Baxter

Mr. Baxter was our last dog of February and he was here for two weeks. He's a 13 year old Cairn Terrier, full of Piss and Vinegar! He absolutely loves being outside which isn't a problem, unless there's a lot of snow. A normal dog will want in after their business is done. But not him, he'll get close to the door then run away. Again, no big deal on a nice day..... On a snowy day, his fur packs on the snowballs but he can still run away and then the chase is on. I saw him wear Faith out as he zigs and zags around the bench. One day after the snow had melted I thought it would be OK to let him off the tether. Tony and I left and Faith had quite a time catching him. He got all muddy trying to escape her. She finally had to leave a treat trail into the house. Because our promise is to either be outside with them or standing in the doorway, we would be there for hours waiting for him to get in the mood to come in.

I finally devised a tether out of 6 different leashes to tie him to the porch. He could go out about 20 feet, then we could reel him in like a big floofy fish. He didn't like it much and just sat on the sidewalk and barked.

When people come over for a meet and greet, other than observing the dog, I observe the owners. If they look nervous, watching their dog every second and don't want them out of sight, more often than not the dog is a marker. He proved my assumption. The owner then said that she would send some belly bands and I'm thinking that he should have been wearing one for the visit. A nervous dog will pee (sometimes poop) once and we forgive them. But a marker will keep on-a-going! He only had one wet pad on the first day and has been dry ever since. I did switch out the stiff one for a home made soft one during the day but they still won't be coming off for any reason. 

He still takes short walks, loves looking out the front window, cleans the kitchen floor, and makes daily trips around Tony's chair looking for crumbs. Other than that he sleeps. Overall he's been a good dog and now that we know how to work around his cute weirdness, we would have him back.

Our business has taken a major uptick! We've had 6 new meet and greets in less than 3 weeks. It has really been a great distraction and helped to keep us busy. I'm looking forward to all the new doggos coming our way.