GUSTER

well, this is only the fourth set of blog posts and I am pretty sure the well is dry when it comes to ideas for topics to write about. So, those poor people who do end up reading this get to read about my dog. Personally, I think its a great subject. however, my sister has informed me otherwise. My puppy's name is Guster. My husband and I named him after a character off of our favorite TV show that we like to watch together, Psych. We decided to get a dog when Ryan was sent to Germany for a training session for the Army. That way i would not be alone. We searched forever for a dog. Ryan wanted a non-shedding, medium size dog. We finally found Gus on Craigslist in Neosho. So, we drove to Neosho because Ryan decided that even though Gus was a shedder, he was worth it because he was free and he had his first set of shots. When we got there, it was a small trailer home and Gus and his sister were in a small kennel together. Gus was a scared little pup. We had the hardest time getting him to play with his toys. But, after a few accidents, he was potty trained and he was easily kennel trained. For how young he is he was quick and easy to train. Now, Gus is almost a year old. In fact, his birthday is October first. He is so smart that now he can do sit, stay, fetch, catch, speak, say please, come, and is working on play dead, roll over, and some hunting commands. Speak means loud and say please is when he does a silent bark. when we tell him to stay either we throw something or we sit a treat or toy on his nose and make him balance it. He has to sit there until we say ok. He is so good we can even say Oklahoma, Oak, Ozark, or any other word and he will stay. He definitely makes me a proud momma. I mean, I know Gus is a dog and not a baby but he is the closest thing I will have to a kid for a long, long time. Sometimes, I joke around with my sister about how Gus is a person and one day I will find his zipper and open it up and BAM! There will be a little person in there. It is funny because he does some things like people do. For example dogs sit on their hind legs but Guster sits on his bottom like a person. Gus also lays on his back with his hind legs stretched out and he relaxes his front two paws on his chest. He even snores! He likes to sleep right in between Ryan and I. He also likes to watch TV with us. When we eat dinner he will go over to his dish and eat dinner. He loves it when it is time for Ryan or I to fill up his water dish because he loves to drink from a cup or a water bottle, like a human. My mom loves Guster. She even calls him her grandson. She will go as far as to call me just to see how Guster is and tell me she misses him. She loves to babysit him. Obviously, she is a character as well. But, nobody can hut but love Guster!