Thank you!
First, thanks for taking care of my little guy! He means the world to me! So your time and effort does not go unnoticed.
Table of Contents
Ok, on to the details
Schedule
- Wednesday -> Thursday morning: Lisa (feed 2x)
- Thursday morning -> Thursday afternoon: Vladka
- Thursday evening: Hannah (feed 1x)
- Friday morning: Vladka (feed 1x)
Feeding
- 2x a day (after morning walk, after evening walk)
- 1/2 c. dry food (measured)
- 1/2 a frozen patty (thawed in refrigerator)
Details:
- I usually put a little water on the dry food
- I usually mix the patty and the dry food
Bonus details:
- If he sits and stares at you after you put the food down, ask him to “speak!” or “spin!” or, if you’re cheeky, get your face close to his and ask for a “kiss!”
Exercise/Potty breaks
- At least 2x a day
- on-leash please, unless you have a pocket full of treats
- We usually walk first thing in the morning
- He will do a boom-boom
- We usually walk in the evening
- He might do a boom-boom
Sleeping
- A dog bed will be provided
- I keep it in the bedroom
- He prefers to sleep on my couch
- He’d love to share your bed with you….your choice
Behavior
- He humps a lot, so I’d discourage dog parks
- Sometimes strange men can spook him
- He sniffs and marks….a lot; I encourage this
- He’s definitely dog-curious
- He’s pretty indifferent to people, unless he isn’t…
- Loves swimming if it’s warmer
- Not a big fan of toys
- Big fan of sticks (especially if they have loose bark)
- May fetch if it’s colder in the mornings
- Eats grass (I don’t mind)
Emergency
- Regular vet: South Boulder Animal Hospital
Emergency vet: Veterinary Emergency Group
- He is chipped
- He does know the way home….
Unsure? Call/text me
Tricks/Commands
- Sit
- Hand gesture: Palm up, pretend your shoving food in your face
- Shake
- “Other one” (after “Shake”)
- Kiss?
- Get yer face close to his so he can reach ya!
- No licks, usually just a reverse boop
- Down!
- while pointing to the ground
- Bang!
- Make a finger gun….may have to “shoot” him multiple times
- Roll over
- low success rate…best if said after Down and Bang!
- Spin!
- Sometimes he confuses Roll over with Spin
- Up!Up!Up!
- 3x all together; Say while pointing to a thing, and he’ll jump up on the thing; car, rock, furniture…
- Under
- Say while walking, if he’s behind you
- Good command when bikes/runners/kids/suspicious dogs approaching
- He’ll stick his head between your legs, from behind, expecting a treat
- OFF!
- Said authoritatively….he’ll stop jumping, or dismount any furniture/thing…use sparingly
- Go lay down!
- If he’s barking randomly and you want him to not do that; pair this with pointing in the general direction of his bed
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