Happy has been here a week and what a joy he is to have here. He is a big guy, lovable, sweet, smart, obedient and goofy at times! He discovered the doggie beds right away and a couple days later discovered stuffies. He loves to sqeek and toss them around and believe me when he plays it sounds like the house if falling down! He learned the command "Go lay down" almost immediately. At first he wanted to pull on the leash but is improving every day. Happy is a Mamma's boy but does not shy away from Jim or Chad - he never turns down a belly rub or an ear scratching. He wants to roach but is so big he just falls over. He goes in the crate just fine but doesn't really want to. He'll stay there for a while and then will whine and complain but we just ignore him and he stops. I think that after he gets totally aclimated to retirement that will stop. He loves treats but has not yet learned the art of taking them from our hands so for right now we lay them on the floor for him. It's something he'll figure out with time. He doesn't counter serf and has had a couple of accidents in the house but they were my fault - he did try to tell me. Bad foster Mommy - I promise to pay better attention in the future. He also went half way up the steps the other day then turned around and came back. We haven't started stair training yet but I don't believe he will be afraid of them.
Happy is such a wonderful boy and I know some lucky person or persons is going to find much joy and love in this sweet baby. I think he'll do well as an only hound or with others. He really gets along well with Sunny and Breeze.
