Another great adopter update:
Well time has flown for us, and we hope for Sulli –
it was two years at this time that I experienced a slow day at work and
decided to complete the adoption application on a whim. I had
neglected to tell my wife Meredith that I was doing
this, so when I got the call for a phone interview I thought I’d be in a
lot of trouble. But Meredith saw the picture of Sulli, who HART had in
mind as a potential match for us, and she was sold.
When Sulli arrived with us, his foster home had
done such a great job helping him begin his path toward being a happy,
social dog. But, he was still rambunctious, and loud, and didn’t
believe in boundaries. Now, after a really good training
class, a little patience, and lots of play and treats, he has learned
how to play well. His sister dog, Cinder, bore the brunt of helping him
understand how to play nicely. But, he listened, and they now can be
seen romping when she feels up to it. And
when they aren’t romping, you can often find them sleeping within reach
of one another.
Everyone who comes to our home is quickly drawn to
him – he is confident and happy, and will put on a show if there is a
treat handy. He lives his life through his mouth – and will eat
anything that has flavor, including most paper products,
so we have to watch him like a hawk. But, he’s shifty, so we have some
funny (or not so funny) stories about his many mishaps related to
eating something he shouldn’t – the corn cobs incident, the mushrooms
incident, the bunch of bananas counter surf. Every
day with Sulli is a story waiting to happen – but it is also full of so
much affection and love.
