I've been trying to write about Miles for a while now, but every time I sit down at the computer he is in my lap. He is a very active dog and he is currently chewing on a bone so I figure I have a few minutes. Miles was a very unexpected gift. On my way home from work two Thursdays ago (I can't believe we have had him for two weeks!) my mom called to talk to me about a dog our good friend Laura had found. I had seen his pictures on Facebook but really did not paid any attention to him. Well, as it turns out Laura and her husband were looking for a home for this sweet boy and my mom told me he would be the perfect dog for us.
We had friends from Mississippi coming to stay with us and were due to arrive any minute, but I called Ryan anyway and told him, "I don't know what I will do if you say no." Ryan and I have wanted to get a dog for a while, but just assumed we would wait until we had a house. Ryan was initially a little hesitant about getting a dog, but I convinced him to at least go meet him, so we had our friends come with us up to my parents house to bring our puppy home.
Miles was found at a MARTA train station somewhere in Decatur. He had obviously been there a while because he was severely matted and obviously hungry and thirsty. He was covered in ticks and flees, which is the reason he is completely shaved. We found out a few days later that he had hookworms, but those are easily treated and he is back to normal. We believe Miles is some sort of poodle mix. At first we believed he was a Wheaten Terrier/Poodle mix but lately everyone we have talked to seems to think he is a Bichon/Poodle mix. I think we will know more when his hair starts to grow out a little more.
Miles was a little timid at first, he wasn't eating or drinking much, he didn't even want treats, what dog does not like a treat!? I think that just comes with being on the street for so long. It only took him a few days to get into a routine of eating on a regular schedule. The best part about Miles, he was already potty trained. He (knock on wood) has not had an accident in the house! He was so well behaved that we decided to give him free reign of the living room (everything he could get into was removed, or so we thought). His reign was quickly taken away though. He did great on Monday while we were at work, however Tuesday was another story.
We came home to quite the mess.
Which prompted us to purchase a new home for him during the day.
He has been much better (even if I do feel guilty for keeping him in there all day). Our only issue right now is he keeps waking me up in the middle of the night. We have tried keeping him in the kennel but he wakes up at 5am and starts whining. We tried letting him sleep with us, which the first night worked beautiful, he slept through the night right in between us. However, the second night I woke up to him chewing on Ryan’s xbox controller at 2:30am and then around 4am he was wondering through the bed and wanted to play as soon as he saw I was awake. I don’t know how parents do it with kids. This dog is making me sleep deprived.
We have truly loved having him in our home. It's hard to think of him on the streets, I'm just glad he won't have that life anymore! He is just one of the family now!
