Food and adventure is this boy's life! He is super laid back (but still full of happy-go-lucky energy) and loves everyone who gives him a chance to sniff them. He is a kissing machine and loves to play and explore his world. (Just watch out for his puppy teeth since he is going through a huge chewy phase at the moment. Happily, he is easily redirected back onto toys and other appropriate chewing things. )

Thoma loves wrestling with his litter mates and has recently discovered balls and fetching. Leashes, to this guy, mean adventure and he is all in any time, any place. He loves going for walks on a harness and is an 'off road' boy who will happily trot along with you just about anywhere. He rides nicely in the car (belted into a seat) and we haven't seen any evidence of carsickness as of yet. 

Thoma is doing great with housebreaking, regularly does all of his business outside on grassy surfaces and rarely has an accident indoors when taken out about every hour or so during the day.

***Due to his 'Cherry Eye' situation, Thoma will require a family that is willing and able to attend to this with the help of their veterinarian. He occasionally requires eye drops. *** 

Thoma will do best in a home that is excited about using positive reinforcement and redirection to help him learn his manners.  He already sits nicely when waiting for his meals, attention and at the door to come back inside after a walk. He is super food motivated and a delight to work and cuddle with. He is currently learning to be gentle with his teeth and to settle and wait his turn when requested to along with walking nicely on a leash. 

All of our foster puppies are consistently worked with from day 1 using hand feeding techniques, treat balls with their kibble inside and toys that are designed to encourage them to use their minds smelling and problem solving skills. They love to figure out puzzles and always enjoy relaxing with a good stuffed kong or a frozen licky mat after a  long walk or romp outside.

We work very hard to encourage positive socialization and friendly adaptive skills in our foster pups. To the extent they are comfortable and able to handle it, we carefully expose them to the sights/sounds of a busy family household in a more urban environment. (This includes kids and people of all types, cats, small animals and backyard chickens. As appropriate, we also introduce them to friendly neighborhood dogs and people, car rides, different textures and surfaces and other busy environmental stimuli.) 
 

HDDCR requires a spay/neuter contract by the adopter if puppies and kittens in our care are too young for sterilization. This is a form the adopter signs at the time of adoption, confirming that they will get the pet spayed/neutered by a certain date. We will hold a $50 deposit on top of the adoption fee until we receive proof from a veterinarian that the dog was spayed/neutered. The $50 deposit will then be returned to the adopter.​