koalathebear Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Dodge looks SO impressed in that pic of him and Juniper. :laugh: She really is a cutie. How is she going? It looks like she is really coming out of her shell! Still runs away from us when we approach her so we're still working with that. Also HATES going to the car and does that whole - I'm in a drop and I'm not going to move thing. Baby steps ... She is gorgeous though. Any new photos of Smudgie for me to see??? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 LOL - very cute. Pulls good faces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 LOL - very cute. Pulls good faces Danny's Darling, I meant to tell you - 'Little' Sparky is on trial adoption right now in the Northern Territory of all places!! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chequeredblackdog Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Ill have to take some new ones! I've been very slack photo wise! The little munchkin has a good (informal) retrieve on her now. We haven't quite mastered putting it back in my hand though, and Only if Reggie is around though! She is still in love with him and if he is around nothing else exists!. She has eyes only for him The continuos nomming of Reggie is not as bad, but still present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 LOL - very cute. Pulls good faces Danny's Darling, I meant to tell you - 'Little' Sparky is on trial adoption right now in the Northern Territory of all places!! :laugh: Oh, well done Little Sparky. All the best for a really good outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Oh, well done Little Sparky. All the best for a really good outcome. Alas the trial failed She wasn't as active as they had hoped and didn't seem to take to the heat in NT very well Some photos of Juniper. She's doing well. Here she is unimpressed with being crated while Dodge was at dog school and Elbie and Hoover got to go to the dog park Juniper has finally learned to sit and drop. It hasn't been easy because she runs away from you if you are standing and it's very hard to lure a sit when you're crouched down. Eventually I put her on a leash so she couldn't run and then lured the sit and drop. Then I got rid of the leash and she still sits and drops. As you would expect, she now offers up the sit whenever she can in the hope of treats :) It's a better position though. The 'stand' for her was like Dodge - made for an easy get away so the sit means that she's less likely to bolt. She's also doing her well according to my list of 'mandatory' behaviours that fosters must leave with before getting adopted out :) Edited November 5, 2013 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) We picked this dog up from the pound yesterday and delivered him to Wagga into foster care. This 6 week old puppy was found abandoned by the side of the road, dehydrated, emaciated and covered in fleas. The ranger's kids named him Matt Damon and nursed him back. He has been renamed Hamish. :laugh: He is doing well in foster care :) Edited November 5, 2013 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Glad to see he's doing so well! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sorry about Sparky - better best is just around the corner. Love the little cream guy. Magenta is def his colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Juniper's doing so well. She's sleeping quietly in the dog bed next to me without being tethered. Gone is the restless pacing. When I get up, she might get up to check what I'm doing but she'll return to her bed. Off Switch pretty much activated! :) She was well-behaved at the cafe at breakfast this morning :) She ended up on the day bed when Elbie wasn't looking She is getting good at being sent to her crate or her dog bed. She gets desexed tomorrow which makes me feel horrible for her. It's why we've always stuck to boy dogs before ... the desexing is less traumatic. The vet recommends 10 days of no strenuous exercise. So we took her to the dog park today with Hoover so she could get a really good run in before the bed rest. She had a total blast. Edited November 6, 2013 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 What a fabulous dog park. (Wouldn't want to be there after rain though :laugh: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) What a fabulous dog park. (Wouldn't want to be there after rain though :laugh: ) It's wonderful and the dogs LOVE it. We've been going for years - we go when it's not crowded and the dogs and the people are all friendly. We only bring fosters once they've settled a bit. We haven't been after rain though :laugh: Someone is feeling a little wretched today but someone shouldn't be licking her desexing stitches ... Just can't get comfy! Edited November 7, 2013 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 LMFAO at that last pic... *giggle* Poor Juniper Bucket Head... lol! Please pass on a kiss from me, OK? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Oh No!! Just when I seem to be doing all the rights things, making all the right moves, looking totally gorgeous, these people do this to me. WHAT HAVE I DONE, WHY ARE THEY SO MEAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) I have, tdierikx - a cuddle and a kiss from her Auntie T :) We let her sleep on the bed last night so that we could take the bucket off for bedtime - meant we could monitor that she wasn't licking the stitches. The bucket is so uncomfortable. Danny's Darling - haha, I felt guilty! As you say, we waited until she was more settled and feeling comfortable before getting her desexed. I have to say she bounced back really well and was much more perky and lively after it than Hoover. He really doesn't respond to anaesthesia very well so is usually very groggy. We haven't had a girl dog desexed before so are a bit paranoid. They say 10 days with only on-leash exercise and no exertion - problem is she is very lively and wanting to run and jump. She has internal dissolvable stitches so I am being very strict about not letting her run around at least for the first few days because I have a horrible visions of her pulling things open. Edited November 8, 2013 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Almost forgiven for the indignity of the bucket No idea why but Juniper was really scared of cars when she first came into care. She'd try to run away - run anywhere really - and flatten herself on the ground. My husband had to pick her up every single time to put her in the car. One time she leapt off the stairs when she knew we were heading towards the car. We caught her in time otherwise she probably would have hanged herself Oddly enough once in the car she was a good traveller - was just terrified of the car itself. She's doing really well now. Here's a short clip from this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Well done Juniper ..... and foster mummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Sweet Juniper She has now learned to sit, drop, shake hands and spin :) It's taken longer to teach Juniper than it has with other fosters - partly because I've been busy but partly because she was so skittish. She was so timid and hand shy she kept running away that even a 'sit' seemed impossible for a while. My husband called her a wild animal and said it was like having a possum in the house - not socialised with people, no house-training, no training at all Also some video of the densitisation work we did with her to make her less hand shy and also less skittish when we walked towards her Elbie, Hoover and Dodge - unimpressed about being crated for 5 minutes while we film Juniper :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 We received a good application for Juniper recently but alas it wasn't entirely suitable. She would have been a solo dog which would be very boring for her and she would have been alone in a backyard with chickens that weren't particularly well contained - and she was very interested in the chickens. A shame because the applicant was very keen and still asks about her, but it wasn't the right fit. I have no doubt that the right home will come along eventually. Juniper's beg is lovely :) She really is the sweetest dog - so smart and trainable and very affectionate. As much as I want her to find her forever home, I know I'll miss the little fairy girl when she goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 We helped to transport these little cuties into foster care today. So sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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