Abuelo's Happy Dance

Chippy hunting

Our Chihuahua-Pug mix dog (Flea) is a tireless & occasionally, successful hunter. She has brought us many small critters; but her passion is hunting chipmunks. She has enlisted our 2 other dogs in the art of laying siege to a chippie holed up in a wood pile. They're all very focused &, happily, unsuccessful.
Tonight after supper Flea & Abuelo went out back & soon I heard that special bark that Flea gives when she's trapped a chippie. And then, I heard Abuelo give a bark. He never barks! I went out back & there are the 2 of them circling the wood pile nose to the ground sniffing & barking. Abuelo's style needs some refining but he was obviously into the game & willing to learn from the master (er, mistress). What a hoot!! ;)

Winning hearts

My husband & I, & our dogs, walk with a group of neighbours most mornings. Abuelo has made an impression on members of our group. Sheila automatically reaches for Abuelo's leash each day so that she can walk him. She loves his nice leash manners & his sweet, mellow personality. Sue talks Spanish to him, very cute & Eunice cradles his cute face & coos at him.

I gave him a bath today & he stood so quietly in the laundry tub. No fuss at all. After drying him off he raced into the living room dropped on his side & wiggled across the rug, then he flipped onto his back & wiggled some more..lol.

He just gets sweeter every day!!

Abuelo- sweet senor from Mexico

Abuelo & Dad checking out the Patio

Is this my good side?

What are you saying? Yo no hablo inglés!

Really?!

Sun bathing. Is this what passes for a beach up here?

Oh, for goodness sake!!

Pretty cool, all I have to do here is lay around all day ;)

Please, pretty please....

Aren't I a handsome fellow...hahah

Abuelo is making the transition from a tropical island off the coast of Cancun, Mexico to the great northern woods in Ontario very well. Right now he's napping at my feet without a care in the world. He's my first male foster but he won't be my last. Now that I know about belly bands (in this case an old tea towel cut in half with two elastic straps holding a sanitary napkin)  there's no worry about him marking in the house. He's already been trained to our Invisible Fence & loves to slowly circle the yard following his nose. I'm sure there's lots of new smells here.
Yesterday we went to the annual LOYAL Rescue volunteers picnic & he got to meet a lot of other foster & family dogs. He was polite to all of them, except for the big Weimarene who he barked at but then ignored. He worked the room getting pets & scratches from everyone as they arrived ,& of course, the occasional tidbit of cheese or chips.
He is the most low maintenance foster I've had since the days of Sweet Marie, Peke/Toy Spaniel senior who  was as much work & trouble as a lawn ornament. And she peed on the floors til I house trained her, Abuelo's belly bands are taking care of that problem.
There is a quiet home out there somewhere that has been waiting for Abuelo to come along & make their lives whole. So...here he is, hurry up & apply for him before someone else snatches him up!!!