I have had Brando for 3 months. He has
brought me so much joy. At first, there was some problems with
housebreaking. But he was in a different place and we live
different hours then he was use to. It did not upset me, but
William was unhappy. It's been over 20 years since I have had to
teach housebreaking, but we were walking him about every 2
hours. And I rewarded him with a treat when he did his business
when I walked him. It did not last long.
My house is small, but he found his bed
right way, inside my bedroom. Then he found his food and water
in the kitchen. He is very spoiled. I let him up on my bed quite
often. He was jumping up so I taught him that he could only come
up when I invited him. That's only because my health is poor and
he was jumping up on my legs. He sometimes sleeps on a foot
stool that is in the living room and there is a pillow on the
floor that he also sleeps on. He does not quite understand about
toys, but even his mouth and teeth are bad, he does sometimes
chew on a rawhide. He also like milk bones, even though it takes
him a little while to chew up. He is fed dog food, but at
supper time, we give him a small amount of people food. When I
am gone, he is very hyper when I come home. He is very attached
to me. I love him so much. He likes my father very much and my
father likes him very much. Everyone thinks he is a little
doll. He is learning to sit, stay and lay down. But I really let
him get away with a lot. We don't have a fenced in yard,
but we walk him and he is not outside with out us. He hates the
heat and loves the air conditioning. Over July 4th, he was very
upset about the planes, air balloons and firecrackers. We gave
him all the comfort we could. He does not like loud noises.
I really cannot tell you how happy I am
that I got him. Know that you gave him to a very good home. I
had to talk to William about dogs that are abused and neglected.
Some dogs come thru it okay. But Brando is my 3rd adoption each
one had some problems. I explained to him that he needed to be
very kind and soft. When he met me, I had Gizmo and most of the
kinks had been worked out. Gizmo was a year and 1/2 when I got
him and lives to be 15. I can believe some of the things that
people do to pets. I knew there was a problem, but when I
watched animal planet, animal cops, I was shocked. I have had a
dog since I was 4 years old and was taught how to treat a dog.
Thank you for giving me Brando. He is setting next to me while I
am writing this email. I hope you find homes for your other
dogs. I don't think people should buy dogs when there is already
so many that need good homes. When I was searching on Petfinder,
I was also shocked to see so many dogs.
Cynthia L. Buckner
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