Settling In

Rigby joined our family as a foster dog on Sunday evening and he quickly settled right in like he'd always been here.

Potty break after finally finishing his road trip to Washington

Bath time! He was not a fan but he didn't try to get out of the tub even once. Good boy!

Hanging out on the bed after his bath

We have a few things to work on but they are minor and typical for any dog who hasn't spent much time living in a house. He is great with other dogs, very intent on pleasing his people, and super snugly. He loves belly rubs, and tug and just kicking back on the couch with his people. He doesn't tolerate rudeness in other dogs but isn't a jerk about it - he just gives a quick growl to let them know to take it down a notch. We've only heard this once when Sal jumped up on the couch and almost landed on him and I'd growl too in that case. There was a wild terrier pup on the transport that supposedly he growled at a lot, however, from what I saw the pup was a typical adolescent terrier and was very pushy and not respecting the other dogs' space.

Healthwise he seems like a much younger dog. I am still somewhat dubious that he is 9 years old since my Frodo is 6 months younger than he is and Frodo has almost fully gone white whereas Rigby doesn't have any white mixed in with the tan on his head.

Anyhow, I look forward to fostering this guy because he is just so easy and very fun to have around.  Stay tuned for more Rigby posts.