meet zeke

we've had a long, lovely day driving to upstate new york to adopt another jrt. it took about three hours but the weather was lovely,(not too hot which is good considering the volvo has no ac), and the scenery was beautiful. there wasn't much traffic along the taconic parkway which leads me to believe that people don't take the scenic route so much anymore. got to russell refuge around 11:00 and were met with a cacophony of barking. it's a big ol' farm run by a horse doctor (about 10 present) and his wife, who takes primary care of the jacks. when she saw molly, she was worried that they didn't have a suitable buddy for her. she kinda wanted us to take a pair that had to be placed together but mark dashed those hopes before she could even show them to us! anyway, behind the fence we went to the many kennels occupied by over 20 jrt's. they were barking and yapping and bouncing off the roofs of their dog houses. not so zeke. he stood on his hind legs and looked at us as if to say "get me outta here! the noise is driving me nuts!" so he and molly met in a little enclosure they have there and practically ignored each other. a very good sign. mark took them for a walk and found zeke to be quite responsive to commands; better than molly! the owner dale, says females are like that. (wonder if that's why they call them... but i digress!) well, after a little more bonding, we signed the paperwork and headed home. zeke seems very comfortable here, taking over molly's spot almost at once. they've had a tiff or two but they have not been aggressive. just a case of "don't touch me THERE, buddy!" he's six years old but looks older due to his whiskers. he's MUCH taller than molly but as sweet as could be. i love him already!