Consider This Before Naming Foster Dogs
What's wrong with naming foster dogs? Sometimes, giving a foster dog a new name is the right thing to do. Sometimes, renaming foster dogs causes problems.
Touch Your Foster Dog The Right Way!
The way you touch your foster dog can be a positive or a negative experience. Learn the techniques the pros use when you touch your foster dog.
For safety, I bring out the rope toys only when we are going to play tug games, then I put the rope toys away.
Play With Foster Dogs – Restore Health With Fun
Play with foster dogs is an essential fostering skill. Not only can you learn more about your foster dog, you can use play to teach new skills and improve adoptability.
This is Hank as he was being offloaded from the dog catcher truck. He feels really bad, here. Foster homes were critical for his recovery.
Is Fostering A Dog Right For You? An Introspective Look
Should you foster a rescued dog? Is fostering a dog right for you? Good question! You should explore this question well in advance of bringing a foster dog into your…
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Improve Your Dog Fostering Skills – Take A Basic Manners Class!
One of the best ways you can improve your dog fostering skills is to take a dog through a basic manners class. Foster Dogs With Love AND Knowledge Plato reportedly…
Can you tell if this dog is comfortable with these children?
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The Canine Consent Test – Give Dogs A Voice
How can you tell if a dog wants to be petted? How do you know? My most recent foster dog, Carter, is a dog that snapped at a few unfamiliar…