We were given this little shy guy last Sunday. When I first we met, he seemed a bit hyper since he came with his buddies the wiener brothers. Having 3 little furballs running around in our condo was crazy…lol. They all were happy to just bounce around and play. After Yuana left and took the brothers home, Skeeter became quiet and shy. He seemed very unsure what to do and who to listen to.
Since Sunday we have been mainly just watching and taking it easy. We want to see what he is all about. He has a great temperament. He loves to play with all dogs. He doesn’t care if they are big or tiny. They do the sniffy dance and then jump around and play. As for the cats, he wants to play with them too. We have been teaching him to “leave it” when ever he sees the cats. I think he is starting to understand. Bed time we put his cone collar on him so he doesn’t scratch at his eyes and then he is put in his kennel. He seems to have itchy eyes, but they are clearing up. I’m wondering if it might be the food he is eating. He sneezes a lot after eating and his eyes seem to get a bit puffy. We might have to change it and see if it makes a difference.
Walking has been a bit of a mess since he doesn’t know any basic commands. Heel, sit, stay are the commands we are working on. When we get ready to go, we have a set of bells hanging on the door knob and we jingle them to let him know its walking time. He hit the bells yesterday for the first time on his own. Right a way he was taken out for a walk.
He had his first car ride with us on Tuesday and he did great! He sat in the back seat with his leash strapped to the seatbelt. He wanted to look out the window the whole time. When we had to leave him in the car alone he was in his kennel. Then back on the seat again as we were driving. We stopped at Petsmart to get some new dog friendly stuffies for the house, since he kind of squished the one for the cats. He met a few dogs and some small kids and was very happy to say hello to all of them. We finally left with the bag of goodies. Some doggy treats, a ball and 2 stuffies.
A couple nights ago I took him out for a walk and on our way back we met some people walking their dogs that live in our building. We chatted as the dogs played. One lady was really taken by Skeeter. She wanted me to bring him over to meet her daughters. So we agreed to have a meeting this afternoon.
Now on our 5th day, we see that he is ready to start some training. He has settled in with us and has become very trusting. He shows us his belly and rolls around happy to be belly rubbed. We have been working on taking the stairs and he is finally walking down on his own. The first few days we had to pick him up and carry him down. He has no problem with the elevator. I think he likes the ride…lol.
So thats about it so far. If you are interested in adopting this sweet little guy just leave a comment or you can fill out an application at the Dhana Metta Rescue Society.
