Just another little update on Arnie from his foster mummy

I have just been stood in the kitchen drinking my cup o' tea while watching Arnie try in vain to get my 2 moggies to play with him, he must have tried every trick in the doggie book and i was honestly quite gutted for him that they, being cats, did not want to play ball. They just sat there staring at him so he's now sat next to me munching on a rawhide chew and hopefully forgotten the rejection he just faced . This episode has led me to believe that Arnie would be sound in a home living with cats.

As mentioned before, Arnie gets along fabulously with our 2 year old son (although i highly suspect this is due to the fact our little boy shares ALL his snacks with him) so again think he would benefit greatly by being in a home with a playmate, be it children or another dog who has the energy to play.

Arnie loves going for walks and exploring, i havent yet let him of lead as i know it would be a case of hunting him down for hours and hours cos this lad just wants to run...and run, and run. I have started recall training with him within the home and garden but he is no where near the point of being able to run free outside of this environment.

Poor Arnie has had a few oopsies in the house and i guess this is due to him being left for long periods of time before and thinking it is the right place to toilet. We've gone right back to basics with him and hopefully this will be sorted by the time he finds a home, if not then do please bare in mind that he may need additional guidance in this area.

Other than that, he is great in the house. He does like things to chew on so i have been using kongs and cubes to feed him some of his meals and he cant get enough of it. I've also filled empty bottles with bits of kibble and he too likes this and it keeps him interested and focused while i get on and do some much needed housework. In fact while im doing that housework (tidying up after them both) that saying 'dont ever work with children and animals' keeps popping up in my head but the results are priceless.

I honestly can not say what Arnie is mixed with....any opinions welcomed. It would be interesting to see how his sisters have turned out. I think we can outrule rottie