Meet Grace, more properly known as Nowthen’s Graceful Rose, currently fostered in Ames, Iowa.  Grace is a female purebred 5.5 year old medium dark red beauty with slightly curly hair and light golden feathering on all four legs.  She likes people and other dogs.  The previous owner says she is cat friendly.    

She is owner surrendered from a family that had her since she was a puppy.  She has been kenneled outside the majority of her life so is now catching up on how to be an inside dog.  She appears to have had some housetraining.  We think it’s only a matter of reinforcing her good habits until she is completely reliable and able to have the run of the house.  She is crate and baby gate trained which makes things easier.  Surprisingly she does not have the thick coat of a typical outside dog and has only shed a normal amount since getting a good bath and brushing upon arrival.         

Grace is playful and loves attention.  She likes to play fetch, tug and wrestle.  Grace loves belly rubs.  She knows most of the basic commands and walks reasonably well at heel.  She will need some work in order to master these skills consistently however.

Grace is eager and alert but needs to develop more self-confidence.  She doesn’t bark.  We judge her to be an intelligent dog with an intense desire to please so think she would be good at agility or other competitive activities.  Grace would be a great companion dog for early school age to teen age children.  She would benefit from an active family that is able to give her lots of attention and exercise.        

P.S.  Grace is scheduled for her initial Vet. examination on Friday July 20. She needs to be brought up to data on all shots and spayed.  She will not be available until all Veterinary procedures are completed.