October 15, 2011

Here is the initial bio info for these two wild and crazy guys. Since they are together and should stay together I figured I can do one update for both of them and it can be posted twice! Blaze is on the left, Shiner on the right. These are phone photos, I need new batteries for my camera and keep forgetting to buy some. I will send “good photos” soon.

Blaze and Shiner came in together on Saturday. They are beautiful boys, in excellent health. Their ears look good, coats good, teeth good, weights are good…

They both need a bath, but they are not desperately dirty, just the standard golden, “it’s been too long since my last bath” smell and feel.

They were understandably, quite restless after their long transport on Saturday so I took them over to my version of a dog park, our outdoor, off season skating rink. They ran and played and then settled down nicely when we returned home. During the night, I got up once to let them both out and they did their business and came right back in. It wasn’t surprising, that they had to go out. They were SO THIRSTY by the time they got to my house that I bet they each drank a couple of quarts of water.

On Sunday, I hooked them up to long leads and took them out to a large field near my house with my dog so they could really run, they were very good, listened well, and stayed close. After about 30 minutes of walking and running they were ready to really settle down in the house. They have clearly had obedience training, they are just exuberant, and I think haven’t been reminded lately to use their manners. With gently reminders they do quite well. They do need leash work, I have not had the opportunity to get them on the gentle leaders yet, but hope to start working with them this week.

They definitely like to be together, but they also include my little Cocker and get along with her just fine. Blaze is a little shorter, a little more stocky and has the long haired coat. He seems to be a little more independent and willful than Shiner, and needs a gentle reminder to sit for attention, not jump. Blaze is the alpha between those two, but he bows down to the queen of the house, even though she is a third their size. He is smart enough to know that we females are always the boss! J

Shiner is very tall, gangly and has a short haired coat. He has a very mild temperament and likes to stick a little closer when out and about. It seems he is the one that gets a little stressed when he doesn’t know where Blaze is, just a little bit of whining and once he knows where Blaze is he is fine.

Last Monday was the first day of a “normal” schedule for them, out in the morning, noon and after work. When I came home at noon they all wanted treats, so I introduced them to bananas, my resident's favorite treat. Blaze loved them, Shiner wasn’t so sure but once he figured out that the other two were chomping them, he joined right in. They sat calmly for their treats and both took them very gently!

These are two wonderful boys. They will need a home where they can get a lot of exercise, either by fenced in yard, walking, running, dog park etc. I really hope they can stay together because they love each other so much.