He was surrendered to the IL Heart Bandits American Eskimo Dog Rescue group. There was no reason given, but after 2 1/2 months in foster care, they hadn't found any behavioral problems. We've had him over 3 weeks and he is just wonderful! Very well behaved, so we figure he was turned in for financial reasons or maybe allergies, nothing he did wrong.
We found him through Petfinder.com, where he was described “Dakota is a sweet, loving dog, 2-3 year old smaller Standard Eskie and is as friendly as can be!” You can read about him here: http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/15047286
Lakota's only quirk: he doesn't play with toys. Or balls. He has no reaction when you throw balls or wave toys. We took him to PetsMart to try to find something he liked. He ignored every toy. Seems he could care less about toys. Oh well. He loves to romp in the snow. He loves walks. He loves to be petted; he does that thing where he'll push his head under your hand so you have to pet him! LOL If you don't, he makes this rumble noise after a few minutes to let you know he is waiting. LOL I haven't been able to take hardly any photos of him. When I see a great shot and get my camera, he sees me and gets up to come to me. Shot over. Or he'll only hold still for a few seconds, so I miss the shot. I'm still trying to get some good ones! Here are some photos the rescue group took:
The other big thing in February: for Valentine's Day, my husband surprised me with a new computer!! Totally shocked me! It is a wonderful machine. However, due to my dreading the time to set it up, transfer time and getting it back to where I like everything; I procrastinated doing it all until today. Right now it is transferring data from the old computer to the new one. I think it will be doing it all night long. Right now I'm typing this on my company laptop. Thank you Bosses for the laptop! It's quite a lifesaver and handy in situations like transferring your and wanting to still get on the internet! The new computer is an HP, my first HP. I had a Compaq, a Dell, then a PowerSpec (a private label made by Microcenter) ~ I've hated this computer almost from the first minute. I'm so glad my husband bought me the new computer!! Melanie is next to me as I write this and she wants me to point out that it was her suggestion to my husband for buying the computer. (Getting credit is important! LOL)
Tomorrow be sure to come back for a new FREEBIE! The big 100 professional designer blog train is coming to town again and I joined in. We are all supposed to post our mini kits tomorrow, so get ready to do some major downloading! :)
2 comments:
So sweet of you to adopt a surrendered dog. We always do the same but so many people are ONLY looking for puppies or kittens and won't take an adult. Right now we have 4 Great Pyrenees! One of them does that nudge your hand thing too! Just precious.
Hi Kori,
I wanted to give you a special "Thank You" for your beautiful AND different artwork in the Shine On BT. The designs on your papers are so delicate and intricate. Really, really nice.
Also, I think your new dog is gorgeous! How does he stay so white?!! He would match my house in Texas ... it's all white with touches of royal blue and sunny yellow. Does he like to swim? Come on down and he can romp in the pool along with us! LOL! - mskinsey
PS to Dee: I'm currently living in the USVI and working at the University of the Virgin Islands, where there is an Ag Extension Station. They raise St. Croix sheep there and use Great Pyrenees as their sheep dogs. They are so beautiful and sweet-tempered. Only thing is we're not allowed to make pets of them as they are working dogs. I just want to give them big hugs every time I see them, tho.
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