Check out our sister brand, Kinship, for vet chat, a nutrition calculator, basic obedience training, and (much) more. So you're never flying solo in this pet parenting thing.
Socks' personality has stayed consistent since her temperament test at 9 weeks of age -- very rare for puppies who change and grow every single day. During her temperament test, she showed high food drive, high confidence, fast recovery from anything scary (or simply not finding anything scary in the first place), high environmental stability, and an enthusiasm to join in with whatever is going on around her. Social and forgiving, this is a puppy that could take on the world!
Now 11+ weeks later, she is much the same - her attention span has improved a lot though! She is still high energy, social, and unflappable. Her food drive is incredible; she has taken to luring for treats like she's done it her entire life. During training sessions, not only does she understand new concepts rapidly, she also then autonomously applies them without having to be guided into doing so.
For instance, we have been working on some impulse control exercises with her - within a few repetitions it clicked that she needed to keep all 4 feet on the floor. When we added "duration" (time between rewards she needed to refrain from jumping in order to earn said reward) she started automatically offering a sit and eye contact, things we'd only lightly touched on previously! Then when we ended the official training session and went back to spending time as office dog, of course her first instinct was to return to jumping or trying to take food. However, she almost immediately self-corrected and offered up the positive behavior we'd just been reinforcing.
Socks' beginnings may have been humble - she and her 8 littermates were dumped on our doorstep overnight in a kennel, so our history about her and her litter is limited. All we know about them is limited to what we have observed personally during the length of their stay. But what we have observed is an exceptionally social, intelligent, human-focused, and food motivated bunch who will enrich the lives of whoever choses them.
So if you come to meet her, don't be fooled by her high energy levels or how she nearly bounces off the walls. Her learning style and retention ability shows us hints of dog mature beyond her age and intelligent to boot! This girl is eager to please, loves to "work," and such an enthusiastic and spongy learner. Come meet Socks today!!!
Socks' personality has stayed consistent since her temperament test at 9 weeks of age -- very rare for puppies who change and grow every single day. During her temperament test, she showed high food drive, high confidence, fast recovery from anything scary (or simply not finding anything scary in the first place), high environmental stability, and an enthusiasm to join in with whatever is going on around her. Social and forgiving, this is a puppy that could take on the world!
Now 11+ weeks later, she is much the same - her attention span has improved a lot though! She is still high energy, social, and unflappable. Her food drive is incredible; she has taken to luring for treats like she's done it her entire life. During training sessions, not only does she understand new concepts rapidly, she also then autonomously applies them without having to be guided into doing so.
For instance, we have been working on some impulse control exercises with her - within a few repetitions it clicked that she needed to keep all 4 feet on the floor. When we added "duration" (time between rewards she needed to refrain from jumping in order to earn said reward) she started automatically offering a sit and eye contact, things we'd only lightly touched on previously! Then when we ended the official training session and went back to spending time as office dog, of course her first instinct was to return to jumping or trying to take food. However, she almost immediately self-corrected and offered up the positive behavior we'd just been reinforcing.
Socks' beginnings may have been humble - she and her 8 littermates were dumped on our doorstep overnight in a kennel, so our history about her and her litter is limited. All we know about them is limited to what we have observed personally during the length of their stay. But what we have observed is an exceptionally social, intelligent, human-focused, and food motivated bunch who will enrich the lives of whoever choses them.
So if you come to meet her, don't be fooled by her high energy levels or how she nearly bounces off the walls. Her learning style and retention ability shows us hints of dog mature beyond her age and intelligent to boot! This girl is eager to please, loves to "work," and such an enthusiastic and spongy learner. Come meet Socks today!!!
If you are interested in one of our adoptable pets you can come by the Adoption Center and fill out an application, download one from our website, or submit a request to receive one by email. Once your application has been reviewed and approved we will have you and your potential new pet meet and greet. If you would like to adopt a dog we also ask that you bring along your current dogs to meet with them also!
If there are no reservations on either party, the adoption contract will be signed and you will get to take your new family member home.
Email adopt.ffaa@gmail.com for current adoption fees.
All animals are spayed or neutered before adoption, have age appropriate vaccinations, and are microchipped.
If you are interested in one of our adoptable pets you can come by the Adoption Center and fill out an application, download one from our website, or submit a request to receive one by email. Once your application has been reviewed and approved we will have you and your potential new pet meet and greet. If you would like to adopt a dog we also ask that you bring along your current dogs to meet with them also!
If there are no reservations on either party, the adoption contract will be signed and you will get to take your new family member home.
Email adopt.ffaa@gmail.com for current adoption fees.
All animals are spayed or neutered before adoption, have age appropriate vaccinations, and are microchipped.
All of our adoptable animals are available to be seen at the Faithful Friends Adoption Center located in Neosho, MO! We are open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 12PM-6PM and Saturday & Sunday 10AM-4PM. We are closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday.
Please call in advance if you are driving from a distance to ensure that the animal you would like to adopt is still available!
All of our adoptable animals are available to be seen at the Faithful Friends Adoption Center located in Neosho, MO! We are open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 12PM-6PM and Saturday & Sunday 10AM-4PM. We are closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday.
Please call in advance if you are driving from a distance to ensure that the animal you would like to adopt is still available!
More about this shelter
Faithful Friends Animal Advocates, Inc is a non-profit organization commited to helping our community become a place where animals are treated with kindness and respect. Further, we want to be a voice for the welfare of animals in our community through various avenues.
People
The organization is comprised of volunteers who meet nearly weekly to organize events in order that we may serve the community successfully. There are many different opportunities to volunteer and donate time or financial gifts. If you are at all interested or know someone who would like to support our efforts, please contact us.
Faithful Friends Animal Advocates, Inc is a non-profit organization commited to helping our community become a place where animals are treated with kindness and respect. Further, we want to be a voice for the welfare of animals in our community through various avenues.
People
The organization is comprised of volunteers who meet nearly weekly to organize events in order that we may serve the community successfully. There are many different opportunities to volunteer and donate time or financial gifts. If you are at all interested or know someone who would like to support our efforts, please contact us.
Other pets at this
shelter
We'll also keep you updated on Indy's adoption status with email updates.
