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Sunny
Golden Retriever/Standard Poodle mix ("Goldendoodle"), male
Sunny was surrendered to the Jasper County Animal Shelter by his owner immediately after he underwent surgery to remove some plastic he'd ingested. Other than chewing inappropriate items when left alone he's a wonderfully attentive dog. Fortunately Sunny does well in a crate so he's safe and comfortable when left alone now. Sunny has a coat that does not shed significantly. He requires grooming.
Sunny is in our first foster dog Canine Good Citizen/Therapy Dog training class and he did an excellent job as our program's first "loaner dog."
2008-03-07: fosters start CGC/TD class by Kyler Laird
Last night Aries, Gus, Marley, Sakari, and Sunny got a little exercise and then started the Canine Good Citizen/Therapy Dog class at Klondike Canine Academy with help from their handlers, Waynetta, Mary, Kitty, Jennifer, and Kyler.
Sakari did a beautiful job for Kyler, largely working off-lead getting a lot of "click-and-treat" for eye contact in sits and downs. Gus was his typical calm and quiet cream puff for Jennifer. The doodles, Marley and Sunny, were excited handfuls for Kitty and Mary. Aries was highly treat motivated but Waynetta succeeded in keeping all of her fingers intact.
We look forward to more training sessions and are interested in working with "guest trainers" who would like to learn along with the dogs.
2008-03-16: loaner dog program begins by Kyler Laird
On Friday, March 14, 2008, we had our first experience with placing one of our dogs in a home to provide a family with some dog experience. It was a great success. It demonstrated the benefit of giving people experience with a dog without requiring the commitment of adoption.