Brutus' Story

 

Brutus was a stray found by the wonderful shelter we work with in Arizona (The one who saved Dozer, Kiara and Addie as well). They brought him in and at the time, we could not bring him in due to lack of foster room.

The first week or two that Brutus was in the shelter, he jumped the fence, because he didn't like being left alone. Doing that, he gave him self a really long, deep wound on his back. Lori took him to the vet where he needed a TON of staples and had to be kept crated so it could heal properly.

During that time he was healing at Lori's home, they were able to evaluate him better. This boy was amazing! He knew all of his commands, he didn't have any accidents and immediately took to his crate training. He did great with other dogs, but would rather have a ball than a playmate.

Finally, we had some open room so we had Lori bring Fletch on down to us. Christine was new to fostering, so we tried giving her an older, calmer pup. He had some adjusting time to his new family and the pool, but after about 3 weeks, I got the semi-expected email from Christine, saying that she just could not give Mr. Brutus up. So, this guy is now living VERY happily at his "foster" home with his new brother Cody and sister, Tamu.

From the first moment I saw Brutus staring out at me from his crate in the back of Lori's car after his long trip from Utah, I knew I was in trouble. There was just no way I was going to be ok letting that sweet boy go off to live with someone else. For the first week Brutus was with me he had trouble with the fact that the house smelled only like Cody, and he felt the need to change that, by marking all over the place! That, I would soon learn, was quickly cured (thank god!). Once we were over that issue Brutus continued to worm his way into my heart by cuddling with me for hours at a time, giving kisses and just being a generally happy boy. Brutus loves to play fetch and will chase a ball (or anything you throw for that matter) for as long as your arm holds out. He has also become quite the swimmer since he's been with me and will now happily dive into the pool after a ball, and I am working on teaching him how to jump in for just a cooling off swim like Cody does. Brutus is certainly settling well into his new home, his coat is getting shinier by the day and his tail is wagging more than ever!