Sloop's House

Neighborhood Watch

2010-02-09T17:45:00.000-08:00

Prancer and Sloop & Fosse

2010-02-09T17:43:00.000-08:00

Prancer the Professional Cuddler

2010-02-09T17:42:00.001-08:00

Prancer and Rubes

2010-02-09T17:35:00.001-08:00

And along came Prancer...

2010-02-09T17:33:00.001-08:00

Sloop and Foss share a bed

2010-02-09T17:31:00.000-08:00

Foss never picks the right bed!

2010-02-09T17:30:00.000-08:00

Scarlett in the Snow!

2010-01-30T18:56:00.000-08:00

Fosse's history

2009-12-29T08:27:00.000-08:00

From another rescuer:

I know that this dog was left tied to the shelters tree at night, and left for the shelter to find.........that's her history. She was obviously abused, probably hit and yelled at a lot. Probably tied to a tree outside.

Her name was Flo but was changed to Fosse - much cuter...

And more... about Fosse

2009-12-29T08:23:00.000-08:00

My mom and Sloop were waiting for us when we got home on Saturday afternoon. She brought Sloop out to the parking lot and from the moment Fosse saw Sloop she wanted to go to her and meet her. Sloop felt the same way. After a few minutes of sniffing and tail wagging, we took them both inside ( I always like to think of it as Sloop inviting her guest in!). They got along well from the first moment they met. Of course my mom thought she was adorable :-) And she thinks she's "the one" for Sloop!
I gave her a bath Saturday evening. She probably needs another one to remove any remaining smell but she was already pretty traumatized from the first one. She slept really well in her crate that night and continues to sleep in her crate at night with the door open.
She didn't poop for the first 2 days I had her. I think she was too stressed. When she finally did, it was in my living room overnight and she sat downstairs next to her mistake and looked absolutely terrified that I might do something to her. She has had a few accidents in the house since then. She seems uncomfortable doing it on walks and I haven't seen her do it at the dog park. She also seems to piddle a lot. She has piddled in the house but they are small piddles. On walks she piddles 3 - 4 times. Sloop has incontinence issues and is on Proin...not sure if Fosse has the same issue.
Sloop has only corrected her (verbally - because who knows what goes on non-verbally) once and that was when I was petting Sloop and Fosse tried to climb on her (I wondered if that was because Fosse was attempting try her luck at dominating?!? Unsuccessful attempt).
She follows Sloop around everywhere. She is happiest when they are together. She also keeps a close eye on me. She seems interested in getting attention but when I try she pulls back. I sometimes feel we've made progress only to find that later on she regresses. For example, she took treats from my hand yesterday but this morning she ran off when I offered her some. I ended up putting them on the stairwell and I heard her munching on them:-) I think she has put on a bit of weight.
Yesterday, when I came home from work, she actually greeted me with a tail wag and let me pet her...I was pretty excited about that! I also took her on a walk by herself and she did very well. She's always checking in with me to make sure things are ok.
I think her ideal home would be with another dog and a fenced in yard since she really loves to be outside. Sometimes she seems more anxious and worried inside the house.

Initial Notes on Fosse

2009-12-29T08:17:00.000-08:00

Here are my notes about Fosse soon after I started fostering her:

As cute as she is, I can totally see why she wasn’t adopted at the shelter. She doesn’t seek out attention although you can tell she would like some. She seems completely overwhelmed with being treated kindly. She is generally a nervous and anxious girl.

As you know, she’s great in the car, is very quiet and at most lets out a squeak here and there – she hasn’t barked yet. She LOVES walks – it’s really the only time I see the playful side of her. She responds very well to other dogs and has so far relied heavily on Sloop for guidance in the house. I think she would like to have a canine companion. She does well around the house and doesn’t get into any trouble. She’s also very polite – she walks behind me when we are entering the house or going up the stairs.

On the flip side, she doesn’t really interact much with humans. She is terrified of every noise including the opening of a cupboard or the moving of a dish. She’ll come up and sniff me but if I reach out to pet her, she runs although occasionally, she’ll give in to my need to pet her or kiss her! She is very nervous when eating and backs off with the slightest movement or noise. I took her to the dog park yesterday and she played well although I forgot that catching her would be a bit of a challenge! She would not approach humans at the park and actually ran away from them if they tried to pet her. All of these things will improve in time, I’m sure.

Other than that, she’s doing pretty well (and is eating well once she relaxes) but has a really long way to go before trusting humans again…

Sloop's First Foster Sister

2009-12-28T14:27:00.000-08:00

Meet Fosse - Sloop's first foster sister. She's a black and tan coonhound. She was horribly shy when she joined our house. Now she's a goof!

Lounging...

2009-12-28T14:12:00.001-08:00

Sloop has always loved lounging on mom's bed. Perhaps it really isn't mom's bed :-)

First Snow...

2009-12-23T13:01:00.001-08:00

Sloop after her first snow at about 6 months old in 2003. Just love the white spot on her nose!

Sloop's Mom

2009-12-23T12:37:00.001-08:00

This is Sloop's mom. As an adult, Sloop really resembles her mother except she has a black and tan coat.

How it all began...

2009-12-23T12:29:00.000-08:00

This is my Sloop as a baby. She is an Irish Setter/Black and Tan Coonhound mix. She was my present to myself on Christmas Eve in 2002.

She just may be the greatest present I ever received!