Sept.
10th update (Mowgli has been with us for 7 days):
My
husband and I drove to the SPCA of Western Quebec to look at a puppy.
When we got there the puppy had already been adopted - that day!
But it was meant to be because we met Moogley that day (we spell his
name Mowgli now). You may think I'm crazy but I just knew when I saw
him that he was meant to be our dog. I am so glad we were able
to adopt him a week later (we drove 3 hours to get him!).
We adopted Mowgli on Friday September 3rd. It has been a week
since he has been home with us and we are so happy with him and proud
of him. He is eager to please and has bonded to us already.
He loves his belly scratched
and just laying in the same room near us. We have made it a
point to spend a lot of time with him and he sure appreciates it!
Mowgli has a very special place in our heart already. Thank you
for taking good care of our new dog while he was in your shelter!
Photo
1: just pulling out of the SPCA, Mowgli was so happy to be going
home with us (you can see his cool purple dotted tongue)
Photo 2: laying on our kitchen floor
Photo 3: he loves a good belly rub! especially with a bone!
December 17, 2010 update (Mowgli has been with us for 3 months):
Looking back I am so glad we adopted an adult dog. Mowgli has
been perfect for us as first-time dog owners. He came
housetrained, basic obedience trained, walks well on a leash, and has
great recall. We take him to a field across from us to run
around – he loves it and he always makes sure he can see us!
Mowgli is perfect for our cats (who are a bit skittish because we
rescued them as feral kittens). He is so gentle! The cats
don’t fear him one bit.
Mowgli’s
temperament is totally a Lab – he loves to lie on the floor in
whatever room we are in. He LOVES people. Sometimes we see
Husky in him (his curly tail, he licks his paws), and other times we
also see border collie (his stance sometimes and his ability to JUMP!
he never jumps on us but outside we can get him jumping). Yet,
for having all of these active breeds in him somewhere – he is the
calmest dog! He is also so quiet – rarely ever barks! He
has no prey drive – squirrels run by him and he does not blink an eye.
He is a wonderful mixed breed!
Mowgli is not perfect – he gets extremely anxious/excited when we
bring him to a new house. He whines a lot then settles down.
I think he was never brought to new places until now (maybe
under-socialized as a pup?). I also think someone was
heavy-handed with him in his past. For example, last week my
husband was out in the shed and he lifted up a hammer and Mowgli saw
it and ran and cowered for no reason. It's sad to see him think
that we may hit him, but he rarely acts like this, and he is in his
forever home now.
I told my husband last week that I would not trade Mowgli for a
million dollars. And 3 months ago I would have said that I was
NOT a dog lover! Mowgli has made me one. I totally
recommend adopting an adult dog from a shelter or rescue. Thanks
for all your good work at the SPCA of Western Quebec.
Rachel & Derek
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