John Ross, age 8, was adopted on July 28, 2007 from Partnership for Animal Welfare, Inc. (PAW) and left us on November 28, 2010. Ed and I wanted to adopt an older dog.
John Ross immediately made himself at home on his first visit to our house. He didn't hesitate to grab one of Link's toys and jump on the couch. Seeing how happy John Ross was, PAW let us adopt him that day. Being older, John can be cranky and territorial when it comes to our other pets. When John lays on the couch he doesn't want any other animal to sit next to him. But yet, he thinks nothing of jumping on the couch when one of our other pets is already there.
John Ross wants Ed's undivided attention and when John hears Ed talking to another pet or me he comes running. John is fickle when it comes to our cats. He growls when our two tabbies want to lick him, but doesn't complain when our black cats rub up against him. John loves walks. His first few walks with Ed were great. He didn't leave Ed's side. Once John realized this was his home, he seemed to lose his ability to control himself. (Ed thinks John wasn't sure if he was going for a walk or being taken somewhere else.) Ed can't even get the leash out without John barking and running around the house. He grabs his toys and throw them in the air. Ed has to calm him down to fasten the leash. John practically pulls Ed's arm off running out the front door. Ed flies an electric helicopter in the house. He puts a pillow on the living room floor as a landing pillow. Ed went into the other room with his helicopter to change the batteries. When he came back to the living room, John Ross had put one of his toys on top of the pillow and one next to the pillow. We think John was telling Ed to play with him and stop playing with the helicopter. John Ross is definitely a one-man dog. He always has to know where Ed is and what he's doing.
John Ross immediately made himself at home on his first visit to our house. He didn't hesitate to grab one of Link's toys and jump on the couch. Seeing how happy John Ross was, PAW let us adopt him that day. Being older, John can be cranky and territorial when it comes to our other pets. When John lays on the couch he doesn't want any other animal to sit next to him. But yet, he thinks nothing of jumping on the couch when one of our other pets is already there.
John Ross wants Ed's undivided attention and when John hears Ed talking to another pet or me he comes running. John is fickle when it comes to our cats. He growls when our two tabbies want to lick him, but doesn't complain when our black cats rub up against him. John loves walks. His first few walks with Ed were great. He didn't leave Ed's side. Once John realized this was his home, he seemed to lose his ability to control himself. (Ed thinks John wasn't sure if he was going for a walk or being taken somewhere else.) Ed can't even get the leash out without John barking and running around the house. He grabs his toys and throw them in the air. Ed has to calm him down to fasten the leash. John practically pulls Ed's arm off running out the front door. Ed flies an electric helicopter in the house. He puts a pillow on the living room floor as a landing pillow. Ed went into the other room with his helicopter to change the batteries. When he came back to the living room, John Ross had put one of his toys on top of the pillow and one next to the pillow. We think John was telling Ed to play with him and stop playing with the helicopter. John Ross is definitely a one-man dog. He always has to know where Ed is and what he's doing.
