Axel

MinM

I got him last night from The Director's house. He was seriously spooked around us. Any sudden movements would send him running. He wouldn't even sniff my hand. By then end of the night, he had warmed up to us a bit.

He is really weird about food. He won't eat out of the bowl, or take any food/treat from my hands. We put his food on the floor, and that was the only way he would eat. He got skiddish again around breakfast.

I'm pretty sure something happened to him. However, he loves Jake and they spent hours last night chasing each other around. Also, he's a humper. He has learned that he isn't to hump Jake, so he'll stand next to Jake and air hump. Lord have mercy.

He is a pretty small guy. And Jake is an uber tall pug, so Jake is about a head taller than Axel. Axel has such little legs, he can't keep up with Jake. It's cute to see Jake slow down to let Axel catch up with him, then Jake will speed off again. It's nice to have two in the house again.

Mrs.Thistletwat

Keep doing whatever it was that worked last night. Maybe exhaustion is the way to get him to bond with you. He's freakin' adorable.

**Stinky!**

Have I ever told you how much I admire you for doing the foster thing? I so wish we could do it, but Toby's such a boob, I'd hate to bring another dog into the house and then have him be picked on again. Remnants of Sassy, I guess.

**Stinky!**

Oh, and Axel is tres cute. How old is he?

**O-Face**

I love his little face.    I want to smoosh it, if it weren't already smooshed. 

Mrs.Thistletwat

Doesn't look like he has the nose wrinkle of doom that Iggy had, either.

MinM

Axel is 1 and a half, and has AKC papers, but he is by no means a show pug. (Jake has AKC papers, and he is the most abby-normal pug there is).

Jake was *made* for fostering.

Axel reminds me a lot of Taz. They both have big paws for their size and the same build. Taz, of course, was always looking in two different directions and was bigger than Axel.

I can't wait to learn more about his personality. Basically, we were loving on Jake in front of Axel, so Axel could see we are OK. I am letting him come to me and not forcing myself on him. This morning when I left, he licked my nose

tawillers

The doggie diapers get me every time.

zsazsa-stl

I admire you, too.  I'm a bad enough dog parent to my full-timers.  I don't know how I would handle fosters coming in and out.