a lot of time here and he's also spent over two months in foster care trying to become acclimated to what it be like to live in a home and be surrounded by people and possibly other dogs all the time he's a really good boy and really sweet with people but shows a little bit of dog aggression when passes other dogs it is kind or when he's passing dogs that are in their kennels but he's really friendly with people only yeah he is and as you seen him came right over to us he's very playful  like he wants to be an active dog and i think he'd be a really good fit for somebody it's going to take time for him to warm up and try to break that dog aggression that he does have to just take some extra training once he got home but when he was in foster care he was around both a male dog in a female dog and he took much better to the female dog while trying to be the alpha towards a male so you may be able to if you do have a female dog bring him into your world and it might work out and then hopefully he could learn from the other dog that you're going to run into another dog like on the street taken for a walk or the best thing i think for him is to start seen dogs at a distance ok and become less reactive as he gets closer to them you know  you see the dog at the distance and he's just if he sees them and is focused on them but is not reactive and is just standing then you can just go the other way but he's already succeeded by not barking or not rolling towards them you know and he is strong and use a little little difficult the leash but if you get a harness for him he seemed to take really well to a harness just shorten the distance in between him and other dogs and without him becoming reactive in a really rewarding him for it and letting him know that that's the way to be is probably where you want to start but he will need  training and after he's adopted just break him of that because you don't want any and so it's not right but the point being that it can be trained he can be trained to eventually be ok to the point where it shouldn't scare you away from him because he's really sleepy sweetheart is the new it definitely should scare you away i mean dogs or it happens dogs are reactive you know you know owners live with that their entire lives sometimes dogs change their ways sometimes they don't and it really depends on the owner if they want to put in the time to make that change for their dog's life and it's for the better you know it is he'd be a good dog for an owner an experience owner but that they can learn together you know they can teach each other things and because i have a really good companionship alr wants to be as close years you possibly can get i've only known him for about fifteen minutes and he was whining when i left the yardies i mean he was lying to come out of the crate he just is absolute love so much fun so he was adopted here and spent a year with a family with three kids six years old nine years old eleven years old he was returned to us but only because of his size the family just thought he was too much for big dog owners max is definitely not to much to handle he's just really really good walking on this harness here a little different when it's on around his neck but really good on leash with the harness supersmart so he's going to pick up on commands easily he is housebroken he had free range of the house he lived in slept files and we haven't seen anything any sniper reactions from him around other dogs except just kind of wanted to go introduce himself but if he has another dog that he can play with and they can keep each other company probably be a good fit for max while while the families away doing whatever they have to do during the day he seems like he can take care of himself but the whimpering when i left the room that shows maybe a little bit of separation anxiety that's why i think another dog in the household that he can get along with the company and that might  ok so we've got a bonded pair here sonny and cher sure so we've gone down about seventy five pounds from the last dog that we just  saw so these two are going to need to be adopted together they were local strays which never really happens around here because of our spayed neutered laws which are so good so they've been here for a couple months they were spayed and neutered when they got here so that's taken care of which is good but they're pretty nervous they are a little reactive this is sunny sunny more reactive to other dogs and things going around on around him than share is share is much calmer  little a little shy and scared as you can see she's got a little chihuahua shakes going on she's scared of cars so big fast moving things or you know when they're parked she avoids them but she was in they were both in foster care they are getting house broken but they're not there yet but they've been strays all their life so they don't really know what house is in the foster mom said they didn't really understand the concept of toys or treats yet but they started to pick up on treats they tried to be in a crate together they like to lay on each other and share is much more willing to just go inside and lay down but once she gets in there sonny is more apt to go in there because they're so bonded but they're four years old that's a long time to be out on the streets by themselves but you have to think that they're really really smart and like i said aware of their their surroundings because for two small dogs to survive that strays out outside through winters especially if they  in massachusetts their whole life they have to be very smart and you know take care of themselves and look out for each other and it doesn't surprise me that they're scared of cars because to strays cars and i guess people sometimes are the biggest threats you know they're going to avoid them at all costs  