10/14/09: Adopted

08/17/09:  An update from Haus's foster parents:

"Haus-man or Hausy have become Haus’s nicknames in our home.  Haus LOVES when you talk to him and say his name, he immediately gives boxer wiggles and does the kidney bean dance.  Haus also loves to give kisses.  Haus was extremely thin when he first arrived in our home, but he is eating well and putting on some much needed weight!  He is a big, strong boy who loves every moment of being a pampered pup.  His favorite past times are playing outside with his red ball (he does not let it out of his sight) and he loves to bounce around the yard pretending to wrestle with us.  Haus and our girls (Mya and Curious) are getting along well, but he has really taken to our other boxer (Mya).  He has learned some funny things from her.  Haus is such a good boy that he has had free roam of the house since the second week in our home, he does not like crates or baby gates and he proved that he is a good boy without confinement.  Haus walks well on a leash and has greeted everyone with wiggles and does not even pay any mind to the other dogs walking in the neighborhood!  Haus does well with new people coming over and greets them very gentle.  He does not bark and is not scared, he simple wiggles in front of them until they say hello.  Haus does think that he is a lap dog and likes to climb on us, which is fine by me because he is so gentle about it.  He really just wants to be close and constantly touching someone.

Sleeping arrangements have always been that the dogs sleep in bed with us; Haus however likes sleeping on his own bed either on mine or my husband’s side of the bed (we have multiply dog beds in our room).  Haus truly is a great, easy going and very SPECIAL pup; we can not believe that someone would just let him go.  A family would be lucky to have a dog as good as him!  "


07/11/09:  A MEDICAL CONCERN ALMOST COST HAUS HIS LIFE

We received an email from a Humane Society out of our area, which we have worked with in the past, regarding a three year old male boxer named Haus.  He had some medical concerns that the shelter was unable to address. 

They reported that the x-rays they took showed that Haus had hip dysplasia and spondylosis.  Therefore he was deemed unadoptable and would be killed if we did not take him into rescue.  One look at his sad face and we knew that we could not turn our backs on him.

The shelter said Haus was twice found roaming the streets.  He was never reported missing on either occasion by his family, and the second time his family never came to claim him.

Thankfully, we had wonderful volunteers who were willing to take time off from work and travel a full day to transport Haus into the safety of our foster program. A small group of people working together as a team to save the life of a dog is inspirational. We can not thank them enough.

Haus had been neutered at the shelter and when our volunteer first saw him it was obvious that he had an infection from his recent surgery.  We have scheduled a vet appointment for tomorrow morning so he can get his initial exam, treatment for the infection, as well as some medication for his diarrhea (most likely caused by the stress he has endured).  We also have copies of his radiographs for our veterinarian to review.

The following is the first report from his new foster home after their long drive:

“Haus and I just got home!  He loved the car ride, even though he was in a vehicle for 12+ hours, and he just has the sweetest temperament.

We have not done introductions with my girls, because our street is unlit and it is already dark out.  So they are already in bed and Haus is hanging out getting to know my husband Bill.  Haus has already given me plenty of kisses, so hopefully he warms up to Bill just as quickly.

He is SUPER skinny and he has diarrhea.  He also appears to have an infection where he was neutered because there is much swelling and oozing from the incision site.  We have a vet appointment scheduled at 10:30 tomorrow morning so I will send an update after his exam.

Haus has a face you can’t resist and just a lovely personality.  Can’t wait to see his full personality come out after he adjusts.  I will update everyone tomorrow, plus pictures.  I am going to take a shower and then get Haus settled for the night.”