My Foster Mom Wants To Tell You Something

Hi! I'm Coach's foster mom and I would like to just take a minute or two of your time to tell you about Coach.

When he came here in Sept 2008 he was confused, timid, hesitate about strangers and stayed to himself. This lasted for a couple weeks, then he started to warm up to us. In about another week or 2, he decided he would start to play with the other dogs in the house. They were more reserved and didn't play back. Strangers took a little longer to get use to.

Now, I'd like to tell you what Coach has become. Coach has really become a self confident young dog.

Coach is the most laid back, easy going dog I've ever had. Both fostering an my own. He makes no demands on you to go out, eat, be petted, played with or anything else. He doesn't bark unless he hears something or gets really excited when ruff housing with the other dogs playing with him outside.

He welcomes your lov'n but doesn't crave it. He greets strangers with less hesitation, but is reserved, but within minutes, you are no longer a stranger. He LOVES to play with other dogs. And when he's outside with them, there is no stopping him. He just enjoys playing, period! In the house he's an entirely a different dog. He loves to lay around or share your recliner with you. He's so slim, that he doesn't crowd you out :o) He plays with stuffies, likes rawhide bones, and enjoys sleeping on a dog bed or with you. He recalls nicely when called, knows sit, stay, and down and doesn't jump up on you or visitors.

When he came he was quite thin, but now you can't see his ribs or hip bones any longer. He likes to eat, but not piggy about it. He does enjoy his chicken wings in the morning, yummy, yummy. He came in weighing 39 lbs, today 42.4 lbs. His energy level is very high and I think that was part of the weight issue. He likes to run and run hard when he's outside and no doubt burns it off as fast as he is consuming it.

He did dig in my yard at first, but when told NO! he stops and seems to know it's wrong. But I can't tell you that he wouldn't try it at your house or by a fence line to see what's on the other side, at least in the beginning. But he has never tried to get out of my yard.

Bottom line, he would make any family a great companion, but he does need a secured fenced yard (preferably chain link) where he can run and do squirrel watch. He would be best in a home with at least another dog that wants someone to play with. He will be their best bud given the chance. A dog park would be fantastic once in a while too.

I wouldn't hesitate to give him my home forever, should that arise, but with 4 dogs of my own and the passion to help other dogs who need a warm and loving place to stay and rest their heads for a while, it would be very difficult to continue to do this. I'm over my town limit on pets now and I would be devastated if I had to give this up. Coach would most likely be sad to leave at first and might experience some depression, as I know my dogs will when he leaves, (yes they really do go into depression, I've seen it first hand with mine and fosters leaving), but Coach's personality is such, that in no time he would be your best friend too.

He's just one great dog!