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![]() T-REX (was TREY)
Feb 2008, Jennifer writes: The new member of our family picked us, we didn't pick him. Trey came to our home on Christmas day after we agreed to be foster parents. He decided immediately he was staying, regardless that I was looking for a four-legged adult female and he is a three-legged young male. He picked out his own place to sleep - on the extra bed in the spare bedroom - even though his dog bed was in the master. He decided his water dish belonged in the bathroom not the laundry room (it was the only way to stop him from drinking out of the toilet) and he made it clear he didn't like the name Trey. He never answered to it. When we joked that he looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex because of the way he hopped on his back legs, his ears perked up in excitement. He'll only come to T-Rex, though I've tried lots of others. I wanted a dog to jog with and didn't think he could keep up. I hadn't done the math. Me - 150 pounds, two legs. Rex - 50 pounds, three legs. He outlasts me by miles. He is not much of a hunter. He won't point at pheasants or ducks but he loves to chase tweedy birds. He didn't like his food so we bought something different. He won't wear a coat, so we bought him a sweater. He loves to snuggle, so we let him on the forbidden couch (at least it's red). He'll give me five (but not ten) and he plays dead for treats, which looks especially sad with only three legs. T-Rex does have a shoe fetish. He pouts when he sees me put on work shoes and goes crazy over my running shoes. He loves chew bones and his new family. If he didn't, he'd let us know!
Jan 2013, Jen writes: Here are pictures of Rex. Please share them. He's doing wonderful.
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