Chester is Home with his Forever Family Today!

Chester went home to his forever family this morning. He will now have a mom, dad, human brother and sister and a fur brother :)

When he left I think he took a little piece of all of our hearts with him, but we're happy to share because he deserves all the love in the world. Here's to you Chester, may you enjoy your wonderful new life and all the adventures that await you. We will miss you!

Hopefully Jim didn't teach Chester too many bad habits!

Impossibly cute...

 

Chester the Wonder Dog!

Update on Chester - No accidents in the house for 2 days!  That is a ton of progress since he was peeing with reckless abandon when we first got him.  It turns out that letting Chester out consistently and reinforcing outside potty with a treat does in fact work!

It also helps that we take him out in the middle of the night to go...

Action shot of Jim and Chester playing!

Pictures from the Weekend

Now that we have spent more time with Chester we have learned quite a few things about him - like he loves to roll in fresh snow!

He also rides very nicely in the car after looking out the window for a bit...

Chester excels at being cute and definitely isn't camera shy!

Chester is making great progress on greeting new people without jumping up on them.  He also has not been destructive with any non-toy items, although we don't leave any enticing shoes or other items laying around where he could get to them.  Chester really loves having something to chew on and it keeps him occupied for quite a while.

When Chester is not outside, training, playing with Jim, or chewing on something he loves to either curl up on the couch or lay by the window and enjoy his bigger temporary home!

Finally, we are very lucky because neither Jim (the big upside down one) or Chester seem to shed at all!  For size comparison, Chester last weighed in at 35lbs and Jim is about 80lbs.

Chester's First Weekend

Meet Chester!

Chester has been living with us for two and half days now and he is so sweet and eager to please. He gets along very well with dogs of all sizes and is friendly with people too. Chester has the biggest smile ever and has really enjoyed all the trips to various dog parks around Madison. While he seems to have boundless energy when he's playing outside, he settles down nicely in the house, especially if he has a bone or toy to chew on. He hasn't shown any signs of possessiveness over the toys and bones we have given him and has shared quite nicely with our other fluffy dog, Jim.

Potty training and crate training are a work in progress, but it's amazing how far Chester has come in the past couple of days. He is extremely food motivated and just wants to make you happy. He has mastered "sit" and quickly learned to respond to his name and stay with us at the park. Chester is curious about the world around him and takes all new experiences in stride. He is definitely a happy-go-lucky guy!

Chester is going to make some family incredibly happy and he would love to find his forever home soon :)