and some creatures wonder what the bumps in the night are. In this case the thing that goes bump in the night is named "The Dude." His actual (;-)) name is Jeffrey Lebowski. At least that is the word we get from Garrison.
How would he know, you might ask. Well, The Dude, is his dog. We have been asked to take The Dude in as a foster care dog. The apartment complex in which Garrison is living in at this time does not allow pet dogs. And while he had made arrangements for The Dude, to have a place to stay, those arrangements changed and The Dude was no longer able to stay there.
The Dude is a survivor of animal abuse and is what is called a rescued dog. He still exhibits behaviors that lead one to believe the first owner was not a nice person at all. However, from the first time we met The Dude until now, which is about three years, a lot of his anxiety has dissipated.
He lived in a house with about 10 other rescued dogs and is making the adjustment to being the only animal around. At first I don't think he knew what to do with himself, but now he is catching on to the idea that he is no more than a couple of strides away from a personal massager/petter. It has only been about a week and he is becoming more comfortable all the time. The other day he actually went belly up, for his petting.
It turns out that he is not a barker, which makes life a lot easier for us. It turns out he in not causing an allergic reaction from Joyce, which makes life a lot easier for me.
So, after almost 16 years since Petunia was put down, we are slowly getting back into pet management mode.
I believe Garrison nailed it with the Jeffrey Lebowski name. I looked it up on google to make sure it was spelled correctly and the short description mentioned that he was an out of work slacker. What better temporary gift to give to two retired people than a lazy dog who wants attention from people who are more than willing to give it to him.
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:-D
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