It's Fall!!! And for me, that means I get to start fostering again!!! I wasn't going to start until Monday, but plans changed and I was anxious to get my first foster so Sunday was the day! Her name is Hayley and of course, she made sure to make a good first impression! She was as happy and excited to meet me as I was to meet her!
The trip home was very peaceful. Not a peep! I played some music real low and talked to her all the way home, in hopes of calming any nerves she may have been having.
When we got home, Giz and Maddie (our Yorkie and Puggle) were outside waiting to meet her. That went really well also! It was the usual sniffing, hopping around, spinning around. They have all become fast friends, playing hard and then napping together. . .and by together, I mean they are usually in a ball all huddled up and laying on each other! To cute!
Like all of my fosters before, Hayley came in, found the food, checked out the house, met the family and settled right in! And like always, my family fell in love with our new foster!
Now, she's only 1 1/2 yrs. and both Giz and Maddie are 8yr. so I was curious how things would go! She likes to play, and in spite of their usual somewhat lazy lifestyle, they have both stepped up to the plate! They run around the house, they're chasing after the toys, they run around outside. . .it's been pretty fun to watch.
Now when it comes to going for a walk (on a leash), Hayley does waaay better when it's just her. To many distractions and commotion when it's the 3 of them. I'm sure I looked like an I Love Lucy episode on Monday when I took all of them! So I did a test run with just Hayley and she did great!
Potty training is going SUPER good too!! Only one accident so far. . .that I know of!!!
As for her crate. . .she's not really a fan. Whenever we leave and at night all of the dogs get crated. Giz and Maddie have a routine when they know it's crate time. I just have to say "Crate time" and they go running! Hayley is like. . .you mean just them right?? So I do have to put her in hers, but she is fine once she gets in there. I just tell her I'll see her in the morning and she's good.
All in all. . .she's an amazing little girl! Her tails spins like an airplane propeller when she's happy. She loves to be around people. She's got a great mix of play and snuggle!! And when she snuggles. . .she snuggles right in next to you or on you and falls asleep! She's got pretty dark eyes like Milk duds and fur as smooth as silk! She's pretty AWESOME!
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| This is Hayley being cute! |
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| Yes, I have a funny hair cut, but it will grow back and be beautiful! |
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| This is my close up! :) |
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| I'm as pretty as a flower! |
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| Snuggling with my new foster dad |
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| Pretending I'm a cat and sitting on the back of the chair! |
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| How cute is this!! Sleeping with Giz |
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| Feel free to rub under my chin while I lay on your lap! |
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| Adorable! |
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| I swear to God. . .she stopped to smell the flowers! |
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| Yes, I'm sleeping next to the cat! I'm such a good girl! |
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| This is where we sleep while mom works |
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| Nap time!! |
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| Awww. . .so darn cute! |
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| Our nap before bed time! |
I have been watching Haley, do you think she'd be ok with a larger playful dog? And is she a terrible shedder? I can't apply until I close on my house, but I am really curious!
ReplyDeleteBirmingham, AL foster mom here! I am so glad to see she is settling in and doing well. I tried to post this earlier and I don't see it and thinking I wasn't signed in so sorry if I duplicate. Hayley has visited my mom's house with many dogs of all sizes (even large ones) and she loves them all. She is tiny though so a large dog could hurt her if they were too rough with her - she will instigate full-on play! And, she doesn't shed. Her hair should come in long and silky like a Yorky as she probably has some in her lineage. Thanks for loving her!
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