Jackson

Oh my goodness I have fallen in love with this dog....Jackson has been a wonderful addition to the family...and I am falling in love with him more every day....besides the destroyed vacuum cord and the death of a couple of pair of shoe strings...he has been as close to perfect as a puppy can be...all of our concerns about the dogs getting along...about the household being to hectic just hasn't happened....Maggie, Winston, and Mooks treat him as if he has been part of the family forever....Dylan loves him...and he is so good with Dylan...he just fits right in...Maggie has been a huge help and he pretty much does whatever Maggie does....he is pretty much potty trained...he is kennel trained and sleeps in his kennel at night...and the last week or so we have been going on walks and he walks beautifully....we have been working on his healing and he does great....he seems to really enjoy healing and walking and if I stop he stops...if I turn he turns...no pulling he intently watches me and seems to really enjoy working.....he ignores other dogs other walkers ...he is in the zone....I am thinking that I will take him through obedience and see how he likes it....some dogs enjoy working some don't...he definitely likes working and having a job to do....which makes me excited... I wanted to take Winston through obedience and conformation classes for recreation purposes...but he hated it....and after he took a giant dump in the middle of the show ring....it was obvious that obedience and show was not his thing....his thing is riding in the wagon and sleeping on the couch....he is outstanding at these activities.....anyways we absolutely love Jackson....right now he is asleep at my feet as I type this....he has gotten so big he is close to as big as Maggie and his coat is so soft and curly...he is quite different than Soloman....Soloman was all alpha dog....Jackson is more mellow...of course there is a pecking order but it is a pretty mellow pack of live and let live....Winston rightfully so heads up the pecking order if not by force by my force :)....Maggie is so nice that she just concedes to Jackson..though she puts him in his place from time to time....and mooks well mooks is loved by all the dogs...especially Winston and I must say Jackson also loves to play with Mooks....I am so glad that Jackson is apart of our family.........