Foster Update...Ruby's Forever Home and Introducing Yankee Doodle (Foster)!

[Frannie & Callie]

Sweet Ruby Foster Doodle went to her forever family this weekend! Ruby is such a good girl and her new family is absolutely thrilled with her. They are getting the first hand experience of how being ill-treated for the first three years of her life is NOT going to get Miz Ruby down! She has way too much goodness and love in her for that! So please, join me in wishing Ruby and her new family, the Walkers, every happiness in the world!

 

Another dog was available for fostering, and Callie and I agreed to take him. While I don't know a lot about this boy, he was turned in with two other doods, all of the same age and coloring so I'm assuming they're siblings. The other doods are with other DRC fosters (so I'll let them tell you about their doggie's adventures!).

 

Since I started fostering, my nephew has been BEGGING me to name a foster "Yankee", so that he would be "Yankee Doodle", so this guy is the lucky recipient of the name!!

 

Yankee is SO cute and SO sweet! He's about 10 months old and has lots and lots of sweet puppy energy, interspersed with sleeping like a rock! I have to say though that I LOVE when he's being a little bundle of energy! I tell him he's a "hot mess" of a puppy. 

 

I picked Yankee up on Saturday morning from Kim, our wonderful volunteer who kept both Yankee and his (possible?) brother Amos until Ruby went to her forever home.  Yankee was a total angel in the car, just lounging on the backseat. I introduced him to Callie and there was LOTS of tail-wagging sniffing. Then Yankee went bonkers! He ran all over the house, sniffing everything and "tasting" anything he could pick up! My favorite is when I was in the bathroom and he brought me the remote control for the TV!!! It wasn't damaged or anything...perhaps he just thought I wanted to watch some TV while I peed! I took him and Callie to our little internal dog park and let them run around like maniacs. Yankee makes friends fast and loves humans and canines in equal measure!

 

I really do wish I knew more about Yankee - he's skinny and has definitely skipped some meals in the past but I see no other evidence of neglect. He's happy, well socialized, and bouncy! I'll be working on (and his forever family will need to continue to work on) proper training for a doodle puppy. Yankee walks nicely on a leash but needs to improve his manners in several key areas. Like remote controls!

 

Pictures below of Yankee!

Yankee says "my toys now!" (he LOVES toys and has played with pretty much every one we own!)

 

 

My foster mommy says I remind her of my foster sister, Callie! That's good, right?

 

[Frannie & Callie]

I just realized that I have several blog posts that mention me peeing. Sorry for the overshares!

[Camilla and Darwin]

Yay for Ruby, and Yankee looks like such a happy sweet boy!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

What an adorable puppy. Good luck to you, Yankee! I love your name.

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Oh I hope Callie was well rested ...... she will have her hands full with a 10 month old puppy!  Yankee is adorable!

[Lorraine Bromley]

Oh he looks thrilled with life doesn't he. I am glad that you are there for him. Enjoy.