As we begin this summer, it brings memories of last summer and Lenny’s arrival at our house. It had been nine months since we lost our Boston Terrier Cookie and we decided we needed another Boston in our home. So we filled out the NEBTR paper work, had an interview, then a home visit, and waited.
At the end of June, we were so excited to get a call from Carolyn at Kamp Kanine. Carolyn said she thought she had “the” dog for us. His name was Leonard; he had a very rough first year with the family who surrendered him and still had difficulty with new people.
We went to Carolyn’s to meet Leonard aka Lenny and Len (his names fit him well). He wasn’t too interested in us, but we fell in love with him right away. To make him more comfortable with us, we paid him a second visit and on our third visit on July 17th we brought him home.
It took Lenny a little while to settle into our house and find his favorite spots; most having to do with being able to look outside and/ or sleeping. But the backyard has become his absolute favorite place. When he is outside Lenny loves to chase bugs, stalk squirrels, birds, and rabbits, sit in the sun and shade, play catch, watch/bark at people as they pass by the house, and play with Tucker. Tucker is a one year old Shiatsu who lives next door and is Lenny’s best friend. They began their friendship by running back and forth together on each side of the fence between our yards. Now they have several play dates each day and Lenny is friends with Tucker’s entire family.
Lenny loves to go for rides in the car, any kind of treat, to learn new things, play ball, go the park, go on walks, get up early in the summer (ugh!), play in the snow (but he won’t go out without his favorite jacket or sweater), and snuggle. Every time one of us comes in the front door (whether we are gone for 2 minutes or 2 hours) we get the best greetings from him. He makes us smile each and every day!
We have been working with Elisa (from Big Tail Waggin), a wonderful trainer, to help Lenny get over his aggressive fear of strangers. Even though he still has difficulty, he is so much less apprehensive and improves daily! Once Lenny knows you, you are his friend forever.
On this Lenny’s Gotcha date, we wanted to thank you all at NEBTR for all you do that brought Lenny into our lives and hearts.
Lenny’s Family (the De Rockers)
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