Pinto

Pinto has been with us for 2 months now. 

He is quite interesting. He is soooo different from zen master Bella. 

While Bella was an active puppy, she also always wanted to be around us. She was very focused on what was being said to her and appeared to enjoy it when we talked to her. She always seemed to have this innate wisdom .. an understanding  about her.

Pinto?  Not so much. We call him Mr. Independent. He has no problem spending a large amount of time outside by himself doing...... only dog knows what.  

But  he can also be Mr. Leetle. This is when he rolls on his back or just seems to make himself small.  & asks for lovin's

     

 He usually prefers to not be snuggled. Too cool for that. 

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In a 7 day period, Pinto tried to climb the big oak tree out back, jumped out of a moving car window & started working on digging a trench in the back yard. 

Hard at work digging ditches

& he eats EVERYTHING. Just everything. He is like a fish that swims around with its mouth open foraging plankton and what not from the ocean floor. Pinto just sucks in ..... i don't know.... whatever. The mantra in our house has become, "Pinto! drop it! Pinto, what are you eating. Oh my god! Don't eat that! Geez Pinto! What the hell?"

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Bella also picked up on training easily and quickly. She knew how sit and down and come and was happy to do so. She worked with the zest of a border collie. 

Pinto? Well, he'll get there. He's very smart. He knows to work for food. No food? Meh. No work. 

But the good thing is that he looooves Bella. And Bella is becoming fond of him.  He is quite good for her. She has been walking smoother and appears to be getting stronger since Pinto came to town. 

And he has attached himself to my husband quite effectively.  He is a daddy's boy. 

And, I must admit that he is pretty darn cute. So, I guess he can stay for a while longer.