after being outside for four years it may take them a little time to warm up to everybody or to their new surroundings but they did well in foster care they're there for a couple months and now they're back here ready to go home with somebody who is going to take care of them for the rest of  so all the cats are mostly cast you see in this room are came from a hoarding situation right here in massachusetts where there were ninety two cats and one house so with the help of the m a s p ca and the shelter our shelter took thirty two of the cats in ca took in the rest so all ninety two were rescued from the home and are looking for better situations but yours has left us now after he's got a meal and him but he needs more meals and he's nine years old he's super skinny he looks like he's about a two year old cat by his weight and he's going to need some plumping up and some good meals and some good luck because he's in a bed in a really strange situation and it takes some time it takes cats that come from a situation like that a lot of time to warm up to individual they all need homes but there is going to be an adjustment period especially when they have come from a situation where their real only companions were all cats and ninety other cats so so whatever  different age groups to like who said butters nine than there were some that are four or five years old and then some of that are kittens and you have to think that a lot of the kittens that the four five year old ones are their mother and father's that's because the situation that they were in i'm sure there were letter all of them and it's given is going to give them an opportunity and going to give people an opportunity to adopt a cat that you know it's a great win win for everybody so i think us should know about letters in particular any of the captains just if you were to come down and come in this room it's usually locked so you'll be with a volunteer or somebody who works the cats but yeah if you come into a room like this just just be careful be cautious you know never approach a cat let them come to you first kind of just sit in one of the chairs and observe let them observe you and get going to get your scent because some of them are scared temperamental coming from a situation like that so just let them come to you and they'll kind of pick you you know if you come you may have a cat in mind when you come that you want that actually happened to me and a friend of mine but then once we got here that one wasn't as personable as we wanted so this other kitten approached us and that's the one that pointed up adopted so you know we have a hand and adopt helping to adopt someone from the hoarding situation so that's really good massive she is a well fed cat tabby cat six years old she was a local surrender the owner was had some health issues couldn't take care of felicia to the best of her abilities anymore so taken over for a few weeks here she's only been here since december second so it's only really been a short amount of time she's looking for a quiet home to go to probably no kids she's fine with kids but she probably will just hide if kids came to the house more than anything it seems to be but she's a great cat you know super friendly and it's like she's just laying here and i'm trying to escape so and work at one hundred percent indoor catch never been also outside so i want to make sure she goes to a home where she'll be a folding or cat to great ok so if you're interested in checking out felicia you can see her information right now but stay tuned because we're going to be heading to a well humane society afterwards fifty five thousand dollars and then we had santa visit the shelter and that weekend we reserve are five thousand for the animal that's out and half and a really busy and exciting month for us that's great news and i'm sure you need it with the cold weather com about seven years old and she is a boxer she's got this beautiful brindle coat and as you can suit she is quite sweet and snugly she had her choice she would just snuggle and get belly rubs all day long she has some lump surgery later this week on our dime to take care of that and i just need a little follow up after that to make sure that they don't continue or grow over growing again ok but otherwise the surgery really should take care of it for her and part of all that money raised at our events does help to pay for things like that and we know about cats kids she can do is absolutely go home with kids she loves people she loves children and she may do ok with a dog say that savvy cat as well but she would rather be the only surrendered because the prior family wasn't happy that he wasn't housebroken ok so we're trying to work on that fear we think maybe he just hasn't been with enough families that are experienced dog households before to really put him on a good schedule and get patient but he's a really fun little pup he's a super social he loves people he would do great in a household with kids other dogs cats you can really go to almost any household as long as they're a little experienced and happy to put in that time to do  right so we're here with the phillips is nine years old he is a really sweet cat he really likes to be pat and he loves treats as you can see came in with another having phoebe doesn't joy being around other cats and he may do well with a dog he's never lived with a dog but he hasn't had adverse reactions to dogs that he's seen is probably best with teens or older because he is a little nervous with handling so he would be boss of cat savvy teens or adult only home but he would love to live with other cats as well great would he be ok with dogs i think we might be ok with cats have a dog doesn't live with a dog but we have him in our shelter fairly close to the dog some very different that's the time this is georgian