Name: Wyatt

Age:   2 yr

Sex: Neutered Male

Size:  60 lbs

General Health: Excellent

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FOSTER UPDATE 3/3/08
Wyatt has come so far with his fears, but now we have discovered that he is afraid of male dogs.  He will show some aggression if they push him and get too close but his first choice is to avoid and flight.  We walked him with a very submissive male on Sunday afternoon and he did OK but was obvious that he wasn't relaxed.  He loves the female Golden with whom he lives and when she joined us you could see him relax.  He loves people and is just the sweetest guy ever.  If you have only female canines and you want a very sweet guy and are willing to be patient, this boy will be worth the effort.  It will be a long while before he can go out where lots of male dogs are around.  He is such a sweet boy and needs someone to show him love and give him confidence. 

FOSTER UPDATE 2/8/08
Wyatt is really improving.  I think he must have put on 10 pounds since we first got him as he doesn't have that frail feeling anymore.  As his health improves he is also feeling so much better.  He is becoming better adjusted to the TV and will eventually be able to ignore it.  We had a wardrobe mirror out the other day and he was very curious looking at himself and then behind the mirror.  Also...this is the most heart warming thing...when you get clothes out of the dryer, he will lay his head on its side on top of them and turn it back and forth soaking up the warmth.  His other hobbies include collecting the children's stuffed animals and clothing from around the house (He doesn't hurt them, just rounds them up.) and trying to dry you off with his tongue when you get out of the shower.  He is still nervous on rainy days and has only had an accident in the house recently when it was storming.  He likes to nap under the computer table where he seems to feel safe.  He loves, loves, loves to be petted.  Someone is going to have such a cuddle bug when they get Wyatt.

FOSTER UPDATE 1/21/08
Wyatt has been doing nicely after his second heartworm treatment.  He really is a calm dog and snoozes around the house in favorite places.  We put him in the crate when we are out and he really doesn't like that.  When he is done with the heartworm treatment I probably won't crate him anymore because he really does pretty well in the house.  He doesn't chew on anything or tear anything up.   Everyone who visits just falls in love with him. 

FOSTER UPDATE 1/12/08
Wyatt is slowly adjusting to life indoors.  He sleeps with us in the bedroom and prefers to be under the bed or in front of the fan only sleeping on the dog bed periodically.  When the alarm goes off he comes to the edge of the bed to give you a good morning greeting but he doesn't get on the bed.  Sometimes I put him up on the bed with me and he lays cuddled up next to me as long as I am petting him.  He is slowly adjusting to the TV.  He will lay in the living room with us, usually next to a chair that semi blocks the TV, but occasionally right out in full view of it.  He frequently is anxious about coming into the room, but after there and petted for a bit seems to relax.  He holds his tail high and wags it in a full gentle sweep.  He loves to get treat and is finally starting to pick up a little weight.  We are still working on that.  He learned how to lick peanut butter out of a kong this week and he thought that was pretty cool. 

FOSTER REPORT 1/3/08
Wyatt is very fearful of the TV??  We are working with him on this.  He is very sweet and is learning.  Otherwise, he is pretty calm and a big love.  We've been stuffing him with food trying to put weight on him and I am just now beginning to see a little improvement.  He rescues ALL the toys from the basket and takes them to the upstairs hall.  He doesn't defend them from the other dogs, just moves them. He has really good hearing and seems to hear things long before anyone else, such as the garbage truck and thunder.  His dislikes the garbage truck and is really proud of himself for getting them to leave.  He is afraid of thunder.  We discovered this when he spend five minutes trying to get behind the Christmas tree before we could even here the thunder.  After that I held him on the couch and he seemed comforted.   I think he'll be a lot better by the time all his heart worm treatments are done.  He really is a big love and you can't help petting him and snuggling him up.  His eyes always say how wonderful it is.

    

Intake Report 12/13/07

Wyatt found himself in a local rural shelter and no one came to rescue him.  He is a young neutered male about 2 year old, with a red coat.  He is very skinny and is heavy HW pos.  He is soooooo sweet natured,  and very friendly,  a vet tech took him behind the counter at clinic to get some paperwork and the two yorkies behind there went crazy but Wyatt just sniffed at them with his tail wagging all the time.  He knows how to sit and can stand up on his back legs for ages which was so cute.  He travels like a dream not a sound just sits there looking around.  I think he will be a great family pet.