Tomorrow it will be official

So according to the Humane Society, if you find a dog and no one comes forward to claim it, the dog becomes yours after 7-10 days. I filed the 'found dog' report last Friday morning, and the lady told me that if I didn't hear from anyone by this Friday, he was our dog. I think that is cause to celebrate!

Toby has been such a wonderful addition to our 'zoo'. He doesn't chase cats (only occasionally barks at them to try and play) and he respects his elders (aka Snoopy). Dave and I took him with us last Sunday to meet my parents. Too say that he was a perfect angel at their house would be an understatement...he was truly amazing! He didn't jump, or try to lick, and for that matter, he didn't even seem to care that he was at a new house. He calmly laid down at Dave's feet in the house and waited for us to make the next move. Then he slept in the backyard for about 2 hours, and didn't even try to beg for food. It really is mind boggling that a 6 month old puppy could be so well behaved.
(looking angelic..hehe)
He really enjoys our morning walks and LOVES his toys. Just about every time you look at he, he is carrying something around the house (and on occasion, again, sometimes it is a shoe, so we have gotten better at putting things in the closet and closing the door). Thankfully he doesn't have the desire to 'chew to destroy' only likes to gnaw a little bit and drool a lot! So on the off chance that he does manage to get a shoe, there isn't any damage...just some moisture.

He is no longer afraid of the dog door. By Tuesday he had figured out that it was the ticket to not having an overflowing bladder! He had gone from 7am - 6pm on Monday without going outside, so as soon as Dave got home, he ran out the door and went for a while. Now that we don't have to worry about him being in pain from having to go to the bathroom and not being brave enough to go out on his own, it is much nicer to leave the house.

The only down side to Toby learning how to use the dog door is that he likes to go outside after we have gotten in bed and then he starts barking at random things. So at night, all doggies go outside one last time, then we close the dog door. Thankfully no accidents have occurred.
(burst of energy captured on film)
This Saturday, Toby will meet his other 'grandparents' (Dave's mom and dad) and then we will hopefully go to a pet adoption event on Sunday to socialize him some more and get him micro-chipped.

Have a great weekend!