Tara

7 Year old Tara is a lovely dog who is in our kennels. Our volunteer visited Tara while she was on a foster placement for a few weeks, she is now back in our kennels. When our volunteer called at the home of the fosterers Tara barked loudly and jumped up in front of our volunteer. Tara air snapped a couple of times around head height but did not appear to be trying to make contact. Tara followed our volunteer into the living room area, barking but still not coming close to her visitor. After a couple of minutes Tara quietened down and our volunteer then sat on couch. Tara is a fairly large and fairly strong for a female. When our volunteer sat down, Tara approached him and gently took some offered treats. Tara was happy to these and be petted. As Tara became more confident around our volunteer, she mouthed his arm a few times. She did let go quickly when told “No” but pushed her luck and tried again. This would need to be worked on in her new home. Our volunteer engaged Tara in some fi...

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