Hi to all-
Just thought I'd send some updated pictures of our little man, including some with his stepbrother Nero, a 12 week old Rhodesian Ridgeback. We'll be getting Skylar his female Ridgie in the fall or winter, so Nero has been good practice for him. They wrestle around like two boys of any species - eventually someboday gets the better of the other and we have to pull them apart. The best part is, who ends up on top is pretty evenly split, even though Nero is already 3 times Skylar's weight. I'm pretty proud of Skylar for holding his own. They love to hang out together, it's been fun to watch.
We've also discovered that, despite his neutering, Skylar has a very devout attraction to lhasa apso and shih tzu girls. Thankfully the girls' people have been good sports about it, it's actually been pretty amusing.
Skylar adores both Grace and Erin, and follows them around all day long. He loves that they're home all day now that school's out, and when I get home at night he's pretty much exhausted from playing with them all day. He went to Erin's classroom on the last day of school and helped us explain the evils of puppy mills and the need to get pets from shelters and rescue groups. The kids absolutely loved him. It's funny, he really does have a strong affinity for kids, and when we're at soccer or softball, he invariably trots over to one of the quiet little girls sitting near us and climbs into her lap. I think he's figured out that they'll pet him for as long as he wants!
The coolest thing is that Skylar's Aunt (the doggie daycare queen from LA) sent him a collar that has his name and our phone number embroidered on it. We figure between that and his CPCRN tag he's in good shape. He now comes when he's called, and is learning to sit for a treat. We try to think up games for him, he's definitely got that cairn need to figure out a problem, and if he can't find one, he creates one for himself!
Thanks again to all - we'll stay in touch-
Laura, Grace & Erin C
Just thought I'd send some updated pictures of our little man, including some with his stepbrother Nero, a 12 week old Rhodesian Ridgeback. We'll be getting Skylar his female Ridgie in the fall or winter, so Nero has been good practice for him. They wrestle around like two boys of any species - eventually someboday gets the better of the other and we have to pull them apart. The best part is, who ends up on top is pretty evenly split, even though Nero is already 3 times Skylar's weight. I'm pretty proud of Skylar for holding his own. They love to hang out together, it's been fun to watch.
We've also discovered that, despite his neutering, Skylar has a very devout attraction to lhasa apso and shih tzu girls. Thankfully the girls' people have been good sports about it, it's actually been pretty amusing.
Skylar adores both Grace and Erin, and follows them around all day long. He loves that they're home all day now that school's out, and when I get home at night he's pretty much exhausted from playing with them all day. He went to Erin's classroom on the last day of school and helped us explain the evils of puppy mills and the need to get pets from shelters and rescue groups. The kids absolutely loved him. It's funny, he really does have a strong affinity for kids, and when we're at soccer or softball, he invariably trots over to one of the quiet little girls sitting near us and climbs into her lap. I think he's figured out that they'll pet him for as long as he wants!
The coolest thing is that Skylar's Aunt (the doggie daycare queen from LA) sent him a collar that has his name and our phone number embroidered on it. We figure between that and his CPCRN tag he's in good shape. He now comes when he's called, and is learning to sit for a treat. We try to think up games for him, he's definitely got that cairn need to figure out a problem, and if he can't find one, he creates one for himself!
Thanks again to all - we'll stay in touch-
Laura, Grace & Erin C
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