Adopter Watson
Greyhound · Mand · Voksen · 5 år
En naturlig introvert, Watson er en følelsesfuld sjæl, der meget gerne elsker at have tøvende interaktioner med folk, når han har haft tid til at tage alt i sig. På grund af dette holder han ofte alle sine følelser inden i sig, og derfor henter han ikke folk så ekstremt som nogle af de andre greyhounds, der er til adoption. Watson har tilbragt næsten en måned i et stille fostermiljø for nylig som del af vores hjemvurdering/kennel-pauseprogrammet for at hjælpe os med at forstå bedre, hvordan han vil finde på at leve i et hjem. Han gjorde det rigtig godt, hvilket gjorde hans fostersøster til at sige begejstret: "Der er så meget god nyhed med den her pige! Jeg har elsket at have ham." Watson tilpassede sig hjemmiljøet ret nemt. Inden for få dage var han ikke længere forstyrret af hjemmehævl og TV'en og havde perfektioneret toilettetjenesten. Efter første uge havde han opdaget trapperne og sov gennem natten i en åben boks i sin fostersøsters værelse. Og ved slutningen af placeringen begyndte han at slappe af nok til at vise sin personlighed som meget kærlig og nysgerrig. Fordi han kun har levet sammen med andre greyhunder i rutinemiljøet af et løbekennel, lærer Watson stadig at føle sig modent nok til at være alene. Derfor leder vi efter et hjem, der kan give Watson konstant selskab og arbejde med at øge hans selvtillid og selvstændighed gradvist. Dog er han glade for at tilbringe tid med andre menneskelige “aunties” og “uncles”, hvis du skal ud! Han rejser også rigtig godt og kan tilbringe korte perioder i bilen, hvis du skal ned til butikken. Som mange tidligere løbere elsker Watson livet, der er forudsigeligt. Han har brug for meget korte og stille promenader i starten, da han kan blive overvæltet af ukendte billeder, lyde og ukendte hunde, der ikke er greyhunders. Vi har arbejdet med ham her, og han har gjort gode fremskridt og lært nye færdigheder, og vi vil fortsætte med at understøtte dette. Det kan betyde, at promenader ikke er særlig interessante i starten, men når hans selvtillid udvikler sig, kan vi se ham gå til flere steder. Han elsker absolut at lugte, så en stille skovstien vil være perfekt for ham til sidst, når han føler sig mere behagelig udenfor.
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A natural introvert, Watson is a sensitive soul who very much enjoys gentle interactions with people once he has had time to take everything in. Because of this, he tends to keep all his emotions inside and so doesn’t tend to greet people as exuberantly as some of the other greyhounds available for adoption. Watson spent close to a month in a quiet foster home recently as part of our home assessment/kennel respite programme to help us better understand how he might find home life. He did really well, causing his foster carer to excitedly comment, “There’s so much good news with this boy! I’ve loved having him.” Watson settled into the home environment with relative ease. Within a few days, he was no longer bothered by home appliances or the TV and had perfected the toileting routine. By the end of the first week, he had cracked the stairs and was sleeping right through the night in an open crate in his foster carer’s room. And by the end of the placement, he was beginning to relax enough to show his personality as extremely loving and inquisitive. Because he has only ever lived with other greyhounds in the routine environment of a racing kennel, Watson is still learning to feel confident enough to spend time alone. For that reason, we are looking for a home that can provide constant company for Watson and work on increasing his confidence and independence very gradually. However, he’s very happy to spend time with other human ‘Aunties’ and ‘Uncles’, if you need to go out! He also travels well and can spend short amounts of time in the car if you need to pop to the shops. Live many ex-racers, Watson thrives when life is predictable. He needs very short and quiet walks initially, as he can get overwhelmed with strange sights, noises and unfamiliar dogs who aren’t greyhounds. We’ve been working on this with him, and he’s been making good progress and learning new skills, and we will continue to support with this. This might mean walks aren’t that interesting to begin with but as his confidence develops, we can see him being able to go to more places. He absolutely loves to sniff, so a quiet woodland trail will be perfect for him eventually, once he feels more at ease being outside.
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