Three weeks ago we brought home our newest of many foster dogs. Her name is Tina (Louise) and she is now about 7 months old. Fortunately, she joined our established dog pack without any problems, in fact the pack was very excited to have a new playmate. Whereas Skippy Lou, our pointer mix, "skips" along as she runs, we have noticed that Tina "hops" or "bounces" rather than "runs".
For the first few days that Tina was with us we sadly noted that she didn't play or show any curiosity about her new home. She seemed to be only interested in her food and in staying close to a human being. She was also really restless, in a constant state of agitation. To our delight, with in about 4 days she started to show the signs of being a real dog!! Tina finally discovered that she knew how to play and have fun with the other dogs. She also seemed to realized that she could go around the house, sniff and smell everything, and when she returned to the kitchen the food would still be there for her to eat. Also, it didn't take long for us to see an improved physical recooperation. After many long monthes of eating low grade food at the dog pound she adjusted quickly to eating quality raw food. We noticed that soon her ribs disappeared and muscles began to deveop in their place. She weighed 31.5 pounds when she came here, now she is 37 pounds! We're going to have to watch her weight from now on, she is looking very healthy and stocky as she should look!
I'll try to post some more on Tina in the near future. However, if you are interested in adopting her, please send an email to our rescue group at RPAW on the website: www.rpaw.org or call the phone number that is listed on their site. Also, she will be at the Pet Adoption Day this coming Saturday if you would like to meet her. She is trully a wonderful dog.
sincerely, Ahna, Selena and Xavier
