Here's an updated e-mail on the dog.


Julia,
This is what I can tell you about him. I rescued him on Monday - He has been living in the woods near my house for at least 6 months. The dog officer had been trying to get him for quite some time and he managed to avoid that (so he is smart). When he followed me home on Monday I brought him to the vet and got him up to date on his vaccines and got rid of his fleas. He is on meds for his skin- antibiotics since he had scratched so much and made cuts - it is starting to look better already. The vet approximated his age as 4-6 years but he has damage to his teeth so it was hard to tell. And his only major health problem is that he has heartworms which I have not started treating yet - because I could not afford that all at one. He also needs to be neutered. He is good in the house - he has only went pee once the first day. He is good with Hannah and she is usually bad with other dogs! He is very gentle with people and wants nothing more than to be near you. He has shown no aggression towards people and hannah and him have only had one incident. (nothing major and they stopped when scolded). He has taken well to a leash and I can walk him reasonable well. I have also taught him to sit and he does that now on command fairly well for food. Additionally he seems to learn quickly what is ok and what is not. He is not allowed on the bed while hannah is and he asks but never gets up and goes to his bed when told to do so.
His main problems are he will not go in a crate, he tends to want to jump up, and of course the heartworm thing. (and if you are me you view his desire to be a lap dog as not a wonderful thing!)
So my overall assessment is he needs a home where he will be well loved and given so training but he is eager to please and would love to be someone's baby. I am borrowing a digital camera tomorrow and I will send you his picture.

Again thanks for all your help and thank your friend Beth for me.
Jen