Reese has been adopted! 06-29-2007

Reese is a 6 months old black and red female. She has been living with her foster family for a week, and despite original talks of shyness, we yet have to see that side of her! The day we picked her up, she just couldn’t quite figure why she had to jump in the car, and was a little stressed about it, that’s all.

Reese is very submissive to the higher authority, be it human or canine. If caught in the middle of something she clearly shouldn’t be doing, she will crawl to the ground and ask for forgiveness. The minute she is forgiven, she will jump back on her feet and get back in the fun with the other 2 dogs she lives with.

She clearly enjoys the company of other dogs, and will play with them all day long. This is her excuse for self indulgence: lots of exercise = lots of eating! Reese obviously enjoys eating – a bit too much. Can we blame her? She just likes good food, like many of us do! She is a bit territorial around her food, and won’t let her sister get close to it. However, she has no issue if her foster family, or the dog who leads the pack claims the food. She will just share, or move to another bowl.

Reese is crate trained: she uses the doggie door like a real pro (which wasn’t the case when she first got confronted to it!), and will automatically go to her crate to take naps, or go to bed at night. She totally loves her doggie bed, and doesn’t always want to get up in the morning. Why leave the comfort of the bed when she could sleep in seems to be her recurring question!

As much as she behaves like a puppy, like every other GS, Reese protects her territory and is not too keen on people approaching it. She will bark and protest until being told to stop.

Reese likes to entertain her foster family! She loves to chase toys, but mistook a garden hose for a toy. As a result, we now have 3 hoses, and they all have little holes. Roots? Is that a toy too? She seems to think so!

The minimum adoption donation for adults is $375 and the adoption donation for puppies is $500. This amount only partially covers the cost of veterinary care, boarding fees, and other miscellaneous expenses involved in the temporary care and adoption of our dogs and is tax deductible when permitted by law. The adoption donation provides that all dogs will be spayed or neutered, receive current vaccinations, and are microchipped. If not, arrangements will be made on an individual basis ( i.e., puppies who will need to be altered by 6 mos old). Special consideration may be given to those willing to adopt older dogs or dogs with physical problems.