04/25/2025
Setting up dogs for success with their future families is one of our core values. We don’t want to just house animals until the next stop on the road, we want to prepare them to be well adjusted pets in their forever homes.
Walter will be neutered on Monday and with his completed vetting, he’s technically available for adoption. But the truth is: Walter isn’t ready. The emotional scars from his traumatic past are more than skin deep. Even being fostered by a behaviorist, he’s struggling.
So along with a neuter and nose surgery, we’re going to get Walter on some medication to settle the storm in his mind. We’re going to give him more time to decompress and learn to trust humans again. We’re still going to process his applications, but we’re going to be 100% honest about his issues and set up a behavior plan that adopters must follow once he IS ready for his forever home.
Because it’s important to us that Walter is neutered, and it’s important that he’s able to use his nostrils to breathe, and it’s important that he finds a safe and stable forever home. But it’s also important that Walter FEELS safe and stable and that his emotional pain is addressed as much as his physical.
If you’d like to help with Walter’s neuter, nasal surgery, or his behavioral medication, please click the donate button below. And send all your good vibes and happy thoughts to our special little guy.