Ellie and the squeeky ball
She is so pretty
She sits/lays right here on the futon couch right beside my work tables. She is 6 inches away from me!We picked up Ellie from the Doberman Rescue of North Texas on Sunday morning. We were their first customer. Her foster mom had her in this cute purple coat. She looked so sweet. We filed out the contract and talked with the volunteer for a little while. This other young dog came in and Ellie wanted to play with him. He sniffed her ears and they wagged their tails at each other. She seems to get along really well with other dogs. Ellie is about 1 year old. She was a little shy around us at first but she is doing much better.
She has not had any accidents in the house. She has not chewed anything up. Being a rescue she has a few odd habits. If you give her a treat, she thinks she is supposed to go in her kennel. If you show her the leash she goes in her kennel. She does not like to ride in the car. I think her past experiences in the car were not happy memories. Her former owners drove two hours to surrender her last week. Then the foster mom took her home with her and then she took her to the vet to be spayed. Then on Sunday, she came back to the rescue place and then we got her and brought her home with us. So, I don't think getting in the car is a happy place for her. Joe took her with him to go to the drug store drive through and she was very hesitant. A great trainer I know told me to keep taking her outside to the car and giving her a treat and then coming back inside. So, we will work on that. We would like for her to go places with us.
We have not worked on walking on the leash yet because she still has stitches from her spay surgery. They can come out on Sunday and then we will start some training. We will put her in a class too.
Having a dog is such a joy for us. She has been keeping Joe company and it is so nice to come home and have her waiting there to see me after work.
There are a lot of great dogs out there just waiting for someone to adopt them. Our experiences with a rescue dog have been very positive. I will keep you updated as she learns new things and as she grows!!
