Life is full of Kaos...

[tollermom]

Kaos, dog-friend of my sister nycgadgetgirl and niece T, made it out of Miami Dade Animal Services this weekend, over to a local vet for a brief stay, then on to her temporary foster home in Orlando. This all came together when ambersaigh over at driveforlife put nycgadgetgirl in contact with the good folks over at OTRA, who helped provide the on-sight folks in Miami and between Miami and Orlando to get the transports put together.

According to her transporters and her foster mom, she's a real sweetheart, and is settling right in to the joy which is Living Indoors. So now she needs a permanent place to hang her leash. One of Kaos' benefactors has volunteered to pay the cost of shipping her from Orlando to a permanent home, so transport shouldn't be a problem (other than waiting for the weather to accommodate canine air travel). She's got an upper respiratory infection right now, but has been back to the vet for antibiotics (and she's current on all shots, and spayed) and just looking for somebody to love.

Can you give Kaos a home?

For more details, see Tales of Kaos .

Comments

[tollermom]

What age kids? I know she was fine w/ my then-12-yo niece before she left New York, but I don't know that we have any data on how she is with younger kids (or, in fact, how she is when able to play unleashed w/ kids of any age, since she was pretty much always attached to someone when living on the street with Benedict).

It would be nice to have her land close enough that I could meet her and keep tabs on her, though. :-)

[kestrels-nest.livejournal.com]

Kids - 2 boys, ages 7 and 9. The 9 year old has Asperger's, so their mom will want a protective dog. Not an attack dog, just one that will warn off strangers if the boys are playing outside. They have something like 14 or 15 acres - their mom loves horses, and wanted to keep some, but the older child is deathly afraid of them.

They have a German Shepherd now, but he's rising 13 and has developed severe hip problems, so that Carol is talking about not letting him be frustrated and in pain past a certain point.

And no trouble seeing Kaos if she landed there - I'm talking about my son's best friend's family! Gee, I might even see you myself....:)

[nycgadgetgirl.livejournal.com]

This is the latest update from foster mom, Jeanette via email this morning:
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She is doing great! Her cough is getting a little better, she did not cough much last night but when she gets excited I notice she coughs more.

As far as adjusting... WOW what an awesome dog! Housebroken for sure. When she needs to go out you know it , she jumps on you and looks for the leash. She has not had an accident yet.

Truly a friendly affectionate loving dog. Someone will be very happy when they adopt her. Also she is not a chronic barker either. She is protective too, I made believe I was getting hurt in another room and she came flying in to see what was happening. Terrific dog I swear!
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[tollermom]

Gee... an excuse to run into you more often than a few times a year... what a hardship that would be! :-p

Would she be an indoor dog? (I only ask because I've known people with acreage who thought it was safe to let the dog be outside loose (playing with the kids, etc.)... then the dog wanders farther than expected and still winds up on the road. :-( Plus, Kaos has pretty much been a city dog and attached (by leash) to Benedict for her entire life... I'm not sure how directionally/locationally savvy she'd be with all that space! I know you wouldn't suggest them if you didn't think they'd be good dog-parents... I'm just leery on that one point (I'd ask that question of anybody!).

I can say that if they're really interested, we could probably work out a "fail-safe"... if for some reason she didn't work out with the kids, she'd be close enough to come live with me 'til we could find a new permanent home. nycgadgetgirl also mentioned today that she had an idea for getting Kaos temperament tested so we'd have a better idea of kid and other-dog compatibility while trying to place her in the right home.