Submitted by Judith Levin.
Will you look at this Handsome Guy! This is Bullet!
Bullet has completed his training program and is waiting to find a foster family! Furry Friends would also consider a foster-to-adopt situation for Bullet.
Bullet has been in residential training for several months at Specter K-9. He came into their rescue from Wolcott Animal Control.
Bullet initially settled into his foster home well. However, as he became more comfortable in the home, he also became more protective of his family, especially when visitors came in. It did not help that all of the other dogs in the home rushed to the door when someone entered – but Bullet decided that it was his job to protect his family from the “intruders.” A trainer went to the home several times to work with Bullet, but we ultimately made the decision that everyone would be best served by him going to a residential training program.
Once in training, Bullet started with the basics. He needed help with house-training, so that was done. He wasn’t all that happy in a crate, so crate training was accomplished. He learned both basic and advanced commands.
Because the specific program that Bullet went to takes place in the home of the trainer, he had lots and lots of practice with people coming to visit, and maintaining his training, staying in “place” and being released to greet the visitors politely.
He also spent many hours of training going out and about in the town. He visited stores, practiced loose leash-walking on the street, and learned to meet people politely in a variety of environments.
Bullet aced his training 🙂 He is now ready to move to the next chapter of his life, starting with a foster home. He cannot leave the trainer until we find a foster home for him. We need to do that quickly – Bullet needs to move on 🙂
Bullet will do well in a family with experience with the breed (he is a bull dog / pit bull mix). He gets along with dogs of all sizes, but we would prefer to see him in a home with another dog of similar size, or else as an only dog. He should not live with cats.
He can live happily in a home with respectful older children (13 years old or older).
A securely fenced yard would be ideal for Bullet.
He needs a family who will take him to new places and continue to introduce him to new people and things. Bullet’s trainer will work with him and the family to ensure a smooth transition, and to give them the training guidelines they need to make sure he continues to move forward.
This kind of intensive residential training with a qualified trainer is expensive. Even with a very generous rescue discount, the cost to our rescue is $500/week. Any donations received will be deeply appreciated, and will ensure that in the future we will be able to help more dogs like Bullet, to be given the tools they need to become the best dogs they can be.
To foster, please fill out the form at our website – https://www.furryfriendsct.org/foster-application
