My name is Fenyx - Located in WA!

Fenyx has been settling in well into his foster home. He is super smart and wants to please, so we think he would be great for someone who likes to mold their pup into a great canine citizen! He is such a wiggle butt when learning, super eager, very puppy-like and high energy, but he does learn quickly and it's really fun to watch him grow and thrive!

Fenyx LOVES people! He has even met a 2 year old that he let boop his nose. He loves affection, pets, cuddles, hugs! He is the best weighted blanket, the best dancer and hugger! He has the sweetest face that you can't resist! He uses his legs in the funniest ways. He will just lean on you b/c he knows you're his rock! He loves to be close and touching. He can sometimes be a trip hazard but could also be an amazing contact heeler! He's the quintessential VELCRO dog!

He is learning so much:

• House manners


• Potty trained


• Foster works on eye contact through hand feeding


• Sit, Down, Place, Crate, Stay, Bed, Here, Stand, Leave it esp around prey [all in progress vs prooved] . 
  
  
  
  • He's being trained in German mostly but once dogs learn the behavior it's not that hard to change the language. 
  
  
  
  


• Working on luring in Heel posiitons and Loose Leash Walking


• Touch command


• Off leash work - doing well but at this time he can only go where he won't run into stranger dogs, however he can recall from prey


• Ecollar conditioning


• Hind Leg awareness work


• Thresholds


• Calm behavior and reducing impulsivity and reactivity


• Independent sleeping/resting - working on needing less reassurance


• Crate training
  
  
  
  • He is quiet and clean in the crate! He does whine at times and in the car he needs a cover, but he sleeps through the night. However, he is sensitive to sounds and may bark at times esp with fireworks.
  
  
  
  

He's been learning the ropes of living in a home and sharing the space with other dogs. He integrated into the foster's pack easily and quickly with proper introductions!
At first, he didn't really know what to make of his foster sister's attempts to play, but he has finally given in and they love romping around the yard. It took him a bit to learn what proper play ettiquette is but he had a good teacher! So, with proper introductions, he can be great with other dogs and is overall a conflict avoider but one that is not overly submissive. He would do best with dogs who are good confident teachers. 
However, he can be reactive with other/stranger dogs! We suspect that it's because he has not had much socialization, possibly because he was crated all his life, that he can become over-stimulated quickly when seeing stranger dogs, prey animals, helicopters, loud bangs/noises, etc. This is a fear-based response and he needs continued training to help him become more confident. His reactivity depends heavily on the situation and can range from whining to lunging. A new thing we learned is that if he's introduced to the human before meeting the new dogs, he does very well and was able to meet a new dog without issues. He is not meant to be a city dog, at least not for some time! He would need much work to be able to handle busy areas and passing dogs without reacting. 

He is a soft dog and easily corrected [when not in over-arousal]. He is a [mostly] well mannered dog in the home but without structure, good boundaries/working for priveleges and consistency, he could develop bad habits. For example, he worked through some initial resource guarding of his human/couch but that's no longer an issue! However, it may resurface in a new home. Resource guarding and Separation anxiety are the most seen issues in this breed. Giving him too much attention/affection and too few boundaries could make him into an insecure dog who develops those issues. 

He might enjoy scent work or NASDA as he does not let go of a scent when he catches it! His foster took him to barn hunt and he peed on the bails, snuggled with the instructure but once he caught the whiff of the rat, he was VERY interested!

Ideal Home:
Experienced and breed-savvy home! He would love someone who is excited about training sessions, takes him on adventures in the forest vs the city and loves on him! He has A LOT of prey drive - definitely will keep you safe from squirrles - and it is imperative that his forever human understands how to work with him around that. Meaning, he needs his prey drive satisfied with play before being able to engage in pack drive and training! His foster has started working on that but his new human will need to continue the work. He gets to explore and satisfy his prey drive on hikes and he recalls well. 
Ideally, there are no young children in the home. He is super sweet and gentle when he has met kids but in the home, he can be bouncy and gets very excited and starts to nip during play; plus, he likes to jump and hug. 
Although he LOVES people and affection, he can get overstimulated with too much attention and is not meant to be a party goer.
He hopes that his human will help him build confidence to need less reassurance - well, we hope that, he would love to hug you all day long!  
Ideally, his new human knows how to slowly integrate him into a pack and doesn't require him to be dog friendly off the bat!! We believe he has the potential to become dog neutral but it will take time and dedication! We really hope YOU are out there! 

Fenyx has so much LOVE to give and is just waiting for his furever match! Would that be you?  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you are interested in adopting this pet please complete an application! Completed applications that match the need of the dog will be contacted as soon as possible. 

We often post updates on the Ninja's Woof Haus Rescue Facebook Group: Join Here - there you can also search for posts on him: #NinjaRescuedFenyx

If you have questions about this pet please contact us Here

Additional information about Ninja's Woof Haus and all of our dogs for adoption can be located on our WEBSITE and check out our FAQ page for adoption requirements!