Life with Ozzie - the first week!
Posted: 16 Nov 2009, 21:27
Ozzie has had a happy first week and has settled in really well.
Our girls (6 & 3) adore him and even the cats have started to accept him, although we are taking things very slowly. Today he tried to share the bed of our biggest alpha male cat and only got a hiss (no scratching, phew!).
Ozzie has a lovely, gentle nature and seems so grateful to have found the loving home he so deserves. He's trying very hard to please and seems to be saying 'am I doing OK?'.
His favourite activities involve chasing the space hopper 'round the garden and sleeping on my feet in front of a roaring fire watching the X-Factor!
He's a super fast learner and has already picked up 'sit', 'stay, 'down' and 'come on Ozzie' (with the help of a treat or two, naturally!). Rather worryingly, he seems to like eating cat poo!
He sleeps all night (10pm-6am) and has only had a few accidents - clever boy.
Today he had his first long walk (20 mins) and is now exhausted but loved exploring the countryside.
We feel so lucky to have found such a loving, good natured pup. It was fate Glenys that day I think, don't you?
How could anyone sell him at only 14 weeks old? Horrifying.
We're looking forward to his final immunisations next week so that he can come along on our family favourite day trips to Bolton Abbey & Grassington and have a splash in the river.
I grew up with a gorgeous rescue yellow lab (Sandy) and I'm delighted that our girls will also have the chance to grow up with a lovely, black boy too.
We'll keep you updated on his progress and will email Glenys/Carol some photos too as I can't figure out how to do it on here (duh).
Our girls (6 & 3) adore him and even the cats have started to accept him, although we are taking things very slowly. Today he tried to share the bed of our biggest alpha male cat and only got a hiss (no scratching, phew!).
Ozzie has a lovely, gentle nature and seems so grateful to have found the loving home he so deserves. He's trying very hard to please and seems to be saying 'am I doing OK?'.
His favourite activities involve chasing the space hopper 'round the garden and sleeping on my feet in front of a roaring fire watching the X-Factor!
He's a super fast learner and has already picked up 'sit', 'stay, 'down' and 'come on Ozzie' (with the help of a treat or two, naturally!). Rather worryingly, he seems to like eating cat poo!
He sleeps all night (10pm-6am) and has only had a few accidents - clever boy.
Today he had his first long walk (20 mins) and is now exhausted but loved exploring the countryside.
We feel so lucky to have found such a loving, good natured pup. It was fate Glenys that day I think, don't you?
How could anyone sell him at only 14 weeks old? Horrifying.
We're looking forward to his final immunisations next week so that he can come along on our family favourite day trips to Bolton Abbey & Grassington and have a splash in the river.
I grew up with a gorgeous rescue yellow lab (Sandy) and I'm delighted that our girls will also have the chance to grow up with a lovely, black boy too.
We'll keep you updated on his progress and will email Glenys/Carol some photos too as I can't figure out how to do it on here (duh).
, sounds like he's got his paws well under the table already.