Caleb had some guardian angels watching over him. He found himself at a shelter at a time when all English Setter rescues were extremely full and nobody could take him in immediately. A kind lady sponsored his vetting at the shelter, so that he had more time to find an adopter. However, the time this bought him was running out AGAIN when a wonderful IBR volunteer stepped in to foster him. She even broke down on the way from the shelter when getting him, but this boy is SAFE and now looking for his special forever family.
Foster mom Betsy reported:
Here's CALEB. The first 2 shots are right after his bath yesterday. I washed him in the small front kennel that's paved in gravel. It's great for things like DOG BATHS!
Then I popped him in there this a.m. while I fixed his breakfast, and so the third photo is Caleb, once again all wet (it was pouring) and he's stuck where he tried to get out.
I've repaired the gate, and this afternoon I kept a really close eye on him from the house AND had Blossom out with him, and he ignored the gate. ( I suspect getting stuck was one of those things that carried it's own negative reinforcement, but I won't take any chances.)
An early report from Caleb's temporary foster home: We're having "camera issues" again. sigh . . . Working on it. Caleb is getting his 2nd bath tonight. Since I think he had never had a bath before coming here, you can imagine how dingy he was, and actually still is. But he's a very good boy.
Is he feeling better? You betcha! He's a wonderful, affectionate, expressive dog. He and Butter (my 6 y.o. yellow Lab X Red Bone Hound) are best buds. They hang out for hours together outside. He's a real tail wagger too.
He had obviously been an outdoor dog before he came here. Knew what a doghouse was, but not a dog biscuit. That was quickly remedied. And he's doing great on not lifting the old leg in the house too. He started to lift that hind paw a couple of times and I said, "Caleb, No!" and he caught on really fast.
