New Foster: Ben

[Freedom]

This is Ben, the Bichon. I picked him up from the SPCA earlier today, for Small Paws Rescue. He is 8 years old, about 17 pounds, and a real sweetie! He has a spine problem which we need to have diagnosed.











Here he is in the back yard, meeting Sugar, Lacey and Marlin:








Two more!

[Freedom]

And in the house, meeting Dad:




That's all.

[lvpets2002]

Hello There & Welcome Ben.. You sure are a Cutie Pie.. You will just Love your New FurrEver Home.. Oh I mean your Foster Home..

[Taz_Zoee]

Awww, another white fluff ball!! He is adorable. He looks like he's fitting in well. What do the cats think? Or are they used to you bringing home newbies?

[Flatcoatluver]

Ben is so cute! Congrats on the new foster!

[Seravieve]

Lol.. look at all those pictures of fluff! How do you keep them all straight?! lol.. I'd have to color-code them or something since they all look like twins.

[Freedom]

This fluff is SO sweet and good natured. I already wish I had adopted him outright, rather than through the program. He fits in as though he has always been here -- dogs, cats, house layout, he is just cool with all of it!

[dukedogsmom]

What a cute face he has. He looks like a happy dog. I hope his spine isn't really bad. Good for you for helping him.

[K9karen]

As far as I can tell, there's always room for one more permanent Bichon! If I was a betting woman.............

[RipplingWaves55]

Oh,
he's so pretty.
What a fluffy
little face.

[Freedom]

Well, apparently the bichon experts at SPR HAVE heard of "spondylosis," and they are quite unhappy. They tell me this is a degenerative disc disorder which worsens with age. Also guessing he "may" have a herniated disc. So we see xrays in this dog's future. This is NOT a good sign at all. No

After spending his nights in a mud room for the past 4 or 5 months, since his "Dad" died, Ben was THRILLED when I lifted him up onto my bed for the night. He romped and rubbed against me, did the digging in the blankets that they all do when I initially put them up there, and snuggled next to me a lot. Unfortunately for Sugar, Lacey and I, he is a "bed hog!"

[4 Dog Mother]

Oh, Ben is a sweetheart! If he feels so at home at your home, I think it means he is supposed to be there --furever! However, I also know how expensive it gets with dogs with medical problems so..... Like the others, I have a little trouble telling yours apart. They are all so fluffy and white and soft looking. Isn't it amazing how a little dog can take up a whole bed so everyone else has hardly any room?

[Logan]

He is adorable! I hope his back problem is something that can be cured. I will say a prayer for him. He has a GReat name, by the way! I have a wonderful Ben who also came through rescue. He's just a lot bigger!

[Ginger's Mom]

What a great face! He sure is a cutie. Please give Sugar, Lacey and Marlin extra scritches from me for being so accepting of this new "foster." Wow, he got to sleep in an bed last night? What a lucky boy he is. He isn't going to want to leave. Fingers crossed that the spine problem isn't as bad as it may initially appear.

[pomtzu]

I sure hope Ben is going to be okay. I have the same spine disorder, and it is manageable in people, so I'm saying a prayer for Ben. He looks like such a sweetie.
I just love the Bichon breed. My ex and his lady friend have one and he is such a sweetheart - the dog that is - not the ex!!