The HOWS Project is a group I've worked with before. I don't actually help them with the work that they do, but I've taken in a few dogs that have been surrendered to them, including TJ who is now ours. They needed a temporary foster for a client's dog who had been attacked by another dog. He had a bad ear infection and an infected wound on his face, but both seem to healing up nicely. That's how Axel came to be here.
Axel is just here for a week or so while he heals and then for a few more days after he gets neutered. Because he's an unneutered male I didn't think TJ would much care for him and at the very least it would start a literal pissing match in the house. So Axel is occupying Sparky's old kennel and shed during the day and then I bring him up to a crate in my office at night.
It was his first time going up and down stairs, but he did it with just a little encouragement. It was probably his first time in a house and first time being crated. I walked him through the house on a leash and didn't give him a chance to mark anything, but he went into the crate and settled down last night with no problem.
I have been crating Nora next to him at night and keeping her with him at least part of the time during the day as well. He likes her, a lot, and who can blame him. Axel will be going back to his home when he's recovered, which may not be ideal, but at least he will be healthy and neutered, and his owners know enough to reach out to HOWS for help when they need it. He's a very sweet boy.
If anyone wants to throw a few bucks their way, I know that HOWS can use it and will use for good works, including Axel. Here's a link to their donation page: http://www.housesofwoodandstraw.org/donate.asp
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