Wrangler Pictures

Wrangler the Wiggler is settling in just great in foster boot-camp. Since the first evening he was here he's earned off-leash privileges in the big field -actually today he hasn't been on a leash at all, even when we went for a little pack walk at the park-, and is almost always right by your feet. For the guess of his mix being border collie x Karelian Bear Dog, I would have thought he'd have a lot more energy, but really he's content to have a little pee, a little play and go back to snuggling on the couch with a chew bone. He is teething like a demon so it's important for us to have good chew toys out for him so he doesn't try chewing on a dog bed, or us! He is no worse than any other puppy his age though, it's just a part of being a puppy. We're going to see if we can track down one of those toys you can put water in and freeze, so when the puppy chews on it, it's nice and cold on their teeth. Instead of water we'll probably fill it with beef broth.

He is happily crated (after the initial 3-4 minute whine the very first time in, until I threw a good meaty bone in there for him) and was great today left for three hours while Jerrad went out. Not a peep when we left, or when we came back. Outside of his crate he can be a whiny little thing though. He got a good bath today, so hopefully that will take any whining out of itchiness out of him.

He can be shy with people and a little intimidated with bigger dogs when he first meets them, but that should go away the more he is exposed to life as a city dog. He will come to daycare with me on Friday so that he gets to wade his way in. Tuesday is just too crazy a day to start a slightly intimidated pup into the general population. Monday he was too sleepy to crawl off the couch so I just left him home.

Here are some pictures from today. I think he'll make a fantastic family dog for someone with older children (10+) (younger if the family is keen on training), or for someone that just wants a loyal friend. Though he gets along with dogs, he is really a person's dog and once he picks that person he is yours forever. 

Oh, and so far, 0 prey drive indicators whatsoever. No interest in the barn cats, chickens or geese that shoot up from the when Jinks runs out to catch her first ball of the play time. It's possible given his mix that he might grow into some more prey drive, but I think he would do fine to live with a confident cat, on a farm, etc.

Pictures:

Lemon ruins all the pictures.

Doing a jig.

Itchy.

Look foster mum, no head.

The white side.

The loyal watch dog at my feet.

After long-legged Jinks.

Being a goof.

Couch-potato. Border Collie mix in appearance only ;)

Hanging out with Uncle Beckett.

Oh, and one of Jinks for good measure. Wrangler was hard to take pictures of as he was either at my feet, or his eyes don't easily show up from his dark face. So I busied myself taking pictures of Jinks in between bouts of trying to get decent pictures of him.

A Right Good-Looking Teenager