Of course I think ill start with the most important - My Foster Pups!
That's right - plural! I have two lovely buddies with me :)
Casanova and Davies!
They were both with the prison program for 2 months where they received awesome training and socialization! They are both awesome dogs! And they are definitely good buddies and get along extremely well so I am super excited to have two TG doggies here! Love to help as many as I can!
Now onto the dogs...
Davies is a 1.5yo karelian bear dog x border collie and it shows! In looks and smarts! He is a sensitive dog but very smart so he catches on to what he is asking very quickly so it's not often he needs to be asked more than once for something. For example he is very food motivated, and when he and Casanova are having a meal he finished much faster. But Casanova is more concerned about what I'm doing than the food so will walk away from his bowl to come see me. So of course Davies tries to sneak a bite of Casanova's food - and from across the room I just said "Ah, Ah!" And Davies stopped, looked at me, and them went back to his own bowl. From across the room a food motivated dog can be told not to eat the other bowl of food?? If that doesn't show his smarts I don't know what will!! He had a rough start to life so is enjoying a puppyhood he never had! Sometimes he can get a bit excited when I wake up, or come home and may try to jump up, but he mostly jumps, as in not so much on people as just standing on his hind legs like he's hopping/jumping but he doesn't usually put his paws on people but due to the jumping possibility it's probably best he goes to a home without small children. He is a wonderful pup! He does not have separation anxiety but would love to come with you wherever you go! He rides well in the car and walks very well on leash!
Casanova is a 1yo Rottie cross. Maybe shepherd, maybe lab - we don't know 100% but he is a sweetie all the same! Like his namesake he is a love! :) He is a big puppy who just wants bum scratches and cuddles all day long! He can get a bit excited at times and try to jump up, but is learning that the faster he calms down the faster he gets what he wants... Cuddles! :) But due to the jumping possibility it's probably best he goes to a home without small children. He is a big pup who I don't think realizes he's not a 20lb dog haha - he would love to sit in your lap if you'd let him (though I don't recommend that as he's an 80lb dog!), haha! He rides well in the car except he will sometimes try to put his paws over the window edge or come into the front seat, so a seatbelt would be great for him - because he is not anxious about car rides, he loves them! He just could potentially be distracting if he is not secured. He walks very well on leash! He also has this funny habit of rubbing against bushes! He just loves to rub against them on morning walks hagan as you can see in the picture of him on leash he has bits of the bush along his back haha!
If you have any questions about the dogs please leave a comment!
I will post more soon along with pictures! :)
Wow, I fell in love with Casa at first site! After reading your post about him, he seems like the perfect dog for our lives! I have submitted an application to Turtle Gardens and spoke with Yvette yesterday, she mentioned she had forwarded the app on to you, we are hoping for the best!
ReplyDeleteHope to hear from you soon
-Trev