New foster! - Page 3

Nicole · #21 16th November 2009, 11:44 PM

He's just starting to feel better is all :) Good news bad news I guess, huh?

Not everyone is comfortable with possible aggression...as long as you and the OH are...that's great! :) I usually got the bad cases because I'm single and don't have kids in the house...and I'm not afraid of dogs. lol

It can be really tough. Spock had to be pts after 2 years of constant work when he finally cornered me. One got sent to prison and they did the whole pts thing there after he killed a cat (not my call).

Just be careful! You don't know him well enough to know where his aggression is coming from. I'd hate for any of you to get seriously hurt.

ownedbyboxers · #22 17th November 2009, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Justine

He is not our first with behavioral issues, he surprised me because he was just so happy and loving and had shown no other aggression to anything else. I have had several fosters that I have had to bring out of thier shell that would barley let you touch them at first. But I plan on doing everything I can to help get Con comfortable with men, and have with any fosters that I have had. I am still new to this tho, just finishing my first yr, so its still learning as you go to a pt.

Hi Justine, surely Conn is just living up to His name, Sean Connery has always been a bit of a ladies man lol, though seriously it must be a bit of a nightmare but with a lot of perseverance I'm sure You will get there. Keep up the good work!! Regards Lesley. U.K.

Justine · #23 17th November 2009, 05:49 PM

Thank yall. He is still just a sweet and laid back as he can be! The poor kitten I am fostering can jump on him all day, and all Con does is look at him Like"What are you doing??" LOL We are going to do all that we can for him, the OH is working with him too (gave him ham slices the other night when he was behaving himself), and also has been the one taking him out to potty. Con seems like a very smart dog that catches on quickly, so we will see hwo things go! Thanks for the support :D

Nicole · #24 17th November 2009, 06:09 PM

Fingers and toes crossed super tight that it all works out! :)

Justine · #25 22nd November 2009, 11:36 PM

UPDATE: Con is doing sooo great! The KC is gone, he is right next to fully walking all the time on the leg that had surgery, and he is following my husband around....well....LOL like a puppy! His ribs are slowly fading away. And right now he is fast asleep in the middle of my living room floor. Oh yea and the boxer personality is really starting to shine! :) But still very behaved. He is going to be a hard one to watch go! :D

Nicole · #26 23rd November 2009, 12:20 AM

Good! Maybe he was just in a ****y mood that day :)

Justine · #27 23rd November 2009, 12:29 AM

Lol yea, and it was only the 2nd time he had met the OH. I think he might be slightly protective, because if he is in the living room and the door opens he puts all his attention there till he knows who is walking in. Lol the first time the OH came home he started growling until I touched the OH and said it was ok. Very smart boy, tho he seems to be picking up everything quickly.

Justine · #28 28th November 2009, 11:45 PM

So I got some more pics of Con! He is looking great, looking at him you would never know that that he has been underweight!

Nicole · #29 29th November 2009, 09:40 AM

Wow...he looks really good! Nice job!! Now stop feeding him before you make him fat! lol

Did you use any special additions to his diet to get his weight back on him so quickly or do you think it was just being fed regularly? I see he's laying on his surgery side...I wanted to see if his hair grew back! lol How's the incision looking?

BoxerBella · #30 29th November 2009, 03:09 PM

Wow, Justine! What an amazing difference in just a few short weeks. What have you been feeding him?