Fostering in Cypress
| My name is: | Sam |
| Age (estimated DOB): | 8/14/2013 |
| Primary Color: | Blue (Gray) |
| Weight: | 12lbs |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location (City, State): | Cypress |
| My adoption readiness status: | My foster home is helping me with a behavioral, emotional, or medical situation, so I would only be available at this time to a family willing and able to take on and commit to a special needs IG |
| My optimal Adoptive Home: | Has Adults Only in it Has an Italian Greyhound Companion Has someone that is home mostly during the day Is okay with a dog that prefers canine companionship to human companionship Is familiar with fearful behavior and/or has experience with dogs that have been abused/neglected in their past |
| I Do Well With: Children under 12 | no |
| Children over 12 | no |
| Cats | unknown |
| Other small dogs | yes |
| Medium or Large Dogs | no |
| Apartment Homes | no |
| At night, I prefer to sleep in: | A dog bed |
| Walking on a leash | Not able to walk on a leash |
| Crate training-please note that we teach crating as a 'safe happy personal space' where the IG can rest/sleep when confinement is necessary. Crates should NEVER be used as a punishment or 'time out' space. | I consider the crate my safe space and don't mind being in there at all for reasonable amounts of time. If the door is left open, I will put myself inside to rest. |
| Italian Greyhounds are known for housebreaking issues and most will have occasional accidents. Many come to us as surrenders due to excessive potty accidents indoors. This is typically the result of poor potty routines within the previous home so we do typically get them on track fairly quickly. As an IG parent you must be willing to commit to a structured and reasonable routine to keep your iggy from having excessive indoor accidents. My house-training Status is: | I know how to use designated potty pads indoors I also know how to use my dog door |
| A little more about me and my personality: | I am a puppy mill survivor who is ultra skittish. I need a home with a female only who is home most of the time and has experience with ultra skittish former puppy mill dogs. Having other dogs in the home really helps me learn how the household works. See my own YouTube video below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw45WiURJYQ |
| If I have a known medical issue or am taking any medications, they are listed here: | I have an occasional swelling of the salivary gland, otherwise known as a salivary mucocele.dina |