Axel Settles In

Thank-you all for the good vibes and thoughts for George.  I really appreciate the well wishes, thoughts and support for what's ahead.  I was reminded by an article I was sent on Friday that George doesn't know he has cancer.  So, life to him, at the moment is unchanged.  The goal will be to keep it that way for as long as we can.

Our new arrival, Axel had a good bath today and now smells of rosemary and lavender instead of  yeast.   At about 6 years old, he is painfully thin, and understandably very focused on food. Axel has come to us from a shelter in Charleston, West Virginia.  

He'd been taken there by his owners who no longer wanted him.  The shelter reached out to the Lab Rescue of Cincinnati Ohio and asked if they could take him.  Unfortunately they are "full" and were unable to accept him into their program.  It's not uncommon for neighboring rescues to help one another and so Lab Rescue of Cincinnati contacted Lab Rescue here in Virginia, and the trip of more than 300 miles (400+ kilometers) was arranged and Axel arrived last week.

Although it appears that he doesn't know any commands (sit, etc) he makes up for it with his charm and affectionate personality and that he gets along great with the other dogs and ignores the cats.  If we've had any problems at all, it's that he's showing some separation anxiety. He is getting better making me think that it mostly has to do with the unsurety of what's happening to him, along with being isolated in the shelter and in boarding. All in all, I think he's going to be just fine until his forever home finds him.

What has found us this weekend is high heat and humidity.  Summer is really here.  And from here on our front porch to yours....

I hope you're having a good weekend!