Apollo Valentino likes to watch TV
Name: Erin Stenger
Hometown: Emerald
Type of pet: Dog
Name: Apollo Valentino
Age: 2 years
Breed: Terrier/black lab mix.
Gender: Male
Why he is my friend: He adores me and I adore him.
In four words: Alert, smart, energetic, loving.
Best trait: Big wide bright brown eyes.
Personality: Silly.
Loves: Me.
Tricks: Patty cakes, paw, sit, speak, stretch.
Exercise: Walks although I can’t get him to stop pulling.
Nicknames: Pow pow or Jalapeno.
Shows affection by: By giving peck kisses.
Can usually be found: On my lap.
Likes to be rubbed: His chest, he loves to be hugged. Favorite toy: All toys, no favorites. They don’t survive very long.
Favorite treat: Snaps or cooked carrots.
Afraid of: Nothing.
Worst habit: Chewing on his brother’s floppy ears. Health scares: When he was only a couple weeks old his mother sat on him and almost suffocated him. He almost didn’t survive and when he pulled through he was blind. He is now perfectly healthy and can see better than anyone.
Favorite sleeping spot: In his brother’s dog bed or literally on me.
Favorite animal friend: His St. Bernard brother Blu. Strange but true: He watches TV. He will watch an entire movie or show.
Comments: Pow Pow is very alert. I don’t think he sleeps soundly when I am home. Every sound he jumps up wide eyed and scanning. I think when he lost his eyesight as a young pup he really appreciates seeing. He looks at everything and everyone with such intensity. It seems as if he is seeing everything for the first time even if he has seen it a hundreds times before. It’s very humbling.