When she was first rescued - picked up from an owner who was keeping her and her black lab brother outside because one of the kids was suddenly "allergic" to them - (we hear that particular story all the time!) she was given to an older couple with 3 dogs which should have been perfect except one of the dogs was a 2 y/o German Shepherd who wanted to play constantly and wouldn't leave her alone. She does need some time to settle in. After a couple of days of being barked at non-stop the owners decided they couldn't control the Shepherd so we took her back. The people who picked her up live close by and Stella, as she was originally known, was a basket case. She had gone out in the back and was refusing to come in the house and it was getting cold. I got a call to see if I could bring Fred over to entice her and he did his job perfectly. As soon as she saw him she went right to him. Then Fred went in and out of the house 3 times and the third time she followed him in.
It was apparent that she needed to be around a calm dog. Fred and I went home. I spoke to my wife and we decided to take her. Even if the second group had calmed her down they are fosters only and would have moved her along to another family as soon as one could have been found. She would have had to go through the settling in process all over again and we decided to short cut the procedure.
It was apparent that she needed to be around a calm dog. Fred and I went home. I spoke to my wife and we decided to take her. Even if the second group had calmed her down they are fosters only and would have moved her along to another family as soon as one could have been found. She would have had to go through the settling in process all over again and we decided to short cut the procedure.
