ARI the cattle dog broke all Geelong Animal Rescue records for longest animal in care last week \u2013 notching up 1,000 days.<\/p>\n
The four-year-old working dog came to GAR from the Geelong Animal Welfare Society in September 2016 and clocked over 1,000 days in care on June 2.<\/p>\n
Ari\u2019s foster carer Tori Edmonds, who is also GAR\u2019s Intake and Animal Placement Manager, described the dog as a bit of a complex girl as she was easily frightened and quite nervous, but also very loyal and obedient.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know for certain but feel she has experienced some trauma in her life as she has had at least six homes we know of (GAWS tried to rehome her several times, but she was returned to them on each occasion),\u201d Tori said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has definitely suffered in her past life, as she was between 12-18 months when we got her, and already significantly \u2018damaged\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut she works very hard to please us at home, and she is a true Foster Daddy\u2019s Girl without a doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n
GAR will be looking for another foster carer for Ari once she has recovered from leg surgery, which is in about seven weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking for a special foster carer to trial Ari\u2026 she has been through a lot in her short life, so she really needs someone who has patient and understanding attitude,\u201d Tori said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has been in her current foster home for quite some time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past when she has moved from this home, she has regressed in her training and has begun resource guarding behaviour which is no longer present in her current home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis makes it a little hard for us to find a great forever home for her, because the dog you see in the foster home, is not necessarily the dog you get!\u201d<\/p>\n
Tori said Ari was best suited to a home with no other pets and when she bonded with a person, she thinks she needs to protect that person from everyone, and everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cAri is content in the yard\u2026 she is not destructive, nor has she ever tried to escape.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe genuinely think she would be happy to never leave the yard, her \u2018safe zone\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cAri is smart, loyal, loving and obedient in the home.<\/p>\n
\u201cAri is quite playful and is happy to play on her own.<\/p>\n
\u201cTennis balls are her favourite, she has about 40 and she throws them around to herself and chases them around the yard.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd lastly, she\u2019s cute as a button.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you think you\u2019re the person who can help give Ari a second chance, please contact manager@ geelonganimalrescue.org.au to discuss suitability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ARI the cattle dog broke all Geelong Animal Rescue records for longest animal in care last week \u2013 notching up 1,000 days. The four-year-old working dog came to GAR from the Geelong Animal Welfare Society in September 2016 and clocked over 1,000 days in care on June 2. Ari\u2019s foster carer Tori Edmonds, who is […]<\/p>\n