11/16/13:
He is doing good! Jerry was just playing with him. Still pulls slippers and shoes to his bed.... Does not chew on them at all. He seems to like his belly rubbed with shoes on or off. He sits real good for me when I put his leash on him. We have a distance between the shop and the house and I was walking him, Jerry was at the house, so we tried something and I let him off the leash and he ran so fast to Jerry, I could not believe it. He whines when either one of us leaves. Took him to the vet and she said no stitches. Doris gave me antibiotics for him to take and no charge, which was great. He won't let me put warm wash cloth on it. Loves to rub his snout in the snow, Bark at the cows when they get in the field, and he wants to chase the deer, so we are keeping him leashed especially at night for a while longer. So that's just some of our day.11/10/13:
I have to share this with you. We were going to bed so we tried the kennel for him and all he did was whine and bark for an hour. We also tried our bedroom, with no cage, not working! So we have a good size utility room between the kitchen and the breeze way. Now that you got the pic! So, we took his bed , and blanket to the utility room for the night, he seemed to be satisfied with that room and we also closed the door. No cage. He did great!!! When we came and got him in the morning, he had Jerry's big leather boot next to his bed and my snow shoe also. The next night was fine, Jerry went to get him and this time he had Jerry' Big leather boot again and his slipper next to his bed. Not one chew hole in any of the shoes. I guess he just likes to smell them. I know he might want to chew but has not yet!
He loves to be outside and loves being in the garage with Jerry. He does stay out of the kitchen, when I am cooking, and does not beg, when we are eating at the table he goes to his bed. We eat early, it is hard for him to wait until 6:30 to eat, so we might move it forward a half hour. We are slowly trying to get him used to his cage, with treats, so he will go into it, and he has, but not for any length of time as yet.
We just love him, and he shows so much affection still.