Foster 2 Furever

02/17/2025

Voltaire doing great at his vet check today. Shy at first but eventually wagged his tail and took treats from the vet. Available from Fluffy Dog Rescue

01/11/2025

01/04/2025

One way to help a dog learn how to ring a bell to be let out is to first teach them to “touch” or “target” their nose to your hand. Voltaire (we call him Terry) picked up the “touch” command in about 1 minute today. He’s available from Fluffy Dog Rescue

01/02/2025

Voltaire is dreaming of life with a forever family

11/10/2024

Another first for Voltaire! Today he came to the pet store. He was nervous walking in but inside he became relaxed enough to take treat from my husband and he trotted out comfortably and back into the car. I put two leashes on him in case he got spooked but he did well once relaxed. He has come so far from being a frightened puppy mill release. He’s available through Fluffy Dog Rescue.

11/03/2024

Voltaire enjoying the mild weather and chew toy. He’s been doing great in the potty department the last couple weeks. He’s not letting me know when he needs to go out but has been waiting until i let all the dogs out. I still keep the belly band on him for insurance

10/30/2024

Voltaire! He’s come so far from being a shy and freighted puppy mill release. He’s available through Fluffy Dog Rescue and is the fluffy red poodle. (We call him Terry for short. He’s one of the most significant transformations we’ve seen as a foster family)

10/20/2024

Another first for Voltaire! Today he joined us at the dog park and did great! Good in the car. Good manners while meeting other dogs. Good around the dog owners. He’s available through Fluffy Dog Rescue. He’s the medium sized red poodle (we call him Terry). Facebook will only let me upload one video but every interaction he had was greats

10/05/2024

Voltaire came to the rescue from a puppy mill. His transition to living in a home has included a lot of firsts. Today was his first chance to run in the tennis courts. He also is becoming more comfortable around my husband and took treats from him today. Voltaire is available through Fluffy Dog Rescue

09/30/2024

Voltaire just hanging out while I work at my desk

09/28/2024

Voltaire (Terry) came to Fluffy Dog Rescue from a puppy mill and has been with us the last few months learning about the world outside of the mill. He does better each and every week and at this point one wouldn’t know he came from a mill. He seeks affection from his foster family, walks nicely on a leash, is getting accustomed to suburban sights and sounds and curls up in his crate at bed time. He is taking treats from my husband now amd his fear is fading with those positive interactions. He does still wear a belly band when not crated but he waits patiently for put it on. He loves the other dogs in our home and will need another dog pal in his adoptive home. Here’s Terry and I after our walk last week.

09/25/2024

Voltaire (Terry) is well behaved on his walks and even waits patiently while we put on and take off his harness. When we get home he turns around and waits for us to take off his harness. This is great progress for a fella who grew up in a puppy mill environment and never enjoyed a walk before coming to rescue.

09/24/2024

Voltaire likes to know where I’m at in the house. He’s not needy and doesn’t demand attention but likes to be nearby. In the mornings he lays in a crate in my room while I get ready and during the day he camps out on a dog bed in my home office. I was cleaning up our guest room the other day and he found me and just wanted to check in. Such a good boy Voltaire (we call him Terry)

09/08/2024

Voltaire has started joining us on our daily walks this week. Everything is new to him from the sensation of wearing a harness and leash to the cars and motorcycles driving by, the kids zooming along on the scooters and all the interesting smells! He’s doing great! We move to the other side of the street if someone is on our side of the sidewalk because he’s a little unsure of strangers but he’s becoming more brave each day. Good boy!