4lyfe Strudel: Arrival into foster care and observations

[koalathebear]

We were offered one of these puppies. We picked one of the non-scruffy black and tans.


But then these ones arrived




Strudel with her siblings Velma (creamy pup) and Puck (scruffy he puppy)


Puck is cheeky


We got the cute little black girl puppy














Progress Table

Behaviour	Arrival into care Wed 28 Oct	Update
House-training	Too early	Update
Doorway etiquette	Too early	Update
Car travel	Cried for a few minutes but generally quiet in the crate	Update
Mealtime manners	Too early	Update
Basic focus work (Watch), sit and drop	Too early	Update
Go to your mat/crate/bed	Too early	Update
1-2 camera-friendly tricks	Too early	Update
Assess friendliness/neutrality	A little timid. Seems friendly and curious about people and dogs	Update
Assess other behaviours	Too early to say. A little timid. Cries a little when left alone but then settles. Seems to have an offswitch. Need to cross off as much as we can from the Socialisation Checklist	Update

Optional:

Behaviour	Arrival into care 28 Oct	Update
Sit-Stay	Too early	Update
Drop-stay	Too early	Update
Recall	Too early	Update
Loose leash walking	Too early	Update
Slightly more complex trick	Too early	Update

Comments

[lucie]

What a cutie!

We're currently looking for an additional dog, preferably a puppy. Lucy is getting on in years (she'll be 14 in November) but still agile enough to help train a newbie.

Most dogs in the nearby shelters are imports from Romania, though, about 18 months old with no socialisation whatsoever. Having had to fence for themselves from puppy age on, they will have problems in forming attachments, I fear.