Hi Sarah and Barbara,
Matty had a great first vacation on Fripp Island, SC in May. He did very well in the car over the 2-day trip; we bought a good, comfortable (as well as crash-tested) harness for him. He adjusted fairly quickly to the condo; the photo of him smiling is his conquering of the narrow walk-through kitchen which he skirted for 2 days and then decided to conquer it on his own.
Another picture shows Matty is quite taken with the fuzzy Border Collie head cover I have on my 5-wood!
We were interested in seeing how Matty would react to the many deer on the island; they are not tame per se but are very used to humans and dogs and saunter rather than run away. Matty assessed quickly that the deer were very well well organized and had no need of his services, but the squirrels were another matter. On one walk, we actually went around a buck in the path to follow a squirrel for an impressive distance until the squirrel went up a tree and he and Matty had a stare down. All the folks who were used to seeing Patch and Data for so many years were very pleased to meet Matty. There's not a creature he doesn't like.
Matty is a fabulous walker and receives many compliments about his beautiful gait, as well as how laid back he is. I always let people know he's a rescue and about MABCR. He is very scent-oriented, which is interesting, and can sniff out bunnies from quite a distance. He learned early on that he cannot chase them but he is allowed to admire them for a minute then we move on. We had a 4-bunny walk the other evening.
He's not crazy about fireworks, as we are finding out this weekend! We are off to the vet in the morning for his Bordatella"snort".
What a great joy Matty is and what a lifesaver for yours truly.
Hope all is well with you and yours,
Kelly
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