Elton is an affectionate sleepy-head!

Elton knows what he wants. He adores sleeping.

When we asked David and Sally, his Volunteer Puppy Trainers, they told us: “Elton loves sleeping in our other dog’s bed! He also loves sleeping on an old cushion and, oddly enough, in his puppy tunnel."

"When he’s awake, he’s so full of love. When he’s asleep he’s so cute!”

Their own dog is called Polly, a beautiful black Lab, and she’s Elton’s best friend, although we’re not sure Polly is quite aware of that yet.

Elton keeps trying to get her to play with him – putting his chin on the floor, little Labrador bottom in the air, and looking as adorable as possible. Polly’s seen it all before of course, and wanders off, but that’s no problem: he just jumps up and plays with her tail anyway.

Oh, and nothing bothers Elton. Absolutely nothing. When Polly’s bed quilt is being hoovered, Elton will actually get onto it and curl up to snooze!

Not even his Coronavirus antiviral bath bothered him, which he had to have when he moved in.

It’s a wonderful start for Elton. He has great volunteerd looking after him, and a big, best friend in Polly even if, as we said, Polly doesn’t know it.

And how would they sum up Elton? “An affectionate sleepy-head!” That’ll do for us!

Here he is with Hearing Dogs team member Sarah, striking the perfect puppy pose:

David and Sally are so proud of Elton already, telling us: “Elton is a bit of a star pupil, well ahead on his training schedule. He’s pretty laid back when encountering new things. He is very happy to be with humans and very trusting.”

During the Coronavirus lockdown, Elton has kept everyone entertained – and yes, even Polly has found Elton fun. With innovative one-to-one videoconferencing and virtual puppy training classes, they’re all doing really well and making a fabulous team. It’s a great start all round!

Here are some more photos of this little superstar...

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