Hey! Look
at me! Doesn’t my revitalized coat look
great?
Warm greetings from Texas!
In case you don’t know, my name
is Archibald, but you can call me “Arch” if you like! I am hoping, maybe, you would like to call me “your own”? At least think
about it?
I am quite a good companion, now that Foster Mom
has taught me a few things, and I am the most excellent house guest she has
ever had, or so she says - Even better than the resident dogs! I am friendly to everyone, I am courteous
when playing with my Foster siblings, and I am cool and calm when everyone else
is barking up a storm, chasing a squirrel or some other critter. I am so quiet in the house, Foster Mom keeps
my Christmas bell on my collar so she can find me!
I don’t bark so much anymore! I wear a bell, I’m so quiet!
Surprised?
If you don’t remember, when I first came to Foster Mom, she just didn’t
understand what I was trying to tell her, and she did not realize that I did
not know how to read lips. She thought I
was just barking and barking! But Foster
Mom really studied me and realized that I could not hear her! So I couldn’t hear her and she didn’t
understand me – sounds like a lot of people, right?
Anyway, my Foster Mom was
determined to resolve our communication problem and she started working with
hand signals. I see pretty darn well –
and I am very smart – so this hand
signing worked out very well! It is quite
simple, really, and I know signs for “Sit” “Down” “Shake” “Quiet” and “Cool it”
and my Foster Mom can teach these signs to you very quickly – so we could
communicate too!
I am very well mannered with my Foster sister!
“Cool it” is my special signal to not get
excited about Foster Mom’s food. I am
very “food motivated” – which is great for training – but I have to be careful
about what I eat so my beautiful coat stays lush. Foster Mom has worked very hard to get rid of
my skin problems and she tells me that I have to only eat the proper grain-free
food to keep my coat and skin in good shape.
Of course, I would still love to eat Foster Mom’s food too, so “Cool it”
comes in handy when I get excited and forget how miserable I was before Foster
Mom straightened out my diet. That’s
really the only fault I can confess to, so I am sure you will be able to work
this out with me as well!
Oh! And I
discovered you don’t need a lot of teeth to kill a squirrel!
O.K., Time for a quick nap…
I really am a great companion… and very cute!
I would love to be your only
companion, getting all your attention, and maybe learning to be a Therapy Dog or
something, but I am also perfectly fine with other siblings if you are truly
the right person for me. Fill out an
Application for Adoption and tell me about yourself!
It might be a good sign!
Sincerely,
CP Foster Archibald aka “Arch”
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