5 months after adopting an old dog

Muffin is with us now since August last year. It is amazing how great he has recovered, changed and adapted to his new situation.
> his blood values are much better - only 4 are (slightly) out of range instead of 7 in the beginning
> he is not underweight anymore
> he is energetic enough to do even long walks of 2-3 hours
> he shows no separation anxiety anymore
> he became fully housebroken within the first 2 weeks
> he learned commands like sit, down, stay etc.
> he nicely walks offleash and does well on recall - improving day by day
> he learned from Poldi how to play ball and also brings the ball back to me most times
> ground pumpkin seeds helped with the first signs of nightly incontinence - no accidents anymore
> he learned to travel nicely on the backseat of a car
> I learned to not leave any food on the kitchen counter while leaving the house

in short: he is a great example showing that also older dogs adapt very quick and well to a new home. As I got him last year, I was not sure if we will be able to publish posts with the date of 2010. Would he still be alive then? Well, we do have 2010 now, he is here and in great shape!
He has definitely the nature of a little fighter, knows no self-pity and literally runs full speed into life. I am so glad that nobody gave up on him as he came to the shelter! Honestly - how many shelters would have put down a dog like him? Old, skinny to the bones, not willing to eat, smelly like a rotten fish, black teeth, infected eyes and ears, not housebroken. I am so grateful to the folks of the LA Shelter in Amherst - they did not even think about that!
Since the first day I learn from this old little guy that you can enjoy each single moment, independently from your past and without worrying about the future. Is there something better a pet could do for you?

Europe!

Hi, it's Muffin. We've been a the vet yesterday.  I got treats there but also something that Tina called a rabies shot.  I didn't really realized the shot since I was so busy with grabbing treats from Tina's hand.
But then I heard Tina telling the vet that I will need the shot since we will go to a place called Europe and live there for a few years!!!
Hey - My blog is called "Poodle Muffin in Canada" and now we are moving to Europe???

Anyway, Tina said everything gonna be ok and it's gonna be nice there and we will live on an Island with a large sandy beach! And as you might already know, I love the beach ! And I think I will be happy everywhere, as long as I am with Tina and Poldi.

I will tell you more, soon....

on the road again....

we had a great sunday and traveled to Fundy Bay.
Temepratures were around -12 and it was windy so that we left the car only for short walks. Anyway, dogs and humans all had lots of fun!

quiet winter days

We haven't posted much the last weeks but hope that you are all still there! Winter is here now and Poldi and I have lots of fun in the snow. Also, I got a new sweater that protects me a bit better from wet snow than my knitted sweater. We only go for short walks when temperatures fall below -10 but running keeps us still warm. Tina said she thinks I am getting younger and younger. Unfortunately, we had mostly cloudy days -so no nice landscape pictures. Tina will take some as soon the sun comes out again....