A Fluffy Dog

                                 FIONA Nosy Nellie wants to know what is under that plastic thing? She likes the little warm up we have gotten. She is not that worried about cold. Runs around in the snow so much she has even put cuts on her pads from the way it is so sharp and icy right now. I do not put little sweaters on her unless it is really cold. I think she is much more of the tomboy type anyway.  She always wants to carry something out with her.  

FIONA looking cute. Her ears are always up.

FIONA Oh, we wish it was warm so we could burn a little dog energy off outside in the yard. Being stuck in the house is not fun, Luckily she likes her variety  of toys and chews. She has been a very good girl not chewing up things she should not.

FIONA We have had this little squirt hanging with us for 3 weeks now. She came up from Alabama on Jan. 26th and we brought her to our home Feb 1st.  She is young and active. She is a tiny almost 8 pounds of the energizer bunny.  If you do not have the patience and desire to train and help entertain a puppy-like dog she will not be for you.   If you have a sense of humor, she will keep you laughing. She loves to play. Play can be with toys, another tolerant dog or her human. She wants to be a part of what you are up to and even gets her tiny feet stepped on from time to time because she is underfoot. She will be a very devoted buddy who will make it her mission to be your sidekick. With her luxating patella issue, it was stated by someone that she belongs in a "gentle" house. Umm, that I would say is not the case. She flies around the house and yard. Leaps on and off furniture. She tires our pet sitter out with 20 minutes of fetch ...

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...