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Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Joined: Oct 2010
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Meet Bear...Luke's new lil brother!
Hey everyone! Long time no see :P I haven't been on in quite a while. Computer went down for a while, waited two weeks for my new internet provider to hook me up, and a bunch of other things going on here in offline land. BUT...I am back, and I have some news
Over the past six months or so, I've been seeing this little lab mix who lived directly across the street from me. Young couple had him. He was always escaping and the guy would be chasing him around the neighborhood freaking out because he wouldn't come back. I had more than one upset night due to some things I saw let's put it that way. Anyway animal control couldn't do anything without more "concrete proof" of wrong doing. Don't get me started on THAT!
So, about a month and a half ago now, it's 4 am and pouring rain. Luke hears something outside. I look out our window and there's the little dog walking along the street alone. No one calling for him or even looking for him. So I went out, brought him home. It was risky because he's a male, and Luke can be a bit iffy with males. And I've never dared bring a strange one into the house! But for whatever reason I couldn't stand the thought of that dog out in the rain so I did. After a growl or two, Luke starts playing like mad with him! So for two and a half days, I had this dog. He fit right in. He was STARVING. So skinny it broke my heart. Scared to death of being beaten. Not potty trained. 11 month old dog not potty trained. Grrr.
Anyway over the past month and a half, I've had him more often than not. His owners saw me walking with him and Luke and pretty well demanded him back after that initial first time I had him. Rather than start a war with people you really don't want to mess with, I convinced them to let me take him on play dates and overnighters with Luke, hoping that once I'd had him a while and they saw how happy he was, how he was gaining weight, was learning, they'd hand him over.
Well to make a long story shorter...he is now ours. I won't go into the whole thing of how they pretty much abandoned him with me for days at a time taking off out of the city without even asking me if it was ok, but I finally came right out and told them, I wanted him. He's happy here, healthier, and Luke loves him. SHOCKER OF ALL shockers that my jealous, posessive boy has allowed him to make a home here with us :P
So here is Bear. He's a lab/border cross ((SOOO not my breeds but I love the little ******)) He's doing much better on potty training, learning to walk on leash so well, GREAT recall and off leash behavior. LOVES all people, kids, dogs, cats. Leaves lol. Polar opposite of my Lukey but I tell ya...Luke plays with him like he's never played with any other dog. They wrestle and run and it still amazes me. K I'll shut up now lol.
"Don't worry Mom...I'll teach him all he needs to know!"
Little Bear
"You know you're falling for me don't ya?"