Diane.....
I just want to tell you how much I enjoy my Wishbone (about 5 months after I got him, I renamed him Bo).
If he is sitting across the room, and
our eyes happen to meet, his tail starts wagging.
I have never had a dog that maintains eye contact like him. Our
faces can be four inches apart, and we will be looking into each
other's eyes until I decide to stop.
If I am in my chair at my computer, he loves to come up and put his front paws around my sides, (giving me what I call a Bo hug) and lick my face and neck until I beg him to stop.
Of course, I have to plan my entry into bed. He is always ready to leap up and join me, with his head on the pillow beside me, and many times with a paw around my side. Because of his quickness, I have to quickly get under the covers before he jumps up on the bed.
I am surprised at how well he has adjusted,
given his conditions in his first year of life.
The only possible carry forwards I have seen is that, if I happen
to have a shovel, broom, or any stick type object in my hands,
he cowers and moves away.
He and Baron are great buddies. They love our trips in the car, our walks (off leash runs on weekdays) on the greenway.
If you ever would like to see him again,
let me know.
I can run him by your place, or, if you prefer, you can stop by
here and see him in his element.
It is YOU as a foster parent, who made
it possible for Wishbone to have found me, and me him.
And I thank you, and the Golden Bond organization.
Jim Hansen
February
2001
The boys are doing GREAT!
With each passing day, Wishbone is getting calmer, and more assured.
It took him four days to do a number 1 on our walks on the greenway,
and after seven days we reached another milestone and he did a
no. 2. After about 10 days I let him off leash a little on the
greenway, and he loved the freedom to run. He always comes to
me when I call him, and never gets very far away from Baron.
He and Baron play well together, although he wants to play all
the time and Baron just some of the time. They sleep on my bed.
He is always hungry, am giving him 2 cups kibble in the morning
and 2 in the evening, with a cooked chicken thigh mixed in and
some goodies for desert.
When I'm watching TV he likes to sit in my lap and put his head
under my chin and just let me hold him. No matter what part of
the house I'm in, he is always at my feet.
While riding in the car he has had a few people point to him and
give me a "thumbs up".
He's very happy. So are Baron & I. Am enclosing a few pics.
Feb 1, 2001
Jim, Baron & Wishbone
