child at heart

So we have had brown dog just a little over a week and a half now and its been interesting. We’ve had some fun times already.

We decided to keep brown dog because we took him to the Elmore humane society since we heard they were a no kill facility. they were but they don’t practice that anymore. Also, since we live in Montgomery we would have had to pay $25 to leave him there. The lady said he was at least 12 years old and probably wouldn’t be adopted out. Dad, being the soft heart that he is asked if I wanted to keep him. I said of course but the decision was ultimately his…. so of course we kept him. I guess brown dog realized this because when we went out to the car he lifted his leg up and pee’d all over the side of dad’s car. Yeah, he’s a keeper.

The day we decided he was ours we headed out to petco to pick up a collar for him (and some id to put on it) and a doggie door to replace ours. Of course I’d pick a giant dog twice the size of the lovies we already have, so I paid a nice $70 for a door he could wiggle his way through. And some puppy chow to help put some weight on him. Worth it? Yes, I think so. Anyway, while we were walking around he decided to poop in the middle of the store. And when I say poop I actually mean he dropped a small load the size of a chihuahua in various sections around the store. Apparently he wanted to keep browsing while doing his thing. A dog after my own heart: he also enjoys multi-tasking.

Now that we have put some weight on BD, although he still has a ways to go, his personality is starting to come out more. I’m sure he finally feels safe. He’s getting 3 meals a day to help bulk himself up. He’s got all the water and backyard that he could imagine to play in. He’s got a nice little blanket bed right next to mine. The other dogs are starting to accept him. I actually just got word that blossom was playing with him, and trying to assert her dominance by trying to hump him. O blossom. I wish I could say this was a new occurence….. but it’s not. She does it with all the dogs. She’s ridiculous. He loves to lay on his side just so, where his but lies on the dog bed and his head is on the floor. He loves to smile. And goodness. If you even HINT that you might possibly someday in the near future even consider maybe rubbing behind his ears he is putty. in. your. hands. Like lay on the floor-running in place-cocking his head to the side- lay on you almost inside your body putty. And it’s precious. You might be cooking? Let me help you and watch every. single. thing. you. are. doing. on the counter. He loves to sit and look out the front door with the other dogs. He will just sit there and watch the world go by if you would let him. This is new also, we officially have a dog that LOVES to drink out of the toilet. Like he will sniff the water bowl in the kitchen and then walk to his own personal cup in the bathroom.

I’m very happy we kept him. He will never be my buster, and I don’t want him to be. I’m ok with him being brown dog and us learning how to have fun together however long or short he may be around.