Puppers Update
It’s been nearly a week now since puppers came home to live with us.
We’ve named him Wesley. He’s named after Wesley Crusher – happy and dopey and well-meaning, and really smart. We’re not going to keep his old name, he doesn’t respond to it. Since it only took him 2 days to start learning his new name, I suspect no one really ever tried to teach him his old one much.
He’s a happy, optimistic dog, partially trained, VERY much a terrier, smart, and very enthusiastic and playful. Wesley is between one and two years of age. We’re going to choose a birthday for him after we see if the vet can give us a better idea of his age. He’s still very puppy-like in his behavior. Bouncy and sort of all floppy and a bit clumsy. He’ll come up and walk on you and then just totally fall down on top of you. He likes to snuffle at us and be hugged. If you’re a visitor here, prepare to be bounced on and loved.
Wesley needs a lot of food and love. He was starved to emaciation earlier in his life, and his ribs and spine stick out. We’ve discovered a pattern of partially-healed scabs on his ears and around his neck from past injuries. He flinches as if he’s been hit sometimes. He was taken to foster care in early October, which is about the time his injuries would have started to heal and put on weight. Breaks my heart. We’re going to finish fixing all that.
Callie is really not sure about puppers. They spend a lot of time hissing and barking at one another, particularly at mealtimes. I guess that’s only normal. We’re hoping for less hissing soon. We may establish a dog-free zone for her.
Anyway, meet the newest member of the family. Who I’ll be taking for a walk now.
2 Comments
feel free to leave a few words of your own...Abby — Sat Nov 21, 2009 at 12:28 pm (link)Lucky Wesley…he’s got two loving humans and a cat in his new clan.
Melissa — Sun Nov 22, 2009 at 7:43 pm (link)He is adorable and I can’t wait to meet him!
