Last week, Tiki moved from Foster Mom Molly to Foster Mom Jenn. Jenn shared the following update with us:

After a few days, Tiki has adjusted nicely to his new home and foster siblings. He plays very nicely with his foster brother and 2 foster sisters. He does especially well with Sofie puppy. Tiki and Sofie have become play buddies and I think Syd likes it because it gives him a break.

Tiki immediately fell in love with me and has been by my side all the time. It took a couple days, but Tiki finally stopped barking at his foster dad and after a solo men’s bonding walk they were like old friends. Now, Tiki’s training is really stepped up a notch. Tiki is able to sit and down on command, walks nicely on a leash and is able to heel.

TIki is generally good in his crate, but will whine a bit when first put in. He seems to prefer being in total darkness when it’s bed time rather than with any lights or nightlights. When its dark, he immediately settles down and knows that it is time for bed.

Although Tiki gets along great with other dogs, he would probably prefer to be the only dog or the older of 2 dogs. He does seek a lot of attention from his humans, so a home with multiple pets would probably not be best. Tiki does not like cats and seems to be curious of birds. He gets along well with all people - kids too - but would be best suited for older children.

So far, we have not experienced any food aggression from Tiki… although I haven’t tried his “favorite” value item of a tin can. Any item he’s had so far, I was easily able to take from him by calling his name and offering him a treat. (Molly did very good with teaching this.) He has been fine with treats, feeding (even when I mixed in a little canned food or venison gravy), durable nylabones, and toys (there is no aggression toward people or other dogs with toys, but Tiki does like to have all the toys).

Posted on March 14th, 2008 by jenna
Filed under: Tiki