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~ Kaci ~
Adopted February 2009
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| Looks like Ms Kaci is settling in very nicely to her new forever home :) |
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Pup-Date May 23, 2009
It is the strangest thing. Kaci is glued to me.
She still does not like certain people.... Especially the ones who came with me to pick her up. Xavier (8) is so patient and comes in from school every day and says "Hush Kaci" She barks incessantly. Then he hugs and kisses her over and over.
Alex (14) is such a kind, gentle soul and she runs from him sometimes. She climbs over the sofa or wherever I am and rings herself around my neck like a fur stole. I am stymied.
.....Ernie (the grown up who was going to walk her) ..... She barks and barks every time he comes in and refuses to let him even pet her. I get embarrassed because I keep telling him that it will take time.
Xavier brushes her (she likes that) and selects treats. He knows what she likes best. I got her lots of veggie treats (peanut butter and green apple, etc), but she loves "Beggin Strips. She will only go out for about three minutes and comes back on the porch and wants to come back in. She will stay a little longer if I go out on the porch with her. She does not run, play (ignores toys, balls, etc.), gets along great with the cat.
If I ask her if she would like to go for a ride, she gets happy. I have to spell it now because when I came downstairs and sat down she went to the front door and started barking at me saying "Let's go!"). She knows Want to go out? Want to eat? Go upstairs (when she is barking and barking at guests).
I had company one evening and they were TALL men and she was great ...went from one to another to be petted, then got in her bed and joined the group. She is an enigma for sure. I realize that it has only been three months and I cannot erase nine years. She seems so sad a lot of the time and I can imagine her confusion. But I kiss her a lot and she follows me wherever I go.
I cannot walk her, but if we are out and I take the leash, she will walk a few steps and then wait for me. She was going out with Xavier a bit if he ran, but now she won't even do that. She looks back and sees that someone else has the leash and plops herself right down and won't budge, even if I am pushing her tush from behind. I can't imagine what she is going through but I am her mom and will just continue to show her love.
I had her groomed at the kennel where I took Ms. May. They cut her the same way and shaved her tummy and she seems much more comfortable. Her hair grows so fast. She looks like "Bigfoot" with the hair growing between her toes. We keep them trimmed properly.
I can say that she is fine but I am concerned about her sadness. I can let her leash go and she will not stray from my side. In the pet shop she goes up to people and sniffs. Perhaps she is looking for her lost family. She is a lovely girl and we all love her so much. Wish us luck. This is a new situation for me. Ms. May was 8 1/2 when we got her and she adjusted much sooner. She was with us for three years until she was 11 1/2.
Fondly, Kaci's Forever Mom
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Pup Date: Sunday, March 08, 2009
Just a few lines to update you about Kaci. She is such a sweetheart. She is doing great, but seems afraid of men and boys. She barks and barks at them and then zooms by if they try to pet her. She is better if they are seated and she will go up to them at times. All change takes time.
She and Storm (kitty) are romping around the house now. The cat was afraid of her. She paid no attention to Storm at all so she is definitely not aggressive. I am pleased that I can go out and leave them here without having to crate Kaci. She fought against the crate for the first two days when I was worried about the cat. Donna used to put her in a crate at night but she balked when I tried to do it. So she is the boss. She is quite comfortable on the sofa and on my bed.
She goes wherever I go, bathroom, porch, etc. She is definitely a mommy's girl.0 I am trying to continue with Donna's work and teach her words: sit, paw, come, eat, yum (for treat). She is nine years old and has no people manners at all. She does not stay out long. She barks as soon as she does her business and comes back on the porch. Xavier (the little one) tried to take her for a daily walk, but she balked and ran back home. She knows where she lives. I gave him a different chore (fresh ice water) so he would not get frustrated. I think she is afraid of the traffic of the city, barks at fire engines and the beep when trucks back up. So we will skip the walks until I can find the kind of collar you had on Ms. May. I have tried Pets Plus, Petsmart and Precious Pets but they do not have one.
Xavier is a changed boy. He is so quiet, patient with her. He loves her very much and loves to do things for her. She does not play with toys but when the weather is better I will let Xavier play ball with her in the year. I hope she will fetch!!
Whenever the doorbell rings, she barks, runs upstairs and jumps on my bed and continues to bark ferociously. Noisy--yappy girl.
She is just what I needed. I think she gets a bit tired of me kissing her all the time (smile). She is the boss. At night (midnite to 3 a.m.) she goes downstairs and barks to go out. When I come down, she sometimes runs back upstairs.
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Our names are Kaci, Brandy, and Courtney. We are sisters, 9 years old & about 25-30 Lb. We lost our home because our owner moved and could not take us with her. We've been together since we were puppies and are extremely broken hearted about this change in our lives.
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| Kaci in her foster home ~ still looks a bit scared |
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| Courtney [adopted by different family, February 2009] |
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| Brandy ~ [adopted by different family, March 2009] |
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Pup-Date February 23, 2009 ... from new Mom :)
Kaci is so perfect. She had a great foster mom in Donna. The little baby is settling in. I will take her to my vet perhaps next week because she is so shy and a little scared and I do not want to expose her to another strange place right away.
When we pick up her leash, she goes and hides (I think she may be thinking "here we go again". She was fine with Storm (cat) ...just curious. I introduced them and Storm was the one who seemed frightened. Storm is still under my bed, but I have food and water where she can reach so she will come out in time. At least I don't have to worry about a confrontation. I saw Storm creep past Kaci during the night and then zoom down stairs (to her litter box).
She barks when she wants to go out. I cannot imagine her being nine years and she does not know sit, stay, give paw, etc. She likes the furniture and MY BED! That has Storm's bed on it so we will have to make other arrangements (smile). I have a bed for her in my room and she now knows to go there. I will have to slowly get her used to other people. The neighborhood children ran in to see her and I had to tell them on Sunday to stay until she gets more comfortable here.
She is fine with my foster son (16). He said he doesn't like dogs and I think he's in love already (smile). I think Kaci will be so good for him. Xavier (little one) went with me to Donna's after he had been very sick all week with asthma. Still wheezing but I had promised him so his mom wrapped him up and he is so happy. Donna's son Andrew had to leave when we came because he was upset about Kaci leaving.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I LOVE HER ALREADY. Rescue dogs are wonderful. Last Friday Oprah had three little ones on her show that came from Amish country and were matted beyond imagination. They look like little Yorkies after they were groomed. I know she had thousands of offers after the show to rescue them.
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Kaci is a doll. She is timid around strangers, but after a while she becomes very "interested" and friendly with both men & women. Also good with my 5 yr. old niece, now that she knows her. She does not know commands (come, sit, etc.) but does walk nicely on the leash. We are trying to do some training, so we'll see if she picks up anything. She is crate trained, but prefers to sleep on our bed, or on the couch. (Not at night however!)
Pup-Date from FosterMom
My Sheltie (Betzee) taught her how to ask to go outside to do her business, so she is house - broken. She also knows how to ask to come in - with a little bark. Quick study!
She has a good appetite now that she is feeling better, but still needs to have some dental work done - at the very least a cleaning.
She is getting better with the vacuum. She barks at it a little bit, then walks away. Hopefully she'll let that go soon. And she is very good in the car! She doesn't like to jump in by herself, so we help her, but once she is in the car, she's fine! She will get out by herself, however.
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