A new home for Trevor!

We took Trevor to his new forever home today! He has a huge backyard and two kids who are ready to play! A well deserved good life for this sweetheart!

Trevor meets the dog park

Trevor is such a friendly boy and has been meeting all sorts of dogs with our walker every day with no issues, so today he went on his first dog park romp. He spent two hours at the dog park with Tucker and foster dad Brett. He did some chasing and wrestling and had a little alone time with a rope bone too. They even met fellow IBR foster dog Angela!

The boys were thoroughly pooped after their morning field trip.

Week one went fast!

Trevor has been with us for just over one week and we are having a great time with him. His first day he was a bit unsure of everything but was not what I would call timid. He did stay on the deck as opposed to going down to the yard, but was pretty free in the house. By day two he had the lay of the land and was acting like he'd been here forever. You would not know that he is missing an eye...the only thing that stands out is that he barks more than other dogs we've had. He barked at our dog walker for the first 2 or 3 days, and for the first week would bark every time we came home. He still barks if you surprise him coming down the hall with heavy steps, but he ONLY barks - we have not seen any agression from him at all. He is very interested by the TV and will occasionally bark at the images there too. He and Tucker (who is twice his size) love to wrestle and play tug of war and chew on each other.

I think he came from a multiple dog situation where feeding was a free for all. He gobbles his meals up very quickly, and if you walk too close to him or make too many noises while he is eating he cowers (no growling, very submissive). This is getting better day by day as he starts to realize that no one is going to steal his food...but he still goes straight to Tucker's bowl when he's done to see if there is more for him. As of this morning he weighs 44 pounds; he needs to get a little more meat on his bones and I believe he has some more growing to do. He is still very much a puppy...he still has the goofy puppy clumsiness and the tendency to want to gnaw on anything he comes across. He is perfectly happy chewing on a tennis ball or rope bone or hard rubber; he has not shown much interest in marrow bones or rawhides.

He came to us with a dime sized scratch on his head which he scratches and rubs whenever he can. We tried to manage it on our own but it was not healing so he is on his 3rd day in a cone and its finally starting to get better. Hate putting him in a cone but he's adjusted well to having it on. He and Tucker still play (and cuddle) despite it...

Big City Boy!

Well folks I made my way to my new foster home in Chicago yesterday. My foster mom brought my foster brother Tucker along for the ride to pick me up and we played and played at Lisa's house - mainly on the deck, though, as I'm still a little unsure of myself. It was sure fun though, even when Tucker pushed me off the deck then ran down to get me on the other side (I was too strong for him, I hoisted myself back up and got him good).
My mom and dad think I'm super cute and were surprised at what a big floppy baby I am. My mom says I have such soft fur and squishy skin. I havent met my other brother and sister yet since they're out of town - I hear they loved my pictures though! I'm getting a chance to scope out the house and learn where everything is before it gets hectic and full again, and thats good because I need a little extra time to get my bearings since I cant see as well. I don't like jumping down from places without help the first time - its scary not to know how close the floor is. I like to explore with my mouth and my mom has to tell me "thats not for chewing Trevor!" I have a bit of growing up to do yet, but I am certainly old enough to know where to potty and have not gone in the house at all. I go out back with Tucker and he barely lets me go before he pounces me to play. I really like Tucker - he is a bigger, black and white version of me. My mom and dad think my feet are as big as Tucker's. Here we are pooped out on the couch together last night - what do you think?

Trevor's eye surgery went very well and he has been released from the clinic. I am in need of a foster home for him. Candy was a good sport when I asked her to find a Pirate costume for him for Halloween!

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