Jericho

[rootofnewt]

Jericho is seven years old as of June. We adopted him from the Indianapolis Poodle Rescue. The first 30 days are provisional, but we know we want to keep him. He's happy with us and we adore him. Unless boy has an anaphylactic reaction, this dog's ours.

If I get up and walk around the house or the yard, Jericho follows me. In the car, however, so long as the engine is running, he will sit patiently in the back seat, even if we both get out to pump gas and wash the windshield. He's content to be in our car and he adores car rides. Sometimes he sits and looks out the window, sometimes he lays down and stares at whoever is driving, and sometimes he just rests and sticks his head up onto the center console, wanting love. He behaved exceptionally well all day yesterday.

He loved my parents' big yard, but he seems happy in ours. Ours has lots of smells and interesting plants and places to hide his ball. He adores to play with large plastic balls--he plays a sort of one-dog soccer.

He likes leather couches and he seems to enjoy our picture window. I might have to try out nail caps if he decides he needs to bark *out* the window, but he's pretty good right now. When he's not playing, he alternates between resting on the couch (his head on the arm rest) and sleeping on the hardwood floor in the hallway, where he catches a cool breeze and can watch boy work. He really seems to enjoy watching people work. He supervised the carpet layers at my parents' house and he keeps inspecting Tom's code. He might get his doggie MBA yet.

I can tell we'll have to work with him on obedience and separation anxiety, but those are really minor issues in the long run. He's happy and healthy and very alert and active. I have a few minor doggy-proofing things to do in the house (childproof cabinet locks in the kitchen).

We don't crate him at night right now--he's happy to sleep on a pile of blankets in our bedroom. We keep the door closed (window AC) and I removed valuable stuff (platypus, walrus, great-grandma's pillow) from the floor. I'm going to make him a large pillow today if I can ascertain that egg-crate foam is synthetic, not natural (rubber latex). I'm relatively certain it's polyurethane, especially the cheap stuff. If so, I'm going to go to big lots and buy a cheap roll or pad, then come home and sew.

He's a very sloppy drinker. Boy claims we can just mop the floor after Jericho drinks his water. He might be right. At least the kitchen has vinyl flooring, rather than hardwood. ;)

explodingcat says Jericho has turned him into a dog person. Sure, Jazz (redzshadow's chihuahua) helped a lot, but I think my boy has fallen for this gorgeous dog.

Comments

[queensheba.livejournal.com]

He is such a handsome dog! Very noble-looking!

[habitual-losers.livejournal.com]

a standard poodle was allways near the top of my 'dogs I'd own' list. I want to see a stylish mohawk, make him mean like Mr. T.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

If I had a dog that required grooming (instead of what I have now, dogs that require I sweep the house daily), I'd definitely keep it puppy-cut. I don't even bother with my own hair, let alone that of another creature.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, there will be mohawks. Oh, yes.

This weekend, though, we simply styled his 'fro with a pick.

[stmaybe.livejournal.com]

welcome home jericho!

[bbick.livejournal.com]

He's adorable...you're so lucky! And so is he.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

awwwww

When I was adopted, my family had a nine-year-old black standard poople. I loved him fiercely, and think he was great help in me learning how to walk (he also taught my bunny to lift his leg on trees). Seeing your photos reminded me of him, and how much I loved him.

[glove-puppet.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for dogs. He's gorgeous, and I hope you're going to be happy together.

[ladymeshel.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww....I love all the puppy pictures!! Do you know why his previous people gave him up?

[lightning-rose.livejournal.com]

He sounds a lot like Ozzi.

I put a blanket on the leather sofa for Ozzi, it's worked well. He's never been crated since I adopted him. It's his job to patrol the house at night and bark at the cats and racoons in the yard.

I think the seperation anxiety is normal. Remember, the poor guy recently had his world torn apart and now that he's found a loving home he's afraid of losing that too.

Ozzi watches me work too and I tell people he's smarter than most software engineers because he's never released crappy code.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, the anxiety is normal, however, it's also why the previous family gave him up. One of the reasons we were an ideal family for him is due to our tendency to be at home all day. When we're not at home, we're usually somewhere dog-friendly. ;)

With companionship and attention (rather than two adults who work 40+ hour workweeks outside the home), he should adjust just fine.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

DJ's people told us she'd always lived outside and wasn't housetrained, so we got a crate to try crate training.

