Welcome Ranger!

Ranger came from a high kill pound in Louisiana where they gas dogs as a means of euthanization (as if it wasn't bad enough in more humane ways!). I saw his sweet face and couldn't say no - his eyes twinkled "save me!" and I could just tell he had a zest for life. He was pulled from death row in March and remained in Louisiana  for many months until transport could FINALLY be arranged. As of October 24th he officially became a Canadian! We like to think that his bark as a little more "eh" to it now :)

Since Ranger was slated to arrive the same weekend as our previous foster (Rosie) did, one of LOYAL's loving foster homes in Peterborough offered to temporarily care for him until Rosie was adopted (thank you Ben & Christina!).  The little man has just arrived and is settling nicely, please stay tuned as more information becomes available to see if rockin' Ranger is right for YOU!

Congratulations Rosie!

Thanks to everyone who was rooting for me! I officially have a forever home to call my own as of TOMORROW! Yipee!

I have a new mom and dad AND my very own sister named Maggie to play with (who is also a rescued dog -how cool is that?!). We're going to get lots of playtime, walks and I hear I even have a cottage? I don't know what that is yet, but it sure sounds great!

Thank you to everyone who helped save my life. I truly never dreamed that life could ever be this good -I'm such a lucky girl! Arrrrroouuuuuu!

Friends In Sync!

Now this is dog conversation at its best!

Roxy and Rosie are hard at work trying to soak in all of the new smells at the off-leash dog park!

How totally adorable is this photo of my two hound mixes....noses to the ground, tails wagging in sync!?!

Roxy doesn't always make friends quickly with our new fosters, but she sure has taken a liking to Rosie (EVERYONE does!)

And after a good play...... (Rosie has her poker face on in this photo! lol)

The girls went home for a nice long nap!

Gotta Lap?

Even though she's a medium-sized dog, that doesn't stop Rosie from wanting to sit on your lap! She loves nothing more than to sit like a ragdoll, wrapped in a blankie while you watch your favourite show on tv!

Rosie says "this is my favourite position to cuddle with my foster dad because he ALWAYS leaves crumbs on his shirt after his snack and I like him to look his best!" 

Yes, Rosie has fallen asleep while sitting up on my lap and broke out into the deepest snore! LOL. Nothing like a good walk, a full tummy and a warm lap to sit on! Not even the flash from the camera could wake this girl up :)

It's......SNOW TIME

 

It started out like a normal morning. Roxy woke up first as usual to get mom and dad out of bed so that we could have breakfast. But when the patio door opened for us to go outside.....what was all of that white stuff?!?!?!?!?! I was unsure at first, but Roxy didn't seem to mind it, so I thought "okay I'll give it a try"  (plus I really had to pee!).

Mom and dad took us to the soccer field around the corner from our house afterwards. Lots of other families had the exact same idea so when we arrived, there were other dogs, kids and humans having fun in the snow! Here are a few pictures from our adventures! I made some new friends, a 6 month old Bernese Mountain Dog named Bella (oh we romped up a big storm and had so much fun!), a 14 year old Shepherd mix named Jack, and a Boxer named Chloe!

Yup, that's me, running as fast as I can in the snow!

This is Bella asking me to play.

This is me playing with Bella (and Jack trying to get in on the fun!).

Here is a little video for the "live" version!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywuyNjuV9_M

Here I am beside a snowman that the kids made!











And lastly, here is a picture of Roxy chasing me....Bella chasing Roxy....and what I am chasing you ask???? A TENNIS BALL! Whoopie! I love the snow!

Count Rosie! Muhahahahahahaha

Woo-hoo! I'm so excited because this is my VERY first time celebrating Halloween. Mom says that when I have my costume on I just need to go to a human, do a trick (I can sit!) and then I get a treat! Oh this is the best holiday ever!

Anyways, this is my "Count Rosie" costume and I think I look pretty cute! I just thought I would be upfront and honest with you because you need not worry, I am not into scary vampire stuff. No fangs, no biting, no blood - ok? Just treats and snuggling!

Oh ya, this was my runner-up "Rosie-Bunny". I just didn't think that mink was my color and it really took away from my very natural cute droopy ears. Don't you agree?

Day 4 !

We're on our fourth day with Miss. Rosie and she appears to be settled in! We continue to be accident-free (gooooooo Rosie!) and she is still showing off her wonderful temperament and excellent house manners.

She is such a loving, low maintenance dog we WUV her so much already.

We had her at the dog park for the first time the other night and she did SO well. It was a little overwhelming for her at first.
This photo always makes me laugh....if Rosie could talk she would definitely be saying "Who are YOU and what do you want with my bum?"

But then she watched Roxy do some "hello" sniffing....................................................

And she decided to give it a try for herself!

Within 5 minutes of being at the park....Rosie said "OMG this is so much fun!!!!" and made lots of friends for the duration of our walk :)

"Hey! You kinda look like me!"