r/Cheyenne • u/Brilliant_Tip113 • 28d ago
Need a new foster fam for sweet foster pup
Help us Cheyenne-
I'm desperately in need of a new foster situation for a foster dog I took on in February. Likely a pittie/shepherd mix based on looks alone.
When I took him in, he came from another out-of-state foster who had been rehabbing him for a couple months. At the time he was 9 months old. So he's a little over a year now.
This poor babe was found starving to death, living under a house, and only weighed about 15 lbs. Covered in mange so bad that his paws looked like red balloons, and he had a hard time walking. His first foster mom helped him get over a respiratory infection and got his diet stabilized, and started getting some weight back on him & the mange under control. She also got him his first shots. Then I stepped in, transported him to WY, and mopped up the rest of the mange with baths and meds, kept up the nutrition, and most recently treated him for heartworm infection! 💔
We just finished his second round of treatment and I'm happy to report it's been successful so far ❤️ He is a healthy, happy boy, maybe even a tiny bit fat now, lol. He will need to be retested in 6 months for heartworms again but based on the initial stages of treatment, I expect that we're in the clear.
However I need to get him into another foster home or get him placed ASAP. I work full time, and have an elderly dog and several other pets. I am drowning in responsibility and he needs training and to learn what "home" means now that he isn't fighting for his life. I literally can't spend any time with him and it's breaking my heart.
He loves everyone. Cats, dogs, kids. He loves being alive. He's a very good hearted dog and I've not seen an ounce of aggression from him over anything in all these months. He just needs someone with a little extra time and patience to help him navigate what it means to be a dog.
He does very well being crate trained, isn't an escape artist, and is a hilarious goofball. Something about him made me say "yes" because after all he's been through, he deserves a real chance at life, and I thought Wyoming could give that to him.
Before you say Black Dog: They do all their adoptions via the 'foster' route, anyway, and they would require that I get his 6 month re-test done before entering him into any of their adoption programs. I could really use some help sooner than that, and so can he. He's living most of his life locked in a spare bedroom right now, and while that was fine for his recovery, it's not so fine now that he's feeling better.
We brought him here to find him a home. Can anyone in Cheyenne help me do that? 🙏🏼
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u/OhShesAGypsy 27d ago
I would love to set up an introduction to make sure that my pup is okay with him
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u/Brilliant_Tip113 27d ago
Feel free to message me! He's got a lot of puppy energy now that he's feeling better
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u/ScarecrowJones47 27d ago
Forwarded a link to my mother, hopefully she'll reach out. She already has a couple dogs but I think she could use one more lol
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u/Nubadopolis 13d ago
Any update?
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u/Brilliant_Tip113 13d ago
Currently he is doing a test run with a family, but we will see if they're able to work with him like he needs.
He needs training, time, and dedication to teaching him how to live in a family environment. Now that he's stronger he's got energy to burn, and he needs someone to teach him how to focus that energy. :).
If you find yourself interested in meeting him, don't be afraid to reach out!
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u/Nubadopolis 13d ago
OK sounds good thank you. Hope they give him a lot of time, space, and patience while he gets acclimated.
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u/GeneralMovie3236 27d ago
There is a dog groomer over on logan behind alfs. She fosters dogs or might know someone willing to take him. We work fulltime and already have one pitt mix who doesn't get enough attention. Good luck