Update from Fritz (Sambo Warrior)

By Fatima |

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

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We just got an update from Rowan and Kat, who recently adopted Fritz (Sambo Warrior).

They wrote:
Wow! Life has been a freaky ride for the last month or so. We had met Fritz at his fosterers place and we knew he would need time, patience and affection.
Fritz has settled beautifully into our home and he has proven himself to be intelligent and eager to please, which has meant training has been pretty easy. We have had some interesting adventures as we learn to manage his fear of strangers, but he has made great progress here and gives a querying look to us as if to say ‘Can I trust this person? Will you help me out?’ which is endearing.

Playing with Jolie and Chelsea

Friends have been amazed at his muscles and his humongous proboscis which has been likened to an aardvark and a crocodile when he is playing with his mouth open. His gentle nature has meant integrating the cats and him has been as easy as it ever could have been and he has got to be the best mannered dog I have ever walked on a leash. Stairs are still a bit unknown – though in his excitement about a walk one morning he ran half way up then kind of stopped and went ‘ahh crap, how to I get down?’ before half skidding/half tumbling down. :) Fun times, with plenty more to come, it feels good to be able to help him out and coax him into a new lifestyle.

Update from foster care: Billy (Sambo Warrior)

By Fatima |

Friday, June 24, 2011

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Billy and Jolie sharing a bed :)

Cute little Billy (Sambo Warrior) is being fostered by Jacquie, Tony , Drew and their greyhound Jolie (Snowie Secret) in Pirongia (Waikato). They just sent us an update on their foster boy, who has been with them for just under two weeks now:
Billy is very soft, and not as confident as Jolie, but he is improving with Jolie's help! :)
Have just had a break in the rain and watched him and Jolie hoon around the yard like a couple of speed freaks. Tail is high and wagging! :)
He’s progressed from being afraid of the cats to being OK with ignoring them – as long as they’re being quiet. If there’s any hissing involved, he goes in the other direction.
We took him for a walk to the local dog park because he’s seemed so reassured to be on a lead. He was a total delight on the lead, and was very intrigued by a goat tethered by the road on our way home. He kept giving us these ‘did you SEE that?’ kind of looks, LOL!

Billy's first outing :)