Fostering a Puppy

 Today I woke up with Flip around 6 am. I took him out to pee and we went back to bed for a few hours. I woke up and took him for a walk before feeding him breakfast. I took him back outside. I loaded him up in the car and drove to the feed store to pick up a bit more dog food. I fed him lunch once we were home and he took a nap. I went to the gym and my mom watched him. Once I was home, we spent awhile working on come and he is getting very responsive to his name. My mom and I took him to the Humane Society to get his leg checked up. They cleared him so now he is available for adoption! It's so exciting. Once we got home, he took another nap and then I fed him dinner. I walked him down my road with my other big dogs. He fell asleep in my bed.  Hours:  Morning: 1h Feed store: 2h Training: 1h Humane Society: 2h Dinner/walk: 1h total: 7h

     This week has definitely had some ups and downs. Monday was very normal, but then Tuesday Flip got a little hurt when his foot got shut in the door. We ended up bringing him to the Humane Society later in the week. It ended up just being a few soft tissue and tendon problems and nothing was broken. it definitely restricted what we could do for the rest of the week as he wasn't really allowed to run around very much in case he injured it more. He limped for the first few days but definitely is getting better now. My mom is taking him to the vet on Monday to get him cleared so that he can potentially be back up for adoption.       We have been working more on his training and he has gotten very responsive to his name when we call it. I think it is very beneficial to have two other dogs who are responsive to their names around him because it influences him and helps him understand what we want. He sits on his own now when we call his name which is very cute and I'm really exc

 Today my friends and I went to Goose Pond where we have a small cabin. We put the docks in and hung out. Flip came with us and was so good. He met a ton of new people and ended up coming on the boat. He fell asleep on my lap for most of the boat ride. When we were at the cabin, he waded in the water a bit and we are yet to see if he wants/likes to swim. I drove him home and he took a long nap. When my mom got home, I headed to my friend's house for the night.  Hours: boat day: 6h nap: 2h total: 8h

 Today I went home at around 10 am from my friend's house. I took Flipper for a walk and then fed him lunch. I went to the gym and my mom watched him. Once I got home, we worked a bit on his training which is going really well. I went to a local farm stand with Flip and he got to sniff some flowers. He met a few new dogs and some little kids. He was so sweet and calm with everyone. On the way back he got carsick and threw up. It was gross. I went home and fed him dinner and then took him for a walk. We watched a movie before bed and he slept in my bed through the night. Hours:  walk: 1h training: 1h farm: 2h walk: 30mins bedtime: 3h total: 7h30mins

 Today I was only home for the morning and afternoon because I’m sleeping at my friends house. I woke up last night to let Flip out to pee. He went back to bed with me until around 8 when I woke him up for breakfast. We went on a long walk with my dogs and then he hung out with my sister and I. I brought him with me to pick up my friend that needed a ride. He has been getting carsick recently so I have to be careful. Once back home, he took a nap with me in my bed. I packed up my stuff for my friends house and said goodbye.  Hours:  night: 30 mins breakfast/walk: 2h play: 1h drive: 1.5h nap: 2h total: 7h

 Wednesday night my mom slept with Flip so that I could get a full night’s sleep. I woke up around 8 am and fed him breakfast. I took him and my other dogs on a hike. They all took a nap and then I fed Flip lunch. My mom watched him while I went to the gym. I came back and we went on a walk with my friend’s dog. Flip seems so be feeling better after his door incident and his pain medication seems to be helping. We worked a bit more on come and sit and it has been really fun to see his progress.  hours:  hike: 2h  nap/lunch: 1h30mins walk: 2h training:1h evening:3h total: 9h30 mins