Teddy

Two Frenchie's in a Row? Yes, a few days after Cooper left, Teddy arrived. He's a smaller, younger, snorty boy. He had never been around cats so we did another slow intro with Abe. For the most part they played really well. Teddy would start the chase into one room, then Abe would be chasing when they came out. Faith set up her gates at her bedroom door so that only Abe could get through to find a safe place. There are also boxes in the kitchen just the right size for a kitten to hide.

The only thing about Teddy, in which we were warned about, is that if he is on a lap first and another animal wants to come up, Teddy will snap at them. That happened twice but we were prepared. Now if Abe is in a seat first, Teddy will quietly and calmly sneak up and lie down. All animals steal my chair!

Teddy is a pretty good boy although he gets into some mischief. He has these wild play streaks but then will sleep the rest of the day. I never met a young dog that slept that much. Walks are, I would say very unmotivated. He'll go, but at a snail's pace and one block square takes at least 20 minutes. His mom takes treats with her to keep him going but to me that defeats the purpose of exercise. I would love to take a pack of cookies on my walks....but I don't. Another funny thing about him is that he only poops in flower beds. At least we don't have to go hunting so that's nice, but spring might hold some surprises if we missed any. We also learned that if he pees and comes to the porch, don't let him in because he will eventually walk around until he poops. Because if you let him in right away, he. will. poop. in. your. house. It's good to know all of his weirdo traits because he's coming back in December for 2 weeks!

Oh, I've got some really good news; Tiny Abe was adopted! Over the weekend a really nice family decided to take him. They're an older couple with a fantastic daughter and they decided they couldn't live without the cutest little boy in the world. Yep, it's us.

The Humane Society does so much for their animals and people shouldn't really complain about adoption fees. They provide medications, food, spays/neuters (and other emergency surgeries), litter, and socialization. They provided Faith with everything while she was fostering and didn't even charge her an adoption fee.

I never thought we would have another pet in this house and it will make it more difficult with the dogs, but we were all in agreeance because we fell in love with him. Faith will take him when she moves some day but for now we will just enjoy the heck out of him.