Domino

Greetings! Just wanted to let you know that Domino continues to be awesome! He has worked his way nicely into our family. Except for getting sprayed by a skunk 2 nights after he came home with us...we were on a late night walk and he flushed a skunk out of a bush and the skunk was not too pleased needless to say! A week later and he still has a faint scent of eau de skunk-even after several baths and a trip to the groomer! His personality is great...he adores the kids, and is so easy going. They can take bones from him, cuddle with him, play with him, and he justs loves it. He as a new doggie friend...a 6 month old 60# labradoodle named Guiness who belongs to some good friends of ours. The first encounter Domino growled ferociously for about 2 minutes, then they proceeded to play like crazy for the next 30 minutes. Last night they skipped the growling and got right down to playing! He still barks a lot at passing people and animals, but it seems to be settling down some. He is responding to the training we are doing at home...heel, down and stay. If he is not going out with us, we make him sit and stay about 10 feet away from the door before we leave, and he is really getting it. He hardly ever tries to rush the door to escape any more. He also has to sit for his leash to be put on and taken off, and he already does that with out being prompted any more. He has come to work with me 2x now, and just slept on his bed most of the day. On the days he has to stay home he has had perfect manners...no accidents no destruction. He gets a lot of exercise, so I am sure that really helps. We have a rather long hallway and the kids toss his toys back and forth if the weather is bad outside. He loves toys by the way! He has a stuffed fish with squeaker in it and has figured out how to squeeze it and make a lot of noise...we have to take it away as it can drive me nuts! He sleeps in bed everynight, usually right in the middle until we relocate him to the end so we have some room! He has met the dogs at the kids' dads' house and got along fine...played a lot with the 90# boxer, who acted like a big puppy around Domino. We cannot thank you enough for trusting us to take Domino home with us...he is a very special little doggie! And we already cannot remember life without him! Take care and feel free to check in whenever you think about him! Beky Tess Myles and Mike