Milo (a fellow RAGOM doodle) hopes you find your forever home soon!
Maggie here! Hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family, friends and puppers! Speaking of puppers, this pupper is looking for her very own family to love. I am a great cuddler (I've been told.) and my beautiful coat of poodle curls is growing back after the badly-needed lion cut last fall. FM (foster mom) keeps it well-groomed so the mats don't come back. With the cold snaps, it is nice to have more fur again although I will wear a doggie coat, if necessary. Now with the new layer of snow, I am busy making more dog snow angels. So far, the residents haven't given this a try.
It has been busy at foster home with two newborn puppies. Since mother dog was unable to care for the nine puppies, families in the Twin Cities had puppies during the holidays. The pups needed feedings every two to three hours for a couple weeks. Now that they are five weeks old, they are very entertaining--from a distance. I was happy to give FM advice on the care of newborn puppies.Foster Mom: Maggie is enjoying a warm home this winter and of course, special attention for the holidays. She is as sweet as they come. She is still afraid of sudden movements and selected noises, i.e. Christmas Eve fireworks. Her confidence is increasing each week. Maggie had a bath this week. At first she was hesitant, but then, she seemed to enjoy the attention and the toweling. She did not like the sound of the doggie dryer and neither did Ernie! A groomer would trim her nails better than me or at least two to decrease the wiggle factor.Maggie has been playing more with toys, especially tennis balls (surprise), and with Ernie, her favorite resident Beagle. (Ernie thinks he is a big dog and has oodles of confidence.) Since I have an Invisible Fence, I continue to take Maggie out on her 30 ft line to do her business and she comes back on call. A fence would be best for the long term.
Maggie with Slinky in background waiting for St.Nick
It's me, Maggie, the Doodle!Yahoo! My ears are clear again and my incision has healed. The vet gave me the thumbs up. I can play and jump as much as I want!There has been a lot of activity around foster house-loud noises and lots of trucks with men. Foster mom (FM) and Ernie hung out with me on the love seat, as far as possible from the garage. FM said I adjusted markedly well. Thank goodness, the work is finished.The resident dogs and I were having so much fun in the leave pile. Next thing you know, cold, white stuff everywhere! What is this stuff? At first, I played, stuck my nose down into it, sniffed and started to trail an interesting scent and then, I noticed the snowballs gathering between my toes. And where is my favorite patch of grass???
FM pulled out the doggie boots. They look scary, but maybe I'll give them a try, if it means more fun in the snow! Not sure about the dog coat either.Oh, I tried popcorn this week. The other dogs encouraged me and showed me the fun of catching popcorn mid-air. Delicious! We also enjoyed Greenies dental chews to keep our smiles beautiful. Speaking of treats, FM thinks I stole her rye sauerkraut bun? I blame the cat. I never counter surf.Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
