some words from Bruster...

Hi guys, Bruster here. I know my mom talks a lot about my life here, but I thought I should clue you in to what I think and what my days are like... I think its great here! I have a big cozy crate with a bed and 3 warm blankets in it, in my own room (!) that I get to cuddle up in every night. It gets really dark and quiet, and I know I am supposed to sleep all night, not like before when I was a baby and had to get up all the time. Then, it gets light out and my mom comes and wakes me up. Sometimes my dad is home (since he is a paramedic he is not here every night) but when he is here he lets me jump up and get in bed with him. I really like that. Usually I have to go out right away, and I am really good at letting my mom know that I have to go out by sitting patiently at the door. Then, its my favorite part of the day-Breakfast time!!! My mom gives me yummy high protein grain free food (how spoiled am I!) with something my mom likes to call "specials". That's usually cottage cheese these days, since dad says my bones need to grow big and strong. Mom usually sings me the breakfast song, and I do the breakfast dance to it. Then my sister Pty and I go outside and play, or if its raining mom gives us our bones and toys and we play inside. Sometimes mom and dad have to go out for a few hours, so I get to go in my crate and eat my favorite treat, mom and dad call it a kong. I love it. In the afternoon I usually walk around our town with my parents and my sister, which is really cool 'cause I get to see all my friends. Sometimes they even take me to the dog park, or my favorite place- the beach. At night, after dinner, Pty and I like to lay in front of our wood burning stove (its really yummy and warm), and sometimes I get so tired that I put myself to bed in my crate while mom and dad are working or watching a movie. One time my mom took me to this place called "the lab" where she goes to school, and I got to meet so many people! It was super fun, I hope I can do it again. Needless to say, I love it here, and I am working really hard to learn all the good manners I can so I can go to a new warm house with new people who will give me lots of "specials"! If you know anyone, let them know I am looking!

"I like to lay right in my mom's native garden and chew my stick"

Rainy days...

Rainy days are hard on my babies. They don't get the outside time that they need and love to play and run off their steam, and while they are pretty good at being mellow in the house most of the day (as you can see from the above picture), after a while they start to look at me with the "moooommmm I'm ssoooooo bored!" faces. Kongs are crucial on these days, I pack them with peanut butter and stick yummy treats in the PB to make sure they don't get through it in a matter of minutes. Right now (I just took that picture) they are cuddling on the couch as quiet as can be, which is my opportunity to do the flurry of things that need to be done in the house with out 2 pitties between my feet. I really envy those pit owners who have enough money to buy their pitties treadmills, one of those would go over very well in our house on days like this. Bruster is doing great, he really seems to adore Pty, he follows her around like a little brother who idolizes his older sister. We have been working on the "down" command, and he has learned "out" (in reference to getting out of the kitchen when mom is cooking, but also comes in handy when the bathroom door gets pushed open by inquisitive pups). Luckily he is extremely food motivated, which makes training so much easier. Alright, must go do chores before dogs wake up! Happy rainy day!

My pibbles!

Time to re-evaluate...

Well, we hit a hitch in the road day before yesterday- Brusters adoption fell through, causing us quite a bit of emotional disappointment. It happened rather suddenly, and caught Jared and I both off guard, but we snuggled with Bru for the rest of the evening, got a good night sleep and vowed to move on the next day. In the morning Bru bounded out of his crate, with a puppy bounce that would make anyone feel good about life, and we headed out for a day of hiking with my mom (fondly referred to as Grammy when talking to the pups). We took Bruster and Pty to Pogonip State Park in Santa Cruz, and had a lovely hike through the redwoods and bay laurels. Bru stopped to explore every smell he could, and he was loving the seasonal creeks that are running through the main trail from all the rain. Needless to say, I had two happy, mud caked dogs on my hands that evening. They both got baths (and multiple tick checks) and relaxed into the evening, with the little guy putting himself to bed in his crate. The great thing about dogs, and Bruster in particular, is that they have such a great way of reminding us silly humans that, at the end of the day, everything is going to be alright, and life is a great, exciting, fun thing. Keep Bruster in your thoughts at we move on in looking for his perfect loving forever home!

They found the most comfy place in the house...

livin' the life

Good news, Bruster fans. Brusters first mommy, the wonderful Joanie at the Salinas shelter, has decided to take Bruster into her home for good. When Bruster came into the shelter, she fell in love with him (how could you not?!), made sure he was well taken care of and facilitated his fostering. She missed him so much and wanted him to be part of her family, and I am happy to say he will be going to her home with her and her husband and two other dogs at the end of this week. This is great for Bru, he spent time with them and her dogs at Carmel Beach last week, and had a great time with them all. It is bittersweet for us, since we LOVE him, but it solves our dilemma of "how do we decide if we want to keep him permanently or not?", because he was meant to be in their family. Yay for Baby Bru!!!