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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
BamBam has settled in nicely to his foster home. He loves to go places and see people. He is such an excellent little traveler. He gets in the vehicle, settles right in and naps until he arrives wherever it is he is going.
We've had such nice weather lately so I took him with me to run some errands. When I pull into my subdivision, the speed limit is 25mph so I usually put the window down for my dogs and putt on through at 20mph. Since I just had BamBam with me, I went ahead and did it for him. He really seemed to enjoy it.
He's doing really well with his foster siblings so he has earned the privilege of relaxing with all of us in the living room without a muzzie (supervised). Notice all the toys everywhere. That is BamBam's work. He is on a mission to find and play with EVERY toy in the house :)
Last night he also earned his first night sleeping in my bedroom on a dog bed instead of in a crate.
BamBam is definitely a boy who needs to earn his privileges, just like a teenager. He's a strong willed boy who would try to push the boundaries when possible. But he is content to follow the rules as long as the people are consistent.
He's a very good and sweet boy. He just need to know what the rules are. He's eager to please and takes verbal corrections very well.
We've had such nice weather lately so I took him with me to run some errands. When I pull into my subdivision, the speed limit is 25mph so I usually put the window down for my dogs and putt on through at 20mph. Since I just had BamBam with me, I went ahead and did it for him. He really seemed to enjoy it.
He's doing really well with his foster siblings so he has earned the privilege of relaxing with all of us in the living room without a muzzie (supervised). Notice all the toys everywhere. That is BamBam's work. He is on a mission to find and play with EVERY toy in the house :)
Last night he also earned his first night sleeping in my bedroom on a dog bed instead of in a crate.
BamBam is definitely a boy who needs to earn his privileges, just like a teenager. He's a strong willed boy who would try to push the boundaries when possible. But he is content to follow the rules as long as the people are consistent.
He's a very good and sweet boy. He just need to know what the rules are. He's eager to please and takes verbal corrections very well.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Not a Couch Potato
BamBam is not your stereotypical greyhound. You know, the one where people say greyhounds are couch potatoes. BamBam is NOT a couch potato. In fact he's a busy body. He is a dog who needs a job. Whether that be pet therapy, regular Meet & Greets, dog sports (like coursing, agility, obedience, scent work, etc.) or even a super active family who goes hiking regularly or does a lot of RV travel adventures. He is NOT a stay at home dog. He would be miserable staying home while his family goes off to do activities.
Sure BamBam can take naps with the best of them. But then he's up and raring to go. He travels really well in my minivan. He gets in and settles down right away. He jumps up when you stop to see where you are and what big adventure is next.
BamBam is very food AND toy motivated so training should go well with him. He and I are going to start working on some basic obedience and manners this next week coming up. He's a smart boy who should pick up quickly. I expect his downfall will be his attention span. He is after all a young, bouncy male. We'll keep our training sessions short and fun.
BamBam reminds me a lot of my boy, Blaze. Blaze has never been a typical greyhound. Blaze is happy to go things pretty much daily so we do a lot of different things. BamBam is the same way.
BamBam is a social butterfly who needs a calendar booked up with activities. He is a dog that will add so much to the right family's life. But if your looking for a dog to chill at your feet day in and day out--this boy is not the right dog.
Just as with other breeds, some dogs just don't fit the breed stereotype. That's BamBam!
Sure BamBam can take naps with the best of them. But then he's up and raring to go. He travels really well in my minivan. He gets in and settles down right away. He jumps up when you stop to see where you are and what big adventure is next.
BamBam is very food AND toy motivated so training should go well with him. He and I are going to start working on some basic obedience and manners this next week coming up. He's a smart boy who should pick up quickly. I expect his downfall will be his attention span. He is after all a young, bouncy male. We'll keep our training sessions short and fun.
BamBam reminds me a lot of my boy, Blaze. Blaze has never been a typical greyhound. Blaze is happy to go things pretty much daily so we do a lot of different things. BamBam is the same way.
BamBam is a social butterfly who needs a calendar booked up with activities. He is a dog that will add so much to the right family's life. But if your looking for a dog to chill at your feet day in and day out--this boy is not the right dog.
