Elliot

Do you remember reading about Baby Huey, the comic book character who was a very large and loveable duckling who was also an innocent goof?? Who always tried to make friends wherever he went?? Who was always trying to be just like all the other ducklings his age?? Well, Baby Huey now is named Elliot and in this life, he is a handsome bicolor ten to twelve month old boy.

Why, you might ask, does Elliot remind us of Baby Huey? He has an excellent temperament and is very well behaved. Rather than playing with toys, he just loves being with the people in his life. He likes to follow the leader so he would do very well in a home with at least one other dog. In his current foster home, Elliot follows his bossy foster brother everywhere. His foster brother loves to bark at other dogs from the fence so Elliot decided he'd like to do the same thing. But he waits for his brother to run to the fence and will follow right behind him. He tried it once by himself but when the other dog barked back, Elliot quickly retreated, running straight into the house! Finally, as we all know, ducklings love the water. Well, so does Elliot. Whenever the sprinklers come on, he dances like a little ballerina around them.

Unfortunately some of the similarities between Baby Huey and Elliot now come to an end. Unlike Baby Huey who lived with his diminutive parents, Elliot has had a very rough life. He was found as a stray with fox tails everywhere on his belly, some of which had penetrated his body. Even worse, he was found with a collar embedded in his neck. It most likely had been there since he was a puppy and was so imbedded that it had to be surgically removed. That explains the wound that you see on the accompanying photographs.

When you approach Elliot, he is a little scared but as soon as he realizes you will be giving him love, he's hooked. He rides nicely in the car and is very gentle on the leash. We think he'll be a really big boy when he is finished growing. In the meantime, he is all legs and feet, running and tripping on himself when he runs. Isn't it time for you to add this dog incarnation of Baby Huey to your life? His foster person says that Elliot is "the most perfect dog I have ever fostered!"

If you are interested in meeting me, please contact Teresa via email at baltao@sbcglobal.net. Don't forget to fill out our online application.

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