This and that

Life has become a little ho-hum - no major new milestones.  Well, I did trim and dremel his nails today and Nate was a perfect gentleman. Atta boy!!  

He does have a sore toe, and that kept him from yesterday's M&G, but we're hoping that a little rest will take care of that.

So, here are a few pictures of everyday life with sweet Nate...

Sleeping remains his favorite pastime.

Nate's a little interested in exploring the yard, but much less than other fosters I've had.  He will probably do fine without a yard.

We've all heard about the main advantage of being the "lead dog".  Nate's not a very pushy boy, and a few days ago he discovered another one... whack!!

Greyhound tails are strong!!  On another day... he dodged it :-)  Note that it's the same tail each time  :-\   Ahem, Sting... rude boy.

Nate does bark.  The first two weeks here, he'd bark every night at bedtime... get out of bed and go to the den and bark for 2 minutes, all by himself.  Then he'd go back to bed and sleep the night.  Huh???  I never did figure that one out, but he's pretty much stopped doing it now.  Now, he mostly barks at meal time "Hurry up!  I'm starved!  Feed ME, not them! NOW!!"

I love his eyes.  They're as soft and mellow as he is  :-))

Oh! So THAT's what they're for!

Nate has discovered the joy of stuffies!

And they make good pillows, too :-)

Nate's settling into home-life

Nate's been in pet-life now for just a little over 2 weeks, and he's adjusted to it very well.  His temperament remains polite and gentlemanly but, with the competition of several other hounds, he's now near the front of the line for treats instead of at the back!

He has no real fears or phobias, taking everything in stride.

He rides well in the van:

He's not alarmed with the vacuum cleaner:

He was a little concerned with the gurgling sounds of the coffee brewing over his head while he was having breakfast, but we've worked through that.  Morning coffee is non-negotiable in this house!!!  

Nate sleeps well til around 5:30, and then starts to prowl around.  If I don't let him out, he can't wait and I have something to clean up.  We are working on that  :-))  No photos of that!!!

At M&G's, he's been greyt!  He's a little reserved but not at all shy, and enjoys petting and attention.  He continues to do well with other dogs.

Nate almost roached last night - it was more of a lean - but it's as close as I've seen yet!!

When I leave, I've both crated him and left him loose with my hounds, depending on how long I'm gone.  Nate still crates very easily - walks right in and I reward him with treats.  When I get back, he's always laying down and calm.

When he's crated, he's really by himself since my crates are in a downstairs foster room and my own hounds are upstairs.  He seems fine with that.

When I leave and he's loose with my hounds, I usually still muzzle him - both for his own protection and in case he gets too curious about things in the house.  If it's a very short trip, and he's not muzzled, he's been fine.

Has he ever been bad?  Well, I left a shoe out and he was chewing on it.  That was my bad!!  And he happily relocates small throw rugs to new and more nicer spots :-o

Nate is one sweet boy!!

Meet Nate this Saturday!

Nate's going to brave the heat and be at 100 Oaks for part of the M&G on Saturday!

Come out and meet this adorable guy!!  He'll be there between 10-12, and maybe later depending on the heat.

Tee ahr eee aey tee ehss - YUM!

Nate has yet to meet a treat he didn't like.  He was a little hesitant when I offered him his first one, a trachea, and very delicately took it with just his front teeth.  Less than a minute later, he was crunching away.

That was 10 days ago.  He's caught on pretty fast.  Hmmm... treats are good!  He's now experienced with lots of treats, and loves them all.

Lamb ears

Ox tails

Cow ears

And beef esophagus

And, he's such a gentleman.  He's very gentle when he takes a treat, almost apologetic, and he's never growled over a treat.

Treats like these brush their teeth, so it's more than "just" yummy, but don't tell Nate.

And isn't he very cute   :-))))))))

Thunderstorms are...

*B*O*R*I*N*G*

Nate was unperturbed by the thunder and rain this afternoon.

Red rover, red rover, send NATE over!

My own hounds are usually very helpful in guiding a foster along the path to pet-life.  Sometimes, maybe not so much.

On Saturday, his first full day here, one of Nate's early lessons was to learn to do the stairs so he could go out into the yard.  Going down went ok when he was swept along with the house hounds, but then he had to come back up.

Nope.  Not me.  I'll stand down here forever but I am not climbing... those... stairs.

No problem.  That's actually pretty normal.  So, I went down to give him a hand, and we made it up to the first landing with just some gentle nudges.

And then he stopped again.

That's when I saw why.  His house-hound coaches:

C'mon Nate!  You can do it, Nate!  It's just a few more steps, Nate!   And Nate listened!!!

Yea, Nate!!!  Yea, coaches!  Another lesson learned :-)