2/10
Callaway get's along very well with his foster sister, Isis. (10 year old
female boxer) he likes to be praised and loves attention, especially getting
butt scratches and belly rubs!
The holidays were big for Callaway. It was the first time we had a group of
people at the house including a few kids, ages 14, 9 & 5. He was friendly
and welcoming to the entire family and was gentle with the kids. Everyone felt
comfortable with him.
Besides an accident due to excitement, he did great! We did put him in the
kennel for a short time when it came close to sitting for the meal, but once we
were done he played in the yard and continued to have a fun day with everyone.
On January 20th, Callaway had surgery on his knee to fix a partially torn ACL.
His recovery is going well so far. The staples were taken out on Feb 3rd and
things are looking good. He feels good and wants to run and play, but we still
need to limit his exercise and use of stairs. He is off the medication and pain
meds, next follow up is in four weeks. He is very comfortable in his kennel,
prefers to sleep there at night and goes right in as needed when we are not here
to keep an eye on him during recovery.
11/8 Overall Callaway is a
wonderful dog. He’s friendly, loving, eager to please and handsome!
He has mastered the dog
door, but has had a few accidents in the house at night or first thing in the
morning. He likes his kennel and will sleep in it all night with no issues,
but when given the freedom to sleep anywhere he has pooped in the house a
couple of times after we have let him outside in the morning. Still working on
that one. But, since he likes to go into his kennel at night, that's an easy
solution. He is left out of the kennel during the day without incidents, so
he either is holding it, or using the dog door during the day. Not sure, all
the fall leaves are making tracking poops difficult.
He is great meeting new
adults; male or female. My parents came for a visit, and the first day, we
had several Sears technicians come to the house for yearly maintenance. He
was very excited when their trucks pulled in the driveway, and again when they
rang the doorbell. Once inside, he immediately would go to them and lean
against their leg, until they patted him. Sound familiar?
He is a joy to walk on
leash. But, he doesn't like to drink from a water bottle like our female
does. So, I will be trying the collapsible water bowl. He can try to assert
dominance with other dogs while on leash, but never with adults, including
landscaping crews in the neighborhood. However, he does a lot of barking and
dancing about when I use the lawnmower or leave blower.
He has made friends with the
mailman that brings treats. Both
Callaway and our female
run to the mailbox when he pulls up. Both sit and wait for him give them
little biscuits. Callaway always will sit when the treat jar is opened.
But...We
have recently discovered that he is a bit of a counter surfer, after he
enjoyed some cinnamon raisin & wheat bread. We have not witnessed him doing
this, and it was only twice when we were out.
We are now
teaching him to stay out of the kitchen while we prepare our meals. As well
as move away from the dining room table, and not beg when we are eating. The
counter surfing could have been because he was bored or because our house
guests changed the routine.
We recently
had visitors for 10 days and he did great, we asked them to give their
evaluations as well (noted below)
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From
Foster Granny (mom)
Callaway was newly arrived at my son's when we increased his family by 2 of us
for 10 days. I was so surprised how immediately we were totally accepted by
him. He is adorable, very sweet and affectionate. He responds very well to
commands. I was so impressed with his expressions of love and happiness
knowing that he had been in a shelter for 2 months and at this home only about
a week.
I loved watching him play -
he runs around and has the best time. It was especially fun watching "hide
and seek" with my daughter-in-law in the yard. In addition to his wonderful
good nature he is such a handsome boy, with awesome markings.
We felt very sad to leave
him but he would not fit in an under the seat carrier on our airplane ride
back to California.
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From
stepfather of foster dad
Having recently spent 10
days with Callaway in his foster home, I have the following observations: 1)
he is a very friendly dog. 2) he seems somewhat unsure of his surroundings,
probably due to the limited time in his foster home and having to play second
fiddle to a (much older) alpha female. 3) He seems to be partially trained,
and appears eager to have his training continued & seems especially eager to
please. I feel that he would be a lovely pet for the right home, and with some
patience, would reward his new owner(s) with loyalty and love.
