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G-Man
was Adopted!
Updated G-Man Photos in his new
home!
Note from new Mom 11/2007
He has turned into an awesome and georgeous HUGE fellow and
absolutely everyone who meets him falls under his spell! He just
had his one year check-up and Bill found him to be in perfect condition.
He had all his shots updated and I also had a Home Again chip installed.
The boy is now 80 pounds of golden muscle and joy!
He is the funniest dog on earth. One of his favorite passtimes is
to go out into the east feedlot and just sit down. While he sits
there looking at the cattle, he waits....... .....for them to come
up to him and nose him and lick him! It's a hoot to watch! I think
he thinks he is a small cow! (He IS a small cow, come to think of
it!!!! John just said the other day, Hum, I'd like to see Tera carry
him over her shoulder now!" he really did say that!! LOL!!)
I think we're finally through most of the chewing issues....1 pair
of Clarks, 2 couch pillows, 1 David Morrow shoe, 2 lounge chair
pillows, a wool Navajo rug, and 4 "big dog" KONGS later!!
He loves to run and play "stick" with John. They go out
for a romp at least once a day and they are so funny to watch. It's
not really a game of "fetch"....just ''stick". Winston
will select and bring a stick...sometimes 4 feet long, other times
a "normal length" stick, to John and he will throw it
as far as he can and they're "off" running to get it and
see who can get to it first. Then they go through the same routine
over again.
In the summer, they played stick in the water, in the small pond
near the house. Winston loves the water and John finally had to
limit the water sport to three big throws. Winston would absolutely
"Bound" into the water and swim and wait till their stick
was thrown way out into the middle and then he'd swim as fast as
he could to get it and gulp water in the process of swimming back
to shore with the stick. He'd get so proud of himself and simply
dance for John to throw it again! On the nights they did all that,
believe me, sleep came early to the pup!
One of Winston's other favorite games (one I really don't encourage
but realize it comes from his heritage and genetic makeup) is to
run to the "Mountain Dew Rope" we have down by the pond.
He runs full tilt and jumps at the last minute catching the first
knot in his jaws and swings out over the water....just like my boys
used to. Now, mind you this 2" scisal rope is secured up on
25 foot telephone poles on a cross bar. It has two huge knots about
4 feet and 5 feet up the rope and then a "tassle" on the
bottom. He will do that over and over and then decides it would
be fun to "fight" with the tassel. He gets it swinging
and grabs it, growling and gripping at the fringe. Sometimes he
will even swing out on the fringe as well...more than once he landed
in the pond when the scisal slipped through his grip. It's funny
to watch but it's not an activity I encourage him to do. Sometimes
a fella just has to tug on something, I guess.
I was gone to GA, teaching for a while this summer and "my
two guys" changed some house rules while I was away. Hummmmmmmmmmmm.
I came home to find they had decided the crate was no longer a necessary
sleeping port for Winston. (Even before I left he had destroyed
the wire gate on the crate several times.) He really lovesbeing
with people so much, and did NOT like being crated when we'd leave.
We nicknamed him "Houdini" because that big lug could
escape the crate no matter how many steel clips we put on the gate!
(we had 8 on there and he could still squeeze out or rip the solder
joints to the point he could escape.)
John decided to try him just leaving the door open ... and he'd
go in the crate at night and sleep there on his pillow... Eventually,
John just stored the crate away...in leiu of Winston's "new"
sleeping arrangement. .....on the livingroom floor on a Huge 4x4
foot pillow. He often has a bedfellow when he sleeps as one of the
cats absolutely adores him and she can often be found snuggling
him...with a big paw on her. Quite a sight!
Winston loves to go to the studio with me and has another favorite
cat out there. He and "Fang" are my studio companions
and are absolutely hilarious together. Fang is a solid black "farm
cat" who has quite an unusual personality. ..and two very long
canine teeth...thus the name. Fang's two favorite places are in
the back of me on my workbench chair or wrestling with Winston on
their 4x4 pillow in the studio. They "wash" each others'
ears and feet, chew on each other in play and wrestle sometimes
to the point I have to shoo them outside. They share food and water
together and are generally best pals. Fang by the way, is not a
social being in any other circumstance. They are good for each other
and fabulous entertainment for me!
Winston loves to ride with me in my truck and any time he sees me
go out where I park it, he's right there ready to jump in. He gets
the most pitiful expression in those gold eyes if he doesn't get
to go along with me. He sits up in the front seat and takes it all
in as we travel. I love to see the looks he gets from people passing
by.
The little town we affiliate with near here decided (or one council
member decided) they needed to think about establishing a BSL law
....I was asked to write an article about "my experience"
with the bully breeds. (This was while I was in GA, by the way)
. Well I did...and a pretty good article, I think. It was published
in the local paper and in the following weeks, the paper received
and printed four more letters...ALL in agreement with me (one was
a full newspaper page in length) Most of them reiterated the basic
points I had made in the initial letter...... .....training. ...owner
responsibility, etc. I thought it an intersesting point that no
one wrote supporting such a law.
We have not heard anything else from the city council about a BSL
law. (for once, good judgement prevailed!) I did save all the articles
and planned to send them on to you all...just haven't done it yet.
The pup still would love to be a lap dog and in the evenings, he
will come and nestle as close as he can get to me and push his fanny
up on my feet & legs so he's "sort of " sitting on
me. If I sit on the floor with him or lay down beside him, he gets
so excited, it generally ends up in a wrestling match rather than
a restful repose!
Well, Miss Tera, that about sums up what's going on with our boy.
He's a delight and we are quite happy to have the big boy here with
us. Have you taken any others in to foster? How is the orgainzation
doing? I always tell people where they can get good dogs and wish
I could do more to help.
Know that Winston is well loved and well cared for and that he is
certainly at home in the family here in NE MO.
Nicknames:
Gi, Ginger, little man
Interests:
G-Man loves to wrestle w/ his foster brother and is always wanting
to chew on whatever his foster brother is chewing on at that moment.
Pet Peeves:
Being left a lone and above all else, His Kennel
My ideal day:
After waking up in bed, after a night of snuggling with my
forever family, a nice wrestling match with whoever is up for it,
preferably another loving pup. Then a trip outside. Then its a toss
up between more wrestling or a nice bone to chew on. Then later
in the day a nice car ride, where I will fall asleep, snoring and
all, about 2 min into the ride. Maybe to wake up to a trip to the
store or the park. End the day with more wrestling/playing with
family and snugging in touching someone for the night.
More
Photos
My
Story:
G-Man's previous owners thought they wanted one of G-Man's dad's
puppies. When bsl was voted into the community they decided they
could not keep both dogs. So After attempting to give him a way,
with the only interst being the party house of youngsters down the
street, they were contemplating just putting the puppy out. Thats
when G-Man's foster family got involved.
This beautiful puppy is very loving. He loooves to cuddle and play
with his foster brother. G-Man has a very strong personailty and
with the right owner and good socialization will make someone a
very good addition to their family. He gets a long well with his
foster brother who is another bully breed. He is good with kids
and with cats. G-Man is a quick learner. Is working on potty training
and laying down. He learned quickly how to sit and is very eager
for a treat.
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