Dear Blogosphere,
I need ideas for how to advertise my foster dog further and/or make him more adoptable. He wears his "adopt me" vest outdoors on walks, several pet stores have posted his profile on their Facebook pages and we go to adoption events at Petsmart.
He is housebroken, good with other dogs, and leash trained. Onyxx also knows a few tricks (shake, play dead) etc. He wants to eat all the food and will have to be crated when you're out but other than that, he's generally a very easy dog who just wants cuddles and food. We're setting up his first meet and greet (after two months!) but just in case that doesn't work out, I need a backup plan.
What more can I do? Besides dressing him up as an elf/Sugar Plum Fairy?
He is housebroken, good with other dogs, and leash trained. Onyxx also knows a few tricks (shake, play dead) etc. He wants to eat all the food and will have to be crated when you're out but other than that, he's generally a very easy dog who just wants cuddles and food. We're setting up his first meet and greet (after two months!) but just in case that doesn't work out, I need a backup plan.
What more can I do? Besides dressing him up as an elf/Sugar Plum Fairy?
Adorable. Sugar Plum Fairy :-) Happy BlogPaws WW. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
ReplyDeleteWe'll see if he objects to wearing a tutu.
DeleteI love him, he's gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! He has very shiny fur.
DeleteThose photos definitely help! There has been a lot of research on how far adorable photos of adoptable dogs can go in getting them adopted. I'm going to e-mail you with another idea I have (regarding what a great pet he'd make for an older person that won't let him get fat!)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely right on photos
DeleteGood grief, he's such a little cutie, I would have thought he'd be snapped up! He probably just needs to have a photo taken with a lightish background doing a head tilt. I'm sure he will find a home soon, good luck!
ReplyDeleteI'll keep your advice in mind. Wish you could take the photos!
DeleteMaybe make him his own facebook page or twitter account?
ReplyDeleteMaybe his own Facebook page. That's being added to the project list if the meet doesn't work out. Thanks!
DeleteI like 2Browndawgs idea. Are you working with a Rescue? Have they posted him on their page or through Adopt-a Pet or PetFinder? He's such a cutie.
ReplyDeleteYes. He's on Petfinder.
DeletePhotos are a good start. Have you tried the Tuesday Tails BlogHop by DogsnPawz yet? could feature him on that - looks like you've got a whole story on him already
ReplyDeleteYes, I did that a few weeks ago. Thanks though!
Deleteawwwwww how adorable!!!!! I wish you the best of luck!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are #69 in the hop if you wanna come on by :)
Thanks!
DeleteSo cute! Post pics of him looking at camera if you can, so really see his adorable face. We can share one of these in Rescues Rock on our site and promote if you want? Not sure how many people close enough would see, but Roxy and Diesel, the 2 bonded chis that I featured a few weeks ago got adopted this week finally. The more who get the message to adopt the merrier and more likely. Who do people contact? A Rescue or you directly?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the offer! I'll send you photos next week if the meet doesn't work out. People should contact the rescue. Glad the Chis found a home!
DeleteI'm surprised he hasn't been snapped up, I haven't got any other ideas apart from those already mentioned,
ReplyDeleteGood luck,
Your pal Snoopy :)
Thanks Snoopy!
DeleteI simply can't believe someone hasn't snatched him up, he is darling!! Sounds like you're doing everything you should, I can't think of anything else.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm in that stumped stage.
DeleteMy husband has great luck (with everything from restaurants to getting our street plowed by the city) on Twitter! Try tweeting (or instagram) a new tidbit about him each day with several different hashtags like #cutestdogever, #dogoftheday, #smalldog, #dailypuppy, etc.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to invite you to participate in my new blog hop. It's called WinsDay and it's all about celebrating your dog showing/training wins!
http://corgipants.blogspot.com/2013/12/wedneday-is-winsday.html
Thanks for the tip! It seems to have really worked for your husband. We're not actively training right now (at least class-wise) but when we do, I'll keep the blog hop in mind.
DeleteI'm surprised you're having trouble placing him, he is super adorable! Maybe try tweeting more pics of him? Try to capture some fun videos too? Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI know! I thought he would go fast. He's cute and a pretty easy dog.
DeleteHe is sooo cute... have you thought of making a video, then linking that video to one of the code thingys? And just place the code with his picture... so that when people scan it with their smart phone they see his videos? Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. We might try to work on a video this weekend. It's been so dismal though that we've had barely any natural light and black dogs are hard to photograph!
DeleteRoooooo he is a real cutie pie. I will share this post on my Pinterest page, and FB in case one of my readers are looking for a little pup *Waggy tail*
ReplyDeleteWoofs from Alfie
www.alfiesblog.com
Thanks for your help, Alfie!
DeleteWish I had a bright idea to add. Since I don't ill just send our best pawsitive wishes that the meet and greet works out!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It looks like it might happen next week.
DeleteHe's quite cute so I have no idea why he hasn't been adopted. Black Dog Syndrome I guess, but that usually only applies to the big dogs.....
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking it might be BBD coupled with the Chihuahua thing. There are so many of them (Chihuahuas) in shelters. I joke that I'm going to dress Onyxx up as a Yorkie and he'll be adopted in a flash. Or do an experiment where I take Mr. N out with the "adopt me" vest and see how many inquires we get.
DeleteElf/sugar plum fairy! Now that would be cuteness overload. I have had quite the success adopting out cats over the years by posting photos at my place of work (600+ employees), and just getting out the word there. If you know of anybody that works for a large organization (or really just any workplace), ask if they have a place to post items. You might be surprised at the response you get! It has worked well for me...three kitties over the years ADOPTED!!!
ReplyDeleteHmm... my workplace has an online "marketplace." I'll have to ask around.
Deletewhat a cutie! good luck finding his forever home!
ReplyDeleteThanks! We appreciate it.
DeleteAfter our experience with foster dogs, I'd highly reccomend some Xmas themed photos! Have the rescue change the photos on his page to the Xmas photos, and send us some to share on our blog & fb! If you can send us the link to his page on the rescue we would love to promote. Our final foster dog in Kansas, Maverick was adopted b/c of his cute xmas antlers photo caught their eye!
ReplyDeleteI think we missed all the Santa photos. We do have a Valentine-themed tie around somewhere... I'll send you his Petfinder link. We should get together soon!
DeleteThese pics are so cute!! I can't believe he hasn't been adopted...I'd think that the little ones would go first. Have you tried posting at your local library? Many seniors visit libraries and if he's pretty easy to take care of...maybe that would work out! Best of luck to finding him his forever home.
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