It is such fun to watch Roxy blossom! Saturday I took the babies to Dick Russell's property to run. Dick Russell is a well-known trainer in Louisiana and holds Saturday "Socialization Classes" where anyone can bring their dogs to interact with other dogs. It is on about 3 acres of fenced pastureland. For me, it's a much larger dog park setting than we can go to during the week.
Roxy had a blast. She ran and walked the entire hour. She played with dogs of all sizes and temperaments. She was a perfect lady. I find that the more exercise she gets, the happier she becomes. I guess we are all that way!
Roxy has adopted one spot on one couch to relax on when she doesn't sit in her crate (which is less and less now). I will let you know that she waited to be invited to get on furniture before she started sitting on the couch. She fell asleep there last night while I watched my Colts lose to the Chargers (another time, another blog...) but I decided to leave her there to see how she would do through the night. While I did leave the door to her crate open in case she wanted to go there, she slept the entire night on the couch and woke up so energetic and frisky! She went a full mile with Iggy on our morning walk today.
Today Roxy continues to engage Iggy in play and they are sitting side by side and sharing their space together much more often. Roxy is revealing herself as a gentle, sweet, loving and playful spirit. I know her future is bright.
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Oh my gosh, poor little girl! That first picture of her is awful! I wonder how long she had been on her own? I'm so glad you have taken her in and are nursing her back to health. The improvement is remarkable.
ReplyDeleteI hope she responds well to the HW treatment when she is ready for it. It is my understanding that she will need to be kept quiet and relatively inactive then, and that can be a challenge.
By the way, BRAT has had several Roxys, but not a single Holly! :)
Thanks for taking such good care of Roxie. The Week One photo of her is SO sad. She sure looks great now (thanks to your good care).
ReplyDeleteKudos to you. Fostering is hard but rewarding. Keep up the good work!