From Otis' new mom: Otis is lying here by my feet as I write
this. He has been outside most of the evening so he is happily
relaxing and that makes me happy too. He is doing quite well. He
is as handsome and social and affectionate as ever. He is also
as energetic as ever -- simply tireless. He can be a maniac at
times (racing around at full speed without regard for who might
be in his path) but he has also acquired some valuable skills
over the past year (sit, stay, come, down, shake, etc.). Of
course we keep working on others -- not jumping up on us and our
guests, for example -- and I have a feeling we'll be working on
that challenge forever.
Otis has some quirks - for example, he loves shredding toilet
paper rolls and he has the uncanny ability to find my gloves --
in drawers, in pockets, in my purse -- and drop them around the
house. This might not happen for a few weeks, but then it can
happen several times in a day. He's a character. All our friends
agree. He is definitely not one of those chubby labs that sits
quietly in the corner like the dogs most of our friends seem to
have. But we knew that when we signed up for a viszla.
Basically, I adore him but he also drives me crazy! Does this
sound like a familiar story?
Here is a photo of Otis sitting in his favorite chair. Did I
send this one to you already?
