Showing posts with label Chester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chester. Show all posts
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Chester has gone home!
Chester was adopted yesterday. We'd been communicating with the family
for about a month and were finally able to have a meet and greet, where
they fell in love with Chester. Unlike the others, they were sure that
he was the one, and I'm sure that he'll have a great life with them. We
miss him, of course, but we're happy all the same.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Treatment
We took Chester in for his first Immiticide injection today. He rode up front in my lap, so I'm covered in dog hair. The vet put me at ease, a little, but I'm still worried about Honey getting him too excited when he gets home.
Honey has been bad about peeing when left out, so we've been crating her, with modest success. When out, she pees about 80% of the time. In the crate, it starts at 25% and decreases. Today, she panicked because we took Chester and left her, so she busted out and greeted us at the door. She pushed the crate bottom out and squeezed through the gap. No damage to her or the house. Poor girl.
Honey has been bad about peeing when left out, so we've been crating her, with modest success. When out, she pees about 80% of the time. In the crate, it starts at 25% and decreases. Today, she panicked because we took Chester and left her, so she busted out and greeted us at the door. She pushed the crate bottom out and squeezed through the gap. No damage to her or the house. Poor girl.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Lap dog
Monday, June 8, 2015
Breaking news!
Chester thinks he's a mommy!
I brought home a three week old kitten, and finally let Chester get close. Instead of trying to eat the baby, Chester licked him like a good mommy. He probably would have helped with potty time, too, but I don't know if he's ready for that.
I wouldn't leave him unattended with a baby, but I'm very happy that his first instinct isn't to chomp. I wonder if he just wanted to mother that chinchilla...
I brought home a three week old kitten, and finally let Chester get close. Instead of trying to eat the baby, Chester licked him like a good mommy. He probably would have helped with potty time, too, but I don't know if he's ready for that.
I wouldn't leave him unattended with a baby, but I'm very happy that his first instinct isn't to chomp. I wonder if he just wanted to mother that chinchilla...
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
More about Chester
He is obsessed with small creatures. Fine with cats, but all bets are off with other pets, such as chinchillas. Not sure what he wants to do, but he will whine and pull to get to them. Doesn't start barking, which is nice, and he will still sit, but he gets really amped up. Same with squirrels and rabbits. Birds don't seem to bother him.
He gets excited when meeting other dogs on leash but does well off leash and has done great in play group and at the dog park. He prefers to play with Honey when in a large group, but will engage with other dogs if approached. He likes to play fetch.
He's been good with the few young kids he's met and the one baby he's met. Greets children like normal people who can potentially pet him and was not terribly interested in the baby, even squealing and flailing around.
He enjoys soft toys and sometimes harder toys. He's getting used to dog beds and will probably lay on them about 40% of the time. He still doesn't quite understand "lay down" but has "sit" down pretty well. He no longer leaps into the front seat of the car and doesn't jump nearly as much.
Chester prefers to sit on a person's feet if not getting attention or lay in the same room. At night he will go into the bathroom, which is the closest place with tile flooring because he gets hot. He has a lot of fur and sometimes seems uncomfortably warm.
For the most part, he is very calm and quiet and likes to get attention but doesn't need it constantly. He has started pre-treatment for his heartworms and we're pretty excited that he'll be getting taken care of.
He gets excited when meeting other dogs on leash but does well off leash and has done great in play group and at the dog park. He prefers to play with Honey when in a large group, but will engage with other dogs if approached. He likes to play fetch.
He's been good with the few young kids he's met and the one baby he's met. Greets children like normal people who can potentially pet him and was not terribly interested in the baby, even squealing and flailing around.
He enjoys soft toys and sometimes harder toys. He's getting used to dog beds and will probably lay on them about 40% of the time. He still doesn't quite understand "lay down" but has "sit" down pretty well. He no longer leaps into the front seat of the car and doesn't jump nearly as much.
Chester prefers to sit on a person's feet if not getting attention or lay in the same room. At night he will go into the bathroom, which is the closest place with tile flooring because he gets hot. He has a lot of fur and sometimes seems uncomfortably warm.
For the most part, he is very calm and quiet and likes to get attention but doesn't need it constantly. He has started pre-treatment for his heartworms and we're pretty excited that he'll be getting taken care of.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Updates + Meet Chester!
It's been a while since I've written a real entry.
Quickly:
Spaz was adopted. Yay!
Boris was doing well in his new foster home with his new foster brother, but then his foster brother went to rescue and it was noticed that he had stopped eating. They discovered that he has an ulcer on his tongue, so he's being treated for that. Poor guy.
Now, Meet Chester!
Chester is a 4 year old field spaniel who is available for adoption through Friends FUR Life K9 Rescue. He came in as a stray with his sister who was adopted very quickly. They both tested positive for heartworms. He was about 32 lbs and very skinny, but it was hard to tell under all his fur. I was looking at him for my grandmother, but he was too big for her. I fell in love with him immediately and brought him home, hoping to fatten him up and treat his heartworms, then find him a fantastic home.
Chester has gained 8 lbs in two weeks and has been pulled by a rescue, so his heartworm treatment will be starting soon. He is a great dog; sweet, calm and friendly. He is house broken and is fine being left out unattended. He gets along well with our Honey (obviously) and does fine with Madeline, though he would probably be better if she were friendlier. He hasn't gotten on the furniture (too often) uninvited and is perfectly happy laying on the floor. He's not really a bed dog. There are really only two annoying things that are really annoying about him: his obsession with rabbits and his territorial barking. He cannot function as a normal living creature if there is a rabbit in sight or even a whiff of a rabbit. He is a dog possessed. And the barking isn't bad, either, and it's getting better, but he still does it whenever the neighbors are being loud. We're working on it.
Quickly:
Spaz was adopted. Yay!
Boris was doing well in his new foster home with his new foster brother, but then his foster brother went to rescue and it was noticed that he had stopped eating. They discovered that he has an ulcer on his tongue, so he's being treated for that. Poor guy.
Now, Meet Chester!
Chester is a 4 year old field spaniel who is available for adoption through Friends FUR Life K9 Rescue. He came in as a stray with his sister who was adopted very quickly. They both tested positive for heartworms. He was about 32 lbs and very skinny, but it was hard to tell under all his fur. I was looking at him for my grandmother, but he was too big for her. I fell in love with him immediately and brought him home, hoping to fatten him up and treat his heartworms, then find him a fantastic home.
Chester has gained 8 lbs in two weeks and has been pulled by a rescue, so his heartworm treatment will be starting soon. He is a great dog; sweet, calm and friendly. He is house broken and is fine being left out unattended. He gets along well with our Honey (obviously) and does fine with Madeline, though he would probably be better if she were friendlier. He hasn't gotten on the furniture (too often) uninvited and is perfectly happy laying on the floor. He's not really a bed dog. There are really only two annoying things that are really annoying about him: his obsession with rabbits and his territorial barking. He cannot function as a normal living creature if there is a rabbit in sight or even a whiff of a rabbit. He is a dog possessed. And the barking isn't bad, either, and it's getting better, but he still does it whenever the neighbors are being loud. We're working on it.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Good buddy
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