Fostering Dogs
Oct. 12th, 2024 11:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ewxRecently Abi and I have been fostering dogs on behalf of Woodgreen.
Teddy was introduced to us as a pure-bred spaniel which is obviously nonsense; there is clearly some poodle in there. He's about 3 years old.
In theory he was going to be with us for about a month, and they did find some to adopt him quite quickly, but he got a grass seed stuck in his ear and subsequently developed in infection, which meant we kept him a couple of months longer while that was addressed.
Teddy was quite a nervous dog, though he built up a lot of confidence while he was with us, probably due to being in a much calmer environment than his previous home. He never got over his fear of small children though he did make his peace with the vacuum cleaner.
He was also incredibly cuddly, meaning his new owners' requirements for a dog that would join them on the sofa and cuddle them while they watched TV was a good fit. He seems to have no prey drive to speak of, completely ignoring the squirrels in the garden.
More Teddy pictures.
Hiccup was found as a stray and was about 13 weeks old when we had her, for just a week. While the ears say German Shepherd the tail says something else entirely.
She's not quite toilet trained yet although it was quite noticable that almost all the accidents were on a rainy day. Like Teddy she's very affectionate; she also particularly loves hunting insects in the garden and did chase a squirrel at least once.
More Hiccup pictures.
Teddy was introduced to us as a pure-bred spaniel which is obviously nonsense; there is clearly some poodle in there. He's about 3 years old.
In theory he was going to be with us for about a month, and they did find some to adopt him quite quickly, but he got a grass seed stuck in his ear and subsequently developed in infection, which meant we kept him a couple of months longer while that was addressed.
Teddy was quite a nervous dog, though he built up a lot of confidence while he was with us, probably due to being in a much calmer environment than his previous home. He never got over his fear of small children though he did make his peace with the vacuum cleaner.
He was also incredibly cuddly, meaning his new owners' requirements for a dog that would join them on the sofa and cuddle them while they watched TV was a good fit. He seems to have no prey drive to speak of, completely ignoring the squirrels in the garden.
More Teddy pictures.
Hiccup was found as a stray and was about 13 weeks old when we had her, for just a week. While the ears say German Shepherd the tail says something else entirely.
She's not quite toilet trained yet although it was quite noticable that almost all the accidents were on a rainy day. Like Teddy she's very affectionate; she also particularly loves hunting insects in the garden and did chase a squirrel at least once.
More Hiccup pictures.