Pending
I am
housebroken and do well in a crate at night. I have just arrived in
rescue and am settling into my foster home. I am doing well with the
other dogs in my foster home.
4/8/08
Hi,
I'm Rusty.
Now, you know most shelties bark a lot and I am no exception. But
let's face it. We shelties were bred to keep birds out of our owners
property on the Shetland Isles while fish were drying on the shores
and to herd and protect sheep, so we have to bark. We have a job to
do and I do it very well. Nothing escapes my eagle eye and I stay
alert all the time.
I am a very well housebroken boy and don't ruin flowers and shrubs
when I go out to potty like a lot of boy dogs do. I also go very
willingly into a crate to sleep at night and I love to play with any
kind of toys. Fetching toys is my middle name.
I am very nice with my foster sisters and try to get them to play
all the time. It only took me 24 hours to settle in to my new home
and I love to sit in your lap until I hear something weird and then
I jump down and herd it away.
Going to dog school was a bit scary at first, but it wasn't the
people or dogs that scared me, it was the pop machine and the awning
over the outside door blowing in the wind that kinda got me a bit
scared. But I adjusted OK after a bit.
So my foster mom found out I can sit, down, heel a little and shake
hands. I am very smart and caught on to the routine very quickly.
Maybe it won't be so scary next time.
I bonded with my foster mom fast and I like my foster dad too. I
have not had any kids or cats around here to be tested on so we will
have to wait and see how I do with them.
So keep checking in to see how I am doing. By the way, I have to get
my teeth cleaned and get those old dewclaws removed on April 7th so
it may be a few days before I would be ready to go to my forever
home.
Until then.......Rusty!
5/3/08
Hi all,
Rusty here to tell you I went to Franklin, IN yesterday to a
doggy walk to raise money for a worthy cause.
The Indy Disc dog group was there putting on a show for the
crowd and man was I excited. I wanted to go out and pick up all the
discs they missed and show them I could do that stuff too, but my
foster mom wouldn't let me go. Man was I frustrated. I am just as
good as those aussies and border collies. Nobody wants to give me a
chance to try out for any sports.
Maybe somebody out there could take me home with them and let me
do what I do best. I am a true working sheltie.
Til next time............
Rusty,
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