Abby 03-040

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Hi, Abby is a loving 9 month old, quiet, gentle red female. She is about 56 pounds and very gentle. Abby was given up because her family was being forced to move into housing that would not work for Abby.

Abby is very sweet and loves people and other dogs! (Not sure about cats; she's never met one.) She does follow me around everywhere, but does not demand a lot of attention. She does like to snuggle in the evening though.

Abby has shown fear of loud noises and unexpected movements and would do best in a home with no children or only children over 10 years old. She needs the older children to be gentle, and willing to help build her confidence. She would not do good in a home with a bunch of rambunctious teenagers....but a quiet, calm ,loving home would be perfect. I have a 5 year old active boy, who loves to run and play super hero, and he appears to stress her out. All of his unexpected movements and noises scare her.

Abby is afraid of loud voices and will need owners that are willing to work with her on positive training. She would love it if you showed her how everything works without any loud stuff! She wants to please, so she is pretty easy to convince with a few treats! ok... She LOVES treats!

Abby loves to retrieve and play with toys...She does not chew up stuffed toys and likes to chew on beef bones....

She will sit nicely for her dinner, and knows the command "wait"...when she is given the Ok, she will eat. She knows the command sit, and down. She obeys these commands from all of us in the household, including my 5 year old.

She loves to roll over and have her belly scratched...she does not mind grooming and is fine with having her nails trimmed. Her ears have been a source of infection in the past and she will need to have her ears cleaned weekly to make sure they stay healthy.

If you feel she is a good fit for your family, give RAGOM a holler...she just came out of season so she can meet new families, but she will need to stay in foster care until she is spayed on May 27th.....

At a Glance #03-040

Breed not specified	Born: June 2002
Female	Weight not specified

Status: Deceased

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Hi, Abby is a loving 9 month old, quiet, gentle red female. She is about 56 pounds and very gentle. Abby was given up because her family was being forced to move into housing that would not work for Abby.

Abby is very sweet and loves people and other dogs! (Not sure about cats; she's never met one.) She does follow me around everywhere, but does not demand a lot of attention. She does like to snuggle in the evening though.

Abby has shown fear of loud noises and unexpected movements and would do best in a home with no children or only children over 10 years old. She needs the older children to be gentle, and willing to help build her confidence. She would not do good in a home with a bunch of rambunctious teenagers....but a quiet, calm ,loving home would be perfect. I have a 5 year old active boy, who loves to run and play super hero, and he appears to stress her out. All of his unexpected movements and noises scare her.

Abby is afraid of loud voices and will need owners that are willing to work with her on positive training. She would love it if you showed her how everything works without any loud stuff! She wants to please, so she is pretty easy to convince with a few treats! ok... She LOVES treats!

Abby loves to retrieve and play with toys...She does not chew up stuffed toys and likes to chew on beef bones....

She will sit nicely for her dinner, and knows the command "wait"...when she is given the Ok, she will eat. She knows the command sit, and down. She obeys these commands from all of us in the household, including my 5 year old.

She loves to roll over and have her belly scratched...she does not mind grooming and is fine with having her nails trimmed. Her ears have been a source of infection in the past and she will need to have her ears cleaned weekly to make sure they stay healthy.

If you feel she is a good fit for your family, give RAGOM a holler...she just came out of season so she can meet new families, but she will need to stay in foster care until she is spayed on May 27th.....

Updates

Thursday, April 3, 2003

Abby is doing great. She is a very sweet and lovable dog. She loves going for walks and walks good on the gentle leader.

She loves riding in the car and going places.We have made a rule to help her become more comfortable with my children here. The rule is now that the children only pet her or pay attention to her when she comes to them. We have also put a halt to the many children coming and going. This has helped and she seems more comfortable here. She is not seeking them out, but does get excited and greets them both when we come home from somewhere.

I feel that Abby would be ok being around little ones every once in a while, but just not everyday. When we have had friends over to play with our children, (which in this house is pretty much everyday) she greets them well and does want to be around what is going on. But then it gets too stressful and she curls up in a corner and sleeps. And on those days, she sleeps pretty much the rest of the day and we cannot even get her to play.

This seems to be Abby's way of handling stress....she does not get wild, chew the wrong things or act up....she just sleeps. This is how she reacts at the vet's office too...she curls up in a ball and tries to sleep. At first I thought she was sick when she got here because she was sleeping so much, but she was just stressed out by all the busy children coming and going.

This is what Abby would love for a new home:

1) Unconditional love....and she will return this ten-fold!

2) Tennis balls to fetch...she loves to fetch.

3) Tugs to chew on and shake like crazy...she loves to shake them side to side and everyone gets a good laugh while she does it.

4) Someone who understands that her fear of loud noises and fast movements in no way makes her a bad dog. She needs someone who is willing to build her confidence and trust. It is just best that she not be in a home where loud noises and people with fast, erratic movements are the norm. (my 5 year old meets the criteria of fast, erratic movements)

5) She is very sweet and gentle. She does like to mouth when she gets excited and we are working on that. When we come home from somewhere and she gets excited to see us, we give her a toy to carry around in her mouth and we only pet her if she has the toy in her mouth. This way it gives her something to do with her mouth when she is excited other than mouth us.

If you feel you can give Abby a safe and loving home please tell RAGOM! She would be forever grateful!