On Transporting and Decompressing Groups of Shelter Dogs
The landscape of animal welfare is slowly changing and it is apparent that different types of dogs are more available in different areas of the United States, depending on what […]
Tag Archives: Frankie
Seamless Integration
It didn’t take long for Georgie to settle in and make friends with Frankie. We did a shortened version of Imperfect Dog Introductions because both Frankie and Georgie have a […]
Dog Safety
In vet school, one of the projects they had students work on was educating kids on dog safety. My best friend and I went out to an elementary school and […]
The dog he is inside.
Look at this happy, confident little shadow–this is the dog Jonah is inside. I am usually down-to-earth and realistic, but I couldn’t help bursting into tears when I saw this […]
Jonah Update: Sleepin’ on the Bed
I hesitate to say this because I don’t want to jinx anything, but Jonah has become fully integrated in our house. We no longer worry about him interacting with Frankie—it […]
Jonah Update: Starting to Trust Again
Jonah has really started to relax. He has started jumping into people’s laps to interact with them and is also trusting enough to pass out while laying on someone. And […]
Jonah Update: Let’s Re-think that Whole Off-leash Idea
We are still working with the best way to completely integrate our Pet Haven foster dog Jonah into our home. It turns out, what’s best for him right now may […]
Jonah & Frankie: Supervised Playing
Since the last update, Jonah and Frankie have been working hard on their relationship and we are pleased to report they have been doing well together! We are doing supervised […]
The Importance of Being Aware
We have been taking our time integrating our foster dog (Jonah) with our resident dog (Frankie) because of Jonah’s unknown background and odd, shut-down behavior. Jonah has been really coming […]
Jonah and Frankie’s Awkward First Meetings
Jonah and Frankie had their first off-leash dog interaction. Jonah (our brown foster dog) and Frankie (our resident tan dog) have been living in the same house for over a […]
The Imperfect Dog 