Scared foster dog brings his person a toy for the first time

Sunday, a foster dog who scares easily around people, padded up to his foster mom one night with a toy in his mouth. By her account, it was the first time he had ever brought her a toy, or carried one anywhere. “You brought the baby with you,” she told him.

He didn’t stay put, but after a few nibbles at her fingertips he came back for more. Later came the late-night zoomies, as he tore around the dim room with a red toy in his jaws.

On Day 2 with his foster mom, Tori, Sunday kept his distance by a wall pillar while she nudged treats closer, until he finally took one from her palm. What worked, she found: “If I pretend I am not Looking at him he will come closer to me lol.”

Meet Sunday

• Tori describes him as “very timid and easily scared by humans,” but says he “loves dogs.”
• Her joke about his schedule: “We swear he’s a vampire bc he only comes out at night.”

Pet parents could relate

• “Hes all legs and i love it” — @bird_sperle
• “My FAVORITE thing is when fosters first start to play and you can begin to see their personality shine. It warms my heart every time” — @pawsitivelymarie_

Her Day 2 trick lines up with ASPCApro’s advice for shy and fearful dogs: let the dog approach at his own pace, and “look down or away” instead of making direct eye contact.

Not bad for a dog who spent Day 2 hanging back by a pillar.

Which moment shows Sunday's trust growing the most?

Taking a treat from her handComing back for more nibblesBringing her a toyThe late-night zoomies

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