Adoption Update: Annie (formerly Tweet)

Tweet -- now Annie is fitting in so well. I was worried about how long it would take Badger, our English Shepherd, to adjust but Annie has him pretty convinced she’s a good thing. I can honestly say we have had no problems with her at all. Not one accident, not one mis-chewed item that wasn’t a supervision fault. The foster family gave her such a fantastic start in life. She sits quickly, settles easily, loves everyone and my favorite -- has great bounce back. You can see her BC genes kick in when she locks on to her food bowl waiting for a release or when a moth flies by but otherwise she redirects very easily without being too pushy. When I found her INSIDE the chicken yard the birds were fine and she hasn’t met any poop she won’t eat and even grasshoppers need to beware. Although she was in full puppy mode when she encountered the honeybee hive and got quite a few stings as a result, that hasn’t stopped her from going back to the same area.

Getting Annie has really helped me to appreciate Badger so much more as well. Not just because he suddenly seems so very mellow, but because it helps me to see him more for himself instead of trying to make sure he is doing the BEST. Adopting another dog has really taken the pressure off in my own mind about expectations.

Annie is truly a joy to watch and helps the whole family to lighten up and enjoy her goofy antics -- from carrying around her food bowl, being totally thrilled with water, to being totally confounded by the food dispensing toys that Badger has mastered.

Thanks so much too for the great support, communication and smooth adoption process. You guys really go above and beyond and do such good work. Thank you!

Megan

Adoption Update: Annie

Good Afternoon Sarah,

Hope all is well on the farm.  MaryAnn and I have been having the best times with Annie, she is such a marvelous girl.  She is the perfect lady when in the house its amazing.  She gets her daily run/walks combined with chuckit play and this dog is incredibly fast!    Her personality is wonderful with people and other pets, however she does pull hard  if she is not permitted to sniff others. Her athleticisim is astonishing, I have never seen a dog so smooth and effortless at jumping over things and prancing across the fields

  Bicycles and cars are clearly her issue, however with bikes we have her sit and hold a treat thus she will ignore. Cars only seem to be a real issue when they come directly at us, however she will sit in the driveway watching quietly as cars pull in and out and drive up the street. She is really lots of fun and so so smart. She has grown to become a lap dog sitting on the sofa and sneaking onto the bottom of out bed at night, she just finds her own little spot and does not wake us. 

The Fletchers