Responsibilities

Provide Lenny basic needs that include twice a day meals, twice a day walks, play time, belly rubs, and love. He is currently on some allergy meds so give a half pill (I've already halved them) once a day in the Greenie Pill Pocket as a treat. Before you leave the house, just have Lenny go outside via the side door by the mulch area to “go potty” and you can leave him in the house alone for up to eight hours, although I strongly prefer six if possible, as he is used to someone being home. Keep the front window blinds up so he can look outside. He likes to sit on the back of the couch. Before bedtime, I say "time for bed" and "lets go potty" and then I let him out the side door and stand there until I see him pee. Then we go to bed. He likes to sleep with people and typically will hang out at the bottom of the bed on top of the bedspread so he shouldn't crowd you. If you don't want him to sleep with you can put him in his kennel and close it. He will likely bark for 10 minutes but will eventually stop. You can also just close the bedroom door but he will scratch at the door a while. My neighborhood is great for walks! A block away is Fern Hill park where there is a small walking route around the soccer fields. Cedar Lake is just 6 blocks away and lots to walk there! Lenny's walks are for sniffing/brain exercise and for body exercise so I try to remember it's about him and allow him to explore the boulevards (I keep him off people's lawns). When we get back from walks I let him into the backyard to get the ZOOMIES out! Then we go back into the house. If it's wet outside then please wipe him off (especially paws) with the towel by the back door (another towel is on his crate if he comes in from the side door). Try to keep blankets all over the couch when it's raining outside so that if he comes inside and is still wet that he gets the blankets dirty not the couch. If there are potted plants on the front step area or back door patio area, please water if hot. I have a few plants in the kitchen and one inside the front door, just water if really dry. Otherwise they are fine. There is a watering can above the fridge. If you stay over on a Sunday night, then please note the garbage is picked up early Monday morning, so please bring the green lid small can to the front curb area with the wheels facing the house. The brown lid small can is organics and the big blue lid can is recycling which comes every other week. If you aren't sure what week it is, look at what cans Katherine puts out across the street from my house.