What Does Usher Do On Saturday Nights?

Hi Usher here. Wanted to let you know how my Saturday night went. The first picture is me getting brushed. It's not a clear picture because I liked it so much I couldn't stop wiggling. 

The next picture is of me playing with a squeaky toy. I love my toys. I don't tear them up. I just like making them  squeak.

My brother Jessie the cat had to see what the squeaky noise was, so he came and gave me some hugs and kisses. 

Meadow felt left out so I had to pose for a picture with her. Look how handsome I am!

Then my foster dad thought I needed a tummy rub. I love being scratched.

To end the evening I just laid real good and chewed my bone. I like bones too. Off to bed. I do real good at night. I sleep through the night without getting up to go potty.

If you are interested in this adorable boy please fill out an application and don't forget to send the $30 application fee. Just click on the "How to Adopt" link on the right side of the blog. 

Thanks for thinking rescue. 
Stephanie and Lori, Usher's foster Mommy.

Usher the Big Black Puppy

Usher is not at the Funny farm. He is with a friend of mine who is fostering him. She will be sending me photos and I will post them on my blog for her. 

This is what I know of Usher from my own experience. He is freaking cute! When he was at the daycare, he loved playing with Jordan and sometimes Lola. Both of them have just recently been adopted. Yeah! Jordan and him were best pals though.  They played rough and got along great together. Jordan was a great teacher and would tell Usher when he was being too rough.  Dogs learn from dogs much easier than from us humans.  Here are a few pictures I took while he was with us waiting for a foster home. I love this big goofy guy.

Here is Usher and Lola playing tug with Jordan looking on.

There's enough room for everyone to tug. 

Jordan has to stretch a bit.

Stretching a bit more now.

Seems more fair now. Two littles against one big. 

Tired out from all that playing.

Ok now for the pictures that Lori sent me. She says he is great in the car and gets along well with other dogs and her cat.  Just such a sweet boy. 

Well, that's all for now. 

Thanks for thinking rescue!

Stephanie

Tucker Pants McGee Comes for a Visit

What? Don't you like my name for Tucker? I have no idea why I call him this but I do. I know. It makes no sense at all. I just love him so much and it just seemed to fit. 

So, Mr. Tucker Pants came for a couple of overnights and did great. He is kind of small for my household though. He acts like a big dog so you really didn't even notice.  I think he would rather play with guys a little more closer in size though. And boy does he play. He is so comical how he jumps and leaps around like a frog. I think he has springs for legs. 

This little guy gets along with all dogs no matter the size. He loves to play with Dozer, another Fluffy Dog looking for a foster home and/or more importantly a forever home.  Theo my hound dog was attempting to "play" with him. Now when I say "play" I mean Theo was poking at him and nipping him where he could to get him to chase him. Tucker would have played with him but Theo was being too mouthy and kind of scared him a little instead so he stuck closer to me. Plus when Theo plays he growls a lot which sounds scarier than it really is. 

Here is Tucker just getting to know the yard. I do not have a fenced in yard as you can see so have to use a tie out or actually a dog run on a line so the fosters can go all around the yard and run with my dogs.

Sniffing and marking. 

As always he came for a visit on my lap. He loves to snuggle and when you're sitting he likes to sit too for a few minutes before something sparks his fancy. Then he takes off like the wind but comes back to check on you. Awe, so sweet. 

Now he's really investigating. He probably smells the rabbits that hop around "down below" as we call the bottom half of our yard. He had so much fun just sniffing around and doing what dogs love to do. 

Oh, what's that? 

More sniffing. His nose is really getting a good work out. Later on in the day Kinsey scared a bunny out of this area. I wonder if it was there when Tucker was sniffing around? 

Whenever I foster, the new dogs have to meet my cat, Pumpkin. He is not your normal cat though. He is not afraid of dogs at all which actually was a bad thing once. I believe a coyote had him one night when he snuck out through 16 dog legs(right? is my math right? 4 dogs times 4 legs = 16 legs). We can't believe he survived. He had puncture wounds all over his head. The vet said the coyote was probably carrying him around by his head. Now mind you the cat has no front claws. Needless to say we are pretty cautious not to let him sneak out anymore.
Anyways, Tucker did great. He play bowed to him at first which was just hilarious. Then he kind of ran side to side to get Pumpkin to chase him. Nope, not interested. Pumpkin just meowed and wanted to rub on him. I'm sure if I fostered Tucker that these guys would become the best of friends like Peace puppy and him.

Sorry for the blurriness but Tucker is a fast moving guy sometimes.

Tucker loves his babies. I forgot to take them home with me when I "stole" him from the daycare. No worries as I have plenty at home. He loved tossing this bunny stuffy around. At one point Badger saw it and stole it, taking it to his kennel. Jerk. Badger is a collector of all things. Stuffed animals, plates, cups, silverware, boxes, basically anything he can pick up and drag to his kennel. Yep, this is where the training comes in. 

Tucker had a great time at my house. He played with my son and snuggled with both of them. He is totally crate trained. He ate in his crate and slept all night without a peep. He is potty trained too. I watched him closely and caught him marking once in two days. Kinsey has steals blankets off the couch and will drag them to the middle of the floor and suck on them. He marked her one blanket which I said no and immediately took him outside. After that I put a pee pad on him which was dry when I checked later. The next day I just watched him and took him outside a lot and praised him every time he went potty. No more peeing in my house and no submissive peeing either. He will probably need reminders and to be watched for the first week or at least a few days when he goes to a new environment. There are usually always set backs because it is stressful moving to a new place. 

Tucker is a wonderful, fun-loving dog that I could see with a first time dog owner because he is just that easy. He is great with kids even though he is small. Great with cats and people of all ages. Did I mention he hardly barked at my house too? He only barked when all the rest of the pack did. Even then he hardly did. I may have to steal him again to foster because he did so great. My concern is that I live in an area with lots of owls and hawks.  I usually don't see owls but there was one perched right outside the window on the phone line just waiting to "play" with Tucker. I got a little nervous after that. 

Here he is all "tuckered" out after all the excitement of the day. Such a good boy. Please consider little Tucker Pants McGee. He will not disappoint you.

Thanks for thinking rescue,
Stephanie

Kalipso Goes Home

I miss my Kalipso girl so much but am just so happy for her. Her Mom came into the shop the other day to drop off some donations for Fluffy Dog and said how great she is doing and how much they love her. She is truly the sweetest, most loving, dog I've ever fostered.  Ok, not true. She is special but I love all my fosters. She was potty trained which made life sooooo easy. 

Remember forever family, if you are reading this that she can come and stay here at the Funny Farm anytime. Oh and give her lots of kisses from me.

If Kalipso looks upset it's because Badger somehow turned the hose on and sprayed her and her new Mommy right before the picture. We were all laughing and couldn't believe Badger accidentally did that. It was his sweet send off I suppose. LOL

Thank you so much for rescuing this sweet girl! You will have a wonderful life Kalipso girl.

Hmmm, who will my next foster be? Actually, folks I'm going to take a little break and work on some much needed training for my own pack. I did have a little sleepover with one of my favorite guys that is looking for a foster and forever home, Tucker. You'll have to check out all the fun he had in the next blog. 

Until then, thanks for thinking rescue!

Stephanie