Check Down - First Week

Check Down came to stay with us a week ago today. What a great boy he is! So, so sweet and happy all the time. As the prior post indicates, he is still very young. He is also very trainable and eager to please.

He has not had one accident in the house - not even any close calls. He now does well in his crate. There was a little whining the first couple times and some wake ups in the middle of the night, but a firm NO took care of that. He now goes in quietly and takes a greyhound snooze and sleeps through the night - no whining.

He does well on a leash, which I was a little worried about considering his early departure from the farm, but he does really well. That is one of the great things about greys is that in general, they are great on a leash and such polite walkers - well Check Down fits that bill too. We do walk him in the early evening with our other dogs, and he enjoys it.

The most important thing about Check Down is that he LOVES people. I can't wait for his first M&G this Saturday b/c he will be in heaven! We took him to Earth Day at Centennial Park last Saturday and he just could not believe it when someone would walk by him and not pet or talk to him. We also discovered that he seems to really love kids. At one point he was plum in the middle of 6 kids probably in ages of 5-7 and he was eating it up.

He has had a couple of chasing episodes with our cats that a firm NO ends, but will continue to watch that. And, he gets a little excited at the site of small dogs. In either case no agressive reactions, just prancing and whining. Will have more to report on that after the meet and greet as I am sure we will see many small dogs.

Check Down is full of joy, love, and happiness every waking moment, and would love to be able to share that love with a family of his very own.