Butch

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Butch joined our foster family this week. He was surrounded because his owner didn't have enough time for him and 6 months ago, he was in a shelter in eastern MN. Nothing else is known about him and why he is a nervous, skittish 4 year old boy that wants to be constantly near us. Butch was transported from 4 hours away to the cities, so thanks to Jeff, Bear and Buddy for bringing Butch into RAGOMland! All the boys played for awhile in the backyard with out any introduction issues when meeting our GR,Tyson. It wasn't long before we realized how bad Butch needed a bath and lots of brushing out of matted hair. He has a problem standing on non-carpeted areas, so giving him a bath was a little adventurous. He now smells better, we have combed him 5 times and he still has lots of hair to comb out, but the mats are gone. He is up to date on shots and is already neutered. He had really dirty ears and we are working on cleaning up an ear infection. Tonight, a nail flew out of his ear, so hopefully that will fix his problem!!!   He weighs 84 pounds and is about 10 pounds underweight, so he gets lots of treats as we are trying to teach him behaviors like sit and stay.
 
He has met several adults without issue and some of the neighborhood kids during trick or treating without any concern. We were nervous about how Butch would handle all of the Halloween activities, but he did fine behind the babygate just watching what was going on at the front door. He is scared of the vacuum cleaner. As we know more about him and his behaviors, we will give an update.