I have a new fur baby. On November 8th, the day after a huge snow storm, I brought Scooby home from the animal shelter. I totally fell in love with him on the internet – it was his eyes. (See internet picture on the right. That was my first look at Scooby.) We had been looking for an animal that needed some extra love and Scooby was having problems adjusting to life in the shelter. Yes, he was a little bit younger than what I was looking for, but they said he needed a low energy and quiet home. Sounded perfect.
Once we got to the shelter we met with another dog that looked interesting but there just wasn’t a connection. He was much more interested in what was going on in the hall instead of me sitting on the floor wanting to snuggle. So then we were taken to see Scooby. He was in a separate area where he could get more 1:1 attention. He did appear timid and didn’t really come to me until the handler gave me a can of whipped cream. That was Scooby’s kryptonite. He wormed his way into my heart one lick at a time. Welcome to my heart Scooby.
I did have some concerns about how he would fit with my other dogs, so we agreed to a one-week trial adoption. In all honesty I was totally smitten but felt I needed to do the responsible thing with this trial adoption. A week later I made it official. That was the day Scooby showed his true colors after I got home. Goofy. Rambunctious. Energetic. Curious. Not the dog I met in the shelter.
Scooby is the first of many dogs I’ve rescued that I didn’t change his name. He knows his name very well and, it fits him. And yes, we often call him Scooby Doo, or Scoobs, or even Scoobsters.
Several weeks later he does intermittently show some timid characteristics and is easily frightened by things outside of the house. I’m hoping that he can learn to relax when we go places in the car or walk outside. For now, we are working on basic behaviors like sit, stop, down, and no. I think it will take a while. Did I mention that he also has a stubborn streak? Should fit in well in this house. Welcome to my pack Scooby.
