A Fluffy Dog

It has been quite a while since new photos or stories about SUZIE Q. She has become such a good buddy for our male dog that we are wrestling with the idea of trying to adopt her ourselves. Biggest con to that, 4 dogs to care for and we would be done fostering which my husband and I enjoy doing. So if that perfect fit home is out there save us from ourselves! Adopt Suzie into your lives. She is a lower energy gal that is still after three months with us at times wary of new things. She jumps in bed with my husband every morning and is very happy to see us when we get home but then is not pushy with her attention needs and is happy just hanging out in the same room. Does give me some slurpy kisses now and I love it. She tolerates our two female dogs but LOVES our mellow male. I think another lower energy"boyfriend" in her new home would be her wish. Enjoys a walk daily, well maybe not in winter, she is not to sure about this cold and snow yet. What SUZIE wants to d...

Our sweet, shy, silly Suzie Q. I took Suzie along with me this past Friday to the kennel she stayed at for a few days when first arriving in WI. Lisa who owns it saw a difference in her for the better. Much more relaxed and even willingly approached Lisa to say hi.  She was awfully scruffy so Heidi the groomer there decided to see what some hand stripping(removing the dead hair) would do. That worked nice, Suzie for sure has a good amount of terrier in her mixed up family tree. Then Lisa got the scissors out and started trimming then nails needed to be trimmed. Suzie a good girl for all of it. A bit more tidy  in appearance, but still a scruffy girl. Look who is the best dog at my house. Suzie SITS for her treat. These two are such good buddies. Lazy weekend in bed after humans get up.

Our silly Suzie Q has been with us for a little over 3 weeks. She just fits right in now. We  give her free run of the house all day long and that has worked out. She manages to find a comfy spot to sleep while we are gone and has never pottied or chewed up our stuff. My hubby let her sleep on my side of the bed while I was out of town last weekend, the big softie. She does enjoy a good chew on a Nylabone. I have seen no aggression or possessive behavior with taking the bone away or when we hand out treats. She can be a bit pushy but listens when we remind her "not her turn yet". Gets along with our three dogs and sometimes all four dogs plus myself sit on the couch together. She did just fine when I did a pet store trip with her. Took a treat from a nice lady there too. She has come a long way with feeling more confident. She does pay attention what goes on outside and sometimes feels the need to bark when there is stuff going on . Shushes up when told to. She...

I guess we need to turn on the heat, Suzie and Patton are snuggling to stay warm. Really it is just that my Patton thinks she is "the bomb".  I looked at the views on this blog after it got put up on Fluffy Dog Rescues Face book page. Lots of attention. Not sure if one of those views will lead to a forever home anytime soon. I better go get in all my loving now, just in case. So often people say they could not foster these dogs, would be too sad when they leave. Yes we are somewhat sad of course but so happy to see them go onto a new LIFE. Yes LIFE, so many fewer dogs are being killed in shelters because of rescues and foster homes. It just frees up space in the crowded shelters. In rural Alabama where these dogs come from it is constant intake of dogs. Thanks for giving these guys a chance. Either buy from a reputable breeder or adopt. No pet store/breeding mill pups please. OK rant over.

SUZIE Q chilling in the yard Beautiful girl WEEK 2 SUZIE Q  We are enjoying sharing our home with this sweet foster dog. She no longer has to wear a leash at all times so we can get her to come in the kitchen to eat or to go in and out of the house. She trusts us and has caught on to our routines. Having other dogs to follow along helps too I think. Another thing I realize that worked was my husbands liberal use of treats with her. She just LOVES him now.  We have been letting her sleep out of her kennel overnight with no problems at all. She picks a corner of the couch. She does enjoy sleeping, I let her sleep till 9:00 this Saturday morning and she still was not ready to face the day. Pretty lazy girl, I like that,ha ha.  I was greeted at the door by 4 happy, tail wagging, barking dogs when I got home yesterday. Nice I thought here is Suzie with the gang. WAIT! Why is Suzie NOT in her crate? Well Brian decided she would be just fine and it appeared she was. S...

One week in and just as expected Suzie is settling in very well. I no longer think of her as scared Suzie, now she is silly Suzie. She has such a funny habit when happy. Like when we come home or even out of the bathroom. Hey dogs can't tell time, we really are not in there that long. She sits down or like a sit pretty and waves her two front legs up and down. Then high steps around with those two front legs like she is in a marching band. Very endearing habit. I honestly did not start loving this foster dog day one because she was more aloof. I am a dog person not really a cat person after all so cat behavior is not my cup of tea! Well, that did not last. A few days into our time with her I now say "I love you" and she comes up for pets by me now. Three days here and she went from sleeping in a tight ball to sleeping belly up and exposed on our couch. Belly rub, oh belly rub. She found out that is a fine plan also. OK so what is your breed guess? Heintz 57? Couc...

This face is what drew me to her. So beautiful. A full body shot.  Pretty girl.