Entered: 01/20/2007
Status: Adopted
Age: 11
Color: Liver/White
Weight:
Gender: Altered Female
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Health: UTD, HW-, Lyme+ and undergoing treatment
Temperament: Good with adults, children unknown at this time, good with other dogs, cats unknown, some submissive urination
Updated 2/15/07: Jenny and her sister, Ginger, are rapidly learning to enjoy the good life. Both of them demonstrate what it means to “dog someone’s footsteps and follow the members of their foster families from floor to floor. The girls fit right into the family routine breakfast, followed by a walk, and then a lazy day to themselves, uncrated, while the foster parents are at work. Jenny is the shyer of the two, although she warmed quickly to painters who came every day during the week. She still has some submissive urination, but only when meeting strangers for the first time or when she thinks she has displeased her foster family. She craves attention and will beg to be taken into her foster mom’s lap. Jenny also prefers a personal escort to do her business and doesn’t like to play outside for very long without human companionship.
Jenny was a little overwhelmed by her first trip to a dog park. She initially observed the swarm of other dogs from the top of the picnic table and then from between her foster mom’s legs. Eventually, she ventured out to say “hello” to nearby adults and to tentatively exchange some sniffs. This was very positive behavior because she showed no fear or aggression, just timid curiosity. Jenny has started to fetch, which is a real confidence builder for her. She is SO eager to please. Both Jenny and Ginger have learned to “wait” at the front door until they are given permission to go outside. Their foster mom thinks this is a critical command– the delivery pizza can come in without the dogs going out!
Original: Jenny, together with her sister Ginger, is experiencing a very fortunate culture shock from outdoor life on a farm to the pampered life of an urban house pet. Cars, vacuum cleaners, toys, a noisy household and a warm bed– all of these are new to the girls. But, oh, how quickly they adapt!
After one week, Jenny’s foster family has decided she’s part springer, part goat. She has the affectionate playfulness of a young springer and the agility of a goat. She can leap a baby gate and likes to observe her new world from the top of a dog crate. Jenny is a small springer, weighing in at 32 pounds. She has a very silky white coat and the enviable sun-bleached blond highlights on her ears bring out her golden eyes. When her foster family brought her home, she hid from new people. She now competes with her sister for attention after a few minutes of shyness. She greets her foster family with an all-over body wiggle and little leaps of joy. She follows them up and down stairs and is content to lie on the floor near them. She is low-key in the house.
Jenny loves treats, which makes her an eager and quick learner. Within the week, Jenny has learned “sit” and sits quietly to have her leash put on and off. She also walks on a leash which she initially feared. During the upcoming week, she will begin crate training and leash manners. She has started to fetch a tennis ball. Jenny is housebroken. She will urinate submissively but has almost stopped now that she is comfortable in her new surroundings. Her previous owner did not have a car, so she has very little experience with car trips. So far, she has quietly huddled behind the back seat when on rides.
Jenny has never been an only dog and easily shares her food and water bowls with her sister. Her foster mom can take away her food bowl and remove a rawhide chew from her mouth. Jenny does not trash pick, counter-surf, or dig. She has been baby-gated in a large kitchen-family room area during the day without a problem. Jenny and her sister have been brought in from the cold==can you go one step further and bring Jenny into the warmth of your loving forever home?