Ben represents our utter failure at serving as foster parents for Gordon Setter rescue. After several weeks in foster care with us, we’ve decided that Ben needs to be with us permanently.

Sadly, Ben’s story is typical of rescued dogs who struggle to find a forever home. At 2 years of age, he was dropped off at the Idaho Humane Society by the first owner’s neighbor. The owner had abandoned Ben, and the neighbor was unable to care for him. At that point, Ben was malnourished and wormy, and he was rescued from the shelter by GSCA rescue. From there he was adopted by an elderly setter fancier, who four years later, placed him with rescue again when she could no longer care for him. In rescue it was discovered he was a resource guarder, making a permanent placement challenging.

We were Ben’s second foster home, and applied behavior modification techniques to work on his food bowl and furniture guarding. He has shown tremendous improvement. It is remarkable how quickly behavior modification can address and solve troubling canine behaviors. In the course of his daily training, we realized Ben was meant to be with us. A healthy, handsome 7 year-old, Ben now has a bright and busy future: he will earn his CGC and train for rally obedience, and participate in AKC hunt tests. Please welcome Ben, “Tuxedo’s 24/7” as the newest addition to the Tuxedo family.

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