When we were at Pet-a-Palooza, we visited the U of M vet techs that were doing body composition analysis. An underweight dog would score 1, 2, or 3; and overweight dog would score 7, 8, or 9; with 4, 5, and 6 being healthy weight scores. I'm happy to report that Keegan received a perfect 5!

Considering adopting Keegan? Here's what you need to know.

• He's healthy! 90 pounds is a good weight for his height. We walk between 2 and 4 miles each morning. He walks pretty well with his martingale collar. We are trying to get him used to a Gentle Leader, but he's pretty sensitive and hasn't adjusted yet.
• He loves to swim after tennis balls. He chases tennis balls on land. He sleeps with them too.
• He loves humans, but he thinks babies are a little noisy. Any child old enough to throw a ball is his best friend.
• He is great with other dogs. He lived with a 12-year-old dog and did great. He is currently living with a 4-month-old puppy and he is SO good with him!
• He knows sit and will come when called.
• He's not the flight risk he used to be. Some friends let him sneak out the gate and he started running around the neighbor's yard, but came back when foster mom and foster dad called for him. Good boy!
• He doesn't counter surf.
• He still has some human trust issues, but is getting better. He willingly laid with his paws and head in foster mom's lap the other night and even let her handle his paws.

He is so close to perfect - won't you give him a chance to steal your heart?

Hello, people!

Does your house have stuffed animals? If so, can I come and visit? Foster Mom and Foster Dad occasionally let me play with stuffed animals, but in just a few days, they throw them away - so I'm looking for a new house that has LOTS of stuffed animals to play with.

Thanks!

Keegan

Do you ever worry about your precious pups while you are at work? Perhaps worry that they might be lonely or bored? Well, if you had 2 dogs that love each other, you wouldn't have to worry about them being lonely! Keegan and Jedediah spend a lot of time playing together and laying near or on each other. Even while on walks, they occasionally have to bump or kiss each other.

Keegan is fully house trained. No incidents since the first week or so. The best thing about having dogs that haven't lived in a house? They've never been fed people food. When we eat dinner, Keegan is either laying on his bed or in the living room, sometimes playing with a ball, sometimes resting. No begging going on unless you are near the "woofie" jars. Keegan has lost some weight - we will find out how much later this week when we go in for booster shots. He's really close to his ideal weight and is putting on muscle from our daily walks.

Keegan is sweet, gentle, and loving. He just may give you a kiss on your hand. Keegan gets a little nervous around new things, but things don't seem to stress him out too much. We had been walking on a path next to a train track today and I was glad the train went by when we were on the bridge going over the train tracks. I'm sure seeing a train was a first for him.

You really need to meet these 2 boys and see just how sweet and loving they are. The photos capture their beauty, but can't quite capture their loving natures.