Lookie here!!! A kick-ass dog!!! Just what you have always wanted!Meet our new Foster, Cookie. (Fondly referred to as Cookie Monster, or just The Monster for short).
Here's the deal: She is housebroken, fine with cats (although Desmond is very very interesting to her still), doesn't really bark unless the other dogs are going nuts, is happy sleeping in her crate at night, does really well on-leash with her EZ harness, doesn't react to other dogs/people/bikes/kids/noises/cars while walking and is really lovey and sweet, and not skittish at all. We gave her a bath soon after getting her home Saturday, and she was totally fine in the tub.
She is quite exuberant and energetic, but we owe part of that to her still being young and also just in the shelter for 3 weeks with no exercise. We went for a long walk last night and she met a few dogs who were on leash and a dog that was off leash and she was GREAT. Tonight, she had 45 min of playtime in my neighbor's backyard with 2 bulldogs who are both really large and goofy and she was so awesome and had a blast. I do think if she was going to join a home that already had a dog, it would need to be a similar size and energy level so they could really play. She also absolutely LOOOVES squeaky toys and it pretty much makes my day to watch her bounce all over the living room with one in her mouth.
As happy as Opus is to have a short haired doppelgänger and as much as he thinks he has a pretty great home, he thinks hers should be somewhere else. We do know a bit about her history as she was an owner surrender because they could not care for her anymore. She came from a family with kids so is really well socialized around all manner of people. She is getting spayed on Sept 30th so as soon as she is healed she is ready to go! Spread the word!! Grab her while the grabbing is good! She really is a great dog. (The whole point is to *foster a dog and find her a good home, foster another and find her a good home; repeat from * to end of all sad, homeless dogs. If we didn't already have two, I would seriously contemplate keeping her, though...)
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Thanks for putting up with the slew of "life" posts as of late, especially your support re: MV. I do still knit, I swear. Want proof?
5 comments:
Elizabeth Zimmerman has a harness? :)
She sounds wonderful! If a dog were in my future right now, I think I would come get her...
If we lived within a reasonable distance, I'd take her.
Look at that giant lolling tongue! I can't adopt another dog (also I'm on the opposite coast) but I hope you keep posting about this as it's a wonderful thing you're doing.
i can take her- is she good in the car? i live in ct...need to know- is she an alpha?
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