Page 10 - Summer 2022 Newsletter

ROCKY
Hi all - I’ve got good news to share!! You But guess what?
remember I came into BTRF's care a little
over a year ago - I was a youngster at about
8 months old. My house buddy was quite
old and struggled to cope with my
boisterous behaviour and she wasn't happy
with me most of the time so my owner
decided I would be happier in a new home.
I went straight into foster care so that BTRF
and Aunty Lisa could assess me to see what
type of home I needed. She advised on a
new diet with the usual supplements to
help me settle and adapt well to my new
life. She noticed I had some possible
soreness in my hind legs - not uncommon
for growing youngsters like me. We can
have little growing pains and occasional
discomfort as our bones and soft tissues
develop at slightly different rates.
Anyway, my care team wanted to keep a
close eye on this and I had a carefully
planned exercise routine to help my joints
and muscles strengthen - this is why I
stayed in BTRF's foster care for a while.
Aunty Trish (a behaviourist who volunteers
for BTRF) has been working with me and my
foster parents to help with my adolescent
training. I was a bit of a puller on the lead https://
so I have been learning quite a few aniedireland.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/
gentleman skills which has been fun -
Aunty Trish introduced my foster parents to
clicker training! Lots of treats and praise so I
learn that these skills are also fun!
So, what's happening now! Well, I had a
medical check up just recently to have
another look at my joints and muscles as
well as other things and yippeee -
everything has now settled down and I’m in
good shape. New diet and ongoing
supplements have really helped with my xx
general health - all have done their job well
and I am ready for adoption!!!!
info@bedlingtonrescue.co.uk
www.bedlingtonrescue.co.uk
My good news is my foster parents don't
want me to go and have applied to BTRF to
adopt me! So Aunty Trish did a
pre-adoption visit with me and my foster
parents this week. She, Aunty Kaye and my
BTRF care team are happy for me to stay.
Adolescence is a tough time for us dogs!
We go through lots of changes, so because
of this, BTRF always stay in close contact
with our adopters for a few months after
we are adopted to make sure that us
youngsters stay on track through
adolescence and to help our new families if
they need it!
So that's my good news! Often our foster
families can't bear to part with us foster
dogs as we have generally been through a
lot together so it's good that we don't have
to adapt to a new home life all over again.
These little articles might help your families
to guide you through adolescence too!
http://dogcommunication.co.uk/suddenly-
spooked-secondary-fear-phase-in-adolescent-
dogs/
where-is-my-puppy-or-why-adolescence-is-so-
tricky/
That's all folks - in the next Newsletter I’ll
update you on how I am doing in my now
forever home!
Bye for now!
Rocky