Bridgette is now
~ GiGi ~
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| picture taken a few weeks before GiGi went to her forever home |
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Pup-Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:49 AM
Hey Carol:
She is wonderful! She has discovered 2 of the cats will run from her so now she thinks it's fun to chase them out the room! LOL. I've taught the one cat; Hershey to hiss/growl at Gigi and she will back off so now it's a game of cat & mouse. If Gigi pushes to much Hershey will hiss & growl & Gigi says oh dear I think that kitty is mad and comes running to me, it's actually quite amusing. I'm teaching her to heel on the leash and working on the stay command. You're right she does pick stuff up very quickly.
She is alittle afraid of the "outside" world. We encountered bikes & skateboards yesterday & she lost it. So I had the kids walk by us slowly with both & was able to get her to calm a little. So we will work on that everytime I see one of the kids out on their bikes.
Otherwise all is well. Our pack took her in without so much as a butt sniff. LOL
Thanks so much for everything! My husband; Cleo, thinks she is sweet & cute. He was a little nervous bringing a new one into the pack, but was pleased when she just fell right in, I think that has alot to do with you & how your pack is mixed with different personalities. It helps them when being adopted to adjust
easily.
I will forward some pics when I can.
Rita
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| bonding with her new foster mom :) |
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OMG ~ How can anyone resist that face?
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Pup-Date May 11th
Wanted to let you know we have her at home, she is very shy/scared just as you said. I am surprised though she does not mind being petted now, and at this moment is actually sleeping at my feet on a blanket we set up in the living room. She will be in her crate at night to sleep of course. She must still be very nervous though, because she still won't eat, and only took one sip of water all day.
I had to give her a bath today, she was very dirty.. she behaved so well, I think the bath was comfortable for her, she practically laid down and I was very nice with her and she came out great. Her fur is soooooo smooth, reminds me exactly of my old Sheltie Ginger who passed away last year, just really silky. She is such a pretty dog.
As you can see, Snaps and Dora are not bothering her at all. I am sure they can read her body language that she is nervous and are just being very good with her. They are laying around as you can see in the pictures. We are just trying to get everyone used to each other and keeping our eye on them. We feel great about doing this for this little girl, and of course we love her already! haha
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"Before" Pictures [when Bridgette first came to rescue]
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| Bridgette & her friend, Finn |
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