Meet Teddy!

Here he is, Mom's new little buddy. He's a lhasa apso. I love his fu manchu! :o)

We brought him home from the shelter today. He was neutered this morning, and got his rabies vaccination. He was a little bit subdued when we picked him up, but when we got to Mom's place, he explored everywhere.

The people at the shelter told us that they believe he is about 2 years old. He's very sweet, likes to snuggle next to Mom, hardly ever barks. He seems to be a very laid-back little guy.

Teddy is the answer to our prayers. In another post I wrote:

...we are looking for a small, healthy, furry, cuddly dog to rescue. Mom can't have an animal over 25 lbs. in her apartment. It can be male or female, but needs to be an adult dog, already housebroken and without special needs. It has to be gentle and good with children, because her great-grandchildren often visit. Mom lives in an apartment, so there is no yard, but there are walking paths and other little dogs to meet.

Most of the dogs we saw at the shelters were either big dogs or puppies that would grow into big dogs. We found Teddy the first day he was put up for adoption. They keep the dogs five days before putting them up for adoption. Until then, they are kept in another part of the building. You can see them from the outside, if they are out, but most of them are inside the building. So we would not have seen Teddy on Thursday, even if the shelter had been open when we were there. If we had waited another day, he would probably have already been adopted, because he is so cute and cuddly. He is exactly what Mom wanted, and the timing was perfect for her to adopt him. Thank you, thank you for praying with us!

These pictures were taken yesterday at the shelter, before Mom brought him home. He had been bathed and groomed that morning. While we were with him, a lady brought him a treat, and here he is looking it over. Isn't he a cutie?

We have discovered that he can slip through the railing on Mom's patio, so I'll be going to Home Depot tomorrow morning to get something to fence him in. I suspect that he's a little escape artist and that's why he was a stray for so long. We think he was on his own for quite awhile. His fur was very matted, and the paw pads are extremely worn and rough.




Mom already loves him so much. I think that God has blessed them both.