Lexie and Lacy

Two new brief fosters came over the weekend. Both had really good apps being young, pretty puppies, and as of tonight both will be officially adopted. Lacy went home late on Sunday, and Lexie will be staying with us for a week for her family to get ready for her -they have a vaccination out of country planned this week!-.

Lacy was the diva of the sisters. She was very vocal about being handled in any way that she didn't feel she had condoned. Collar touching, being restrained at all by the leash or picking her up when she didn't ask were all cause for throwing a rather large tantrum fit for a princess. So I hitched a leash to her pretty quick that she had to drag around all day. Though it took her almost 20 minutes to move after I put it on, she gave up the guff and decided "Well, IF I HAVE to."

She's a good pup, she's just going to be a drama queen until she gets desensitized to routine handling and expectations. She was also an extraordinarily bright pup, but in an independent, on my own terms kind of way. Same thing with the affection. So it's a good thing a single woman has adopted her and children won't be in the picture anytime soon. She is not the type of pup I would be happy to place into a home with young children.

Some pictures of Lexi of the strange eyebrows.

Princess is not happy about dragging the big thick leash! OH Princess cry me a river.

Her eyebrows remind me of clown make up.

The look of "seriously, rules?"

Lexie on the other hand, is a very stable pup, solid, full of beans but also very snuggly and attached to people. Not quite an underfoot clingy pup but a pleaser. She had a hard time being away from her sister and bonds quickly. She has a love of being handled, touched, kissed all over. She is friendly to a fault, throwing herself down for bellyrubs at any opportunity. She wasn't fond of the leash, but wasn't a prissy pants about it, and after dragging it around for half an hour was good to rock. Being the more bonding type, she also has a bit more initial separation anxiety which is typical of pups just leaving the litter. She will learn very quickly that leaving triggers good things, that crate time alone isn't scary and that a little bit of independence goes a long way.

Some pictures of Lexie.

This one will actually sit still for a bit!!

Kind of looking like a weiner dog here! It's the stubby legs.

Contemplating a new home.

Oh, and another puppy make picture taking of foster puppies quite difficult. Never bring Shane out if you're trying to get adoption pictures...

He's always distracting the ladies...

Or taking up the spotlight (notice Lacy's nose)

Or sticking his head right in front of the camera...

Or distracting me so much with his newfound fetching abilities.

But I'm totally biased. He is the best puppy ever :) No little golden pup mixes can touch my beautiful boy. I have Lexie until this time next week, so I'll try to get some more pictures of her while she's here. Luckily she has moments of staying nice and still so is a good model.

Emily Out