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06/24/11:
WILSON IS ADOPTED
!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lucky Boy!
06/01/11: Update from
Wilson's Foster Mom
"Wilson and I have just
returned from doing one of
his favorite things...going
for a car ride. He loves
watching the world go by and
waits patiently in the
passenger seat while I run
errands. Soon it will be too
hot to bring him along on
errands but I'll still take
him out for a short drive
every now and then.
My husband was away when I
first brought Wilson home
but the first meeting went
well and he now follows him
everywhere. My daughter just
arrived home from college
yesterday and told me this
morning that she is already
in love with him (I think
Wilson feels the same way).
He gets very excited when
someone new comes into the
house and must greet them
with his paws on their chest
but he settles down fairly
quickly. As far as meeting
people in the neighborhood,
he goes right up to them but
will sometimes bark after
jumping up on them. I'm
still taking introductions
very slowly.
He has met a few dogs on our
street, but I am still not
comfortable with him meeting
some of the others since I
am not sure of how he will
react.
I had been leaving Wilson
free in the house while I
went out and he was doing
well until the other day
when he found a small bag of
chocolate eggs in the dining
room. The bags of dog
biscuits on the kitchen
counter didn't tempt him but
I guess the smell of
chocolate was more than he
could resist. (He is a dog
after my own heart)! I did
check with the vet to make
sure that he hadn't eaten
enough to cause any
problems. So for now, I have
been crating him when I go
out. I will go through the
house and put anything that
I think he might get into
away, and then try letting
him free again.
Meal time is another of
Wilson's favorite times of
day. He gets excited and
talks to me, but sits
patiently, while I get his
food ready. He hasn't shown
any signs of aggression
while eating.
I have been trying to give
Wilson lots of exercise by
taking him on long walks but
he really needs to run. He
runs around in the basement
but that isn't enough. I did
try letting him off leash in
the yard and he ran around
the house twice and came
back to me. The next time I
tried it he ran over to the
neighbor's yard but he did
come back when I called. I
need to find a large
enclosed space that he can
run in until he can be
trained on the invisible
fence.
Wilson still is anxious with
quick movements and loud
sounds but I have discovered
he likes music and dancing.
His tail is wagging more
each day but we still aren't
to the whole rear end wiggle
yet."
05/03/11: Wilson Was
Abandoned By His Family Then
Labeled Unfairly
Wilson was slated to be
killed at a shelter. He
failed his “food screening”
test because “his body
froze” when they tried to
remove his bowl so it was
determined that he was not
adoptable. A Vet tech at the
shelter however thought he
was labeled unfairly…she
could feed him from her hand
and he took the food very
gently. She said he was very
sweet and asked if we could
take him into our program…we
agreed.
Wilson
was found roaming the
streets in a "not so nice"
neighborhood. He was scanned
successfully for a microchip
which showed he had been
adopted two years earlier
from the same shelter. His
family was notified in a
variety of ways including a
certified letter and a visit
to their home. They did not
respond and, therefore,
Wilson became a ward of the
shelter.
We
picked up Wilson at the
shelter and transported him
to our vet to be examined.
Three “pea size” lumps were
felt on his body and the vet
aspirated them to look for
abnormal cells; she felt
that they were not a
concern.
Arrangements were made to
have one of our foster homes
pick up Wilson from the
vet’s office.
UPDATE
FROM WILSON’S FOSTER MOM:
"Wilson was a great
traveling companion on our 5
hour trip from Maryland to
Connecticut. He sat in the
back seat looking out the
window or laid down and
rested in between our 3
breaks. Once we arrived
home, he was very excited to
explore inside and out.
Wilson
is becoming more and more
comfortable with his new
surroundings each day. He is
a polite, energetic boy who
plays hard but also enjoys
cuddle time on the couch. He
knows sit, shake, down,
come, and drop it. I'm not
sure about stay yet since he
still needs to follow me
everywhere. We have taken
long walks around the
neighborhood and he does
pretty well with the help of
the easy walk harness.
Although Wilson wanted to
sleep in bed with me, he has
settled for sleeping in his
dog bed. He is an early
riser (unlike his foster
mom) but after a quick trip
outside he is happy to
snooze a little longer.
I am
taking it slowly with Wilson
despite our fast connection.
I give him plenty of space
when eating and approach him
slowly. He startles easily
with loud noises and last
night during the
thunderstorm he needed to be
reassured several times.
I'm
looking forward to learning
more about Wilson each day."
04/19/2011:
Information posting
soon...
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