Monkey: Day 14 in foster care; Wednesday 4 April 2018

[koalathebear]

Monkey's Progress Table

Mandatory behaviours before being adopted out.

Behaviour	Arrival into care on 22/3/18	Update 4 April; day 14 in care
House-training	Not bad. Is a nervous piddler but is doing well	Only one indoor poo only. Other than that he's been great with just the occasional puddle. House training is coming along well now that he has mastered the dog door. No toileting accidents on 4 April.
Doorway etiquette	Rushes through doorways first but sensitive to correction	Sensitive to correction and will wait when told
Car travel	OK with wearing a harness and travelling in a car	Beautiful car traveller
Mealtime manners	No food manners.	Has learned to wait for his food even though other dogs eating beside him
Basic focus work (Watch), sit and drop	Can sit	Sits nicely. Can be lured into a drop.
Go to your mat/crate/bed	Starting to teach him to go to a crate	Not formal but can be guided to his mat and a crate
1-2 camera-friendly tricks	Has the beginnings of a shake	Will shake hands
Assess friendliness/neutrality	Timid but curious and coming out of his shell. Has a loud bark.	Very friendly with dogs, adults and children. Very good around strangers. Behaves well at the hospital - very calm and chilled.

Optional:

Behaviour	Arrival into care on 22/3/18	Update 2 April 2018
Sit-Stay	Too soon	Too soon
Drop-stay	Too soon	Too soon
Recall	Comes when called	Comes when called. Knows his name
Loose leash walking	Walks quite well on leash	Walking well on a leash and doesn't pull to much.
Slightly more complex trick	Too soon	Too soon

Updated socialisation checklist is here.