Lady is still hanging out in her foster home. She sure loves her foster brothers. She is very social as long as her foster brothers show her it's okay. One nice thing about her....she never potties on a walk. She always waits until she's home in the fenced yard and the leash is off.....yet another similarity most dogs from breeding situations seem to have. 

Lady is squirrel obsessed! There is a squirrel on the wires two houses away--and she spots it.

Lady has had another uneventful week. We have been dog-sitting so she's had lots of canine companionship. She ignores them, but she watches them. I think she and the resident blond boy have a little something going but it's mostly just a sharing of the toys thing. It seems whenever he has something, she wants it, and visa versa. After Friday night, it will just be the resident boys and Lady for most of April. 

We are working on basic commands but so far she thinks the other dogs might need to sit, or down, or stay, but that it doesn't really apply to her....so we haven't made a ton of progress. She is perfectly housebroken and has not had a single issue inside the house since she arrived. We walk most nights and she has a tremendous desire to catch the squirrels she sees. She is very strong and can be very stubborn. Her walking companion Finnegan, likes the squirrels too but he listens better than she does, which makes it possible to walk the two of them together. 

In case it's been a while since I've stated them, Lady will require a real fence, another large, normal dog (or more) and no small children in her forever home. She also needs a home that will allow dogs on the furniture since that does not seem to be negotiable as far she's concerned. Let Ragom know if you'd like more info on Lady. More later, check back soon.

I'm very surprised that we still have Lady. She is so normal that anyone looking for a second (or third) dog should have snapped her up by now.  She went to the RAGOM meet and greet last weekend and did great. She was even bold enough to shoplift a snack from one of the shelves. Don't let the fact that she's an Irish Setter hold you back, she's a very nice Irish Setter. Maybe I'm used to the setters I see at agility, but she's not like that at all. She had no fears and did great with all the people (men, women, children) and of course dogs she met at the event. She even met a giant rabbit that was on display in a cage in the back of the store. In the meantime, she's content at our house.....but don't hesitate to contact RAGOM if you might be interested.

I am thinking Lady is wishing she'd get rescued from her foster home. Lately we have been dog-sitting, so there have been lots of extra dogs around in addition to the three boys she already lives with. That will be ending soon and by  Friday  we'll be down to just the resident animals. It will be quiet!

She has been walking a couple of miles almost everyday with her friend Finnegan. They walk well together and she seems to enjoy it. She walks quite nicely. She waits to do her business until we get back to the yard, but then so does her friend Finn. That is a trait we have noticed with most dogs from commercial breeding situations .... hence the frequent requirement that these dogs have a real fence. Finn is not from a commercial breeder, he just usually likes to wait until after his walk to potty. However I'm pretty sure the first time I forget to bring bags, they will both decide to potty before we get home.

I took Lady to Petco last weekend to get her nails trimmed. She has been so confident at home that I decided to just take her. We got to the glass door and Lady decided she needed to pancake herself to the sidewalk. She was not going through those doors. We waited a little bit until another big dog came by and she gladly followed him into the store. That was a pretty stark reminder to me that these dogs from breeders really need another large, normal dog to use as a role model in their homes, both foster and forever. Once we were in the store, there were lots of dogs around, so she was fine.

At home she loves to empty the toy box regularly. She takes every single toy out and spreads them all around the area. She likes to play with the toys but there is no guarding or anything like that going on. She also likes to watch the parakeets....for hours and hours. They scream and challenge her and she is very interested....but they are safely in their heavy duty Foster's and Smith cage.

She sits funny and it's been hard to capture the image as she sits...she's very camera shy. She's been checked out by her surrendering owner's vet and by the RAGOM vet as well and all is well.

If you have a fenced yard and another large normal dog, she'd be a great addition to your home. She is the most normal dog I've fostered from a breeder. She is also very calm for an Irish Setter, at least the ones I know from agility. She's a keeper....so contact RAGOM if you'd like to meet Lady.