We have a new member of the family. His name is Bolt. We got him from the Humane Society on Saturday. He's a chihuahua schipperke mix. He's about 18 months old an full of energy. He came to the Humane Society on January 25, and before that he was in California in the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation which was founded by the actress Katherine Heigl and her mother in honor of her brother.
We've come to the conclusion that he's deaf. I took Bolt to get his shots at the Humane Society vet and they said there's a good chance that he's deaf. Then I went Petsmart to get a name tag, some toys specifically for chewing, and those stick treat things. The vet there agreed that he's probably deaf. So I guess the next step is to get him trained. The Humane Society gave me the name and number of a great trainer that also trains deaf dogs. So we'll see how that works.
He loves to chew. He's destroying the stuffed animal toys we got for him, and today he destroyed a tennis ball. Luckily he hasn't gotten a hold of anything that he's not allowed to chew, yet.
We found out today that he can jump over the baby gate that keeps him in the kitchen. After getting back from the vet I put him in the kitchen and we went to do our laundry. When we got back he was asleep on the couch. So much for buying the highest gate they had at the pet store.
So the adventures of Bolt begins, wonder what will happen next...
