Update on Dylan

I can't believe no one has turned in an application for Dylan, yet. He looks like such a sweetheart. Unfortuntely he will not be traveling up to Wisconsin this weekend. Aw poor guy he gets to stay in AL where it is warm. But he is recovering nicely from his kennel cough and by the time he arrives in Wisconsin he'll be one happy and healthy pup.

Dylan gets new Name

Our new furry friend will be joining us this weekend. Upon his arrival, he will recieve a new name. He will no longer be known as Dylan, instead he shall be called Sir Miles Thatcher. Sir because it is more proper, Miles which is Latin for fighter, and Thatcher is English for one who repairs roofs. Given some time Thatcher will have some metaphoric meaning (its a name that he will grow into). With the little guys history I find this name to be much more appriopate. We look forward to fostering our new pup, Sir Miles Thatcher.

Olly Found His Forever Home!

Well- our little buddy Olly is on his way to a great life! A very nice couple from Hartland adopted him this afternoon. And get this! He has a new big brother, a funny Airedale terrier named Ollie! Ollie 1 and Olly 2 seemed to get along great- and I think they will have a wonderful life playing together!

We'll miss you Olly! You were a great little guy! Marley has been wondering around looking for Olly so I know he misses him too!

Up next is Dylan (hopefully). Right now Dylan is one sick little pup! So we wish him a speedy recovery and hope that we will be able to meet him soon!

More on Olly

The whole crate training thing is going well. He still whines and it can be pretty intense, but after a few minutes he calms down and sleeps. Marley and Olly get along very well together, of the fosters that we have had these two might be the best match. Olly is really good boy and is alway willing to please. I pull out a treat and before I give one to the boys they need to sit. Marley knows the routine I pull out a treat, he sits, dog gets treat. Olly is working on that. He jumps and tries to grab the treat out of my hand, and I tell him to sit. Marley is already sitting and he gets his treat. Olly looks over at Marley, to see what he is doing that gets him a treat, then Olly it clicks and Olly sits. Also, if you sit on the floor indian style (i know not p.c.) Olly will sit in your lap, not only that but we will try to get comfortable. You know when your dog is about to lay in its bed and he spins around a few times to find just the right spot, that is exactly what Olly does except its in your lap. Its a good thing he is not a very big dog otherwise it would not be nearly as cute. Before I forget Olly is eatting a quicker nowadays. So he might just make to adoption.

I hope Olly will make it to adoption!!

With his possible adoption on the horizon I have my doubts that poor Olly will make it. It seems that our poor famished Marley can't keep his head out of Olly's food bowl. Olly is a slow eater he eats his food one kernel at a time, and spreads it out over a long period of time. Marley waits for the opportunity when I have my back turned to devour Olly's food. I tried to feed Olly 3 TIMES tonight and failed all three times!! When Marley eats HIS food he literally eats the bowl, the floor, and half the house. When he eats Olly's food he is super quiet he know that if I catch I'll chase him away. I don't understand all of our other fosters would have there food gone in a few minutes but not Olly. Its not like is fat or anything if anything he afford to put on a few pounds, I figure eventually he will get learn (or get hungary enough) and eat his food a little quicker. For now he will have to live on treats, water, and snow.
Marley took care of Olly's outside jitters as he no longer whines at the door right after you let him out. So thanks bud. The kennel thing is going well I figure in a week he should be a lot better.
I have also noticed that toys that Marley has never played all of a sudden are very important to him. When Olly is chewing on a toy Marley feels the need to come over take it from. But he does not just walk up and take it....no he is far to clever for such a barbaric act. Instead he will nudge Olly and whine, after a quick game of "bite you face off" Olly forgot about the bone and Marley moves in for the steal. Such a sly little dog. I noticed that he did the same thing with Chloe Polar Bear. After fostering for a while he is learning to play the game.

Olly Has an Application!

Looks like our new little buddy has already generated some interest! To Olly's potentional family- he really is a great little guys! Feel free to post us any questions! Olly seems to be coming to terms with his crate. Last night before bed he only let out a few cries before falling sound asleep. After his initial few minutes of whinning- we never hear another peep from him over night. This morning when we put him in his kennel before we left for work- same deal- he cried for about 30 seconds and then silence. We'll have to talk to our upstairs tenants tonight to see if he made any noise through the day. Still no accidents in the house- which is just great! He knows "sit" now and is working on "lay down." He seems to be very smart and I think the fact that he is SO egar to please will make him really easy to train. He's a toy "herder" too, which I think is cute. He will take every toy he can find and just pile them all up on his dog bed. He loves playing with them too- he's always got a toy in his mouth and he's actually very gentle with them for being such a young guy. Does he ever just loves his people! If you sit on the floor he will just curl up on your lap and give you kisses as long as you'll let him. I think Olly wants nothing more than a family he can call his own- forever! He will be the most loyal, loving dog any one could ever ask for!

Oliver the first 24

We'll its been 24 hours since Oliver's arrival. And we learned last night that he is not kennel trained. He went into his kennel by himself but he yipped for about 10-15 before settling down. He did not go to the bathroom in the kennel, so that was great. Oliver is such a fun dog. He likes to play fetch and follow me around the house. He is like a little buddy that is happy-go-lucky. Also when we let him out he would want to come back in right away, which I thought was weird. Not real sure how to fix that but I am leaving that task to Marley. Today I had him outside all day with Marley and they got along fine. We'll see how tonight goes. Thanks for reading.