Nina's Profile

Foster Dog Name: Nina

Physical Appearance
Approximate Age: 3
Sex: Female
Breed Type: English Pointer
Color: Orange & White
Size: Small
Weight: 48 lbs.

Personality
High/Low Maintenance: Low
Temperament: Loves to be petted
Energy Level: Low energy level
Lap/Velcro Dog or Independent/ Loner: Velcro Dog
Riding in Car: Good
Birdiness: No

Interactions
Adults (Males-Females): Good
Little Kids: Good
Other Dogs: Good
Cats: Good
Strangers: Good
Barking: No
Inside House: Calm
Outside in the Yard: Stays close to the house

Training
Commands: Sit
Tricks: Excellent Climber and digger
Potential as Hunting Companion: No
Agility: Unknown
Housebreaking: Good
Crate Training: Good-Crate trained
Leash Walking: Good
Off-Leash: In the yard with an e- collar on she stays close to the house/Outside of our yard she would bolt

Health
Appetite: Good
General Health: Good
Ongoing Medication/Maintenance needed: Daily Exercise

Foster Parent Evaluation of the dog
Special Qualities: Snorts
Type of Family/Home for best placement: A home with an invisible fence
Special Requirements/Needs: Lots of Love
Fence Requirements: INVISIBLE FENCE

Freckles' Profile

Foster Dog Name: Freckles

Physical Appearance
Approximate Age: 1 1/2
Sex: Male
Breed Type: English Pointer
Color Lemon and White
Weight: 45 lbs. approx.

Personality
High/Low Maintenance: Grooming low
Temperament: Silly
Energy Level: HIGH
Lap/Velcro Dog or Independent/ Loner: Lap Dog
Riding in Car: Good in the car
Birdiness: Very birdy

Interactions
Adults (Males-Females): Great
Little Kids: Friendly/Probably better for older kids due to his high energy level
Other Dogs: Good
Cats: Good
Strangers: Good
Barking: Occasionely
Inside House: HIGH energy
Outside in the Yard: HIGH energy

Training
Commands: Wait, Come, Cage
Potential as Hunting Companion: Unknown
Agility: Unknown
Housebreaking: Good
Crate Training: Good
Leash Walking: Pulls
Off-Leash: Good Recall with food rewards

Health
Appetite: Good-eats twice a day plus treats
General Health: Good

Foster Parent Evaluation of the dog
Special Qualities: He is such a happy boy and just wants to run and be loved.
Type of Family/Home for best placement: An active home with older kids
Special Requirements/Needs: Love
Fence Requirements: He is invisible fence trained, but would do well with a regular fence as well

Additional Notes: He was scared of the noise of Drums recently-can be sensitive to loud noises. Freckles is still in the puppy chewing phase. He chews his toys and rawhides, your favorite blanket, shower curtains...you name it. A watchful eye is helpful in redirecting this boy.

Rosie's Profile

Foster Dog Name: Rosie

Physical Appearance

Approximate Age: 8 yrs old (Birthday in April 1999)

Sex: F

Breed Type: English Pointer

Color B&W

Size: medium

Weight: 44lbs

Personality

High/Low Maintenance: Low maintenance as long as it is not raining....

Temperament: AWESOME with kids and cats
Energy Level: Loves to Run and Loves to Laze... Happy just to be in a family!
Lap/Velcro Dog or Independent/ Loner: VELCRO!!!!
Riding in Car: LOVES IT!
Birdiness: Could not care less...but did chase some butterflies around when we were in MI last summer.

Interactions

Adults (Males-Females): Great now with both--used to be a little man-shy, but now she is a downright flirt!
Little Kids: GREAT! But they still have to be able to be respectful of "Rosie's ouchy legs."
Other Dogs: Rosie is fine with our Weim, and did great with a lot of the fosters--esp puppies, but she did not care of the labs that came visiting, so it depends on the dog
Cats: GREAT!
Strangers: Very open and loving.
Barking: Barks when appropriate (someone at the door or something) ...she mostly "roo-roos."
Inside House: A couch potato.
Outside in the Yard: A yard potato. Likes to dig a "bed" in the dirt under the swing set and lie there where it is cool. But she has learned to stay out of my gardens by voice control.
Away from Home: Rosie is just grateful to be in on the fun. She travels very well.

Training

Commands: No, sit, down, "paws up" (to allow on the couch or bed) Get out of the garden! :) Get out of the garbage! :) Doing much better at "stay" --we use the word, "wait" with an "ok" release.
Potential as Hunting Companion: zero--extremely gun shy
Agility: She would enjoy it, but she does have hip dysplasia in one hip, so it would be somewhat limited.
Housebreaking: Good
Crate Training: Good, except during thunderstorms
Leash Walking: Is fine with the English Slip Lead or other type of harness

Health

Appetite: Very healthy--no teeth, but she still wolfs down that kibble!

General Health: Rosie has one bad hip and one bad knee. She gets sore sometimes, but in general does very well.

Ongoing Medication/Maintenance needed: She will need to stay on joint supplements.

Foster Parent Evaluation of the dog

Special Qualities: Rosie is grateful and dedicated. She is so happy just to be in a family. She is loyal and loving.

Type of Family/Home for best placement: She would do best in a lively home but would bond well with one or two adults as well. She has a strong sense of family but is still open to meeting new people especially if they will give her belly rubs too!

Special Requirements/Needs: Her new family will have to continue working with her on her extreme nervousness during thunder storms.

Fence Requirements: 4ft is fine. Due to her hip issues, she does not jump.

Shirley's Profile

Foster Dog Name: Shirley

Physical Appearance

Approximate Age: 2

Sex: Female

Breed Type: English Pointer

Color: Liver & White

Size: small to med

Personality

High/Low Maintenance: high

Temperament: sensitive to other dogs

Energy Level: medium, very persistent when she wants attention

Riding in Car: awesome

Lap/Velcro or Loner: Definite lap/Velcro dog

Birdiness: good

Interactions

Adults (Males-Females): great

Little Kids: a home with older kids would be recommended, as little kids are sometimes too much for her.

Other Dogs: good, but doesn't always want to share attention

Cats: unknown

Strangers: welcomes and wants attention from them

Barking: very little

Inside House: couch, chair, bed- cuddles

Outside in the Yard: needs fence, will run out front door if not latched promptly

Away from Home: does well on leash, loves to go on runs/walks.

Training

Commands: sit, stay, off, down, kennel, come

Tricks: none

Potential as Hunting Companion: unknown

Agility: unknown

Housebreaking: not reliably housebroken, especially since routine changed with adults going back to work. Currently working on reinforcement of potty training with help of crate

Crate Training: perfect

Leash Walking: good

Off-Leash: might totally ignore you while chasing birds

Health

Appetite: good, will do anything to get food unattended

General Health: excellent, still on meds for worms, very soft coat

Ongoing Medication/Maintenance needed: none

Foster Parent Evaluation of the dog

Special Qualities: cuddles, does not lick people

Type of Family/Home for best placement: might be best as a single dog, with older children. She would love a home where she's not home alone for too many hours

Fence Requirements: regular chain link or wood fencing will do fine for her