And you will be adding Jazz to your sig...when...
Answer A: Right now!
Answer B: When I'm sure that he'll integrate well here, and that I can provide him with what he needs - he has more wolf in him than any other dog I have fostered or worked with before, and I want to make sure I can keep him happy!
It will require my new fenced yard to go in ASAP (and by fenced I'm talking 8' tall, double-gated, chew-proof/dig-proof enclosure with a dig guard installed and electric wire run at the top
), and to have a lot of enrichment/stimulation oppurtunities like a water tub/pond, stuff to climb on, things to play with, etc. As great as Jasper does in the house, wolfdogs need endless stimulation and are constantly using their minds (there is no way to describe it, I used to think it would be like a Siberian x10, but now that Jasper's here I see it's a totally DIFFERENT level of using their brain, completely off-the-charts). They rarely do well as full-time house dogs and I can completely see why.
I have no problem with any of this, especially since I know that Willow and Bandit will LOVE to spend time out there with Jasper playing in such a fun, escape-proof yard. Huskies are escape artists too, so I figure a fence built to be wolf-proof can't be such a bad thing.
So... yeah. I'm committed to this boy and after working in wolfdog rescue, I have seen how many animals get sent through the rescue network and never find homes, or it takes months or years because there are so few willing and competent homes. I don't want Jasper to go through that kind of stress. I think he will just have to stay here.
So, updating sig now.
