Monday, January 16, 2012

Ranger

Meet Ranger!
He is our first official foster dog! He is about 6-7 years old (the vet estimates), and really sweet. We picked him up Saturday evening, and he has been doing good. He is pretty underweight, which is sad, but hopefully we can fatten him up quickly. He looks like a springer spaniel with all the right markings, but his frame is really small, and he will probably have a max weight of only 35-40 pounds. We think he may have some cavelier king charles spaniel mixed in him. He was found as a stray, so we have no background on him, and have no idea how long he has been on his own. We are guessing that its been for a little while just based on how underweight he is. He is adjusting pretty well so far; he quickly attached himself to us, and doesn't have any issues with our dogs. I think he is still learning about and familiarizing himself to a new environment though because he doesn't seem to be interested in toys (but loves bones) or in playing much with the dogs. He does like laying on the soft couch! He is gonna get checked out by the vet again on Saturday, so I hope we can get some good weight on him before then. I think he is gonna fit in well here, look at what a great cuddler he is already!

1 comment:

  1. He's beautiful! Maybe he's small because he was malnourished as a pup? Just a guess. I know you guys will do a great job fattening up and socializing!

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