Langley Heads Home Part Two: At Home with Dad

I'm happy to say that the hand-off of Langley went superbly. Bruce invited us to dinner and Langley explored the house and his new toys while we ate and chatted about him. Langley got through his initial nerves in just a couple minutes at the beginning and then settled into his normal Langley mode of alternating goofy play with general nosiness about his surroundings, and using his long legs to check out what the counters might hold for him.

Langley with his new dad

He found Bruce much more interesting than Troy and I, which is just the way I wanted it

Giving his dad some love

His first day went well other than a little restlessness that first night sleeping in a new house. But he relaxed enough during the day that he was behaving the same way he did at our house - keeping himself entertained by playing with a toy and throwing it around for himself, as you can see in the video that Bruce took of him.

By night two he was all moved in and he slept through the night. They are still getting house training schedules worked out but Bruce was okay with that and is teaching Langley to ring a bell to be let out for a potty break which is a wonderful idea. Here's a day 2 photo of Langley crashing after a day of lots of play, walks and wrestling. He rested in the office next to where his dad was working on the computer. My first thought was "ooooh - click him for that calm!!"

I've always described Langley as the most guileless, and joyful dog that I've ever met, living completely in the moment and loving every person he meets. So when his dad talked about their first couple days together and commented that "he's been such a joy!!!" I knew that Langley had ended up with someone who could see past the challenges to the true heart of this wonderful dog.