Hi, all. Just thought I would give a brief update on forever foster Beanie. You may remember that Beanie came into our rescue due to dog aggression according to the shelter. After getting him home, it appears that he is highly anxious and has never been socialized or trained. He may not have come from a puppy mill but he is just as traumatized by the world in general. He is a beautiful healthy boy and get along well (for the most part) with the gang here. We have been working on his social skills and manners for some time and he has come a long way. We still have quite a ways to go but there is hope. I was able to take him and two of the resident pups to a recent fundraiser for the local humane society. They do a costume contest and this year's theme was Woofstock. I made costumes for the gang and Beanie - who was dressed as a hippie with tie dyed shirt, bellbottoms, long hair - was able to tolerate being around a pretty fair number of dogs for about an hour and a half before he needed a time out. He wasn't friendly, but he didn't want to attack them which is a huge improvement for him. I am attaching a picture of the dogs in their costumes. Beanie is the one on the left. He had a problem keeping his "hair" on! LOL. By the way, the pups won the contest.
Joan Stark Ontario NY
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