Come hike with me!

Come out to Bond Park in Cary tomorrow to meet me and go on a hike with a bunch of other BFPA dogs! We'll be at 801 High House Rd from 11 am until 2 pm. We're having a cookout, too! I kinda look like I'm stuffing my face in this pic, no?

The ever-happy SWEET Rusty

Here I am - fresh off a wrestling match with new pal Lucas. I still take time out for Zoe, but Lucas is a fabulous wrestler! We love each other and I'm pretty sure Foster mama approves because she seems more at ease when we're worn out - ha ha!

For my bragging rights I'll inform you that I'm excelling in my training - even with Lucas as a distraction!

Wrestling with Lucas

Check me out with my new buddy Lucas! Please ignore the inappropriate dialogue from an ep of Supernatural (or turn down your volume).

Welcoming Lucas

Lucas, Zoe and I are getting along famously. Foster mama has to separate Lucas and I every now and again because I am so anxious to play rough with him, but he's still not completely healed from surgery. Below you can see me trying to lure him in.

Foster mama couldn't stop laughing because Lucas totally ignored me - just walked right by me - and the only things that moved on me were my eyes following him.

That's Lucas with his "BiteNot" collar on. He didn't seem to mind the traditional e-collar but Foster mama couldn't take him running into everything (including her) with it on. He can wrestle pretty well even with his new collar on!

As you can see, we're quickly becoming buddies. It's fun to alternate between wrestling with a tiny girl and a huge boy. Lucas doesn't look that much bigger than me in the pic below, but he's got more than 20 pounds on me!

New roomie

Foster mama is scheduled to bring home another dog on Wednesday night. I can't wait to meet him! His name is Lucas and he is a hound mix. I know we're gonna have a ball.

Zoe only likes boys, so I hope she'll like Lucas, too - just maybe not better than me?

Foster mama will post pics and info - and maybe even start a Lucas blog - once we get settled in. Stay tuned!

Calling all Cattle Dog lovers!

I am a bit baffled by my lack of potential forever homes. Really I am.

C'mon! I am a great dog! It's not that I haven't had any interest at all, but I've been a bit cursed. Apparently several people have applied to adopt me but have then either gone elsewhere or withdrawn their application for other reasons. What gives?

I have been assured that any withdrawn applications etc. did NOT have anything to do with me or my behavior (which according to my foster mom is excellent).

Again I cry, I am a fantastic dog! I am relatively small (38-40 lbs) and young; I am very smart; and I will love you forever. Is that not good enough?

Please give me a chance to wow you with my spunky personality and amazing smarts!

Chillin'

I sure hope Foster mama lets me take this dog bed to my forever home. It's my favorite spot to curl up for a nap; and now that the weather is cooling down a bit we're taking longer walks again, so my comfy nest is super sweet!

Thanks again to Julie, Harley and Henry for keeping me last weekend; and an extra special thanks to Julie for also taking me to the BFPA adoption event while Foster mama cheered on the Heels!

Field Trip

I'll be having a slumber party with a wonderful BFPA volunteer Friday night. Foster mama's schedule prevents her from getting me to adoption events for most of September, so she asked Julie to get me there and Julie happily agreed!

I can't wait to meet Harley and Henry. I hope they like me.

Now for the important announcement: I'll be at the Brier Creek Petsmart this Saturday from 10am - 12pm. Hope you'll come and see me!

Rusty after dark

We just returned from our late night walk and I think I surprised Foster mama.

We're walking, we're walking, we're walking, and it's late. We keep walking and walking and walking and then wait!

What turned out to be a savvy evening straggler caught my eye. He was a super-friendly dog-lover and I soaked up a good amount of love. He's the fifth person to comment on how pretty I am...ahem...don't mean to brag, but look at me!

Check me out at http://www.bfpa.org/.