Rio is recovering nicely from his surgery-Rio was neutered on Monday, July 1st. He is settling in just fine. Rio had the opportunity to meet a very friendly male dog this weekend. Rio was not overly excited right away; he did do a bit of growling and snapping, but with some redirection and time the 2 dogs were off and playing-having a great time. When they weren't playing they ignored each other. My plan is to get Rio around more dogs to see if this is a consistent behavior for him.
Rio is excitable around new people...but settles in after the newness wears off. When we are in the house he is totally a mello boy! He does bark at people and dogs that go by my house, (FYI- My house is situated pretty close to the street and I do have a small yard) but again with some reminders to stop he seems to be able to correct the behavior.
I took Rio to my dad's house, he lives on a lake...Ducks!!!! Water!!!! Boy, Rio wanted to go! I get the feeling that he is a water lover. I will have to wait awhile since he is unable to get wet because of his surgery.
He loves his walks too! He walks nicely on a leash, however if he does see something that interests him he can be off and running!!! Squirrel!! Rabbit!!! Let's GO!

