A New Man

July 1st, 2010
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Sumner continues to amaze me. He’s almost a perfect host to our shoppers. He’s still shy, but he’s able to demo the treat-dispensing toys in front of an audience:
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Even better, he’s now greeting many of our canine shoppers out on the floor! Without incident, I should add. If the visiting dog makes him uneasy he’ll take a sniff and then head right back to his bed behind the counter.

He was curious and gentle with these wee pups:
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We wound up with a total of four dogs (the puppies, Polo and Daisy) plus a free-ranging Sum in here, and everyone did great.

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That play bow I’ve been hoping for? He did two with a Goldendoodle pup a few weeks ago. It was magical! Quite proud of my old man’s new tricks.


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On July 1st, Susan wrote:

Sounds like he’s gotten a new lease on life!

On July 2nd, victoria wrote:

It’s really thrilling, I must say. Today he was standing in the doorway and two women stopped and cooed over him … he responded with a wiggly body and waggy tail. Like a normal dog!

On July 8th, Karen wrote:

Great news about Sumner! Nutmeg is also making progress. On vacation, Chris had her off leash hiking and when she saw another dog, she laid down and waited for Chris to come leash her and then passed the dog without incident!

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