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Introducing Johnny Fabulous

Wonderful Dog to Sealy-Loving Home!

If you are reading this, you have probably heard that I need to find a home for Johnny. If you'd had a Sealyham Terrier of your own, you can imagine how hard it is for me to decide to give him up, to find another home for my sweetie pup. It's so painful.

But if you have had a Sealy before, I know that you understand what fun, what love, what laughter these goofy little guys bring with them.

Johnny, for some reason, suddenly became anti-cat. He is not simply chasing my two cats -- he has attacked them. (Thankfully, neither cat has gotten hurt, just frightened.) It's as if Johnny's forgotten that they have been his little pals for the last four years. I can't train him out of his instinct, and I can't let my cats be in danger.

If you do NOT have cats, if you have a Sealy-shaped hole in your heart and home, and if you're ready for the experience of sharing life with a sweetheart of a dog, please read through Johnny's Dogster profile -- and the diary entries I will post -- and consider if you and Johnny would be a "fit."

You can reach me at lindsay_gower@hotmail.com if you have any questions.

Well-behaved Johnny

Johnny is a delightful companion around the house. He is smart and loves training (treats!) But because he has such good house manners, I haven't put enough time into formal training.

He does not chew, except for paper. He loves paper! But he has never chewed anything else (no shoes, pillows, furniture, nothing). But paper -- yum yum. He will "leave it" when told, at least well enough that you can open his mouth and retrieve your paycheck or whatever he's munching.

He asks to go outside by scratching the door or dancing around the room. His signals are easy to read. I usually take him out on schedule anyway.

To go for walks, he wears a Gentle Leader collar. That works best to keep him steady at my side.

He knows these words:
"Toy" means any of his purple toys.
"Get your toy," means find it, we are going to go outside to play with it.
"Hurry up" means go to the bathroom.
"Leave it," also means Drop your toy so I can throw it for you.

He also knows Sit, Down, Wave, and Rollover. He is good at Sit but only so-so with Down (he does it, then sits back up again.) His Stay is getting better! His Rollover is very funny -- sometimes he does a standard roll over and sometimes he spins around on his feet. We are working on that!

Grooming & Health

Johnny enjoys being groomed. I brush him about 5 times a week; usually on the living room floor. He lays down or sits patiently. He expects his cookie when we are done!

I use clippers on his coat; we do clippering on a grooming table. I trim him somewhat like a fox terrier (no fall, perky eyebrows). I am no expert at Sealyham trimming, but Johnny is handsome anyway.

He is in the pink of health, with all shots up to date.