Cecelia 07-195 [1]

Sponsored by: Joe Woodford and Victoria Clark 

3/26/07: Hi.  My name is Cecelia.  I just came from a puppy mill in North Dakota to a place in Kasson, MN .  I was born June 25, 2004.  I am very scared.  The place I went to has a dog that seems to like me.  I climbed out of my crate to meet her after she leaned in to say hello.  Everything is very scary and I don’t know what is going to happen.  My friend, the one I was telling you about, has been showing me a few things. She (and my foster mom) coaxed me into the backyard with this big thing around my neck.  I guess it’s called a slip collar and I don’t like it.  I can’t get out of it and I keep stepping on it when I walk.  I finally started carrying it around in my mouth so I could walk around without tripping.  I found the best spot in the yard - I found out it was my friend’s favorite spot too, but she let me have it - I like her.  She does this weird thing where she chases a ball my foster mom throws.  I am very interested in that and have taken a few of the balls to my favorite spot and laid on them, just in case I might want them later.  I was able to lay out in the yard most of the day soaking up the sun.  My foster mom would be petting my friend and I had to check out what the deal was so I snuck over and let her pet me, too.  I liked it, but I kept my tail between my legs and my body couldn’t relax, but later I came back for more!  Later that night, when it was time for bed, my foster mom took off my collar and I decided to get rid of that thing once and for all!  I put it in my friend's kennel - she can have it!  I slept through the night okay, didn’t make any noise, and this morning when my foster mom was getting ready for work, I went around the house and grabbed whatever I could find, stuffed things, dog toys and shoes and piled them in my kennel.  I might want those later, too.  My foster mom caught me and only left me with a few of the dog toys.  Oh well.  They also have this neat thing here, they call it a television and I sure do like to watch it!  I have a blanket that I carry around - I don’t know where to put it yet, but it might have to go to that room with the television!  More later.