The adventures of Hercules continue, the little guy has minor break in his front paw and is in a soft cast for the next few weeks. Hercules is oblivious to the cast but the rest of us are watching our toes!

Hercules accomplishments in the past few weeks:

1.  discovered snow
2.  discovered he loves rolling in snow
3.  "retrieves" Christmas ornaments
4.  believes he is a lap dog and
5.  mastered the art of cuddling. 

Hercules is all healed from his surgery (removal of undescended testicles) and has settled into life in Minnesota. He sits perfectly for his meals and waits until given the "ok" command to eat, waits at the door, sits on command... and loves to snuggle up to his foster mom and foster dad.

Over the last week, here are a few of his highlights:

• acquired a pink pillow from his foster sister that he carries around the house
• discovered he likes zucchini left in the garden
• getting better at walking on a leash with the other dogs
• leaf piles are wonderful to bounce through
• likes to have his nails trimmed... or any excuse for human contact

Hercules will do best with an active family, long walks, fetch and tug of war are some of his favorites, he loves to play with kids and other dogs. He would be happy to have another dog (medium to large ) to play with as well but this is not requirement. A fenced yard is important for him. Hercules is very tied to his people and wants to be close, he tries hard to please and gives plenty of affection. Hercules needs to be in a home without cats and with a fenced yard . He is good with children over 5 years of age - he is just so active!

Hercules had his abdominal stitches removed today, from surgery 10 days ago to correct his undescended testicles. He came through the surgery beautifully and now that the stitches are gone he is back at 100%.

Here he is with his rubber chicken that he loves to carry around!