Hi Everyone!

Trapper is one of our dogs who is living in a foster home. Below, his foster mom shared with us what Trapper shared with her.

"My name is Trapper and I am a very lovey and affectionate boy. I love to be scratched, brushed, patted, and petted. I'll gaze into your eyes as you scratch my chest and roll over on my back for belly rubs. I know that if I want something, I should sit. So when my foster-mom comes home, I'm excited, but I sit, and she stops and gives me scratches for awhile.

But my most favorite thing is going for walks! I love my neighborhood routes, and wide spacious hiking trails, or local leashed parks. I am so joyous and perky on my walks. My foster-mom says it is fun to watch me enjoy life, and be a part of my happiness!

I'm a good listener, I'm well-behaved, and I know Sit, Stay, Wait, Down, Come, and Drop It. If you tell me "EP!" or NO, I can learn on the first time. I'm crate-trained, potty-trained, and very good in the house. However, I am known for stealing the toilet paper roll, or any other paper item if left unattended! I can be a bit of a Trickster! My foster-mom says that if she named me, she might call me Loki!

After a morning walk in the park, I am happy to hang around the house, catch sunrays in the backyard, patrol for lizards, or post myself on watch at the gate to the front yard. I also love tossing and thrashing my Jolly Ball, or playing gentle tug-of-war. On after-dinner walks, I enjoy a canyon trail in the cool of the evening before sunset.

When I was at the Ranch, I didn't know what would happen next, even though all my ranch people did their very best to make me feel secure and loved. Sometimes, when it was time for one of my favorite people to leave for the day, I would grab their sleeve to beg them to stay. It was the only way I could plead with them to stay with me, and spend more time with me. The ranch can be so loud and busy, with so many people coming and going and dogs barking all the time. I was just trying to tell them to take me home with them, please let me just live in a house!

But now I have my foster-house! I love having my own yard, my own two people (my foster-mom and foster-dad), my own house where everything is stable and quiet. My foster-mom follows the same routine every day, and that makes me feel safe because I know what is going to happen. I help my mom make coffee in the morning, go on walks, hang around the house, and at night we settle down and watch TV. When my foster parents leave the house, either together or alone, they always come back. And I get to stay at my house! Safe and secure. My foster-parents are always there (they have a college son too, who is gone a lot, so I am pretty much their only baby! They say they are empty-nesters. They don't even have a cat!).

Do you have a quiet home? Just a couple people in the house for me to love? I just want to hang out with you, patrol for lizards, and go on as many outside walks as you can do! I never get tired of walking! I just want my very own home to love."

If you are interested in meeting this dog, please fill out our online application first. Contact us via email at info@coastalK9gsr.org. The minimum adoption donation ranges from $350 to $500. This amount only partially covers the cost of veterinary care, boarding fees, and other miscellaneous expenses involved in the temporary care and adoption of our dogs and is tax deductible. Prior to placement, all dogs will be spayed or neutered, receive current vaccinations, and are usually microchipped. If not, arrangements will be made on an individual basis. Special consideration may be given to those willing to adopt older dogs or dogs with physical problems.