Well, Yoshi has been here for eight weeks now and I thought I'd give you an update on how he's settled in.
Health - Yoshi's back legs seem to be getting stronger with exercise and his skin condition seems to be improving. His ear infection appears to have gone.
Training - He is well behaved around the house although he's obviously had no training. He doesn't sit or anything else on command but is inherently well behaved indoors. On the lead he isn't too bad but still has some good walking manners to learn. However, I've walked much, much worse dogs.
Character - He's a complete sweetheart and is more than happy to say hello to anyone. He's OK with most dogs too, although he definitely doesn't like cats. For those of you concerned about the gerbils, they are perfectly safe too!
Himself and Bertie really are bestest friends. It is incredible how well they've taken to each other. I thought that Sadie and Bertie were close, but not in the way Bertie and Yoshi are. They wrestle for ages, share bones and hide chews (but not Dentastix!) and sleep together all the time.
I've also noticed that if I'm telling Bertie off Yoshi will come over to me to distract me and "save" Bertie. They've also worked out a daily routine of who gets mummy time and when. I can guarantee that Yoshi will have his hugs with me in bed in the morning and Bertie on the sofa in the evening and they've decided this themselves.
One thing that I have to say though. Bertie is my dog, but Yoshi is Bertie's dog!
