Welcome Miller!

Miller is quite a guy and is a favorite of the girls in the rescue. He is a very sweet boy and loves to be with his humans. Especially to snuggle. He has become my new snuggle buddy. A playful guy, but not hyper. He just loves the other dogs. We're still getting to know him, but are already quite fond of him. Miller does have a sweet poodle face, but we don't know what he's mixed with. There is a mix of fluffy coat and wiry. Such a cutie.

A walk you say?

"Lady, what is a walk?"

This is what Charlee appears to be thinking when I ask her to go on a walk. It's only taken three weeks or so to get her to this point. When we got her, she wouldn't even walk on her own to go outside and forget about a leash. So this week I started taking her on one block walks. She's been doing very well, but doesn't like cars. This leads me to believe she shouldn't live on a busy street/road.

Charlee is such a sweetie pie. We just love her. When she gets excited, she hops on her front paws like a spring. Not a jumper though. She's loves to snuggle too. Sometimes right up next to you or with the other dogs. She is a fairly low energy dog so won't need much exercise. I'm so impressed with how happy she is, especially with where she came from. In case you didn't see, let me show you...



Puppy Pen??



But, here she is now...

So happy and so pretty.



Easy on the thunder please

Was this Tuesday or Wednesday night? I don't remember, but our Charlee  isn't fond of a good 'ol thunderstorm. Now don't panic, I'm not talking about a scene from Marley & Me. She just would pass on them if given the choice. No crying or pacing or trying to escape, she just likes to be in a safe spot. In this case, behind the couch.

It is much nicer back here thank you.

 Like you guys don't sit back here?

 A little safer now, but a blanket helps.

Now that Dexter is here, I feel much better. I love to snuggle with my human friends too.

No more pups for me

Monday was a big day for Ms. Charlee. We traveled to HAWS and she got her spay. She is not feeling very well here as you can see.

Here is Dexter watching out for her. Doesn't every gal dream of a handsome male nurse?

Charlee Bear

 Just after her bath and style...

 Here you can see her little white socks!

Looking much more relaxed now.

Time to get cleaned up

Now that Charlee has had time to settle in, I gave her a bath. Not crazy about the water at first, but once the washing started she really relaxed. Here you see her waiting for her style. This also gives you an idea of how small she is since she fits in the kitchen sink.

She is just a little doll. Low energy and I've yet to hear her bark. She doesn't seem to shed much, but her coat isn't its healthiest either. And almost a myth in foster mom world...she asks to go outside!!! She wants nothing to do with a leash, so this is inhibiting her routine of going potty. But, getting her leash trained should be no problem.

Another little girl...Welcome Charlee!

Ms. Charlee just arrived today. After seeing those horrible pictures from the other day, I knew it wouldn't be long before we'd see her here in the Degrandt home. We welcome her and consider it simply a miracle that she arrived. I was so worried they wouldn't be rescued in time. But anyway, here she is.

She is still a little scared as anyone would be. I'm happy that she drank quite a bit of water when we got home and ate maybe a handful of food. As I always say, they'll eat when they're hungry. I'd like to get her a nice grooming as she really is very pretty under the scruff. Lori commented on how awful looking her coat is which is probably due to poor nutrition. We'll start feeding her some Taste of the Wild to get her coat in order.

Charlie hasn't shared much of her personality yet, but as of now it looks like she prefers her foster dad over foster mom. Her face lights up when she sees Tom. She also tells me she doesn't mind her androgynous name, but still needs to learn it. A good night's rest will help her get settled in.