Nitschke
is
doing well! We intended to keep his name Nitschke as we figured it had
been his since he was born, but he really didn't respond to it all the
time so we decided to rename him - Gunnar! He actually seems to like it
and comes when called! He is adjusting to his new surroundings and
routine as
well as you could hope for. He found his spot on the couch right away
and
really enjoys playing outside with us and our female dog Basil (I am
trying to upload a video of them playing tug of war to Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=600053691878&set=vb.144701598&type=2&theater).
The two of them are doing very well
together. He often initiates play with her and she enjoys it. We
have noticed he needs quite a bit of training in regards to house
manners
(begging, jumping on you) and we'd like to work with him on sit, stay,
etc. it seems that he
knows them but on his terms and sometimes has selective hearing :)
Maybe
a fun fact for the staff at HSBC - we found out he was likely named
after the Green Bay Packer linebacker Ray Nitschke! His former owner
must have been quite the Packer fan. I was also curious it noted in the
adoption listing that he was purebred with papers? Not that it matters
at all, but people have been asking us what he is mixed with because of
his enormous head and it would just be interesting to know - is he
purebred?
Amanda
