Friday, September 9

Introducing....

Theodore Q. Montgomery

"Theo" for short


Matt and I have been looking at dogs for several months now, and we had our hearts sets on a cock-a-poo. Almost daily (sometimes many times a day), we were scouring shelter websites hoping to find the perfect dog. Once a few weeks ago, the shelter had a 3-month old cock-a-poo, but she had already been adopted within a few hours of being posted and our search continued. On Monday a 5-year-old cock-a-poo mix was posted, and we went to look at him on Tuesday. When we walked in the kennel, most of the dogs started going crazy, yapping and jumping. One didn't. He wagged his tail and walked to his gate, but he was very calm. Matt said, "That one - the one that's not yapping - that's our dog!" (I have always wanted a small dog, but Matt really didn't want a small dog because he thought, "Small dog = yapper"). Even when we put our fingers through the gate, he was calm and gentle. After getting to know him a little, we agreed that we would get him. He wasn't quite ready to be released yet, so we did not get him until today. That gave us a few days to get everything we would need for a dog.

Theo is 16 lbs, and the top of his head is about as high as the bottom of my knee. We've only had him about 5 hours, but so far he seems like a wonder dog. He appears to be well-trained and obedient. He's left everything alone that is not his, and he's stopped whatever he was doing immediately when told, "Stop!" Neither Jenna getting in his face nor Collin running around like a maniac has phased him at all. He hasn't growled at all, and he's only barked a handful of times. He goes to the back door when he needs to go out, and he's also a low-shed. I'm hoping that means he won't make too much extra housework. We're really hoping this works out, because the kids love having him around the house.



PS. He looks a little mangy right now, because he's in need of a good grooming. Hopefully, we'll be able to get him groomed soon.