Former Foster Jax

Happy Birthday Jax

My failed foster, Jax is 11 years old. He's so cute!! We love this boy! Happy Birthday Dude....:)

Stacie

Happy First Gotcha Day Jax!

I sat down one day to write a letter to my former foster, now fully owned Boston Terrier - and possibly Frenchie - Jaxx, a letter. Then I got an anniversary card in the mail and realized I wrote it to share with everyone. So here it is.

A letter to Jaxx;

 You are a funny little dog, you know. You are my first male Boston so you are a bit special to me. You haven't always been so nice, but I have always been consistent, and loving, and patient. 

And I'm winning this "love" game. Actually, we both are...

Deep down, I knew you missed your first life, but life changed and you needed to move on. Your next stop didn't work out for you possibly because you were sad, so I took you in temporarily. And you were sad, and mean, and didn't necessarily like your foster sisters....at all. I knew you didn't really like us much at first either. But I know that love wins out in the end so I stayed loyal and consistent.

I knew you didn't give kisses even though I asked, I knew you didn't really like chewing bones, but I gave them to you. Sometimes I just left you alone to watch your sisters and you started to learn to be a happy dog again.

I also knew, no matter how sad or grouchy you wanted to be, the sun would cure it all for you. So we taught you the doggy door, put an extra bed on the porch and you stayed in the sun all day when you could. And I saw you start to relax. Remember when you would only go as far as the big plant to pee when you had a whole yard to roam? Sometimes you made me sad, just thinking how sad or scared you were.

And then there was the time when you scared the vet techs and they put something in your chart and everyone was afraid of you at the doctors. Until we met the doctor in Florida who looked at you, scowled and said, " quiet Jaxx, your getting your nails cut" and he just cut them. 

At first you had your special chair or place to sit and you would just stay there when we left the house. But it was when we left you alone with your sisters that things started to happen. Like that time we found you all together in the beds, sleeping? Or the time you ran down the stairs for the first time because you were happy I was home and you'd run to me, then walk away. I was so happy for that little recognition.

I don't remember how or why it happened, but one day daddy took you to work in his truck, and there it was, you found your happy. And you go to work everyday and daddy loves it as much as you. You loved following daddy all around, meeting the guys at work and going into the truck when you wanted to sleep ( secretly, the guys all told me about the amount of gas daddy uses to warm or cool the truck just so you can be happy and comfortable). You must have known how much you were loved , or maybe it was because you had one person all to yourself during the day. I don't know, but I could almost see your smile through your eyes a few months ago.

Sometimes  I watch you, sweet boy, and I watch how you smell around the whole yard, go in and out the doggy door, lay under the shade or in the sun on the porch. And it doesn't look like you want to be anywhere else- I was so worried for so long that we didn't do right by you. But we did, because love always wins in the end.

Well, we have been through everything once, Jax, a whole year. fall, winter, spring and summer. We have been through a Christmas and Thanksgiving, New Year’s, a birthday ( that mom  forgot!), 4th of July, many trips to Florida and soon a trip to Maine. We have nothing but more of these good times to go through together and I can't wait. And your sisters even like you too!

So, I'll end this by telling you a secret, Jax, and you probably have no idea, so here goes. The best thing that has happened to me this year started about a month ago, it is that little kiss you give me when I come home or walk in the door and you jump up to tell me to bend down to give me a little butterfly kiss on my lips. And for that Jax, I am deeply humbled and very happy. You love me too. 

Someone said to me the other day, they know when they have been rescued, they just do....

Yours forever;

Stacie

Enjoy this  little video of my guy... Happy Gotcha Day!

Jax is in the Driver's Seat

Jax is in the driver's seat - he loves to pose - a total truck dog!

Jax Says Hi From Florida

Jax says hi to everyone from his Florida vacation... he’s such a man, doesn’t need no bed or blanket, just sun... Lucky dog!  He's really living the life now!

Merry Christmas from Jax and His Family!

Merry Christmas from Jax, Josie and Sadie!
-- Stacie Kyle

Jax Seeks Out the Heat

Our resident heat seeker - former foster Jax.