She won't even go in it if we throw a hot dog in it. (She will stand outside and lean in to try to get the hot dog, though.)

So it's never really been used. And it turns out that the only accidents she's ever had were under extreme circumstances, once because of a probable UTI, the other because (I feel so bad about this) we dropped her here then took our moving help out to dinner the day we moved in, and forgot that she hadn't pooped all day and was terrified to be alone in a new place.

[sophy.livejournal.com]

*happy puppy sounds*

[laverick.livejournal.com]

Yip yip yay! I'm so happy to hear you've got a doggy of your own! I hope you all continue to enjoy each other. Jericho is such a cute name. :)

[dj-radioactive.livejournal.com]

Nienna is a sloppy drinker too - but I've discovered she tends to "drop" all her water leftovers close to the water bowl (well...most of leftover water anyway), so I will usualy put a towel or something nicer looking yet absorbent where the bowl is - this seems to work for us.

I'd have to strongly recommend obedience training for two reasons - one, it's great fun for both you and your dog, and two, dogs are so much happier when they think and "work"! It will also help you get advice on the separation anxiety issues!

Good website to go to for dog spoilage (I hope you can find something that won't be a health-hazard for you!) is www.petedge.com!

It sounds like you're both completely in love with Jericho, I hope you can give him a good home for the rest of his life (fingers crossed for Tom NOT to go anaphylactic!)!!!

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

*nod* Poodles are one of the more intelligent breeds, and are also very shall-we-say independent. Obedience training will give him something to do and think about, and give you a little more control.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

My parents gave me one of their extra PetEdge catalogs. It's a lot of fun to look through.

I have a towel under his bowls right now. My mom has a drip-mat of some sort for her wobby scottie, Neal.

We love this doggie. :) When you visit, you can meet him!

[dj-radioactive.livejournal.com]

Yeayyyyyyyyyyyy - I can't wait!!!

Let me know if you want my input on some doggie-schools, vets etc.!

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so cool! I'm glad y'all are fitting together well.

Gessi

[redzshadow.livejournal.com]

He's a cutie!

[jb98.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to meet him! He looks so perfect for y'all :) I'm in DC all week, but may have a chance next week for a visit.

WRT egg-crate foam, do you think it has sound insulating properties? I'm thinking of using it to insulate the basement ceiling under hardwood floors. The sound of the TV down there comes right up through the floor and the walking up here is annoying to folks down there.

[lightning-rose.livejournal.com]

Generic egg crate foam is probably too flammable to be safely used as a building material. Think "Great White" concert a couple of years ago.

This stuff may be ok.
http://www.soundprooffoam.com/convoluted_studio_acoustical_foam.html

Sound insulation will probably help with the tv noise, but probably the best way to cut back on walking noise is to carpet and/or go shoeless in the house.

[jurisenpai.livejournal.com]

He looks wonderful. :) Congratulations.

[red-frog.livejournal.com]

I look forward to meeting him. :)

[chorus-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

he is such a gorgeous dog Krassie!! First dog I ever had was a runt teacup poodle, probably about the size of Jericho's head! A guy around the corner from us bred poodles, I used to go there and play with them (I had no pets because I was allergic, but I didn't have problems with the poodles, so I was able to talk my folks into this one. It helped that he was a litter runt, they didn't think he'd live. Glen let me feed him with an eye dropper and carry him around to keep him warm, he fit in my pocket! Glen gave him to us for free :) I named him Pouffe of all things. (I was eight, whattya expect?)

He was a great dog.

[dahliablue.livejournal.com]

He's fitting right in. Congrats on the new family member. :D

[ashbet]

PUPPEH!!!!!

Jericho is beautiful!! My grandparents had a black Standard Poodle, named Knight, when I was a litle girl . . . I adored him! I think you'll be really happy with Jericho :D

-- Andi <3

[xiane.livejournal.com]

He is adorable. Absolutely adorable. I can't wait to meet him!