Meet Ruby. The 9 month-old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy I'm currently fostering --70+ lbs of enthusiasm, with only a modicum of self-control at this point. Exuberant doesn't even begin to cover it! Did you see the Academy Awards where the winner for Best Director bounced as he accepted the award "in the spirit of Tigger"? That's Ruby, in a nutshell.
Luckily, she's sweet & eager to please, so she's learning relatively quickly. In the 5 days she's been with me, she's learned to (mostly) bounce NEAR me, not ON me. She's also starting to realize that jumping on me won't earn her any attention, but keeping "4 on the floor" will. We're also working on the basics like "sit", "down", and "stay". She thinks she's a lap dog, but at 70+ lbs (and still growing), I'm working on disavowing her of that notion.
More adventures to come, I am quite sure!!
1 comment:
That is a good lookin pooch! Congrats :)
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