Stacie Kyle

Jax Chewing a Bone

The video attached is simply a dog chewing a bone, but Jaxx hasn't chewed a bone since we have known him. Granted, he also did not take a cookie unless you balanced it on his nose, but we got past that.

The girls are always chewing but he just "suckles" his ball or blanket. Today I was lying in bed and heard chewing and the girls were on the bed. I looked over and saw what you see on the video.

I want to think that he is starting to relax but then I think that he is just emulating the other dogs. Errrr - I need to balance my emotions with common and dog sense. (but look at his coat! that's the Nature Valley Instinct and Salmon oil)

Stacie Kyle

 

Stacie:
So shiny, so black, so beautiful and when they relax enough to enjoy the simple things like chewing a bone, life is so GOOD!
Bless you for being there for him!

Former Foster Jaxx likes his bone

Former foster Jaxx is doing well - here's a silly video of this gentleman chewing on his bone after his breakfast. We think he chews very nicely. (although he did steal the bone from his sister Josie!)


http://youtu.be/YqH85rew1bk

Jax Says Hi

 

From Florida. It appears that Dad is putting Christmas lights on the palm tree and getting yelled at by Mom.

I'm sitting with sister Sadie who won't leave me alone; I'm not used to being with other dogs but I am told that having siblings means never having to be alone...

I want to say thank you to NEBTR for finding me and bringing me into their hearts and finding my new Mom. I want nothing but the same for all the fosters you bring in; I want them to be as happy as me. Mom says I am probably the fastest foster failure in history, having been scooped up in a month! But I think that's because I am so handsome.

Oh and sister Josie is NOT in the picture because she doesn't want to be on social media; she's a snob but she's also the boss.

Jax in His Bandana

Jax Has a Forever Home

With his foster family!  His Mom Stacie writes:

 

Jax is a riot and his sisters keep him in his place but he is getting more and more relaxed. Now he doesn't need to go anywhere else..... Safe and sound!

Jax Makes Progress

Oh my. My husband just told me he was a "dog savant"! Seriously? He has pizza crust in his hand....
What's really cool about this pic is that foster Jax ( left) is sitting that close to his sisters and food is around. This is very new.... This is very good....

Stacie

Jax Says Good Morning

 

 

Foster Jax hasn't quite grasped the doggy door concept but says Good Morning everyone....

 

Stacie Kyle

Jax and the Gang

 

 

Well, day 9 and we have reached the tolerate stage. Here's some pics of Foster Jax and his 2 sisters; Sadie and Josie.
Josie is left, Sadie is middle and Jax on right. As you can see, we all understand our sit and down commands except for Sadie; she seems to get into a position that only a diva would do...lazy girl. Last picture is handsome Jax. That's his happy face!

Stacie Kyle

Jax Says Thanks

 

Hi;

Meet our new foster Jax. He is sooooo handsome - he is 9 yrs young and has a heck of a lot more energy than me or my two BT's (5 & 6 yrs old). He can roll over, sit, lay, balance a cookie on his nose and high five. He walks like a perfect gentlemen on a leash (a bit of a stubborn old man when he catches a good smell), doesn't seem to overheat too easily so walking until he is tired is mandatory; has a nice pace and does not run or pull. All bathroom habits are confined to outside and NO accidents, not even on his first night. Does NOT jump on furniture/beds and his place is on his bed. 

His nicknames (Jim nicknames everything/everyone) are Jax the Nipper and Action Jaxtion. He has a severe case of anxiety, doesn't take to other dogs (yet), and nips a bit. I say that gently because he doesn't really bite (clamp down) but he will tell you where he doesn't like being touched or picked up and sometimes he is just old man ornery, but its OK because he is so darn cute!

 

Pics attached and Jax says "Thank you NEBTR for all my new toys, bones and blanket!" sure was nice of you!!!

-- Stacie

 

Stacie, 

Congratulations on your fostering and getting Jax acclimated to your home.

I LOVE the blankie picture. I'm a blankie freak and tuck all my dogs in every night with their own!!

Jax is adorable. Thanks for taking him in and giving him some normalcy.

 

-- Jenn

New Foster, Jax

Welcome new foster Jax! He is 9 years old. Updates to come!