Eddie Munster's Formal Introduction :)

[lpyrbby]

So yeah days ago we finally got back from our trip to MO to help out for a bit and select a third dog for our group. We're still waiting on one and Ms. Dolittle will get her formal intro a little later

But, we'll go ahead and you with Eddie Munster You'll catch his namesake right from the get go methinks!



He's a spry young man who on an initial meeting, you may think to be calm, cool and collected. But really, it's a front. He's such a busy boy! He's actually driving me insane! LOL But he's worth it and we'll get there and he'll be one helluva dog

Check him out in the hotel room in MO the night before we left (where he also proceeded to wake us up at 3AM with some rancid poop!)


He was a quiet boy on the trip and absolutely lit up at the possibility of playing with Ms. Dolittle. We didn't let them as the trip was stressful enough, but he sure was interested!

Noticing his increased activity level in the house, we decided to bring out the cat toy. He ADORES this toy and I can already see one athletic little man!


It took him a day or so to get used to having to go out into the side yard for potty breaks and all but he's gaining confidence quickly and looks at the neighbors with the expectations that they're coming to say hi to him


He's thinking hard about pouncing on me right here LOL




Yeah that's some shredded jeans in the background I cut up just for the dogs. He LOVES tug and I think there's some gratification in the ripping sound the jeans make as they tear!


And then I hid the cat toy behind my back....


Yep! Still lookin for it

That's all you guys get for now. Stay tuned for your next installment - date yet to be determined!

[emilys]

he is TOOO cute! he definitely has that "I'm going to pounce on you in 3...2......" look!

[erpitrescue]

Swoon.

[lpyrbby]

He just learned the two finger target and the "command" 'Here!' tonight I prepped him a couple of days ago with the "yes that's right!" cue then tonight, proofed it and led rather quickly into the two finger target, then paired it with the word. He's smart as hell and he's going to be SO easy to train.

Kat was talking to Marthina earlier today and reminded me that I should slow down some more and work on winding him down. Dunno why it didn't occur to me, but we did spend about a good 20 minutes going through ear rubs, back rubs, thigh rubs, chest rubs etc. Every time he thought about getting rowdy, I'd tell him Ah-ah... and he'd sit and start to settle back into it. He's incredibly receptive

Even when we were doing our final proof on the "Here!" command, he had a spastic moment after the first two times and wanted to dance around me and pop off of my hand in excitement. After withholding the treat, it finally clicked and he went over, touched his nose to my hand and sat down like a prince

Now that we may be able to work through some of his spaz attacks, he's going to advance quickly methinks He's smart and you can tell when he's thinking. Hell, last night he learned that he could mess with my carpet runner in the kitchen to get my attention. He'd trot in there, paw at it a bit and then peek his head around the corner to see if I noticed or not LOL

Eddie's got so much personality and he's going to be a ton of fun to work worth

[suziriot]

Ha, that is so funny. Dharma has been the complete opposite. First week she just wanted to relax, sleep, get rubbies, and explore a little bit. She was totally low-key. This week it's "okay enough settling in, let's GO!" She's doing zoomies and jumping on and off the furniture. I actually did not want to start doing any real training yet, but I have to go at her pace and she needs some boundaries! And yeah... being a tripod does NOT make the zoomies any slower. I think it may actually make her go faster! lol!

[pitunia]

I love these posts. I could only envision the dogs futures back in July, August, and then September. And now...wow. tears of happiness

[DiamondTiger]

I know Gale... isn't it awesome!? ;D I need to get Alicia over here with her camera (or borrow it) so we can get more pictures of lil Ms. Suey Dolittle doing her "thang". We're still working on finding out what will be her biggest motivator because right now she's more interested in sniffing and exploring her surroundings... we're taking it a little slower with her too. All in all, she's very receptive to the boundaries I'm putting in place and has begun to offer me certain behaviors like sitting for toys or going right in to her crate when I open the door (something she didn't want to do before because food doesn't really mean a whole lot to her). She's got "leave it" pretty much down already and is very responsive to praise.

[RealPitBull]

He is such a fiesty little bugger. What a cutie. Can't wait to follow his progress.

[AmyJo27]

He is adorable!
I love the markings on his face!

[lpyrbby]

Oh my! I took pics yesterday and uploaded them to Facebook, but completely forget to share some with you guys here!

And yes, I *did* take a stab at his "masculinity" in buying him a pinkish rope toy LOL















And my favorite yet

[PitLovinMama]

I'm lovin the hair do...lol
He looks so happy what a wonderful thing you guys did.