Rufous Is As Affectionate As He Looks

Having somebody in your life, requires major adjustments. My whole schedule had to change & I had to keep to regular hours in order for Rufous to feed & then do his business thereafter. It’s been 8 years since I had a pet. Here’s what I learnt of Rufous being the monster of a puppy that he is:-

1) He likes to feed off my hand, doesn’t like cameras but doesn’t mind camera phones. (Hence, the picture quality….)
2) He drinks off a syringe & now the feeder bottle.

3) He has his rugs but prefers to sleep on mine. Choffster is his’ now.
4) He likes girls.
5) He makes whiny noises when he wants to do his business. (My cue to grab newspapers & stumble across the room to get to him….)

6) When he accidentally slammed the bathroom door & locked himself in, he ripped everything apart; his leash, his rug, the toilet piping system & the door………then he gets upset with me when I free him upon coming home, refusing to talk to me or face me when he lies down. This went on for a day. 🙁

7) He likes to force himself onto the front seat while I’m driving, and plonk his butt onto my lap with a paw on the steering wheel causing me to pullover & put on the emergency lights. He seems to be glad to get the attention from passers-by & angry motorists.

8) The next time he did that, he rested his head on my lap instead while sitting on the passenger side. My arm can only take so much of brute force & he is a brute.

9) He likes the vet & is very cooperative when they clean & redress his wound. I got nauseas from the smell in the hospital.
10) He sleeps when I sleep. I get to practice my first aid skills on him everyday when he tries to sleep. 😀

When he was at the vet, they said he was big but then said later that he would get bigger……so I thought of all the stuff I have to get for a big dog to exist in my place. He needs a big collar, big leash, big bowl, big drinking bottle, big bag of food, big rugs, well, almost everything big. I need a big salary for my big heart to accommodate this big pooch. He is soooooooo affectionate that it’s unbelievable that he’s a stray before I found him.

The pictures show you his size somewhat. His funnel collar shows that he’s living with it & getting used to it as he ‘cleans’ it himself after meals. I don’t know how I will manage but I hope these challenges are only temporary. Walking him today was a great task as I have to lift him with a leash on his harness to alleviate his torso so that he doesn’t have to use his leg too much. I ended up with muscle aches. I need to build biceps again…..

The upside is, I got a courier package from DiGi yesterday, giving me a treat at the spa & high tea worth RM320 in total for being their loyal customer so this is a blessing! Thank you, Lord!