David & Marilyn Stagner
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I LIVE IN A SUB-DIVISION IN A THREE
BEDROOM ONE LEVEL BRICK HOME. WE HAVE AN ACRE FENCED IN FOR THE
DOGS TO PLAY IN. ALL DOGS LIVE IN THE HOUSE AND ALL FOSTERS ARE
TAUGHT TO USE THE POTTY ON A LEASH BEFORE THEY GET THE FREEDOM
TO USE THE BACK YARD, SINCE SOME ENVIRONMENTS THAT THEY MAY BE
ADOPTED INTO MAY NOT HAVE A FENCED YARD AND THEY MAY HAVE TO BE
WALKED. WE LEARNED TO DO THIS FROM ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS FOSTERS
AND HE HAD TO BE RETRAINED TO POTTY ON THE LEASH.
I HAVE A 16 YR. OLD DAUGHTER AND A 10
YR. OLD DAUGHTER. EVERYBODY OPENLY PARTICIPATES WITH THE FOSTERS
TO HELP TEACH TRICKS AND SOCIALIZE THEM. WE ALSO HAVE BASSETS OF
OUR OWN PLUS 2 CHIHUAHUAS AND A VERY OLD COCKER( IS VERY
SENILE). I ALSO HAVE A BIRD WHICH ALL FOSTERS LEARN EARLY ON NOT
TO BOTHER. I WILL ADMIT I AM GUILTY EARLY ON THEY ARE TAUGHT TO
BEG FOR TREATS AND BREAD. MY ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED ON THE
FURNITURE AND HAVE THE FREEDOM TO ROAM THE HOUSE AND HERD
THROUGH IT LIKE A HERD OF HORSES. SOMETIMES IT GETS CRAZY WHEN
ALL THE BASSETS START THEIR BARKING AND PLAYING BUT TO ME IT IS
MUSIC TO MY EARS!
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