Austin foster (another Kentucky puppy)

Meet Austin (previously Frizz), an 85 pound lug of a Goldendoodle from a horrible high kill shelter in Kentucky. A couple of weeks ago I drove to Louisville to pick him up "for a couple of days." This guy is sweet, sweet, sweet. Super cooperative, friendly, mellow, affectionate, and a very fast learner. An all around great dood! He goes to his new home tomorrow. Luckily, I was able to get a few pictures of him before he goes.



He doesn't especially like going into his crate, but once he's there, he settles right in!


He looks an awful lot like Buster.



Once his hair grows out (I've been dematting slowly since he came, so he's a bit scraggly looking), especially his facial hair, they'll look really, really similar!




Abby continues to be a benevolent leader, making sure Austin doesn't confuse her bones with his bones, and enforcing a "no humping the queen bean" agenda.






Buster and Austin had one significant squabble, over a Nylabone, which was pretty much entirely my fault (unwittingly created a high tension situation soon after Austin arrived, then missed some fairly obvious signals), but, luckily, they seem to have worked out their differences:


Getting around in the kitchen is kind of treacherous these days. You could step in something furry at any moment!



Austin fits in really well with our pack, and if he weren't going to an AWESOME family that I just adore, I would be super tempted to keep him. Fortunately, his new family lives just a couple of miles down the road, and they've said that they want to keep in touch, so I think we'll get to see more of Austin, as well as his new brother, a Golden named Pete. :) Even so, I'm going to be very, very sad to see him go.