Charlie has made strides during the last few weeks. He's gone from 18.4 pounds the day I adopted him on November 6 to 34.2 pounds on January 3. So he almost doubled his weight in two months.
And he's only six months old. He's going to be bigger than I thought. 😬
He's doing well with his training. He's really hard to walk, soooo strong and tries to pull me along, which I can't let him do. I've invested in different harnesses and a gentle lead that goes over his snout. That works best, but no matter which we use, our walks are very short. If he's pulling me or fusing with his lead, the walk ends and we turn around. Other than that, he takes direction and training really well.
I've been called for jury duty next Tuesday, so I found a doggie day care in town that will take him.
He loves the owner, Anissa:
We've gone for three or four days in the last two weeks, just 2.5 to 3 hours each time, but on Tuesday if I'm chosen for the jury, I guess I'll be there all day? I haven't ever been on a jury and have always wanted to, but my brother is a retired Sheriff in California, and that might keep me off the jury. We'll see.
I'm gong to keep bringing Charlie to The Dog Shak because he LOVES it and it's great for socializing him with other dogs. He has two best friends, one is a small one year old dog that the owner adopted, and the other is a day care dog, T, who is a large black lab. They are both SO GOOD with Charlie!
Luckily Charlie loves it there, the other dogs like him, and Anissa, the owner, likes him. This will also be nice if I need some time without Charlie to get things done. He's too young to leave alone at home, and I wouldn't leave him in his crate for too long.
He was neutered two weeks ago, and also had a dangling dew claw removed, so he had to wear a cone for a while. Poor Charlie!
Believe me, it hurt me more than it hurt him! With a Heeler, instead of having his nose on the back of my calf all the time, I was crashed into with the edge of a plastic Elizabethan Cone. OUCH! I ended up taking it off early, and everything healed well.
Here's Charlie with Buster and Bibi, Irene and Scot's dogs, (my neighbors and friends). Charlie loves play dates with these two, they love to run and play, too. 😎
Some of Charlie's tricks - since he's deaf, he has to watch me for hand signals.
SIT
He knows a lot of words/signals now, but SIT, STAY, LAY DOWN, PAW, PUZZLE, and WALK are his best ones.
Thanks for stopping by. Lots of things going on here, more next time.
From Me and Charlie, have a great weekend! ❤ 🐾🐾
