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Stevie - 5 mo male husky mix - Rossland
What's up world? I'm a little big man - you can't tell me what to do! Just look how cute I am. I know how to work these eyes. My first foster home let me do whatever I wanted, which I guess was super adorbs when I was just little, but now I'm less little so they stopped thinking it was cute and I was out on my fuzzy butt. My new foster has some rules, yo, and she is not falling for this face :/
Can I be honest for a second? I act tough cuz I kinda had to as a little guy - big dogs would pick on me and I had to get mean. I don't know what strange dogs want with me so I get my big bark on, but really I'm just scared.
I'm a chatty guy, I have so much to say! I'll tell you all about my day, and how excited I am about walkies, and how bored I am if you ignore me. I love to put things in my mouth! Gets me in trouble sometimes, but I can't help myself. The whole world tastes good! What can I say? I had no mama or papa to raise me right. My foster mama tells me I can become a good boy, and I know I'm smart so it's probably true.
I like getting pets, but I get pretty excited and nom nom on your hands.
Likes: eating gross things, kongs, toys, talking up a storm, the forest
Dislikes: dogs that come flying at me, high counter tops, having burrs picked out of my bum hair, boredom, baths
Can I be honest for a second? I act tough cuz I kinda had to as a little guy - big dogs would pick on me and I had to get mean. I don't know what strange dogs want with me so I get my big bark on, but really I'm just scared.
I'm a chatty guy, I have so much to say! I'll tell you all about my day, and how excited I am about walkies, and how bored I am if you ignore me. I love to put things in my mouth! Gets me in trouble sometimes, but I can't help myself. The whole world tastes good! What can I say? I had no mama or papa to raise me right. My foster mama tells me I can become a good boy, and I know I'm smart so it's probably true.
I like getting pets, but I get pretty excited and nom nom on your hands.
Likes: eating gross things, kongs, toys, talking up a storm, the forest
Dislikes: dogs that come flying at me, high counter tops, having burrs picked out of my bum hair, boredom, baths
Meadow - 7 mo old female - Nelson
My name is Meadow! I don't know what kind of dog I am, but I'm about 50lbs and still growing a bit. I was adopted out as a pup and my family gave me lots of toys, but didn't walk me much or teach me any rules. Then I got big and had to make my own fun, which didn't go over well. Now I'm back in foster care as a teenager. My foster mom and dad are awesome - we go running in the forest and I don't even have to be attached to them! I've never been in the woods before, or seen a creek, and it was super cool!
When I am attached to them I have this idea that I have to protect them, so I get barky with people and dogs, but they are teaching me to chill out. When I'm free, I don't have a role to play and can be calm and normal. They take all my toys away when I get hyper, which is a good idea. Sometimes I get pretty excited and need someone to help me settle.
I love learning rules and getting out to play every day. Makes it SO much easier to sit around at home in between play times, though I still don't really like being on my own. My old family had a little kid and I knocked him over a lot (they never taught me he was that bad at standing up!) so I'm thinking maybe big kids that have good balance and can take me out for runs would be ok.
Likes: food, toys, rivers, running, being told I'm a good girl
Dislikes: being super careful around wee kids, leash walks (stress me out a bit), being alone
When I am attached to them I have this idea that I have to protect them, so I get barky with people and dogs, but they are teaching me to chill out. When I'm free, I don't have a role to play and can be calm and normal. They take all my toys away when I get hyper, which is a good idea. Sometimes I get pretty excited and need someone to help me settle.
I love learning rules and getting out to play every day. Makes it SO much easier to sit around at home in between play times, though I still don't really like being on my own. My old family had a little kid and I knocked him over a lot (they never taught me he was that bad at standing up!) so I'm thinking maybe big kids that have good balance and can take me out for runs would be ok.
Likes: food, toys, rivers, running, being told I'm a good girl
Dislikes: being super careful around wee kids, leash walks (stress me out a bit), being alone
Essie (F - Kimberley) & Floyd (M - Castlegar) - Boxer mixes
Essie here - I'm going to talk for Floyd cuz he's really shy and I'm just kinda shy. We were picked up on a reserve near Wetaskiwin just out and about fending for ourselves. Lots of dogs live like that there, but it's hard for us little pups cuz the big dogs don't share and they can be real mean. Humans can be mean too, but they can also be nice. I can tell the nice ones pretty quick and I'll get all up in their laps because I love that. Floyd there takes a bit longer to warm up - you really got to win him over. He likes when you nice-talk at him but only wants his neck scratched if you're real low and not standing over him.
i'm learning how to leash walk! It's kinda ok because my foster family are with me and I feel safer. New places are still pretty scary though. But I can feel myself getting braver. Floyd knows a safe spot when he has it and doesn't like exploring - he'll just flop on the ground if you try to leash walk him, but he'll follow you around if he's not tied up. He likes to scuttle under and into things if he gets startled.
