Our New Pup - Patchee

We have been working quietly behind the scenes to adopt a new pup. It was a process, took several months, and we traveled down to Southern California to meet the foster parent, then drove back home to Oregon.

This is Patchee. She is a deaf English Setter and is about 6 years old. We got her from Above & Beyond English Setter Rescue and she's been an absolute love so far. 

We’re learning about her and she’s quickly getting acclimated to the house, yard and daily routine. She isn't into playing with toys, but enjoys chewing a little bit on a bone or chew toy. 

We are also slowly allowing interactions with Cappy. He’s super enthusiastic and she’s made it clear that she’s not interested in that intense level of play, so we’re slowly allowing them time together to get acclimated to each other.

Foster Dog Cappy Summer Activities

After a trip to North Dakota to see family, we've returned to our regularly scheduled Summer programming. For our foster pup Cappy that means lots of outside time burning off energy. We've turned our yard into a playground of activities for a high energy a pup.

The rope in the tree. We have several rope toys and we suspended one from a sturdy tree branch in the back yard from a spring so it has lots of give and responsive action. Cappy doesn't play with his rope toy every day (a few times a week), but when he does it tires him out pretty quickly. You can probably see why.

The pool. This is just a standard plastic kiddie pool from Walmart. They're cheap enough that if he gets overly playful with it and it doesn't hold water, we can just buy a new one. It took him a while to get comfortable with the pool, but after a few weeks he enjoys it. 

The sprinkler. Cappy was initially reluctant to play with the kiddie pool, but was happy to play with the sprinkler. We combine them now, putting the sprinkler in the kiddie pool to slowly fill it and maximize the appeal.  

Cappy also gets great enjoyment from the rest of the yard. He loves digging, and we've needed to redirect him away from some of the plants that we want to live, into areas that are wide open and he can dig to his hearts content. Cappy also enjoys just being outside, wandering around basking in sunbeams and watching the birds. 

Cappy is available to adopt from the Oregon Coast Humane Society in Florence, Oregon. 

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Foster Dog Cappy is Back

Cappy is back with us after his adoption didn't quite work out. It was no fault of his own, it just wasn't a good fit. It happens, and Cappy is back with us, no questions asked. As you can see, he made himself quite comfortable very quickly. 

We had to make a few adjustments to our schedule, turn back on our Chewy autoship for treats (can't run out of those!) and food, and resume lots of walks and outdoor play time. It's going to be warm this weekend as well, so we're moving his outside bed into the full sunshine to maximize his sunbathing, and we'll probably get the kiddie pool set up for him today as well. 

Cappy is available to adopt from the Oregon Coast Humane Society in Florence, Oregon. 

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Foster Dog Cappy Has Been Adopted!!!

Our 3+ month journey into the world of fostering ended the other day when Cappy was adopted. We met his new family and roamed and scampered around the play yard at the Oregon Coast Humane Society. His new family was perfect for him - understanding that just over a year old still means he's a puppy and comfortable with his snuggle buddy/Tasmanian Devil personality split.

Cappy let them give him lots of pets, played fetch and tug-of-war, and got tummy rubs too. We knew once the tummy rubs happened that this was going to be a good fit. We handed them a small gift bag we brought of Cappy's favorite snacks, toys, and a couple of Chuck-It balls. We gave him a few last pets, told him we loved him, asked him to be good, and he was off on his grand adventure. The last we saw of him he was riding off into the sunset with his new family, standing on the center console of the car trying to dole out some kisses. 

This was our first foster experience and we learned a lot! We'll digest everything and decide what our next steps are as we look for a forever family member(s) and explore more future fostering opportunities. 

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Three Months with Foster Dog Cappy

Our foster dog Cappy has been with us for three months now. He's changed and learned a lot in his time with us, and we've worked through some of his puppy behaviors with positive reinforcement and lots of consistency. 

We've learned what he likes (all manner of snacks and treats, most toys - but especially Chuck-It balls, things to chew on, sunbeams) and what he's not fond of (early morning wake ups) and are able to let potential adopters know what to expect with him.

Though there may have been a few patience trying moments, Cappy is a really good boy and he strives every day to try to be a good boy. With enough walks and playing outside and some time to zoom in the yard, he's extremely well behaved. There has been some interest from potential adopters in Cappy and we look forward to helping him on his journey to his forever home.  

Cappy is available to adopt from the Oregon Coast Humane Society in Florence, Oregon. 

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Foster Dog Cappy Chasing Sunbeams

Sunbeam season has started here on the Oregon Coast. 

Our adoptable foster dog Cappy loves a good sunbeam and follows them around all day, indoors and outside. We try to periodically move his dog bed around the living room so he always has a soft cozy spot to bask in a sunbeam, but he is usually 2 steps ahead of us. There is a dog bed for him outside as well, but prefers to bask in the mulch. 

Cappy is available to adopt from the Oregon Coast Humane Society in Florence, Oregon. 

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Adoptable Foster Dog Cappy Learns Life Skills

We've had our foster dog Cappy for nearly 5 weeks now and everyone is learning a lot. The humans are re-learning what it takes to tire out and entertain a 11 month old pittie pup. Cappy is learning about living in a home and all about how to be a happy family member. 

He's mastered the electric blanket on the couch. It's his favorite spot in the house. In the morning after dog breakfast and people breakfast, he usually lounges there with Alycia as she has Zoom meetings. And again in the evenings after everyone has had supper and is ready to settle down, he parks himself on the couch with Alycia and has some evening snuggle time. 

Cappy already knows about toys and enjoys destroying them, but is pretty good about not ingesting the toy. He still occasionally gets excited and picks up a sock or shoe and runs around with it, but we quickly try to redirect him and haven't had any sock or shoe casualties. We've made some toy purchases from Chewy (stuffed toys, rope toys, bones to chew) to provide plenty of options for things to satisfy his chewing urges.

It's been a whirlwind here this last month, but we're enjoying remembering what it's like to have a puppy in the house. And he's helping us get out of the house, by needing longer daily exploration walks and adventures on the weekend. 

Cappy is available to adopt from the Oregon Coast Humane Society in Florence, Oregon. 

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Foster Dog Cappy Gets Comfortable

Our foster dog Cappy has been with us for almost two weeks now and is settling into our household and getting comfortable with our routine. He's really well behaved for an 11 month old pup, hasn't had any accidents, and is very receptive to positive training and treats. 

We haven't had a puppy in our house in 15 years (and 30 pounds ago), so we're having to relearn the level of exercise, patience, and tolerance needed with a young pup around. It's a adjustment process. 

We dug out all the toys that we've collected over the years that Shaak Ti and Shadowfax played with and then ignored. And we've bought a whole bunch of new toys (stuffed toys, rope toys), bones to chew on, and interactive puzzle games to get Cappy's brain working hard and help tire him out.  

Cappy is available to adopt from the Oregon Coast Humane Society in Florence, Oregon. 

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