Great dog

Well, it turn out I adopted a fantastic dog. He is fully housebroken, and confidently goes to the front door when he needs to go out.

He never barks. Well, he gave out a bark when I accidentally stepped on his foot, but beyond that, he is as quiet as Bodie. He whimpered a little in his crate today, but that settled down quickly.

He and Bodie are getting along fine for day number two. Miles is a really light eater, which is worrisome, but beyond he is good. Since he is licking his surgery scars, I have him in an E-collar when I'm not home to watch him. As you might imagine, he doesn't like it, but I am concerned that the licking will cause the stitches to go away too quickly, leading to worse problems.

Today, we spent a lot of time working on getting him to walk on a leash properly. He pulls, and pulls, and pulls. I tried several drills, like cutting him off and during him around when he pulls hard and giving him a quick correction when he veers off course. We made a little progress, but he was best when I just started running and he had to keep up. I guess I just have to keep trying.

This evening, for his night-time walk we ran around the block twice and then walked around another block once. He wasn't panting at all. After a swim and some weights earlier, then dinner and two glasses of wine, I was a little pooped after our walk. However, as I write this, he has come home and immediately gone to sleep on the floor in front of the t.v. and the Steeler's game.

Ironically, Miles does not respond to a "sit" command, but when he wants a treat, or food, or attention he sits. Unfortunately, when he sits and you do hive him attention he tries to put one or both paws on you. I am working to break him of this habit, but I don't feel like I'm making progress yet.

On the positive side, he is really enjoying all the toys in the house. Bodie doesn't seem to mind sharing, as long a Miles doesn't try to share in his food. The two seem to get along fine together. We are trying to use Bodie to show Miles how to behave, but Miles isn't really paying attention.

Well, tomorrow should bring another short morning run/walk for Miles, and maybe a trip to the park later. Right now, everyone is clearly down for the count.