Leo pictures!

Hi Leo fans! Yes it has been a while, and yes, Leo is still in foster care, waiting for his furever home, but here are two pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Photos from Foster Care

Leo's foster mom posted an update last night. Leo is settling into foster care. He spends his days at the doggie day care, and goes home with an employee at night. Thank you both for fostering him!

If you're interested in being Leo's forever home, please contact me at PSPCA_Foster{at}yahoo dot com, and I will put you in touch with Leo's foster mom.

"Hello. May I please be your dog?"



"Please give me work to do! I can file I swear!"



"Animal Planet?! You mean, there's a channel for ME?!"

Photos from 3/1/2010

"Leo's Adventure Up the Schuylkill Expressway"

OK, so we didn't actually get any pictures during the actual drive. But once we go to our destination, Megan snapped a few.

Leo completed his training and moved on to foster care

Leo was transported from his one-on-one training to his foster home today. Please don't forget Leo -- he still needs a forever home!

Central Bark!

Leo spent another Sunday at Central Bark. This time, his buddy Carl was there! Check out some of the pictures that Carl's Pen Pal took of the two dogs at http://shelterdogbmod.blogspot.com.

Here are some pics that Leo's other Pen Pal, Megan, took:

Out in the yard:





Look out! Comin' through!





Going over the agility A-frame:







Enjoying a bully stick on the way home.

Pics from Saturday, 1/9/10

Leo has TWO Pen Pals!

Tonight, I met Megan at the shelter. She's going to be a second Pen Pal for Leo, so he'll get extra face time for training and socialization, and have double the exposure!

I took him into a dog run outside, and let him run to burn off a fraction of his energy (he has a LOT!). I attempted to take him for a walk, but mostly just got dragged around the yard.

Then, Megan and I took him into an empty office. We practiced "sit," and "down." Leo performs both of these actions with great enthusiasm! It's really funny to watch him dive to the floor.

We started to introduce the verbal command for "down," and also started "touch." "Touch" is a precursor to "come." "Touch" teaches them to hit a target. You start off very close to the dog, then gradually move the "target," (your hand) further and further away.

But the biggest obstacle to training Leo is his boundless energy. Leo will need a very active family. As I said, running in the kennel burned off only a fraction of his energy. While training in the office, despite the lack of distractions, it was hard to keep his focus.

So, we ended the evening with some belly rubs.

So, the plan is that at least one night during the week, Megan will go to ACCT, take him to an outside run and exercise him, and practice the commands that have already been introduced. Coleen will go on a separate night, and do the same. And hopefully one day a week (most likely the weekend), they will both meet at ACCT and introduce new commands together.