Just as with other breeds, some dogs just don't fit the breed stereotype. That's BamBam!
Friday, November 20, 2015
Shopping!!
So Frank is just a big, sweet, goofy boy, I nicknamed him BamBam.
So I took BamBam with me this afternoon to run errands. We stopped at PetsMart and Tractor Supply.
First off he wanted to greet every person he encountered, young and old. He did not discriminate.
He is strong and exuberant so I held on tight. He rubbed, nuzzled and tried to kiss almost everyone he met. He even tried to jump on a few people to kiss them which I verbally corrected. BamBam flirted with the cashier and doled her out some kisses.
I am even more convinced that with time and training he would an excellent therapy dog. People raved over how sweet and calm he was. Of course he didn't really calm down until the 2nd stop. He was all over the place at our first stop. BamBam was not fazed by the noises, flooring or hustle and bustle of the stores.
At Tractor Supply someone knocked over a rack that made all kinds of noise. He didn't even flinch.
While we were out and about, I let him pick out a toy. He has to find just the right one.
He settled on a thick rubber green squeaky football. He tried to get it out of the buggy. When cashier rang it up and put it in a bag, he took it out of the bag. Needless to say I let him have it in the van. He squeaked it until he was wiped out.
Boys and their toys!
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So I took BamBam with me this afternoon to run errands. We stopped at PetsMart and Tractor Supply.
First off he wanted to greet every person he encountered, young and old. He did not discriminate.
He is strong and exuberant so I held on tight. He rubbed, nuzzled and tried to kiss almost everyone he met. He even tried to jump on a few people to kiss them which I verbally corrected. BamBam flirted with the cashier and doled her out some kisses.
I am even more convinced that with time and training he would an excellent therapy dog. People raved over how sweet and calm he was. Of course he didn't really calm down until the 2nd stop. He was all over the place at our first stop. BamBam was not fazed by the noises, flooring or hustle and bustle of the stores.
At Tractor Supply someone knocked over a rack that made all kinds of noise. He didn't even flinch.
While we were out and about, I let him pick out a toy. He has to find just the right one.
He settled on a thick rubber green squeaky football. He tried to get it out of the buggy. When cashier rang it up and put it in a bag, he took it out of the bag. Needless to say I let him have it in the van. He squeaked it until he was wiped out.
Boys and their toys!
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Settling In
Frank is settling in well in his foster home. He's a smart boy who has quickly picked up the household routines. He's doing well with steps only stumbling every so often. He certainly is not the slightest bit concerned though. Hardwood floors haven't fazed him either. I'll have to get him out and out to some pet friendly retail establishments with different floorings so he can acclimate to different floorings and settings.
He's been a very good boy interacting well with his canine and feline foster siblings. He seems to like them all. It's always interesting with a foster to see who they will pick as their buddy. Frank has not decided on his buddy yet. I guess he wants to get to know them better.
Frank is very sweet affectionate dog. He's very people focused. He wants to be with you all the time--which his potential adopter will have to make sure they don't dote on him too much initially. He bonds very quickly and too much attention while he's settling in could set the stage for some separation anxiety.
So far he's shaping up to be a dog that with some basic obedience training and environment acclimation would likely make a really good therapy dog. He's very friendly. He's still young and exuberant, but as he settles in, some of that exuberance will even out.
Frank has gorgeous eyes that could melt and iceberg. He is actually a strikingly good looking dog.
He is curious and likes to investigate things. He would probably be a good match for a pretty outdoorsy, active family. He does like his downtime though and true the typical greyhound, he takes some serious naps. As soon as you move about though, he's ready to go.
Frank LOVES car rides and rides really well. He settles in and lays down getting up just occasionally to see where you are.
Frank has the potential to be a fabulous companion and best friend for the right family. I could not have asked for a better behaved, fun, sweet and loving foster greyhound.
He's been a very good boy interacting well with his canine and feline foster siblings. He seems to like them all. It's always interesting with a foster to see who they will pick as their buddy. Frank has not decided on his buddy yet. I guess he wants to get to know them better.
Frank is very sweet affectionate dog. He's very people focused. He wants to be with you all the time--which his potential adopter will have to make sure they don't dote on him too much initially. He bonds very quickly and too much attention while he's settling in could set the stage for some separation anxiety.
