Fostering for New Rattitude since May 2011. Follow our journey as these wonderful rescued rat terriers settle into fostercare while waiting for their furever homes...now starting in 2019 with WAGS
Guess who knows how to roll over? I didnt' teach him this, he knew it already and it's adorable. Is it wrong to just make him roll over all day?
Saul is pretty cute... He was pretty mellow all day (it was super hot today in Yakima so we were all pretty much indoors with the air conditioning staying out of the heat) but perked right up when it was treat time.
Morning Stretches
Even though it was 100 degrees outside, he would do a 15 minute nap outside after a potty break before coming back inside.
I have a whole yard of grass but he prefers the dirt!
Just being adorable
I love his coat.. when sitting it looks like a heart
Saul really really needs his toenails clipped and I can't find my clippers anywhere! So, I've been doing alot of feet touching getting him ready until I find them. He is doing really well and will really let me mess with them with no reaction. I'm gonna give up and buy some new ones this week if I can't find them. It'll be good to take him out and about to the Pet Store anyway. I tried the Pedi Paw on him and he was really scared of it - my dog Sasha does great with it but she is used to it. But he needs clippers anyway - they are getting way out of control!!!
I haven't been able to find a toy that Saul likes other than chewing on the Kong toy. Doesn't like tennis balls, stuffed animals, tug toys.. nothing... until Mr. Panda came out and he promptly lost his mind playing with it. Very cool! He will chase it, kick it around with his paws, nibble on it, carrying it around. At first he wouldn't let us take it from him, trying to run away with it, but quickly learned that us throwing it and him chasing it was FUN FUN FUN.
Saul is also an under the covers sleeper... LOVES to be under a blanket when wanting to nap. You just lift a blanket up and he will come up and bury himself in it. Sometimes he will poke his head out, but usually not. :)
Saul went to the vet today and got an exam. The vet says he is 4 years old, not 6 as previously thought. I'm not sure if he was happy to be out of the vets office or just had some energy to burn - but Saul definately got his play on tonight over at Amber's with her dogs, Sadie and Sasha - check out the video... He is a speedy little fellow when he wants to be. And he seems to like the water well enough. And when he got home - he passed right out...
We also tried to get him to howl by howling with him tonight when an ambulance went by... poor little Saul - he lifted his head up, opened his mouth and nothing came out at all! He seems really dissappointed that he coudn't howl with us!
So we think Saul has been debarked because he's got a really raspy bark... Poor thing, but it doesn't seem to bother him at all. And at least its easy enough to tell the difference between him and Sasha. :) he's not really a barker, but turns out you can get him going if you want. And so can Sasha... she can be such a little trouble maker!
Saul is off to the vets tomorrow to check on his incision from his neuter surgery. I think he is a secret licker and needs some antibiotics too keep it from getting infected as it looks pretty irritated. Looks like I might have to use the cone on him to get that all healed up. But he is really super sweet and really bonding to my daughter Cassie but I'm going to clip his nails tonight as they are pretty scratchy when he plays with her. So it will probably be a bit longer before he likes me!
okay.. she's not a foster dog, but my own dog and while we were taking pictures of Saul, Sasha got jealous and got extra cute, so we snapped some of her too. I think she is pretty adorable and I love my fuzzy dog. She is really being a great sport with all these fosters coming in and out of the house over the past 4 months.
Who you looking at?
Got this elephant at the NR reunion and it's Sasha's new favorite toy
busy day or two for Saul... He is getting into the routine of things. He doesn't understand the doggie door yet, but so far is completely housetrained. He is pretty mellow - though when he thought I wasn't looking, he did some running around the house and got in the play stance (two front legs down, butt in the air) to try to get Sasha to play (she pretended she didn't see). He loves Cassie and they have been playing alot and he loves the Kong toy. We've been giving him lots of ear scratches which he loves and when we find the right spot, he is just in heaven.
When I walked him this afternoon - he met all the neighborhood kids (ages 3 - 12) and he let them pet him and seemed generally uninterested until I gave them some cheese to give him and he became their best friend and the kids had fun getting him to sit and to shake. He also met the neighboor Fancy - she is a rat terrier/dachshund mix and they did some sniffing and I think she wanted to play but all he did was some weird growl/purring noise at her... I think he was tired after all the kids and hungry... We will try another time.
how do dogs always find your not put away clothes to lay on?
Love this one - Cassie took all these piuctures.. she takes great pictures!
Saul has made it Yakima! He was picked up in Federal Way where Carol was fostering him and brought to CleElum by my friend Marta. We took him to meet my dad and hang out in his yard for a bit before heading back to Yakima.
Introductions to Sasha went well - little fuss. He hasn't met the cat Sarah yet. We took him over to Amber's tonight and he did fine with her dogs though he didn't really want to play. he did give a littele snarl to Sadie the female who was getting in his face and she just gave it back and that was that. He pretty much ignored her cats, though he was interested in their food!
He really likes Cassie who has gotten him to play and gotten some kisses from. Not yet any for me though he likes the treats i give him. He will sit and shake for them. :) Enjoys the ear rubs and beinbg scratched. He is a pretty sweet little boy!.
