Katie 09-357 [1]

Sponsored by:  Janet M.

Katie is a big flirt.  She's wonderful to photograph...when the camera comes out, she's ready. You can probably see from the pictures that her actions seem to say, "if you don't like that pose, how about this one?"

Katie's demeanor is definitely calm and laid-back. She's happiest when I'm the one doing the sit/stay because she's definitely a Velcro dog, i.e. she's by my side all the time. She's housetrained, has no bad habits that I've seen so far, doesn't resource guard or counter-surf and isn't destructive. She and the resident dogs have free roam and have never been crated/gated (no need). She's a senior beauty at 11 years old...all 88.5 pounds of her are perfectly distributed on a tallish frame. Her body structure is perfect, which is obvious by her graceful gait...she absolutely turns heads during our walks.        

During vetting, she was found to have lyme/anaplasma (quite common). She possibly has cataracts starting up, and is being treated for an ear infection and low thyroid. She'll have a small tumor removed from the side of her lip next week.    

Katie used to live on a farm. Her owner turned her over to RAGOM because of cat (small kitten) aggression; however, when I took her to the spa last week, I asked that their two house cats (who roam freely thru the facility) be crated for their safety. When I picked Katie up about four hours later, I asked whether she'd bothered the cats. The groomer looked embarrassed and said she'd forgotten to crate the cats, but that Katie hadn't paid any attention to them. Soooooo, I took her to the local animal shelter where I knew they had two dog-savvy cats in their waiting room. Same thing - she ignored cat #1 who was laying on the counter as well as cat #2 who was draped over a window sill. Just as importantly, the cats ignored her which indicated there were no aggressive vibes going on.  When she met the neighbor's 5 pound Shitzu, she turned up her nose and walked away. Next week, I'll take her into the woods to see how she reacts to squirrels and rabbits.   

Katie is one happy lassie now that she's living inside. The first night, she strutted herself over and plopped herself down on the biggest/softest doggie bed in the bedroom, which seemed perfectly okay to the resident dogs.    

Life is good.

BTW...if you're interested in this pretty lassie, her basic needs (so far) are:     

        A physical fence is preferred, but negotiable 

        Requires another dog in the home

        Ok with children over ten    

        Can be left home alone for a few hours only