Buddy was adopted a few weeks ago by a fantastic lady in Concord named Carole and her cat, Topaz. Topaz was against the idea at first, but she's coming around. Buddy wants to play with her but she isn't having any of him yet.
Buddy gets to go to work with Carole and meet new people almost every day. That means his life is filled with his 2 favorite things: car rides and people. We're so happy for him.
And here's a video taken back when Sugar stayed with us for a night. Sugar loved Buddy and was the first dog to get him to play.
Buddy never plays with toys. But I pulled out a brand new one today and he immediately took to it. Maybe he only plays with toys that still have the tag on them.
We humans had a very full day yesterday. While on our way to visit my parents in Oakland, we made a couple of detours.
First, we dropped Buddy off with his new foster family. Thanks to Linda, Kevin, and Bo for welcoming him. We had such a great experience knowing him for a few days, we feel very lucky!
Then, we headed off to Castro Valley to visit Sassy. Remember Sassy? The 11-year old boxer/lab that was dumped at the ever-overcrowded Lake County shelter after a divorce? She had the saddest eyes ever.
Thankfully, a wonderful woman named Wendy took her in to foster, and Sassy is so much happier. Sassy is very much like Buddy. Super mellow, good with everybody including dogs and cats, well-behaved, housetrained, and really all she wants is to hang out with her human(s).
Side note: Doesn't Sassy's little foster sister, Lucy, look like a miniature of Buddy's foster brother, Bo?
Although the shelter papers state that Buddy's previous owners said he pulls on leash, he turned out to be a great heeler during our walk together with Popeye. He stayed right by my side the entire walk, even when I took them off-leash on the trail. In fact, sometimes he stayed too close to me, almost causing me to trip over him.
We met a group of guys playing basketball. They wanted to pet Popeye, but it was Buddy who happily but calmly walked up to each person one by one to be petted. Buddy just loves people.
Whenever we pass a parked SUV or minivan, Buddy does this. His previous family must've had a big car.
Buddy was a trooper once again. He didn't mind when the vet lifted him onto the table, took his butt temp, poked and prodded, or even looked way down his throat.
A white wart-like bump behind his ear, a small lump on his elbow, and a huge lemon-sized bump on the side of the belly. Aspirated and ok'd.
Hips examined. No sign of dysplasia. Hind legs determined to be ok (although he will not jump on them).
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