So far he's shaping up to be a dog that with some basic obedience training and environment acclimation would likely make a really good therapy dog. He's very friendly. He's still young and exuberant, but as he settles in, some of that exuberance will even out.
Frank has gorgeous eyes that could melt and iceberg. He is actually a strikingly good looking dog.
He is curious and likes to investigate things. He would probably be a good match for a pretty outdoorsy, active family. He does like his downtime though and true the typical greyhound, he takes some serious naps. As soon as you move about though, he's ready to go.
Frank LOVES car rides and rides really well. He settles in and lays down getting up just occasionally to see where you are.
Frank has the potential to be a fabulous companion and best friend for the right family. I could not have asked for a better behaved, fun, sweet and loving foster greyhound.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Toys Rock
Frank LOVES toys; stuffies, rope toys, crinkle toys, squeaky toys. He does not discriminate :)
Frank is a busy body which is funny. He wants to check everything out.
He's hanging out in my office with me while I work. The rest of my pack is not thrilled right now because I have Frank gated in my office and them out so they can all take a break from their muzzles.
Anytime I bring a new hound in to foster, the new hound and my hounds wear muzzles when they are loose with me. Whether that be in the house or outside. Better safe than sorry.
He just wants to please. He is a dog that bonds very fast. So I'll be working separation anxiety prevention with him.
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Frank is a busy body which is funny. He wants to check everything out.
He's hanging out in my office with me while I work. The rest of my pack is not thrilled right now because I have Frank gated in my office and them out so they can all take a break from their muzzles.
Anytime I bring a new hound in to foster, the new hound and my hounds wear muzzles when they are loose with me. Whether that be in the house or outside. Better safe than sorry.
He just wants to please. He is a dog that bonds very fast. So I'll be working separation anxiety prevention with him.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
First Night in Foster
Time for bed. Frank is all snuggled into his crate in my bedroom.
His foster kitty sibling, Opie is making sure Frank feels welcome and is comfy for his first night here.
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His foster kitty sibling, Opie is making sure Frank feels welcome and is comfy for his first night here.
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Learning The Ropes
Flying Chromium or Frank as he is now known as just arrived at my house today. He has 6 canine foster siblings and 3 feline ones. I wasn't sure how he'd do with the cats.
He gave chase a few times and got scolded. Now he looks at them and quickly looks away. Good boy Frank! Even my female cat who is not a big of a fan of dogs came out to see and check Frank out. If she was worried, she'd never even out in an appearance.
He is overly interested in my parrot so I would say he is likely not parrot safe, which is no big deal as most people don't have pet birds :)
He met my 4 greyhounds (including my alpha male and female). They gave him their sign of approval. He met and has done fine with my two "wanna be" greyhounds, my lab mix and beagle mix.
He is very curious and really loves toys. He watched my boy, Blaze with a stuffed cow toy. Frank eyed it while Blaze had it, When Blaze walked away, Frank running over to see what this new, strange and apparently wonderful toy was.
It'll be fun to watch him blossom over the next few days as he settles in. He is a sweet and affectionate boy.
I'll make sure to take some pictures tomorrow. Frank is a strikingly handsome red male greyhound.
He gave chase a few times and got scolded. Now he looks at them and quickly looks away. Good boy Frank! Even my female cat who is not a big of a fan of dogs came out to see and check Frank out. If she was worried, she'd never even out in an appearance.
He is overly interested in my parrot so I would say he is likely not parrot safe, which is no big deal as most people don't have pet birds :)
He met my 4 greyhounds (including my alpha male and female). They gave him their sign of approval. He met and has done fine with my two "wanna be" greyhounds, my lab mix and beagle mix.
He is very curious and really loves toys. He watched my boy, Blaze with a stuffed cow toy. Frank eyed it while Blaze had it, When Blaze walked away, Frank running over to see what this new, strange and apparently wonderful toy was.
It'll be fun to watch him blossom over the next few days as he settles in. He is a sweet and affectionate boy.
I'll make sure to take some pictures tomorrow. Frank is a strikingly handsome red male greyhound.
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