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Happy Tails
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These
are the stories of New Hampshire SPCA Alumni.We encourage other
NHSPCA adopters to share their "happy tails' with us. Please
mail your stories and photographs with permission to use on the
website to:
NHSPCA, P.O. Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885 - Attention: Development Department - Happy Tails.
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Hi NHSPCA, Shadow has been such
a great addition to our house, we absolutely love him!
He has been settling in quite smoothly- no accidents
in the house, hasn't chewed anything and listens for
the most part. Every night he sleeps in his crate (which
we keep open) and snuggles up with his blanket and doesn't
get up in the morning until we do. He goes on a walk
every morning and evening plus a run, hike, or game
of fetch in the afternoon. He has been walking very
well on his leash. When it comes to meal time we have
taught him to go get his bowl and bring it to us. He
sits and stays until we tell him he can eat his food.
We have been hand feeding him a majority of the time-
if we just put the bowl on the ground he goes crazy
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We have been working on 'drop it' when playing fetch and he will every time if we have treats for him. Inside we work on 'drop it' with his toys- he definitely understands the command, but doesn't always do it immediately if we don't have treats. Practice makes perfect! |
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We found a fantastic
vet within walking distance of our house, so we walked
Shadow there for his first visit. They were very thorough
during his visit and really focused on behavior. She
showed us how to work on showing dominance with his
food and toys and making Shadow give them up to us.
We were sent away with a lot of good advice plus his
heartworm preventative for the next 6 months. Shadow's biggest issues
are growling at sounds, especially at night if he hears
someone walking around but can't see who it is. He will
stop if we correct him, but will growl again after a
few minutes. Also, the vet noticed that he doesn't like
his back end being touched by strangers and is a bit
head shy. We are hoping to get to the training sessions! Overall Shadow has been fantastic. He loves to snuggle with us and play with his toys. Car rides are one of his favorite activities- if the car door is open he is sure to jump right in. He has been a joy to hike with- I see a doggy hiking pack in the near future for him. We are hoping to bring him by one day soon for a visit! See you soon, |
