Gus

 

Gus, Our Pyrador, and His Mr. Bill Toy.

It's hard to believe we've had Gus just a little over 6 months.  It's also hard to believe that the dog you see above was a stray back in July.  He has definitely settled into life at our house (and I'm fairly sure that he is enjoying it).   He's turning 2 this month, and while he has filled out to (what we think) is his full size we don't see him slowing down any.  

Gus is a Labrador Retriever/Great Pyrenees mix (aka a Pyrador) we adopted from Heart of Texas Lab Rescue in August.   He was a stray for an undetermined amount of time; long enough for him to be skinny and lethargic by the time the HOTLR volunteers rescued him.  Now he is the happy, furry, energetic 110lb beast you see above.   As I mentioned in a previous post, he's my first rescue dog and we can't be happier with him.  

Also, I think we hit a home run with the Mr. Bill toy.  It screams "On No!" when your dog bites on it.  Gus' was very entertained by the screaming while it lasted.  Unfortunately, it lasted about 3 days before he removed the noise box (which I had to throw out b/c of it being a choking hazard).  The (now silent) toy is still one of his favorites.  He gets a kick out of throwing it in the air and catching it.