Howard has been adopted - we miss him so much. Congrats F. Family.

Fostermom

I had the pleasure of foster-sitting Howie over the fourth of July weekend and what a doll he is! He's one of the most mellow and easy-going pups I've met. I kept him busy though so I'm sure this helped :) He loves kids! He follows me around, or anyone who spends a significant amount of time with him, but he really attachs himself to children. He doesn't mind them in his face or playing with him.

To keep him busy, we went to the dog park everyday and he loved being with the other dogs! He would chase them and wrestle, but once tuckered out he had no problem being cuddled and carried around. He also liked to konk out in a friend of mine's stool (pic below). He did swim a little bit, but is going to need some practice :) I think that in his forever home, another dog would be good for him as he seemed to watch my dog and find security in having him around. However it's not a necessity.

I also took him to the barn with me. I discovered he has no fear of horses what so ever, could be a good or bad thing, but he didn't chase them. He also doesn't bat an eyelash at cats. However, he likes to chase chickens and birds, who can blame him right? I think he could be taught not to do this, but as of right now, if he sees a bird in his "reach" he will give chase, or if he's bored and you turn your back, he will chase the chickens.

He didn't have one accident in my house! We went outside a lot, but a couple times if we were in the house and he was asleep, he'd wake up and come sit by my feet. I took this as a sign and sure enough he pottied right when we got outside, good boy! He got more action and got to play with my neighbor's Lug (Lab/Pug X) and had a blast with her (pic below). I think he's going to be tall, he's got a long tail, wide rib cage, and a bigger head, but his feet aren't that big. Anyone that adopts this little boy is in for a treat!