Comet has been staying in his foster home for two weeks now. He often appears to be fearless when he is with his human, although some of this may be a bit of a ruse. After being bounced around from home to home, he may appear to be a little more tough than what he is letting on. He has had several adventures over the last couple weeks, and has met many, many people and several other dogs. He knows "sit", is currently learning "shake" and will "lay" in the car with prompting. He loves car rides and will easily jump in and out of the car. His foster mom has been teaching him to jump into the backseat when the car comes to a stop to help reduce the risk of him jumping out of the drivers door when it's time to get out of the car. He's getting to know that his exit from the car is the backseat door. He can sometimes be a little over excited when it comes to car rides. While you're getting yourself situated to start your drive, he often paces and jumps around the car with excitement, however once the car is in motion he quickly grabs his place in the car and either sits or lays down. This same behavior repeats itself, when you arrive back home with him, thus the reason he is being taught to exit the car from the back door. Although his main concern and focus while waiting for you in the car, is "when are you coming back". he is also not opposed to burning some of that wait time scavenging for a treat or two that may have fallen on the floor. As of today, he has not been left in the car for more than three or four minutes at a time, so it's hard to say what behaviors, if any, there would be if he was left any longer. | Comet has one issue that seems to be the only thing holding him back from being adoptable at this point. Comet appears to be suffering from a mild to moderate case of separation anxiety. His foster mom works full time, but fortunately, is able to come home over the noon hour to let Comet out and begin the clean-up process. Comet has soiled his kennel nearly every morning with very few exceptions. Foster mom has just started to video record him while she is at work in order to gain a better understanding of what is going on with him while she is gone. It's a new angle she is trying and will continue to share these videos with trainers that are willing to help with this situation. Comet can sometimes be a little shy while out in public, but If you give Comet's treats to a stranger, he will warm up to them very quickly. He has even gone back to these same people for attention after his treats were gone. Although he is very treat motivated, he also does very well with verbal reinforcements. He really just wants, more than anything, to please his human. |