Jananas

Gucci made it home late Friday night. He arrived at the airport here in Toronto at 730pm after almost 48 hours in his crate. It took us three hours to get his paperwork, get it checked by customs, and then finally pick him up from the cargo area. But he was safe and sound and happy to see me.

He’s settling in okay. He’s still quite nervous around new people and clingy with me, but that’s pretty normal for rescue dogs. On the plus side, he’s picked up on using his outdoor facilities (i.e. being housebroken) very, very well. He walks pretty well on leash and doesn’t stray from the sidewalk too often. It only took him a day to learn about stairs, even if he still isn’t fond of them. On the downside, he growls at and semi-chases the cats (nooooo!). He also seems to think that yarn or skeins of yarn are good playthings. He also has no training (so sit, stay, come, off, down, etc.). But we’re working on all of those things. And given that he’s only been here five days I think he’s doing pretty darn well!

Look at that awesome little face. Can you spot the missing ear?

Sleeping on the couch. Man this beats an outdoor dog run any day of the week!

Lastly, what do you mean there’s a rope toy on my snout? You mean I’m supposed to play with this thing? Its funny because you can tell that he wants to play, but he doesn’t really know how to or what’s appropriate.