Out of the Blū

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Little photo dump of this boy.

He loves being under the dining room table and tucked into the corner near the couch. Rare photo of him ON the couch. I'm sure it's hard on his knees to get up there, but he doesn't stay even when we lift him up on it, so... 🤷🏻

Also a little video of him playing with his toys. He's pretty gentle compared to Cub. What a sweet goof. 😊😂

We went out for snacks!

We went out for snacks! Cub demolishes his pup cups in about 4 seconds flat. Bear is... a little slower. 😂😂😂 But look at this sweet boy. ❤️

Friday, January 19, 2024

Y'all, please don't judge me for how hard I was laughing at these dogs, but...

This goofy goober got brushed and bathed today.

This goofy goober got brushed and bathed today. He rolled around about being brushed, but did ok for his bath.

We had a bit of a rough start this morning.

We had a bit of a rough start this morning. Bear decided to chase the cats. He was not easily redirected and Shaun and I were feeling pretty down. We like Bear, but we have to coexist peacefully here or this adoption isn't going to work.

Shortly after that, Bear and Cub went outside and played pretty vigorously. I kind of felt bad for Bear because he's just not... agile. 😂 He seems happy to play, but my gosh he is clumsy.

Something to note: We have a locking doggie door and it takes a few moments to unlock once the dog approaches it. It makes a sound so it's obvious when that happens.

Keeping that in mind... When Bear and Cub were playing this morning Bear took off so fast and ran head-first into the doggie door. Hard. TWICE in a row. 😂😂😂 Poor buddy. Me and Shaun were watching them play through the window and lost it when he did that. He did fine with the door yesterday, but maybe in the heat of the moment forgot to give it a second to unlock.

Anyway, since the boys played together this morning Bear hasn't chased the cats again. He's been polite. He's approached them and sniffed and left them alone and we have praised him every time he's done that. I'm hoping it was just a case of the morning zoomies in which case we can send the boys out to play and prevent that from happening again. We're going to do our best to work this out.

Pictured here is Bear, confused by why the couch is growling at him. (Harley hides under the couch cover all the time, so it's him under there - probably scared because he doesn't want to get sat / laid on). 😂 Zoom in on this dog's face. He sure is expressive. 😂

Thursday, January 18, 2024

So... This wasn't planned.

So... This wasn't planned. Shaun and I had discussed getting a friend for Cub - but in a few months after some work on our backyard is done.

For whatever reason, Shaun has been on PetFinder and some local pet adoption sites. We were back and forth about meeting anyone, but Cub has been really down and obviously I have a dog-shaped hole in my heart. Ultimately, we thought this guy looked sweet and decided to take Cub to meet him.

When I say those boys hit it off, I mean... The introduction went REALLY well. The rescue had us fill out a questionnaire, and before we knew it we were signed up for a trial adoption. We have a week to decide if he's staying, but so far, so good.

His name is Bear. He's about a year old. He does have a luxating patella (basically his knee cap slides around), but we're going to have that checked out and already have some ramps on the way to make the house more accessible. He was at the shelter through his prime puppy years, but never was adopted despite attending adoption events. I have my suspicions on why that may be, but to be honest when I saw him in person I loved him even more. 😂😂😂 To me, that Glamour Shot on his profile just didn't do him justice.

I'm gonna be honest and say that he's about as goofy as he looks. 😂 He's a little chaotic, but in the sweetest way. He trips over things and runs into things. He can definitely see and hear, but I'm not sure how well. He seems to really like feet. He also likes toys more than Cub does, so that's neat. He gives sloppy, toothy kisses. He plays well with Cub and both Kira and Shadow like him already.

I guess I can give it a few more days before I call it official, but he's doing well. He's had no accidents inside. He's figured out the doggie door. He spent the afternoon / evening making laps through the house, out the door, around the yard, and back in again. 😂 I counted about 8 laps before he stopped. I don't know what that was about, but whatever floats his boat.

Anyway, meet Bear! Hopefully, you'll be seeing a lot more of this funny face in the future. ❤️