Time for an update

Howard has been in his foster-to-adopt home for a little over a week now. I got regular updates from his new mom, and it sounds like he's doing very well and she's doing a great job helping him adjust. He has a new canine companion, Kobe Ann, who's just a month younger than he is, and they love to play together.

Check out this video of the two of them taken when he went for his home visit:

Do you think he looks comfy?

He had some issues adjusting to the Dane-sized doggie door in his new home--it still frightens him and makes him flinch when something brushes against his back--but he's getting the hang of it now and went in and out on his own several times today.

Now that Howard is settled, it's time for the next challenging Dane rescue.

A few weeks ago, someone emailed me about a fawn male Dane that's been living alone at an abandoned house for a long time--several months or a year. Neighbors drop off food for him, but are, for the most part, frightened of him, just because he's huge and he barks. It took almost a month just to get an exact address on him because there wasn't really a clear point of contact for anyone who knew where he was, but finally some friends who are animal rescuers made it out to visit him yesterday.

They took this video of him:

To me, his behavior in the video looks promising. He's not barking or lunging aggressively, nor is he cowering and running. He's just cautiously hanging out in his hiding spot, paying attention to people and wondering if they brought food, but too wary to come all the way out for strangers.

I have a feeling that I could spend a few hours with him and get him to come to me, but just in case I can't, I'll be bringing some acepromazine with me. He's over an hour away so I want to be sure to get him on the first trip.

He's an older dog and was probably well cared for at one time--he's been neutered--but he's been on his own for a long time. I wonder what he'll be like.