Blossom’s foster family gave us an update recently as to how she’s doing and the news is great! She’s more active on her daily walks and seems to be more energetic overall. She has a routine of walk, then meal, so she’s excited to eat after a nice stroll and then nap later in [continue reading...]
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Kuna’s foster family have been working with Kuna to get over his separation anxiety. Recently, they had to leave him alone for a full work day and Kuna was very unhappy. He became upset and they are trying to confine him in a small room away from the other dogs because he has a tendency [continue reading...]
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Buddy is now part of Jenn’s pack – he has been interacting with her other dogs on a regular basis and likes it. He also now has a thing for car rides and gets extremely excited when Jenn gets ready to go somewhere because he hopes it means he gets to go too.
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Blossom is staying with a temporary foster this week, while her regular foster mom is out of town. Temp foster Lily loves to make videos so we have video of Blossom now! [continue reading...]
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Jenn, who has been working with Buddy for many many months, is getting ready for Buddy to move to a new foster home. He has made amazing progress with Jenn, her family, and pack. He learned to trust a little more, didn’t have to be on guard all the time, and began to relax [continue reading...]
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Dennis, Kuna’s foster, let us know that Kuna has improved and adapted to the rules, routines, and household. Kuna likes to meet new people and will lean and cuddle up against them rather quickly for a Shiba. He also is very happy with his foster sister and they play together with no problems.
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Blossom has gained a little bit of weight. She’s a picky eater and grazes her food so it’s a slow process of getting her to a healthy weight. She seems to like Natural Balance and Wellness and will listen and learn for treats as her reward. Blossom is also getting better about walking down [continue reading...]
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Luna has been improving in her time with June, her foster mom. She is still has a weight issue but the Cushings seems to be under control.
Personality wise, June has told us she’s learning new things about Luna. For example: if Luna is in a separate room from her, she lets you [continue reading...]
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Kuna is improving with being crated but still has some anxiety about being left alone. At night he whines, scratches, and wants to get out of his crate but calms down in about 20 minutes and seems to be ok for the rest of the night and sleeps.
He is playful, quiet, and will play [continue reading...]
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Buddy is a friendly dog but he has some fear issues, and his foster family has been helping him slowly get through and work out these fears. He’s definitely excited to see new people and meet new dogs and is generally playful and happy, but he still has some problems with being touched. [continue reading...]
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Molly, Lola’s foster mom, told us that Lola is improving slowly but not too much has changed in a month. Lola is still friendly but cautious and guarded when she meets people. She is curious though and has been warming up to strangers faster.
It seems to be that Lola is slowly understanding that people [continue reading...]
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Luna is a sweet and lovable dog. She’s playful and likes to get hugs, pets, and kisses. This summer weather was too hot for her and she didn’t like to be outside in the heat for long walks. June also told us that since Luna is overweight, the humid days and high temperatures really made [continue reading...]
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Denise, Blossom’s foster, told us that Blossom sometimes has a hard time getting up after she’s been napping for a little bit and is not a fan of going down the stairs. It may be because of the added shock and weight that is placed on her front legs and fear of falling. [continue reading...]
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Jenn told us that Buddy has an oily coat so he tends to smell more like a dog then most shibas and requires more grooming and bathing than most shibas. Buddy is very good about grooming so it isn’t a big deal or anything to be concerned about. He also is not a food motivated [continue reading...]
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Lola has become more and more trusting, however, she still does not feel safe being picked up.
She periodically soils when in her crate, but we’re trying to work on it. Lola has made excellent progress on commands such as come and stay.
Lola continues to be shy around men, but is very comfortable around women. [continue reading...]
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Kuna is adjusting to his foster home and is still trying to figure out how to act and what behaviors are acceptable. He’s still a bit nervous and sometimes will try to nip if he’s a little startled or unsure what’s going on. However, he doesn’t bit down and it seems to be a [continue reading...]
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June, Luna’s foster mom, told us that Luna is a wonderful dog and still as sweet as the day she first met her. Luna is a bit more playful now and will get excited if you sit on the floor with her and pretend to be a dog too. She then tries to [continue reading...]
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I had the privilege to meet Buddy and spend time at his foster family’s house. He’s so beautiful and happy. Jenn, his foster mom, told us he does seem to have seasonal allergies which leads to his ears being irritated and if not treated or kept clean, it could give him ear infections. [continue reading...]
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Kuna is a male shiba who will be 2 yrs old in September. He’s about 22lbs and was on medication for Lyme’s Disease. He didn’t seem to like the meds as they made him feel ill and sometimes gave him an upset stomach. He’s no longer on the medication but needs to be [continue reading...]
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Lola’s foster mom, Molly, has been working with her and let us know yesterday that there has been some amazing improvements. Over the past week Lola has stopped urinating in the house and has adapted to being crated. She’s also opening up and showing affection to her foster mom and friends.
Lola went [continue reading...]
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June, Luna’s foster mom, has told us that lately Luna has been making it a habit to chew on her kitchen chair, table legs, and shoes. Luna tends to do this during the day when June is at work. It sounds like Luna may be bored and finding things to do to occupy [continue reading...]
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Buddy has been doing very very well with his foster family and canine friends. Jenn sent us a few photos of Buddy hanging out with her dog, Syd. [continue reading...]
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Buddy is doing very well. His coat has come in beautifully. All things are pretty much the same with Buddy except that he was recently groomed and the groomer said he was a perfect gentleman. Although we wouldn’t recommend it, the groomer said she was able to completely groom him without a [continue reading...]
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Lola is a 3 year old cream Shiba who was adopted from NYCSR in 2008, but has come back to us. Lola was a bit too much for her new family and needs a more experienced owner to help her blossom. She is a very high energy, but insecure dog. Lola is friendly but extremely [continue reading...]
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Luna’s foster mom, June, told us that since Luna has started medication for Cushing Disease, that Luna has improved. She is more alert, active, and has begun crate training.
She has a beautiful coat and resembles a polar bear. Everyone asks June what kind of dog Luna is and Luna loves to meet new [continue reading...]
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Luna’s foster mom recently took a few movies on her camera phone and sent them to us to share. [continue reading...]
We also recently found out that Luna may have Cushings. It’s a disease where the production of too much cortisone affects certain areas of a dog such as their liver and abdomen. Cortisones relax the ligaments [continue reading...]
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Recently, Jenn, Buddy’s foster, discovered that Buddy has had a least one seizure (petit mal). We think he may have experienced others and according to his previous foster he had at least 2 similar episodes in her care. Buddy also appears to have allergies, but not very bad. He also has an [continue reading...]
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Luna went to the vet and had a bladder infection and was on antibiotics for two weeks. But this has not stopped her from urinating in the house. Her foster Mom (June) tried keeping her in the kitchen but she was unhappy. She also walked her a lot but she still had accidents in the [continue reading...]
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Buddy has been shedding quite a bit these last few weeks and his foster mom, Jenn, believes she could have made a whole new dog out of the fur she brushed off him. He looks thinner now from losing all that fur and she’s been giving some him some extra vitamins and salmon oil to [continue reading...]
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Say hi to Luna! She’s about 30 lbs and has a habit of snorting sometimes, maybe it’s how she laughs. Her foster family has told us she’s wonderful, easygoing, and very loving. Luna came to us because they could no longer care for her. She can sometimes still get very excited and play [continue reading...]
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