Nov 25 - Dec 16 - Fred Our Studio Guest

Meet "Fred."  That's what we named this cute little dog who was found roaming the neighborhood the day after Thanksgiving.  The neighbor's daughter actually found him early in the morning, but they were on their way to a weekend camping trip so Gerry offered to take him and put out signs.  I also took a flyer to the local shelter and gave the Torrance Animal Control a description and our number in case anyone called looking for him.  

After  three weeks, we figured he was ours since no one had called....until last night.  His owner finally saw one of the signs and called.  Where has she been for three weeks that she didn't see one of the signs before now?  Hadn't she looking for him? She only lives a couple blocks away.  And then she said she'd pick him up today day since she had a "program" last night!  If I had just found my dog after he'd been missing for three weeks, I'd leave work to go get him.

As you can see. he's pretty cute.  Gerry was growing attached to him.

Unfortunately, Fred has a case of "separation anxiety" and will bark, jump and chew whenever Gerry is out of sight for more than a few minutes.  So, Gerry made several dog run tie lines throughout the yard, patio, and in the house so he could hook up Fred where ever he was working.  Fred has also been on field trips to Home Depot a few times, Lamps Plus, Ferguson's Bath Showroom, a car trip to Long Beach, and a few trips to Moog.  He's well behaved in the truck; he just lays down next to Gerry and he doesn't seem interested in looking out the window like most dogs.

He slept in the studio for the first couple nights but we moved him to the trailer patio when he started barking and scratching up the sliding glass door frame.  He sleeps in a warm, cozy, foam-insulated, blanket-filled, box on the patio.  He's fine as long as Gerry is in the trailer.  I can come and go and he stays in the box, but as soon as Gerry steps out of the trailer, Fred is out of the box.

There are also a few dog beds in the studio that get moved here and there, inside and out, in the shade and in the sun...where ever Fred wants to take a nap!

And he got some new toys.  He's good at playing fetch for several throws.   When he's had enough, he takes the toy being fetched to one of his beds and sits.

Fred and Gerry the morning before his owner picked him up: