Meet BENSON!

DebBrown · 08-19-2008, 08:27 PM

We have a new foster dog living with us. He just came last night and is quickly making himself at home. He is 2 years old and BIG but really a sweetie. He's still a little homesick so its been a long day. Charlie is having a great time with his new buddy. Sorry the "action" shots are a bit blurry.

Deb

lmtoth2 · 08-19-2008, 08:53 PM

he is so cute!! So is it constant play again (like with your last foster)? How much does he weigh? He does look big...

madcity_mike · 08-19-2008, 08:54 PM

Benson looks like a big baby... hope he finds a furever home soon

DebBrown · 08-19-2008, 09:39 PM

Mike, He IS a big baby!

I think he weighs 75-80 pounds. So he's 50% more dog than Charlie. The big part is his head and mouth. He's got huge jaws.

So far, he is doing alot of pacing and panting. He clearly doesn't understand why he is here. It's a hard time for him.

Benson and Charlie are playing together well but they also seem to be able to relax together. I guess it helps to be a bit older now. Benson is 2 and Charlie is 1 1/2.

Deb

blueteal · 08-19-2008, 10:42 PM

He is gorgeous, how wonderful to take him in......
Lucky dog!!!!!!!!!

Tink · 08-19-2008, 10:46 PM

How wonderful that you're doing this for him!
I'm sure he'll settle in once he learns he's not just visiting for the day.

gene · 08-20-2008, 12:20 AM

WTG Deb!! He is a handsome boy!

Calimom · 08-20-2008, 12:44 AM

Ditto all of the above!

tykesmom · 08-20-2008, 06:26 AM

Benson is beautiful! He looks a lot like my sister's dog Shoney! (the giant cockapoo we suspect may be a doodle!)

**MaxandMe** · 08-20-2008, 07:14 AM

Benson is a beauty.......and it's great you're fostering him.
he sounds like he'll make someone a great companion

08-20-2008, 09:19 AM

What a handsome dog!!! I am sure he will settle down in a few days....I wish I could foster but I would want to keep all the dogs!!!

DebBrown · 08-20-2008, 11:49 AM

This morning Benson was so excited to go on our walk. Yesterday, he wasn't sure what was going on but today, he'd already learned the routine. I think this is the first time I've seen a dog actually skip.

He'd take a couple of steps and then do this little skip/hop thing.

Now, thank goodness, he is actually resting... and in the kitchen! Yesterday, he wouldn't let me out of his sight. We're making progress.

Deb

MichelleB · 08-20-2008, 11:58 AM

He is quite a big boy and so handsome

annabelles mom · 08-20-2008, 01:07 PM

He's adorable - i hope you find him a wonderful forever home

**lindamarie** · 08-20-2008, 02:59 PM

AW Deb!! He is soooooooo handsome! Have fun!!

08-19-2008, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Meet BENSON! We have a new foster dog living with us. He just came last night and is quickly making himself at home. He is 2 years old and BIG but really a sweetie. He's still a little homesick so its been a long day. Charlie is having a great time with his new buddy. Sorry the "action" shots are a bit blurry. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

08-19-2008, 08:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	he is so cute!! So is it constant play again (like with your last foster)? How much does he weigh? He does look big... __________________ Leslie

08-19-2008, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
madcity_mike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 670	Benson looks like a big baby... hope he finds a furever home soon __________________ Mike, Sofie, and Parker "What dogs? These are my children, little people with fur who open my heart a little wider." -Oprah Winfrey

08-19-2008, 09:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	Mike, He IS a big baby! I think he weighs 75-80 pounds. So he's 50% more dog than Charlie. The big part is his head and mouth. He's got huge jaws. So far, he is doing alot of pacing and panting. He clearly doesn't understand why he is here. It's a hard time for him. Benson and Charlie are playing together well but they also seem to be able to relax together. I guess it helps to be a bit older now. Benson is 2 and Charlie is 1 1/2. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

08-19-2008, 10:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tink Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West central Wisconsin Posts: 2,506	How wonderful that you're doing this for him! I'm sure he'll settle in once he learns he's not just visiting for the day. __________________ www.tinkerdoodle.net Hickory, Ava, Hana, Misty, and Chip (happy master of his Harem)

08-19-2008, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	He is gorgeous, how wonderful to take him in...... Lucky dog!!!!!!!!!

08-20-2008, 12:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	WTG Deb!! He is a handsome boy! __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-20-2008, 12:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
Calimom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 2,408	Ditto all of the above! __________________ Meg and Cali

08-20-2008, 06:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
tykesmom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,120	Benson is beautiful! He looks a lot like my sister's dog Shoney! (the giant cockapoo we suspect may be a doodle!) __________________ Kim and Tyke "You say dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you they will be there long before any of us." - Robert Louis Stevenson

08-20-2008, 07:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	Benson is a beauty.......and it's great you're fostering him. he sounds like he'll make someone a great companion __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

08-20-2008, 09:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	What a handsome dog!!! I am sure he will settle down in a few days....I wish I could foster but I would want to keep all the dogs!!!

08-20-2008, 11:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
DebBrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 1,690	This morning Benson was so excited to go on our walk. Yesterday, he wasn't sure what was going on but today, he'd already learned the routine. I think this is the first time I've seen a dog actually skip. He'd take a couple of steps and then do this little skip/hop thing. Now, thank goodness, he is actually resting... and in the kitchen! Yesterday, he wouldn't let me out of his sight. We're making progress. Deb __________________ Deb, Wayne and Charlie

08-20-2008, 11:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
MichelleB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryville, TN USA Posts: 309	He is quite a big boy and so handsome __________________ Michelle & Brodie

08-20-2008, 01:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	He's adorable - i hope you find him a wonderful forever home

08-20-2008, 02:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
lindamarie Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham, Michigan Posts: 6,172	AW Deb!! He is soooooooo handsome! Have fun!! __________________ Linda & Bogart Dogs=Unconditional love "We have it all! Just like Bogie & Bacall!"

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