Sadie

4/14 Sadie is back at her foster home after a couple days at the kennel while her foster mom was away. She was well behaved for the kennel, but being there makes her very stressed. She came home and slept for quite a while - did not even stare at the cat much. Now that she is back in familiar surroundings, she has become her normal, high-energy, goofy self.

4/6 Sadie is doing well in her foster home. She has been with me for about 2 months now and has adjusted well. She is crate trained and likes her crate a lot. Sadie thinks cats are fascinating - she will stare at them for hours. I think if a cat ran, she would chase it, but would not hurt it. Sadie and other dogs is a bit of a mystery. When she first came to us we were told she was nto good with large dogs but since she has been in foster care she has spent time with three submissive males (a lab and two boxers) and has been fine - as long as she is the dominant one. However, she also saw a beagle at the vet and the hair was on end and she was barking and whining. She seems to do better meeting other dogs off leash, leash aggressions is not an uncommon problem and it can be worked on. She turned 2 in December and is very high energy. A beautiful girl and a bit of a clown. She loves her people and wants to be the center of their attention at all times. She is playful and likes "babies" to de-fluff as well as any sort of bone. She loves walks and riding in the car. I think Sadie would do great with a fenced yard so that she can burn off some of her energy. While she can go a full work day in the crate if needed provided she gets a mid day break, a home where she was alone for shorter periods of time would be ideal. Sadie does seem to have a submission issue. If she does something bad (i.e. shred a bag of cat litter across the rug), she will go to her bed or crate and cower. A few times she has peed a bit when doing this. She is scared of the broom, so I think she may have had some issues with her past. Hopefully further love, attention and training can help her as she is a great dog and is so eager to please. Have loved having her for these few months, but she certainly deserves a great forever home of her own.

3/20 Miss Sadie has been in her foster home for a while now. She is a very smart girl and loves attention. She and the resident cat have become pretty good friends. One of Sadie's foster brothers taught her how nice sleeping on the foster mom's bed could be, so now she is a permanent fixture each night (what a snorer she is!!)

Sadie stays off the rest of the furniture though. She loves her crate and will sit in it at night when she is not staring at the cat. She loves the snow and had a great time running around in it. Not as big of a fan of puddles and rain!

2/28 - Sadie has been in her foster home for a few weeks now. What a sweet girl! She just craves human attention and will sit and let you scratch her ears and pet her for hours. For the most part she still does not get up on the furniture, although she has crawled into bed with her foster mom (and the cat!) a of couple nights.

Sadie is fine with the cat, but likes to stare at him, which he does not appreciate. She spent a week with a submissive male lab and did fine. She would have liked him to play with her a bit more, but otherwise fine.

Sadie LOVES food. She was a little thin when she got here, but has put on a couple of pounds and looks better now.

Sadie has also come to like her crate. She is in the crate during the day while her foster mom is at work and will also sleep in it with the door open in the evenings sometimes.

She is very smart and if she knows she has done something bad (i.e ripping open a 10 pound bag of cat litter and spreading it over the living room rug), she will curl up on her back and cower. She needs some reassurance that it is okay or else she will not move from that spot (seems like maybe she was mistreated in the past and is just waiting for it to happen again).

Ideally, Sadie would like a fenced in yard or someplace safe that she could run off leash. She loves the snow and being outside. Is your home the right one for this pretty little girl?

2/11 - Sadie has been here in her foster home for a couple of days. She has settled in very nicely and is just the sweetest dog. Sadie knows her basic commands and walks pretty well on her leash. She does not get on furniture, but loves her dog bed. Sadie has been crated during the day when her foster mom is out and has been very good. She gets so excited to get out of the crate though - jumps and twists and runs around the living room. Her little tail is constantly in motion. She does not have much experience with cats and is rather curious about the resident cat here. But she would definitely not hurt him. She just wants to sniff and check him out

Sadie is a gorgeous 2 year old female boxer who loves everyone including kids. She is very sweet and friendly. She has lived with a small dog in the past but does not do well with larger dogs. She met the cat at her foster home and seems to be doing fine with him. Watch for updates as she settles in at her foster home.