Here’s some notes from his foster:
Nevins is extremely quiet (I haven’t heard a peep or bark from him. He explored the house a bit, but mostly was happy to be pet and sleep. He does not seem reactive to sounds at all (barking, calling for him), which makes me think he might be hard of hearing. He seems a tiny bit skittish about being picked up-he’s not reactive, but he freezes. He does fancy a nice sofa that he can hide out under so if you don’t see him that’s the first place to look! Nevin has no problem going up and down stairs! He can even jump up on the couch with no problem. He’s calm in the and stays in his seat! His favorite part of car rides is looking out the window.
Personality: As he approaches a week with us, Nevins is opening up. He’s still silent when anyone is around (no barking, no reactions), but he’s got some pep in his step. He enjoys walks outside. He’s starting to follow me around more. He is entirely unresponsive to being called or hearing any sounds (even sleeping through our dog barking incessantly for 10 minutes).
Eating: Nevin’s appetite has really picked up since he arrived. He has also becoming less picky, accepting the original food Muttville sent with him now too. I read in his notes that he is underweight, so I’ve been giving him a bit more and he’ll eat it all. Even with his face in his food, he is very gentle and not a guarder.
Sleeping: Nevins sleeps all night on top of the human bed. In the morning, I dig him out of bed to take him out, but he easily sleeps 8+ hours.
So far we introduced him to small dogs and he does great : We have a 10-year old dachshund who is about 3x as big as Nevins (she’s 15 pounds). They sniffed each other. Nevins has been extremely gentle and non-reactive around her. They are happily coexisting.
So far so good with kids: We have a 3.5 year old who loves dogs and really wants to pet Nevins. Nevins was totally non-reactive and happy to be pet. He also cuddled up on the 3.5 year old’s bed while we read at bedtime.
We offered Nevins a bed next to our bed, but he kept silently popping up to let us know he wanted to sleep in the main bed. So he has been sleeping in bed with humans at night. When we have left him home alone he is 100 percent quiet until he hears us coming in the door and lets out a few barks.
