and is starting to listen to her commands now too!
She's doing great on the leash. Still scared of cars etc. she loves other dogs and is so good with them! I'm going to set her up on a puppy plays date soon!
We are going to the vets this morning, she hasn't had her rabies and she needs her final DA2PP. She has a couple of funny teeth that I think are bothering her too. They are baby teeth that have been pushed to the side and in her gums by her top adult teeth. We'll see what the vet says to do with them.
We love having her in our family! She's so cuddly and loving! She's the perfect dog for me as I love to give lots of attention and receive it from puppy dogs!!! :)
She is now being more puppy-ish! Playing with a ball and running like crazy! She likes to chew my feet in the mornings and gets overexcited to see me when I get out of bed! She likes to lick me awake mind! Heehee! But she's awesome! We are one happy pack!
Oh and the cats, (sorry for the huge email!!) my Fred Is a bit of a jerk and has whacked her a couple of times, but Izzy is learning to stay away for him! And Polly is great with dogs and will sniff izzy and rub up against her, but if Izzy gets too excited Polly with give her a hiss to but her in her place!!! Izzy just wants to play and be friends! She is gentle with them and is learning that they are not like dogs!!!
So, yes, sorry for the ramble! But that's Izzys week so far!
I hope Carlin is starting to play more and isn't missing his sister too much now!
Will you be fostering more dogs when Carlin is adopted?
I hope so as I like reading your blog!
talk to you soon
Cheers, Sarah
Love hearing that Izzy is fitting in well! So cute about Polly and Izzy!
Well as a first time foster I have to say I have totally loved every minute of it! (well okay... maybe not the 3am puppy pee-breaks ;P) Thank you to Turtle Gardens for letting me join your wonderful team of volunteers! Also, a special thank you to Yvette and Dave for all the wonderful work you do up to help the hundreds of dogs that pass through Turtle Gardens on their way to their forever homes! The work you two do is truly amazing!
Thank you to everyone again and cannot wait for the next dog run!
~Julia
congradulations!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you have done a very good job with those three beautiful dogs.