What a GREAT post!^^
What a great thing for rescuing the little guy
Jackson is 1.5yrs old and is MY only dog. We live with my mom and step-dad and they had a 4yr old dog Carmen that lived with us for the first year of Jackson's life until she passed away from an accident. My dads home, where we often visit, also has 2 other dogs. So Jackson was never technically an "only" dog until Carmen died.
He's also a different dog by himself. Not depressed or anything... just not so active and perky. He also has to be semi-dragged when we leave my dads house because he just does not want to leave, lol. Poor thing. I always feel so bad. After a day, he's fine alone again. He's definitely a dog's dog. He much prefers to be around other dogs, whether sleeping around together, playing, rough housing, etc. I really want to get a 2nd dog for him but I'm not totally ready, so even though he'd love a sibling, I don't think 2 dogs is the best option for me right now... but anyways, just wanted to say, I entertain Jackson with lots of tricks (he loves learning! clicker training is awesome!), fetch, and other games. He gets daily walks and lots of exercise, moreso when he's by himself to 'satisfy' him! lol. We also do weekly visits to dog parks, weekly visits to my dads house with their 2 dogs, and he walks 30 mins a day 5x a week with my dogwalking clients.
Good luck!