Uncle Chris's Foster Dog Academy

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Hi!

Thanks for taking the time to check out Uncle Chris's Foster Dog Academy, where your new best friend learns the ropes of how to become a great pet. "Uncle" Chris and "Auntie" Kate have been fostering dogs in their home for local shelters and rescue groups since 2003. Rescue dogs sometimes just need a little help getting ready to be pets, and Uncle Chris just helps them get there.

Skills they often learn:
  • Housetraining & Crate Training - these are great skills to help a dog get adopted.
  • Stairs - some dogs have never been in a house before and need to learn the basics of how to live in a home.
  • Leash Walking - walking well on a leash is a great skill for a dog heading to a new family.
  • Basic Obedience - the dogs learn basics like Sit, Stay, and Down with positive-only reinforcement. While Uncle Chris isn't a certified dog trainer, he's trained almost 100 foster dogs to be excellent family members. Obedience is a fantastic way for a dog to understand their relationship with their new family.
How about a couple of examples?

Tucker on his way to Uncle Chris's house

Like Tucker, here. He had a bit of a rough landing in the shelter when his owner passed away, and needed a soft spot to get a fresh start. He polished up his home skills and got adopted at age 10 to go live his best life.

Poor Selma could barely walk.

Or Selma, who had been found as a stray and was discovered to have been eating gravel to try and survive. She got all fixed up (and recovered at UC's house from two shelter-provided surgeries - one that discovered the gravel in her tummy, the other to fix her ACL), learned some new skills, and got adopted into a loving home.

Selma turned out just fine after some good nutrition and love.

This is all about the dogs - they come in as fosters, often needing a little extra attention or help, they learn basic household and obedience skills, then they get adopted by awesome people like you and become fantastic family members. And most importantly? All the dogs are loved just like family and are welcome to stay however long it takes for them to find their perfect home.

How you can help: Share, Share, Share!! The way these pups get adopted is by being seen by as many people as possible. You can follow Uncle Chris on Facebook here - Uncle Chris's Facebook Page and Instagram here - Uncle Chris's Instagram Account.

Would you like to adopt one of the dogs you've seen? There is often information in the FB or IG posts about how to fill out an application - or just send a direct message on either of those platforms and UC will gladly send you more information.

Thanks so much for all your support!
"Uncle" Chris Miller

More Stories...

Pluto turned out to be a snuggle monster.

Pluto was struggling so much in the shelter that the staff was given an ultimatum: he needed a foster or permanent home, or he was going to be euthanized. He was going crazy in that shelter, doing backflips anytime a person walked by his kennel to try and get attention. He walked into Uncle Chris's house like he owned the place - crated easily, learned all his obedience skills in a snap, and walked like a professionally trained dog on the leash. He went from death row to being a cherished member of the family who adopted him.
Check out this video of his fantastic walking skills - https://youtu.be/bTASQo8ITeI

Eyes (AKA Charlie) is a recent foster and did great.

"Dyin Eyes" is a retired racing greyhound that came to stay with Uncle Chris and Auntie Kate. He came with some great skills already (stairs, leash skills, house/crate trained) and he flourished with his obedience training. He learned Down, Stay, and Sit - and he learned them so well! He's a good boy and is going to be fantastic in his new home with his Forever Family.

We hope you'll join us as we work towards putting great dogs in great homes!!



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