Now let's talk about dogs. I'm scared of new dogs, but if you'd seen what I'd seen, you would be too. I'm spending some time around some nice, safe ones and learning that they can be ok. Floyd got his ear bit pretty bad by a big dog and he isn't quite over it. He'll get his snarly face on when he sees another dog, but if time goes by and they ignore him, he'll settle down. Guess he just needs a bunch of happy moments to erase all the unhappy moments. Both of us are super gentle and just want to be safe and loved. I can be around kids no problem - I love them! Floyd is still scared of noises and sudden movements so maybe if you've got teens that understand what he's been through he'd be ok. But just look at our before and after pictures to see how far we came in just one day!
Likes: Safe spaces, grass, birdsong, regular meals, cuddles (me), neck scratches (Floyd)
Dislikes: loud noises, strange dogs, a lot of new things at once
i'm learning how to leash walk! It's kinda ok because my foster family are with me and I feel safer. New places are still pretty scary though. But I can feel myself getting braver. Floyd knows a safe spot when he has it and doesn't like exploring - he'll just flop on the ground if you try to leash walk him, but he'll follow you around if he's not tied up. He likes to scuttle under and into things if he gets startled.
Now let's talk about dogs. I'm scared of new dogs, but if you'd seen what I'd seen, you would be too. I'm spending some time around some nice, safe ones and learning that they can be ok. Floyd got his ear bit pretty bad by a big dog and he isn't quite over it. He'll get his snarly face on when he sees another dog, but if time goes by and they ignore him, he'll settle down. Guess he just needs a bunch of happy moments to erase all the unhappy moments. Both of us are super gentle and just want to be safe and loved. I can be around kids no problem - I love them! Floyd is still scared of noises and sudden movements so maybe if you've got teens that understand what he's been through he'd be ok. But just look at our before and after pictures to see how far we came in just one day!
Likes: Safe spaces, grass, birdsong, regular meals, cuddles (me), neck scratches (Floyd)
Dislikes: loud noises, strange dogs, a lot of new things at once
Ellie (Elkford) & Cleo (Kimberley) - Shepherd Xs
Hi everyone! My sister and I are pretty similar so we just put one bio together and I guess you can judge us by our looks, lol. We're both a little over one year old and were dropped off with these nice people after growing up near Wetaskiwin. We really like people - Ellie walks like a real lady on-leash, but I (Cleo) am especially good off leash because I have no reason to go anywhere if I like ya! We're ok with dogs too even though there were some rough ones where we grew up. We didn't interact with the nasty ones too much so managed to keep a positive attitude!
Cats are ok too. We didn't really see many where we were so I hear we're not supposed to like them, but I don't see why. Ellie falls hard for people and can get attached fast - which means she can get squirmy if they leave her. But she likes to hang out in the yard, and she's a quiet one too - we're more used to outside spaces, you see. Not that we don't love inside, it's just how we grew up.
I think we're both pretty amazing catches and hope we find families real soon!
Cleo Likes: running and playing, sticking around, cats, dogs, people
Dislikes: leash manners, rude people, vet exams, being picked up
Ellie Likes: people, cats, pooping in private, food, furniture
Dislikes: Being told to get off the furniture, pooping on a leash, saying goodbye
Cats are ok too. We didn't really see many where we were so I hear we're not supposed to like them, but I don't see why. Ellie falls hard for people and can get attached fast - which means she can get squirmy if they leave her. But she likes to hang out in the yard, and she's a quiet one too - we're more used to outside spaces, you see. Not that we don't love inside, it's just how we grew up.
I think we're both pretty amazing catches and hope we find families real soon!
Cleo Likes: running and playing, sticking around, cats, dogs, people
Dislikes: leash manners, rude people, vet exams, being picked up
Ellie Likes: people, cats, pooping in private, food, furniture
Dislikes: Being told to get off the furniture, pooping on a leash, saying goodbye
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H.E.A.R.T., along with several other organizations, aims to relocate and rehome dogs from overcrowded shelters and remote communities in Northern Canada to the West Kootenays. In order to do this the dogs need to be transported from various Northern shelters.
If you are traveling between Edmonton and anywhere in the West Kootenays, please get in touch with H.E.A.R.T. at the email below. We will give you gas money and lend you all the equipment needed to help with transportation of the dogs (such as crates, bowls, food etc).
Your services will be rewarded by a grateful traveling companion that will listen to all your stories with relish and won't complain about your music choices!
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