First off: My sweet Tippy has been adopted. This is the ultimate happy/sad feeling. He has a forever mom that I really think is a great match for him. The second she walked in my door, he was sniffing her. And when she sat on the couch, he jumped up right beside her and laid down. I've been keeping myself busy since he left, so I haven't had much time to think about it. The only time I've really noticed it was waking up in the morning and not having him crawling all over me. I imagine now that my schedule is normalizing I'll start to notice it more and more, and I'm sure I'll be sad...after all, I fostered him for ~430 days! But I'm so happy that he found someone so I can continue fostering new pups. I wish Tippy & his mom all the best, and I really, really, really hope to get updates on him!
New fosters Finley & Frankie have arrived. I initially thought they were sisters because they look so much alike and because they were so bonded. But after checking out their ages on Petfinder, I think they're just best buds.
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| Finley & Frankie already love cuddling! |
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| Frankie discovered toys...maybe for the first time! |
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| You can't possibly be able to resist Finley's puppy dog face. |
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| Dog pile on Foster Mom! (Except anti-social Hardy in the corner.) From left to right: Finley, Frankie, Owen |
Both girls were extremely shy at first, and still tend to be meek around me when I'm walking around. However, if I sit down, they come right over and crawl in my lap. They love to be cuddled and pet, and if you even think about scratching their tummies they will roll over. Funny story from when I brought them home: We got back to my house about 15 minutes before Tippy's mom came by, so I just left their leashes on and let them run around rather than immediately lock them up with Owen in the dog room (side note: Owen was with on the car ride home, and they got along great. I just didn't want to put them together without my supervision yet.). So I'm in the living room with Tippy's mom, and I hear a crash from my bedroom. I didn't really think anything of it, it wasn't that loud, and I thought maybe Owen had just tossed one of the treat balls into the door or something. A little while later after Tippy's mom left I went to find the girls, and they had knocked over the food bin, spilled it all over the floor, and were hungrily eating it up! They had just the cutest, innocent looks on their faces, I could only laugh. Anyway, I don't want to spoil all the goods on these 2 lovies right now...so I'll save some for another post later this week (hopefully).
Rochester update:
This sweet boy is still doing well! It's so hard to believe he'd let another dog just use him as a pillow like this...I mean, I knew he was sweet, but this is just adorable!
Mia (fka Tiffany) update:
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| Mia is bonding with her sister, Tinley |
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| She's learning how to walk on a leash, and enjoys walks! |
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| Mia and Tinley like to wrestle. Her human brothers call them Miami Mia and TNT Tinners. |
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| What a doll! |
Can't exclude Owen from this dog-filled post! He absolutely loves his new foster sisters. They haven't quite let him into the pack 100% yet, but he's weaseling his way in.
I also want to comment on how much better his behavior is getting. He doesn't give me any grief when I pick him up anymore. And even is starting to learn that sometimes people need some space. he's also getting much more comfortable being touched around his collar (previously a hot button for him). He still doesn't like when I put both hands there, as if to put the collar on or off, but one hand is ok, even if I grab the collar and move it around. So still some work to be done, but a TON of progress made. I've also noticed that since Tippy left, there has been zero instances of marking around the house. Now, Tippy wasn't going around marking while he was there, but I'm guessing just the presence of another male (let's be honest, Hardy isn't a threat) was enough to make Owen want to mark. So maybe that's something a future family wants to consider.
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