Fostering with ARF: Busy couple of weeks

Well, the Adopt-a-thon went really well. There were a lot of new puppies, some of them were only 6 weeks old and sooo sweet. I brought Benny with me and right away there was a family interested in him (because he is so beautiful and well behaved of course!). When we brought him home, he started not feeling that great. Within a few days he had a really (and I mean REALLY) snotty nose, no energy and his appetite was down. To make a long story short, he ended up having a weird strain of kennel cough (he wasn't coughing) and probably nasal mites which were both highly contageous. He was started on the right medication and he has very quickly recovered. We are so happy. Honestly, this boy was a snot fest and let's put it this way... they don't use a kleenex to blow. LOL

We have had to make this family wait until Benny was well because they have another pup to introduce to him. Hopefully we can get them all together really soon and Benny can find his forever home!

The word on the street is that when Benny is adopted we will be getting two 8 week old pups, they are so sweet!

One really cool thing happened today with Benny to show just how amazing dogs are. Julia was sitting on the couch looking at Benny and he was looking at her. Julia had been sad this morning. Benny then looked away and looked at me. I said to him, "Benny, Julia is sad". All of a sudden, he got up from his day bed, walked over to Julia, jumped up on the couch (which he has never done in front of me because he knows he isn't allowed) and started to lick Julia's face. He then put his head on her lap and just stayed there for a minute before I shooed him off. Is that not a brilliant pup??

Anyway, that has been our past week or so. Here are a couple of pics of Benny and the new puppies.

Love this picture taken by the ARF photographer

He's getting to be a tall boy!!

6 week old pup... gawd... xo

Looking down on the 6 weekers. Just fluff balls!



Have a wonderful week and I'll be in touch again soon!
Terry

Fostering with ARF: Taro found her home!

We are so happy that Taro has found her family! They saw her at PetSmart a week and a half ago and took her home today. On her day visit with them, they took  her to the river and she loved it! She was so tired when she got home that she just lay on the floor and barely moved for the rest of the night! She has filled out and is a beautiful solid pup now. She is going to be a terrific dog for this family.

So... that leaves us with Benny. He is goofy, fun, playful, loving. He puts his whole nose in the water dish and then looks at you as if to say, "my nose it wet". He also digs in his water dish outside until all the water is gone. Thankfully, he only does that in the outside dish! He slips on everything, he's built like a moose... loooong, lanky legs and he's surprised us a few times by getting upstairs. He even woke Emily up one morning (imagine her surprise!).

We will be getting another puppy (a young one this time) as soon as they are spade/neutered.

There is an adopt-a-thon on Saturday September 17/11 at Southcenter mall from 10-4. We will be there with Benny and I understand there will probably be a lot of small pups there too. This adopt-a-thon will include many different rescues so if you are interested in any animals, come out and see if you find what you are looking for!

Here are a couple of cute pictures of Benny. What a character!!!

Benny feeling lazy

Just looking cute

I love when he lays like this

Well, I'm signing off for today. So far this is such a wonderful experience. We are meeting some great people and having a lot of fun!

Take care,
Terry & David

Fostering with ARF: A new arrival!

Well, being a one puppy house didn't last long because we were asked to take on another pup. I felt Taro was a little lonely here so I didn't mind having another puppy at all! This pup's name is Benny and he appears to be only a few days younger than Taro so they are both 3 1/2 months (almost 4).
Taro got her 3rd vaccination in the parking lot at PetSmart which was a little different from what I'm used to in the hospital!! LOL
We have had to deworm the puppies again but that is no bother as well. It is so nice outside the pups just spend most of their time playing with eachother or lounging outside. Benny seems to be more of a better match for Taro than Kara was. They both seem to love to play and they are both pretty much the same size.
The first day we brought Benny home I put the food out (as I always did) and Benny proceeded to inhale his, then inhaled Taro's and then when I put more out for Taro, he went after that as well! I put an SOS out to my ARF contact about what to do but before she answered, David had it figured out... whew! Benny is now better at eating his own. We are working on tricks for Benny, he can sit and lay down and we are working on shaking a paw.
Taro is a black and white shepherd mix and Benny is a black/white/beige husky/shepherd mix.
We have an initial visit set up for Taro today, we are excited for her. She is going to make some family a terrific dog! Good luck Taro!!

Taro relaxing after a play

Taro & Benny playing



Benny just checking things out



Okay, now he's comfortable! Sit Benny!!