We have a new friend...

This is Seki. He is our new Border Collie Buddy. My friend from Four Legged Scholars just adopted him a few weeks ago. She lost her 14 year old Border Collie to old age a few months back. She's excited to have a new dog to train and a new potential athlete.

Seki is doing very well for being a 1 year old dog without much training. I'm jealous of his recall (compared to Dylan he's a saint) and he's focused and responsive. He's been too excited in the car though but his new guardian is the perfect person to work with him to modify undesirable behaviors.

We have high hopes that he and Dylan will one day be friends. I thought today might be the day since Dylan was stalking him and wanting to play when he was on leash. Off leash, I just don't think they are quite ready. They were doing quite well but Dylan got grumpy over a treat I was giving him when Seki ran up from behind. One of these days they will get used to being around each other though. Dylan just requires a bit of time to get used to new dog friends.

Seki hopes to one day be a flyball dog and do some agility and herding and who knows what else. Oh and freestyle is on the list too. He should have a fun life in his new home with a professional clicker trainer. Unfortunately, the last few weeks have shown a potential problem in one of his back legs. A vet on friday said his patella is popping out of place but he may grow out of it because he is still young. He'll see a better vet Monday and we are hoping it's something minor because this dog would be a wonderful athlete if given the opportunity. Only time and a better vet will be able to tell if the problem is something that can easily be fixed (and hopefully without surgery). Good thing we have that new big Pet Center here that has rehab, Physical Therapy, and acupuncture and all that. Seki may just be a dog that needs it! We are crossing our fingers he doesn't though.