Katie 05-181 [1]

Katie arrived yesterday and she was a happy girl. Katie is 7 or 8 months old, not spayed - yet - and a sweetheart. Katie was very excited to start living the Golden life and played beautifully with my Oakley, Amber, and Arthur. She jumped right into the kiddie pool within seconds and just loved it. She was dirty and full of ticks when she showed up, so we gave her a bath in the kiddie pool. She will need another one after the slobber fest from Oakley and Arthur. We removed probably 10 or more ticks; I'm pretty sure I will find more.

Getting Katie into the house for the first time was a challenge. I tried coaxing her in with treats but that didn't work, so I picked her up and carried over the threshold. This is probably the first time she has been in a house and oh boy, did she like it! After helping her into the house the first time, it was no problem after that. Sometimes she hesitates but she's usually excited to come in or go out.

The surrendering owners said she likes to jump on people, but she hasn't done much of that at my house. Before she was chained up outside and most likely jumping for attention; at my house she is able to run and chase the other dogs and come to me when she wants to be petted. She runs off for quick adventures in the yard and comes running back to me like she just won the lottery, then off she goes to check on what the other dogs are doing, and comes back again. I would love for her to have a playmate in her new home. She loves playing with my two younger dogs and she fits right in to our little pack.

Katie is full of love and she is very gentle with her kisses. She listens to her name and happily comes running when called. Her first night at my house she had a hard time settling down. I think she was nervous, but happy. I thought maybe I would try to bring her to bed with me to see if she would lay down and go to sleep for the night. She was restless and nervous, so after a few hours I decided I would crate her. She mostly would lay down and then get up and move around; I think she fell asleep in my bed for about 10 minutes. Once I crated her she barked for the first 15 minutes and then settled in for the night.

She is a love bug looking for a loving family who has time for her and will include her as a part of their family. She will need obedience training to be the perfect dog, but she is already close to being a perfect dog! If you want to meet a very special girl, let placementragom [dot] org know you're interested. More info to come as I get to know this sweetie more?so far no accidents in the house.