8/02/2009

New Scottish Terrier at Michigan Bed and Breakfast

For years, we have had 2 Scottish Terriers in our house. Sadly, "Reggie" crossed the Rainbow Bridge earlier this Spring and "Gilbert" was left home alone. We had thought about getting another dog to keep "Gilley" company, but we had reservations about training a puppy while running a bed and breakfast in Michigan. We had been searching dog pounds, humane societies, and Scottie Rescues to try to find a mature dog to join our family, but had had no luck.

Out of the blue, a woman named Sara found my blog about having lost Reggie and called to see if we would be interested in adopting their dog--he wasn't working out in their home. We arranged to meet and immediately fell in love with "Oscar Wilde". One look at this 19 pound dog and I immediately knew that instead of calling him Oscar, he would have a shortened form of that name and be called "Ossie" which was then changed to "Ozzie".

We have had Ozzie since July 28. He has been a very good boy. He was already trained to be quiet in the house and had obviously been socialized with humans. He and Gilley are not yet best friends, but we are working on that. Ozzie is coming when his name is called and learning our behavior rules quite well. He is doing his business outside. He is calm when meeting new people--and we have new people in our house most every day--that was probably my single biggest concern with a new pet.

Ozzie still needs some work on knowing his boundaries indoors, so he is currently tethered in the house. He also needs to learn his boundaries outdoors, but we have postponed his Invisible Fence training for now. We are going to try to get him to learn a few new skills instead of overloading him with all the rules at once.

Ozzie is a fine addition to our family and I couldn't be happier with our new dog. It will take time to get him to behave as well as Gilley. I have confidence and patience while he is a quick study and is eager to learn.

Our sign in front of the Munro House Bed and Breakfast features images of 2 Scottish Terriers. They have been our mascots since we arrived in Jonesville back in 1999. I am happy that there is truth in advertising now that we once again have 2 dogs--just as depicted on the sign.


Mike Venturini - Innkeeper
"Life is good in Jonesville"


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Posted by Mike Venturini at 8:58 PM
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7 comments:

  1. Best wishes with your new Scot in your lovely home. I came for a visit via Ann's blog.
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  2. Fantastic!! What a great little guy.
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  3. What a beautiful boy! Congratulations on the new addition to your family. You can be sure that if I am ever in need of accomodations in S. Mich. I will seek out the Munro House.

    Lyne S.
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  4. There's nothing like a new puppy... unless its an old puppy!
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  5. "Winston" found us 13 weeks ago. Having another Scottish Terrier in the home, we knew (we thought) what we were into. He is integrating well, still would eat the kitty. But is much more understanding of the older Chow-Chow. Scottie #1 is the pack leader!!
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  6. Just checking in to see how Ozzie(Oscar) is doing. We miss him a lot but it seems that he's doing well. Love, Savannah, Avery and Sarah(his birth parents)
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  7. Dear Savannah, Avery, and Sarah,

    Ozzie is doing very well, and we just love the little guy. Our inside joke is that he suffers from permanent A.D.D. He gets so excited, it is hard for him to focus and remember a simple command like "sit". However, we have had Scotties for 31 years, and he has the most personality of any of them, and that's why he is special. He is pretty good in the house, but sometimes forgets that the entire house is not his personal playground. He is having trouble with our invisible fence outside, so we keep him tethered when he is unaccompanied in the yard. When he is off the leash, he leeps like a gazelle over and onto everything and enjoys running around the house--especially in the snow. He likes Gilbert (his room mate) but pretty much barks at every other dog that goes by. He is leary of toddlers, but loves attention from bigger people. Our pets traditionally have been kept off the furniture, but Ozzie likes to sit on top of the back of the couch to look outside. We got tired of shooing him down, so we put a blanket up there just for him. He is happy and we love him.

    Mr. Mike & Miss Lori
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