T.J.
sweet and soft but has some quirks and a seizure disorder
LoveDogs "Homie"
male / 9 y o / 49 lbs
LoveDogs "Homie"
male / 9 y o / 49 lbs
The beautiful soulful T.J. gaze that melts your heart!
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Therapy dog for equines T.J. visiting his friend Emerson
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T.j. & Trixie doing canine eclipse on "eclipse day!"
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Teej is a special dog.. he has a calm, sweet exterior.. hes polite and affectionate.. He has a ton of dog pals and if after spending a fair amount of time with him you'd say hes a very easy going, extremely handsome and wonderfully soulful, friendly boy... & you'd be 100% right! He is all that!!! We have also seen him when he worries.. we haven't figured out yet everything that concerns him... We know the usual dog phobias of thunder and fireworks but there's more.. and as yet we just aren't sure what sets him off sometimes. Shaking, panting, hiding.. the whole bit!
When he worries hes always inside ... we've found that getting leashed and taken out for a walk easily resets his brain.. he goes back to being a wiggly soft smiley dog! There have been mornings we have come in and found TJ inside a tiny coat closet that houses stacks of storage boxes... He finds ways to self soothe when he feels afraid but were concerned that his options are always safe ones! We've put a camera on him so we can watch him at night and 95% of the time hes fine!!
TJ also suffers from a partial seizure disorder where he licks and swallows everything in sight.
So our beautiful sweet TJ is a bit of a puzzle... we are picking away, doing our best to sleuth out the triggers, find ways to desensitize him as well as help him discover safe remedies for his fearful episodes!!
TJ is a fabulous dog who has a weird phobia that manifests from our perspective randomly!
TJ has his life at the farm very well organized.. Routines were set up to provide him with as much comfort, purpose and choice as possible! For the most part he is a very happy guy! Sean the farms office manager is TJs best buddy! Sean had wanted to adopt TJ some years ago but after we learned more about his seizure disorder it made more sense for TJ to become one of LOVE DOGS' HOMIES.. and be Sean's assistant during the day!
When he worries hes always inside ... we've found that getting leashed and taken out for a walk easily resets his brain.. he goes back to being a wiggly soft smiley dog! There have been mornings we have come in and found TJ inside a tiny coat closet that houses stacks of storage boxes... He finds ways to self soothe when he feels afraid but were concerned that his options are always safe ones! We've put a camera on him so we can watch him at night and 95% of the time hes fine!!
TJ also suffers from a partial seizure disorder where he licks and swallows everything in sight.
So our beautiful sweet TJ is a bit of a puzzle... we are picking away, doing our best to sleuth out the triggers, find ways to desensitize him as well as help him discover safe remedies for his fearful episodes!!
TJ is a fabulous dog who has a weird phobia that manifests from our perspective randomly!
TJ has his life at the farm very well organized.. Routines were set up to provide him with as much comfort, purpose and choice as possible! For the most part he is a very happy guy! Sean the farms office manager is TJs best buddy! Sean had wanted to adopt TJ some years ago but after we learned more about his seizure disorder it made more sense for TJ to become one of LOVE DOGS' HOMIES.. and be Sean's assistant during the day!
TJ has his life at the farm very well organized.. Routines were set up to provide him with as much comfort, purpose and choice as possible! For the most part he is a very happy guy! Sean the farms office manager is TJs best buddy! Sean had wanted to adopt TJ some years ago but after we learned more about his seizure disorder it made more sense for TJ to become one of LOVE DOGS' HOMIES.. and be Sean's assistant during the day! Teej accompanies Sean on all his duties around the farm, he enjoys lounging on the sofa or curled up under Seans desk when rest is needed. Sean is very attuned to TJ's signals and is always on top of things when TJ requires medication!