Trying times with Fostering

So Pup GJ is still with us until about August 8 because her owner is still in the hospital.  We are actually going to take her back on the 5^th, just to give us time to get back to normal.

This has been trying for us – she is very much a puppy.  She is not housebroken and usually doesn’t use the pee pads when she is in the bathroom overnight.  She has separation anxiety – from me.  When she is out and I go upstairs (we have a baby gate at the stairs), she just barks.  We keep her in the downstairs bathroom at night and when we aren’t at home and she has tore up the carpet from underneath the door and scratched the paint off of the door.

The housebreaking is going ok during the day.  We just make sure that we take her out every 1 ½ to 2 hours.  We’ve had a couple of accidents.

She nips like crazy – like I said, very much a puppy.

On the good side -

Theo finally warmed up to her at the 2-week mark and started to play with her.  Before that, it was basically running away from her (because of the lunging/nipping).  Now they really play.  It’s nice to see Theo play – he sounds SO mean, but as long as his tail is wagging, we know it is ok. Plus there’s a different growl when he is mad.  He’s even gotten in the play stance.

When Pup GJ is calm, she is really nice.  She will cuddle with you.  I’ve missed that.

The Latest Foster

We have a new foster! We picked her up on Tuesday, June 26.

We had been waiting for a call, but hadn’t gotten any - until about 2 weeks ago.  We got a call about 2 kittens, but time I called back, they had already found a foster.  Then there was an e-mail sent out about a dog that needed a foster. Right after that, we got a call about 2 kittens again. So I left it ou to the shelter to decide which one that we should take.

The pup was chosen for us as she needs a place for about 30 days.  She was tested with other dogs and did fine - and she is - it took a few days for her and Theo to figure out each outher’s roles, but it is getting better every day.

She is owned by a homeless veteran who is in the hospital and somehow the shelter got her.  She isn’t quite housebroken, but is pretty good about using pee pads. At first Theo was afraid of her - not sure what to think.  Now, almost a week later, they are almost at the point of playing together.