Hello,
My name is Bob Caine. I have been active on the Hive for about 2 years but I have never posted here on Ecency. I have read quite a few Ecency posts via ListNerds. The creators of those posts were very positive about Ecency and its features so I decided I needed to try it.
Today, I would like to introduce our new "puppy", Bradley. About a month ago, my wife got a call from a lady who works for her. The lady's daughter had found a puppy that need a home.
We already had one dog, Colonel, a mostly chihuahua 16 year old. We also baby sit my daughter's dog, Sarge, a mostly golden retriever who just turned 3. Monday through Friday. Sarge was originally ours but we gave him to our daughter because he liked to pick on Coronel. We also have a cat, Tiger Lily who is about 8.
Enough history, my wife and I discussed adopting Bradley and decided that would work. Bradley arrived late on a Thursday night. We had a vet appointment for him first thing Friday morning. No one had any idea how long he had been a stray. We wanted to get him checked out as soon as possible.
He got dropped off at the vets Friday morning and left for the day. My wife picked him up on her way home. No real surprises from the health side. Bradley had fleas, worms, mange, and ear infections. All easily treatable. The surprise was the vet's guess at his age. She said he is over a year old. He sure doesn't act it. She thought that because he had tartar on his teeth and that does not happen until a dog is 1+,
Before I go any further, I should explain Bradley's name. You probably notice the military rank theme with the other dogs' names. We wanted to stay with that theme but could not find a military rank that we liked as a name. So we named him after General Omar Bradley.
Now that we have had Bradley for a month he is all puppy. If something is moveable, it must be a toy. We also believe he has not been a stray his whole life. He knew how to sit and he gets in the backseat of the car as soon as you get in. He was taught that behavior. He also knew not to get on furniture but my wife has already taught him that he can. This turned him into a 50 pound lap dog. He love sleep in my wife's lap.
Bradley officially starts training next week. If you would like me to post about his training progress, Let me know in the comments.
See You At The Bank,
Bob Caine
P.S. I forgot to mention Sarge and Bradley are not getting along at all. More about that another time.
