October 19, 2008

• It's been a week now since we fostered the little black and white dog, and she's really gotten used to her new surroundings, the other dogs, me and my wife. In fact, I think it's already got to the point where she's grown attached to us, which could be a problem when the time comes for us to give her away. How is that going to work with her? Hopefully she doesn't get more abandonment issues.

  She can be a handful though, and I sometimes call her ninja dog, because she has a habit of sneaking up on us very quickly and quietly, as well as slip through the doors when we try to close it on her. I do think her previous owner didn't really teach her much in terms of commands (sit, stay, etc...), although she has already been potty trained. We have been attempting to train her, and she's responsive half of the times, while she's just a little hellion the other half. At one time, I was trying to teach her to sit, and she wouldn't, but funnily enough my white dog was sitting right behind her and paws her butt so she would sit (she did). The dynamics between the three dogs are very entertaining to watch, plus our brown dog has completely proven to be the alpha dog of the pack, so the new dog submits to her will.

  Things are going pretty well with the new dog; or as my wife calls her "probie," and I'm still at the point of thinking on how it wouldn't be so bad if we permanently keep her.

  

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