Well, it will be a week tomorrow that T-Bone will have been a part of our family. He has fit in very well with us, and we are fitting in well with him. He is even starting to take to our cat. Actually, he isn’t all that interested in the cat- she is starting to warm up to him thought. Last night they both slept on our bed!
T-Bone is a lover through and through! There is just no other way to describe him. He loves affection and loves to show affection right back! He enjoys nothing more than to snuggle up with us and have his head scratched and his tummy rubbed. He isn’t shy about asking to be petted. He will poke and prod at you until he gets that extra rub on his ear or scratch on his tummy.
He takes to his crate OK, but certainly is disappointed when we leave for work in the morning. He is always so happy when we get home and shows that youthful exuberance you would expect from a 1 year old lab when his family comes home.
For a 1 year old lab, he is very mellow. He will begrudgingly play a couple games of fetch (maybe 2 of 3 throws is his limit). He also doesn’t seem to like or have any interest in water which I find very surprising for a lab. He is scarred of the hose when the water is running, and will sit by our pool but has no interest in getting in and swimming. He is very “aggressive appropriate” when he plays. He loves to rough house with me, but is much more gentle with Manda, Gabriel (our 11 year old son) and Harper (our two year old daughter). When he is around Harper he just follows her until she sits, and then will give her a lick or two on her legs, arms, or head. Given how mellow T-Bone is, it must have been Ruffie who was the mischief maker! Would be interested to know if Ruffie has the same views on playing fetch and swimming as T-Bone.
All in all, it has been a great first week. I think we all made a great choice and we are all very happy that T-Bone is a part of our family. And, I think T-Bone is happy to be with us.
T-Bone Update June 2012
**UPDATE FROM TBONE'S FOREVER HOME**T-Bone asked me to send out an update. He has some trouble typing, but we are working on it.
Hi everyone! It’s me, T-Bone. Just wanted to take a second and let all of you know how things are going.
Life the past month has been great! I love my forever family and they sure love me! Dad comes home with treats all the time for me and is always telling me what a great dog I am. We play fetch every day. I still don’t love it, but it’s growing on me a bit. I have been to the dog park on Horizon Ridge 3 times now. I am learning how to play with other dogs, and I think I am doing pretty well at that. I love it when other Labs show up, and I play with them better than I do with other dogs. Dad says I get a bit too protective when other dogs come over and want him to pet them, so I need to work on that. Dad also calls me a “Velcro Lab.” I think that means I am always stuck to his side when he is home. Mom and Dad have been talking about taking a class with me to refine my manners (which are already pretty good) so that should be fun.
Mom is home all summer, so I have someone to play with all day! At night, Mom and Dad let me sleep on their bed! I snuggle up at Mom’s feet and sleep the night away. When Mom and Harper (the littlest member of my new family) are swimming, I stay outside with them and even sit next to the pool edge. I haven’t jumped in yet (I know, kind of odd for Lab), but maybe later this summer I’ll feel up to taking a swim. I know Mom and Dad would love to swim with me!
Well, that is all for now. Thank you LVLR for rescuing me and all the other Labs! Keep up the good work! And who knows, maybe sometime in the near future I’ll even have a Lab brother or sister!!
T-Bone
P.S. Hi Ruffie/Jackson!!!
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