fill up and if you can't tell they are acts you want tell us a little bit about them yes so these guys are about six months old oh and  lot of the animals we got here they were surrendered they're super sweet and social even though the family had to surrender them they still did a really good job of handling them when they were younger and getting them to this level of socialization because they're incredibly sweet  they just will have to coddle and snuggle those sit on your shoulder for hours they are very sweet and they actually make really great pets for kids because if you've got a pair that are really so show they're easy to handle they're easy to pick up they're not as fragile as you know some of the smaller animals like hamsters and young like that what goes into taking care of a rat out of curiosity and so you want to have a nice big enclosure for them because they do need lots of space to d some rats can be trained to do all sorts of things you can train them to go retrieve things they're very very smart animals and they want to be a part of your everyday lifestyle and you know be with you while you're doing things  do they typically do ok with other animals yet there are lots of people who have their animals trained to be together so cats and dogs and all sorts of things with small animals like rats you know i think it really depends on your cat or a dog you don't have to make sure they don't worst things about rats is that their life expectancy is fairly short so they only live about two to three years oh wow so these guys are six months old and full grown at this point so they've hopefully will have another year and have two years on the also similar colors but you can usually tell by the coat and the pattern of the coat and if you are out that's kind of just like walking up to you it's probably somebody dropped the cows it's important to feed them a rat diet and also give them small scraps of people together while you adopt them out to someone who's never owned a rapper or would you expect them to have these guys could definitely go with someone who hasn't had a rat before we can give information and guidance philip and george would actually be a great match for a new rat on her because they are quite social and i think they would be easy first time it's ok great so if you're maybe thinking of taking the plunge to having a couple rats or if you've had rats or for anyone to check them out you can see  babies and they're able to find her three little babies and then one of them they when they first came in and they were quite fractious we had a pretty hard time handling them a lot of hissing and swatting and trying to bite but as you can kitten so and they will be probably going to a foster home for a couple of weeks and then she'll be able to be adopted after that and our foster homes are perfect really important socialization and care for the animals that come in so our foster programs really important to what we do here and you talk a little bit about how is this going to help them or are all cows know she came around really quickly that usually it takes them a little bit longer before they'll start coming around we start off feral kittens in a cage and when they go to a foster home they also use a dog crate to live and so they have their litter boxes they have their food everything they need right in the cage and they have a little hiding spot and to begin with with feral kittens usually you do hands off for the first couple of days so let them get you see you go in and feed when you're there and talk to them read out loud or sit and watch t v with them in the room and then we slowly start socializing in first small to fall in love with people and respond positively to that you'll get to a point where you're going into their cage and you don't have to get them any more because they start approaching you ok and that's when you know they're ready to come back for adoption ok and once the cat so are ready to go up for adoption as are anything at all are we need to keep in mind because they were are all are they pretty much like any other cat that point we expect that they'll usually revert a little bit back when they go to a new home ok so we do have a spirit kitten adopter guy that we give out with our adopters and we give that out with some families who adopt shy cats as well ok with tips on how to make the transition easiest and how to help them come out of their shell in their home and the best way is to get them set up for success anything else we should know about feral cats or if you think there is a feral cat colony or even just a single feral cat in your neighborhood that needs help reach out to a local organization because we would love to see them become spayed or neutered and vaccinated to prevent more little edna's running around the streets she's awful cute but we're happy we got her inside because it would be a lot harder for her affair outside especially with the storms coming adult feral cats definitely can take care of themselves outside they've learned they know what they're supposed to do but we want to see less of them out there so that they don't have to struggle right great and so you ask a posting when they are available for adoption yes yet another great perk of being a foster home is that you get to help find them homes so a lot of times are fosters will find them homes with their friends and family before they come back but we do get a lot of kittens that are posted right to our website that are available as well all right so if you're interested in keeping up with that's all the time we have in this episode of the doc tells we want to say thank you to crystal here at the well humane society and to jeff at the northeast animal shelter you can find us online at facebook dot com slash adopt tales and you can watch all past episodes of our show at