HAUER
(of THE CARSON 5)
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Hauer and his sister, Ginger (and 3 other puppies from the same breeder) were rescued from a California shelter and brought to Phoenix in August of 2007 where, one by one, the puppies were adopted into their new homes. Hauer in a nutshell: 18 months old Hauer was adopted in January 2008 (at approximately 1 year of age) into what we had hoped would be his forever home. Unfortunately, it was not to be and Hauer (temporarily renamed Max) is being returned to our rescue for rehoming. He is neutered and microchipped and will be available for introductions in the near future.
Max may do very well in a female household with no other dogs for competition. He has an "on-again-off-again" relationship with his current male owner, but follows his female owner from room to room. He has come so far in his socialization, but men seem to be a problem for him and it will take a very special man to work his way into this boy's heart. UPDATE 7/25: Max was "kid tested" and passed with flying colors. He spent the weekend with a 10 year old girl, and did very well with her. It should be noted, however, that this was a very gentle and dog saavy young lady who knew how to great a gentle soul like Max. We don't know how Max would react to a very rough and tumble youngster. UPDATE 8/1: Max (now once again Hauer) was moved to his new foster home today. He was thrilled to see our Staff member and definitely remembered her. He was appropriate with all the other dogs, and even took a very polite sniff of the cats, so we're thinking that he's OK living with a feline friend. We'll be keeping our eye on him over the next several days to see if his love affair with the kitties continues. Foster Mom Betty reports that Hauer does much better when he has a leader to tell him what to do. He gets anxious when he feels he is without structure or is allowed to come and go at will. He needs and will thrive on structure. According to Foster Mom, "He definitely needs structure and parameters. Otherwise, he is lost and paces. As long as I have him on a leash, or tell him what to do, he doesn't pace. But leave this little guy on his own, he only gets into trouble and paces severely because he doesn't know what to do. ...He is definitely a sweet boy who needs direction. UPDATE 8/14: We have moved Hauer to a different foster home where he will be allowed more free time, with only one other dog in residence; however, he is not doing as well as we had hoped. A heavy work schedule is leaving Hauer in a crate for too many hours during the day. He is just not doing well with the lack of activity, and his frustration level is beginning to escalate, and the resident female dog simply has no patience for his puppy antics. We will be looking at alternatives for Hauer in the very hear future. He needs an outlet for his puppy energy. UPDATE 9/5: Due to the impending move of his foster mom, Hauer has moved in with one of our staff members. Hauer was paired with one of the young resident females, and the games began!
UPDATE 9/11: Hauer continues to do well in his new foster home. He is content to be crated alongside his doggie buddies and loves his free time in the house and play time in the yard. Hauer is a joyful puppy who just needs structure and wants to be loved. Without a firm, gentle pack leader, he is a lost soul. We have seen none of the jealousy with the other dogs that we were told Hauer displayed at his adoptive home; however, we will be retesting that by allowing Hauer more freedom in the house accompanied by the resident alpha female. Hauer has been a perfect gentleman and houseguest in what is a pretty busy household. He has taken his (low) place in the pack and is very happy under the leadership of his foster mom. There has been no acting out, other than a quiet growl when one of his foster brothers gets too close to the food bowl in his crate. But, he's learning that his food bowl is his own and will not be touched by anyone else. His foster mom can put her hands in and remove the food bowl without any protest whatsoever, so we know it is not a food aggression problem. UPDATE 9/18: Hauer has been given more freedom in his foster home and many times his foster mom turns around to find him right there behind her, wondering what she's up to. He is still trying to play with the resident cat, much to her dismay, but we have not seen any signs that he would hurt her, even after she gave him a sound batting in the head when he surprised her sleeping on an office chair. He has been allowed out to play with an 11 month old female puppy, and a 7 year old female (sometimes with both) with the only squabble occurring when the puppy tried to steal Hauer's toy the first time he brought it out into the yard to play with. However, once his foster mom explained to him that the toy was fair game, Hauer has been more than willing to share without complaint. We have been trying to "set him up" in situations which we've been told have created a problem for Hauer in the past; however, no problems have surfaced.
Hauer is happy and full of puppy exuberance. Now if we could just find him a confident leader to call his own, his life would be perfect. Hauer will be starting Boot Camp when it resumes at the end of September and we're going to give Bert a chance to work with our California Beach Boy to see if there are any issues that we are not seeing after living with Hauer on a daily basis for the last few weeks. UPDATE 10/4:     There's nothing that Hauer likes more than a good game of fetch Hauer is available for introductions, including on Sundays before or during Boot Camp class time. Adoption fee $225.00.
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