My first week in NJ

I've been here close to a week and we have a real routine. We still do LOTS of walking and at all hours, but I also get to play outside with the other dogs that live here. There was another dog here for a night. He looked a lot like me, but he had a short stay because he had a family waiting for his arrival. My story is not the same... I had some interest, but nothing definite like my pal Quincy. But things are looking up :)

I have a family who is very excited to meet me on Sunday morning. With any luck, my next blog update will be from my new family. My foster mom told me not to think about this meeting at all. If it doesn't work out, she said I'm staying here until the perfect family comes along and believe it or not, there is a line. Someone is waiting, so it's not going to take long.

We are still working on training. I'm a master at Sit, I'm pretty good with Down and I'm learning Wait. My foster mom learned I know NO and OFF well -- SO WHAT if my last family had to use those a lot with me... My foster mom thinks I'm smart because it's just a couple more commands to add to my repertoire.

My foster mom is treating me like a puppy. She's learned I'm not totally housebroken yet. I do well in the crate, but when I come out, if I don't get outside quickly, I have an accident. She says it's her fault because she didn't realize and I feel bad because she gets upset - so we are going to work on it together. Like she said, I'm a quick learner so she's not worried a bit.

Talk to you soon and maybe with some good news - if you could see me, you'd see my butt wiggling because my tail is waggin so fast. Even though I'm not supposed to be excited, I am!

Introducing Me!

I'm Jaeger and I'm a young fella at only about 1 year old. Today I arrived in NJ with my foster parents anxiously waiting to pick me up - they were first in line!

I'll send better updates if I'm here long enough, but my foster mom is sure I'm going to be snatched up quickly. She says I'm a real find.

I ride well in the car, stay in the back seat and either sit up and watch out the window or lie down and sleep. It's very relaxing being chauffeured around - I just chill! When we got home, I barely got to rest before getting wisked into a bath (twice). I don't know what the problem was, but my foster mom and dad said I smelled sour - whatever that means! They haven't said it again, so I guess things are better...

After the bath, I tried to relax again, but my foster mom leashed me up and off we went. She said we needed to learn the area so we went for a walk. During the walk she told me I should learn to like them because we'll be out and about a lot. Luckily, I already do and I'm pretty good at it! I love seeing all the unsuspecting animals who don't know I'm the new kid on the block. Wait until they get a load of me!

Finally back at home, I got to rest in my crate. I barked a couple times, but then settled in and napped. Oh but GUESS WHAT?! When my foster mom came to get me, we went on another walk (big surprise there)... I think she may be crazy :)

I've showed her and my foster dad that I've already mastered sit and now my foster mom is teaching me down. Who knows what's next, but I'm up for the challenge.

Now I'm resting - but probably not for long. Seems like there is always something going on here. I'll check back again soon....