Road Trip to Gurye and Jirisan with Rudy | Exploring Korea with foster dog

Rudy gets out of the city for a few days and drinks some fresh Jirisan 지리산water, like a very good boy.

There is a bit of a rant about the organization I foster through, which I will not name, so feel free to skip that. I mean, feel free to skip any part of these vlogs. But, I chose to include it in case anyone's really interested in fostering in Korea and want to know some of the realities of how to do that, and what social challenges you might run into.

Rudy is a 2(?) year old male who is an unknown mix. My guess is maybe golden retriever? pyrenees? collie? jindo? perhaps? He was 12kg when he arrived and spent a year in the shelter. When he showed up, he was relatively healthy, other than some giardia and itchy skin. He's an incredible dog with some guarding tendencies, no aggression, and a lot of goofy playfulness. I'm glad he gets to spend some time in a home, learning how to trust a human bond and a warm home before he makes the big move to the U.S.!

I decided to start fostering dogs while living in Korea, and wanted to share my journey. There's a lot of big mutts that people don't want to adopt or foster in Korea as the dog culture is not as developed here yet. There's a long way to go to teach people how to be responsible dog guardians who train their pups to be good citizens. I hope my videos help to show people who are interested but have some doubts about bigger dogs to try fostering or rescuing from shelters here!

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