VICTORY

Got the female corgi out of the shelter! It was disgusting there--smelled awful, all the runs were wet from the rain, and there were up to four dogs in a run. There was a horribly emaciated pointer there with all his bones sticking out in one run. :( The corgi was in the first run again with a small gray dog. In fact, I was surprised how many small dogs there were because normally it's a bit hard to find small dogs in shelters.

Since I got her out of the carrier, she's been wagging her body and snuggling up to me and insisting on having her belly scratched endlessly while she smiles and closes her eyes. She really likes human contact and even came up with the bed on me when I got on it, and now she's asleep on the bed a few feet away. She keeps doing this hilarious little growly-howl thing that's really cute. On examination, she is not spayed and has had pups fairly recently (within the last few months). Her teeth are very clean--I'll be surprised if she's more than two years old. We're going to get her spayed soon and get her vaccinated if she hasn't been vaccinated already. Hana and Hooch haven't gotten a chance to meet her except through the sliding-glass window, but I hope they get get along peacefully when we introduce them. Female dogs can sometimes be a bit iffy with each other, so we'll see how she does with Hana. She seems so thankful to be out of the shelter and I haven't seen a hint of aggression so far.

(Okay, now she's lying next to me grabbing my hand with her paws so she can lick it!)

Mom and I named her Honey because it just works for her. :)

No idea if she's staying or we'll adopt her out yet. Mom is fairly adamant that we're going to find her a home, but given some time that could change. We'll see, we'll see. Why yes, I might be scheming a little... >D

Pictures later, probably of all three dogs! I need to find some batteries for my camera first and I need to give her a bath because she smells like shelter.

VICTORY

Got the female corgi out of the shelter! It was disgusting there--smelled awful, all the runs were wet from the rain, and there were up to four dogs in a run. There was a horribly emaciated pointer there with all his bones sticking out in one run. :( The corgi was in the first run again with a small gray dog. In fact, I was surprised how many small dogs there were because normally it's a bit hard to find small dogs in shelters.

Since I got her out of the carrier, she's been wagging her body and snuggling up to me and insisting on having her belly scratched endlessly while she smiles and closes her eyes. She really likes human contact and even came up with the bed on me when I got on it, and now she's asleep on the bed a few feet away. She keeps doing this hilarious little growly-howl thing that's really cute. On examination, she is not spayed and has had pups fairly recently (within the last few months). Her teeth are very clean--I'll be surprised if she's more than two years old. We're going to get her spayed soon and get her vaccinated if she hasn't been vaccinated already. Hana and Hooch haven't gotten a chance to meet her except through the sliding-glass window, but I hope they get get along peacefully when we introduce them. Female dogs can sometimes be a bit iffy with each other, so we'll see how she does with Hana. She seems so thankful to be out of the shelter and I haven't seen a hint of aggression so far.

(Okay, now she's lying next to me grabbing my hand with her paws so she can lick it!)

Mom and I named her Honey because it just works for her. :)

No idea if she's staying or we'll adopt her out yet. Mom is fairly adamant that we're going to find her a home, but given some time that could change. We'll see, we'll see. Why yes, I might be scheming a little... >D

Pictures later, probably of all three dogs! I need to find some batteries for my camera first and I need to give her a bath because she smells like shelter.