Blake is a 3 (or so) year old Black Lab that weighs (despite his papers claiming "20 lbs) probably at least 60 pounds. He's already house, crate, and behaviorally trained, and does well with cats. The Humane Society that we adopted him from said that someone abandoned him in Beaver Dick park. He really is a very smart dog, it took him about 2 minutes to figure out how to work the latch on the gate so that he can get out. It's okay though, we have a running line to tie him to while we're gone during the day until we fix the fence. He's had his shots (even the boosters) and has been neutered, so we don't even have to worry about that. All in all, he's pretty much the perfect first dog for us, I think.
Here are some terrible pictures of us with him this morning. Trevor looks like he has dirt on his upper lip, but he just hasn't shaved in a while.
If you're wondering about Piper, well, there's been some "sibling" rivalry, but I think she's getting over it. I expect that in a week or so, they'll be fine with each other. No Dad, Blake is not going to eat her, and when you come to visit this weekend, I don't want to see you encouraging him :)
You may also be wondering why ended up with a lab when we were so close to getting an Alaskan Malamute. When we went to the Malamute rescue on Saturday, all of the dogs had pretty bad behavioral problems... namely, cat eating problems. This would not sit well in our home. Plus, a lot of people were interested in the Mals, and the adoption process was much more arduous. So we happened to stop by Petco on our way home, met Blake, and fell in love.
3 comments:
HOORAY! Good choosing! Trevor must be happy. Austin wants to know why Trevor has dirt under his chin. I don't know who the Reiley's are, but we were totally at the same festival this weekend! Austins dad was boss of that thing. Austin says he was the chieftan. Anyhow, we like your choice of dog.
I still say you should have gone with the husky. Especially one with cat eating tendencies.
I got engaged in Beaver Dick park!
This is Erin Payne by the way.
Cute dog.
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