So the neighbors had to move to a place that does not accept pets. And they had this dog, Ollie... hated to give him up. Like the gullible person I am, I said sure, we will take him for now if it's us or the pound, but keep looking for a permanent home! So here's Ollie. A large 3-year old. I road tested him just now with a one-mile walk, and he needs a bit of training in this regard. Gave me a good forward pull most of the way. Not a "heeler". But he will sit and understands "no" - stops in his tracks with a good, loud "NO!".
As for the "fine mess", if you know what I mean, we'll chalk it up to nervousness in the new surroundings, and we shall expect a better working knowledge of where certain functions are to be taken care of in the future.
Yes, there is a resemblance to our two past dogs, but this guy is (a) a guy, (b) maybe twice the weight, and (c) a bit untrained in some respects. Maybe it's the youthfulness.
I am not sure where this leads. We are hopeful that the now ex-neighbors can find a good place for him. We're glad to watch him for a while. A while.
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Mmmmmmm hmmmmm...
I will practice self control and NOT congratulate you on finally getting a new dog.
Temporary - yeah, right!! GRIN!
Hey, Gary. LInda says we found the owner of the cat. This guy is awfully big, and I like females, but we shall see. We were actually planning to get a dog to foster for awhile, and then this happened.
Did you happen to watch the Hallmark movie "A dog named Christmas" last night?
That has you written all over it! :D
Didn't see the special on TV. Too busy resting my arms for the next "walk"!
Oh, he's cute! And he looks so happy with you! He's got the markings of a boston but soooo much bigger. Good Luck.....
Yep, Jessica, bigger for sure! But a very lovable big guy!
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