TBT: THE OTHER BALTO

 TBT: It was two years ago today we picked up Balto from his foster home in Beloit. It was his next to last stop in his journey from his home state of Texas.  

He was pretty chill sleeping most of the way back to the Coulee Region. 

Little did we realize how he would take almost a complete year to acclimate to his new home in the End of the Rainbow Valley.  He wasn't so keen about the ice and gingerly navigated the remaining snow.

At first I thought he needed to be renamed 'Houdini' as he was an escape artist. He definitely didn't like staying in his crate when we had to leave even though he had slept in one at his foster home.  Somehow he would squeeze out of his wire crate any time.  Poor guy was having separation anxiety. 

Then, I  thought we might need to rename him to Shadow as wherever we went in the house he was underfoot and he's a lot of dog to be underfoot... 

We were soon to discover that in his previous life  he had been taught to stay out of the kitchen so he would patiently sit at its entrances. And even though he would not beg at the table, he would go help himself to food left out on counters, island/ table if we weren't around/ paying attention.  Yes, our neighbor even found out after inviting him in as he made a made dash to their kitchen polished off a 1/4 pound of their thawing hamburger...

This dog still doesn't go out far from the house to relieve himself regardless of the season. But he now will venture out for treasures and return with deer carcasses to chow down on outside our bedroom window.  (Romeo, our other dog had used that very same spot too. )

Balto has a super sweet temperament. He gets along well with the cats and goats. Chickens, not so much. Balto can't hold his 'licker' and one is sure to be licked. He loves being petted and has the softest head.

Never have I seen so much hair come out of a pet which he sheds 3/4 of the year. He does love being groomed and quite proud of his looks.

 In honor of his adoption day we treated him to a day in doggy day care at Pet Me Scratch Me. He is even getting a brush out. I think that's something like a Brazilian Blow Out.  LOL.

He's one happy guy and we're one happy couple to have him share our life here in the End of the Rainbow Valley.

          Happy 2nd Anniversary Balto!