Breaching The Web

My husband and I adopted a rescue dog. We named him Crypto, because he is quite an enigma (Yes, we know cipher would have been a more “correct” name given this reference. But we don’t care. Also, cipher doesn’t have any hard consonants and wouldn’t make a good name for a dog).

We adopted Crypto from Bourbon County Rescue which brings adoptable pets from Kentucky to the Washington DC metro area. They were a pleasure to work with, and did a good job of helping us to match us with the right dog. Why did we choose a dog from Kentucky? Because we’re lazy. It’s counter-intuitive, but true. Of all the rescues in the metro area, Bourbon County Rescue is the one that holds adoption events for dogs closest to our home.

Crypto is a small guy. He weighs about 25 pounds. We call him a beagle/corgi mix, but the truth is we have no idea what his heritage is. Nor do we care. We really wanted a lovable little dog to take for walks and play with, and that’s exactly what he is. We didn’t care about breed. He’s about 1.5 years old. For 6-8 months in 2011 he was a stray (people in his neighborhood fed him, but no one took him in). He was hit by a car in October, and suffered a broken leg and pelvis. The driver of the car left him for dead. A kind, generous soul found him and took him to a vet and paid for all his care, but could not keep him as a pet. I can’t thank this angel enough for saving this tiny pooch. Crypto was with the rescue for 2 months, recovering from his injuries.

He was already house trained when he came to us. He walks well on a leash. He doesn’t seem to know any commands or tricks. No one knows where he lived before he was a stray. Maybe he was a stray in another neighborhood, but he’s well-socialized to people (not to mentioned house trained!) so that seems unlikely. Maybe he was lost or ran away from his people. Maybe he was turned out or left to roam. We don’t know. He’s very sweet and loves loves loves walks. He’s slowly learning things, like what the clicker means (treat!) and how to play with toys and what his name is.  He and I are starting obedience training this Saturday.  I’m really looking forward to it — we especially need to work on learning “stand up” and “sit.”  He’s a wonderful little dog, and I’m very happy he’s home.