Toaster-Pup

Well, it looks nearly official. Xena is being adopted! A cat, a big yard, and a person to herself and a petsitter when that person is away -who couldn't be happy about that.

Which will leave -for the moment- only Toast in foster care here. Which is fine with me, cause we've got vacation coming up :)

Toast is becoming more and more outgoing and more and more dirty as time goes on. We have a giant dirt pit, which is an unused garden patch, and the dogs love to play in it (especially Toast). She'll get in there and dig herself a bed, and then not move if Beckett comes along and covers her over to make a bed for himself.

So the once nicely blonde girl is now dirty-blonde.

Before:



Currently:


But, although she might be dirty (I've bathed her and she just got muddy, so no second bath until she goes for a 2 hour walk afterwards to dry), she's becoming more and more outgoing.

She still has the initial moment of fear, but gets over it quickly, engages with people quickly, and isn't afraid of her own shadow anymore. She's become normal. On the slightly shy side, but normal. And really, I couldn't ask for more than that.

Toast also LOVES to play, although lately Xena has been wearing her out quicker than Toast wears Xena out, so she can get a wee bit grumpy :P She's just not used to Xena being the perkier one !!

Toast and Zena Playing




Girls just wanna have fun ;)

So, with most of the 'work' of getting Toast to a happy, yuppie-puppie place under my belt and her collar, its time to kick back, relax, and enjoy each other. Cause even though a dog might excel at agility, or flyball, or pet therapy, or anything else, that's just extra-curricular on top of a great relationship. You are their trainer, they're coach, they're feeder, their credit card, but first and foremost, you should be their friend.

Oh, and cause I'm feeling like bragging a bit today:
Toast before:


Toast now:


Yep, she's definitely dirtier, and the first picture she looks cuter, but in the first one she also looks tense and worried. Nothing like that in the second :). Not that TG didn't do a great deal of good for her (they did more than one could ever ask!), but its nice to see the progress :)


Cheers,
Emily