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Thanks so much for taking care of me at SPCA of Western Quebec, and
thanks for sending me home with Lynn and Sandy! It was a bit of
a long drive, about an hour and a half, but I made it fine and got
introduced to my new home (big house, big yard, lots of fields and
forest!) and the new pack, which includes Cooper the hound dog, and
four cats; Spot, Maisey, Wynne and Luna. I'm having a great time
- the food is good, we go on lots of walks, and everybody is friendly,
even the cats. I wish Cooper would play with me a bit more - he
doesn't seem to have a lot of get up and go - but other than that,
things are excellent. Since Cooper won't play sometimes I try
to play with the cats; that doesn't really work either but at least
they're not mean about it. There are some
really good toys here too and the people play with me, so that's fun.
I was pretty worried the first few days that I was just visiting, so I
was very careful not to let the people out of my sight, but I think
this is
where I'm going to live from now on, so I'm a lot more relaxed.
They seem to like me and they say 'good boy' a lot and have brushed me
and are very good at tummy rubs.
Thank you for letting us adopt Mavrick - we are absolutely delighted
with him! He's such a beautiful dog and he's got the sweetest
disposition. We kept his name that he had with you - we did try
a few others but none seemed to quite fit and we all liked Mavrick.
And he is incredibly well-trained - he's completely easy leash
walking, he doesn't go up on beds or couches (you will see from the
photo of Mavrick and our hound dog Cooper that we were not as
successful on the 'no couch' rule with Coop ...). When we come
back from walks through mud and water out on our property, he offers
his paws for a cleanup and then rolls on his back to have his tummy
wiped down. Or maybe he's just looking for a tummy rub. Cooper
doesn't quite love Mavrick as much as we do - no aggression at all but
he's not thrilled with all the playful energy (or ... the humping) but
he seems to be warming up to him a bit. Mavrick is excellent
with the cats - our cat Spot greeted him on
Sandy and Lynn
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first day by walking right up to him and giving him a little nose bump
greeting and they have been friends ever since. The others were
cautious at first but quickly realized he's a sweetie and now when
they pass nearby, they sometimes give him a little nuzzle. And
as Mavrick says in his note, he has even tried to encourage them to
play a bit, but they don't think that's a good idea. His house
training is immaculate, even when he was just getting used to us, he
didn't have a single accident in the house.