My foster Sandy has settled in

[Sheltiemama]

Sandy is right at home here now. He has a problem with furniture though, we always are telling him to get off. He and Magic have had a normal day today. Gator mouth in the morning, a long nap and a race around the dining room table, then another nap. They eat different foods so I feed Sandy in his crate and he snarfed all of it down in record time (we are feeding him 1 3/4 cup per day) He's sooo thin it almost makes me cry. I don't know what they did to him but he's really untrusting of adults. Kids are fine but we are the enemy. I managed to get the nails on one foot trimmed before he started to snarl at me. He also had a sit down in Magic's bath tub so he's know about it before he had to get wet in it. He's so dirty he needs a bath but I'm gonna wait a few days before I try to tackle that. I just don't think he's ready for it yet. He's had to take care of himself for a long time and doesn't want anyone to do anything to him yet. We praise him constantly and he is beginning to respond by wagging his tail.
I can tell he's a runner though, every time I take him out side he checks the fence line and the gates to see if they are really closed tight. I think he'd bolt out of any door that was left open for a second or two too long. A fully fenced yard will definately be needed for this scamp.

[calgal]

Just make sure that who ever adopts him will take him to obedience classes. Sounds like he really needs it.
I'm glad he's making a little progress. Maybe you could make up a dry shampoo and massage it in and brush it out. He would probably be just fine with that.

[linnie]

Poor Sandy I am glad you have him. I have no idea what is the proper thing to do with a dog like that but my natural reaction would be to it quietly and lavish him with gentle touches and soft talk.
Oh and naturally fatten him up
Sounds like he might think he is a houdini so better keep those gates well latched