10-15-2017, 01:24 PM
I got another dog. This one I saw on a friends Facebook post. She works at a dog kennel/rescue and had an event last Saturday. Of all the dogs this little guy they called Little Man jumped out to me. The paws screamed Basset Hound and having lost my Basset Lab mix, Buddy, earlier this year I could't just turn away.
I started asking questions and next thing I knew they put him on hold for me until they got cultures back checking to see why his skin is irritated and his hair is thinning on his back. He was found on the streets and they suspected it was just from him being on the streets for a while which seems to be the case. It's actually in a line down his back so I'm wondering if he had a bad reaction to a flea and tick treatment. They held him waiting for owners but there comes a point where you can't wait any more.
We picked him up this morning and have spent the day getting him introduced with not only Fennec but also we dropped by my mom's and he met Molly and Mia. Molly loves him because I think he reminds her of Buddy. She instantly started trying to play with him which she didn't do with Fennec. Mia will take some time. She's more uptight as she gets older and we have to be careful.
When Fennec first met him he was so excited it sounded like he was being killed. He was yelling and hollering it seriously sounded like he was being hurt. We had to walk them both around the yard 10 feet apart and then slowly able to get closer and closer until Fennec calmed down as we walked down the street. There was a moment of "oh no what have we done" but Fennec calmed down. He's still a little unsure at times but they are both trying to play with each other.
We have changed his name from Little Man to Silver Bullet. I called Buddy little man and I call Fennec little man, so I knew Little Man couldn't stay Little Man. So Silver Bullet it is. We thought about naming him Tyrion but after some thought we realized all the reptiles are named after characters from TV or Movies but Fennec is name after the fox he resembles. So if we had named him Tyrion from Game of Throwns, then Fennec would be the odd man out. So we went will a similar theme of naming him after his looks kinda. Silver Bullet was the first name that thought of and Kasey likes it too. Plus Silver fox.
He's so calm compared to Fennec. He's just laid back and go with the flow. When we put him in the car he laid down and started to go to sleep. He is a Basset Weimaraner mix. Having grown up with Basset hounds I can say he is mostly Basset. The only weird thing is he doesn't bark. At least he hasn't all day. I don't know much about Weimaraners but I'll have to look them up. The only time I even heard anything from him was when we were eating and he whined. I've been told he will bark it's just rare and he does sound like a basset when he barks. He's very loving and wants to lick non-stop.
He's so little I'm wondering if he will get any bigger. They think he's about a year old but we won't know much until we've had him a little longer. The rescue is letting us keep him as long as we want until we decide if he is a good fit for us. We haven't even paid them anything yet. They don't take money until we think he is a good fit. I can already say he is a good fit. They even offer lifetime baths for him. Which with his skin irritation they have a medicated shampoo that he will need until it clears up. Fennec is getting used to him and once we get him to understand he needs to be easier when he plays I think they will do fine. I don't know why Silver Bullet was left to the streets but he is snoozing behind me right now and will have the best life from her on out with his big brother and reptile siblings.
