Kissing Kalipso

Kalipso loves giving kisses. Recently she tried kissing Badger.  I think she has a dog crush on him.  Here are some pictures that can tell the story better than I can. 

                          As you can see she is not sure about professing her love to Badger quite yet.

Then she worked up the courage and just went for it. Thata girl!

Uh oh. Second thoughts.

Oh, she wanted to check his teeth first. He probably forgot to brush this morning.

This is the kind of sass I usually get from my kids when I tell them to brush their teeth. Not from my dog. 

Complete with sound effects. Nice Badger.

Smelling Kalipso's breath.

Returning the favor. 

"Ack! Forget it!"

Well, I think her crush is over. Kalipso on the other hand has very nice breath and pearly white teeth. She even comes when called. I know this because sometimes it is difficult letting 5 dogs out at the same time. She has escaped me but always comes right back. I even let her off leash to go down by the pool. Didn't try and run away once. I will not press my luck though and make sure she has a trailer on at least so I can catch her if I need to.  Speaking of the pool, she was very well behaved. She didn't try to go in which is a good thing since we have a newer liner. No dogs allowed in the pool anymore.  We will have to visit a lake to see if she has any swimming capabilities but it's not really imperative that she knows how to swim. That is something her forever family can teach her. My job is just to love her, take care of her, take tons of pictures of her, and share them on her blog.  I do love her and would love to keep her but I just can't. There are so many more dogs to save.  It just blows my mind that someone was throwing her away on the side of the road, in the rain no less. She is by far the easiest and best foster dog I've ever had. Seriously, no complaints.  No accidents in the house, she gets along with my dogs and loves my kids and anyone coming over.  She just kind of goes with the flow. If I'm outside, she wants to help me weed or water the flowers.  If I'm inside she wants to lay on the bed while I'm folding laundry or watching tv. She hardly barks. Only when the other dogs have alerted her that someone is either here or might be here or is walking by. She'll bark a few times but then just kind of observes the situation.  

As far as shedding goes, I have not noticed much at all. She sleeps on our bed at night and my husband actually has really bad allergies but does fine with her. I haven't noticed any hair on the bed either. 

Well, back to watering the flowers and laundry on my day off.  

Thanks for thinking rescue.

Stephanie

Kalipso Goes to Daycare

I took Kalipso to work with me today.  She was a great passenger in the car.  Normally I put dogs in the back of my Explorer but I didn't have the doggy gate up and didn't have time to either so I just put her in the second row.  She stayed there the entire time never once trying to get to the front seats and never bothering me.  Such a thoughtful and smart girl to not disrupt the driver.  

I thought she would have fun playing with Usher, the big black puppy.  Well, she didn't mind him but also didn't appreciate when he wanted to hump her. He's not fixed yet.  Kalipso is fixed and told him in the nicest way possible that she didn't appreciate his advances. That she is just not that kind of girl.  They did end up running around together for a little while but both Kalipso and I had to remind him to mind his manners. 

Jordan was also very interested in Kalipso. I mean she IS super pretty.

Kalipso was fine with sharing the water bowl.  Usher just wanted to be next to her.

At home with my four dogs, she is learning what it means to be in a pack and understands that the big grey beast is in charge.  I think her favorite friend is Badger because he likes to play with her.  Also they match in color.  Still no accidents. Totally potty trained and goes to the door and kind of does a little dance.  When I ask her if she has to go potty she gets all excited and dances even more.  

Kalipso has also discovered that we have cats.  She has met Pumpkin through a gate.  At first I think she was like, "Woah, who are you?" She didn't bark at all or growl. She was very polite and just sniffed for about 5 seconds and decided she didn't really care about the cat.  

She definitely loves people which I think is pretty amazing since she was left by the side of the road in the rain by people. I just can't and will never understand how this happens. She is one of the best foster dogs I have ever had. Actually she is the easiest.  I think she would make a great dog for just about anyone.  I could see her forever family being a family with kids or someone that has a dog already.  I could see her being an only dog as well with or without a family. She would be the perfect dog for those first time dog owners too.  She just wants to be loved and would be so easy to train.  

I also haven't noticed any shedding but will have to get back to you on that. Her hair is actually pretty soft.  

Here she is after our 1 mile walk. She was pretty tuckered out.  My husband even took her on the big walk with the big dogs yesterday. He said she did really good and will start to take her along with the rest of the pack. I have to get a picture of this.  Can you imagine walking 5 dogs at a time? For 5 miles no less? He's a strong, amazing man.

 So if you are ready to add this sweetheart to your family please be sure you can take her within 7 days of applying.  Sometimes it takes a week but sometimes less for the approval process.  We love our Fluffy dogs and want to make sure they go to families that will love them and care for them as much as we do.  

Thank you for thinking rescue!

Stephanie

Welcome Kalipso!

It has been a few days and my house felt calm and kind of empty. Really Stephanie? Calm? Empty? My house is never either of those for very long. I think I was just missing Joy so much. Then, this beautiful girl Kalipso came up on the transport from Alabama. She is a grey version of Joy. I took this as a sign and decided she was going to be my next foster doggy.  

She is sweet and playful and bonus...potty trained! Her first night was fantastic. No accidents and no barking or crying in her kennel. Like at all. She scored big points with my family on both of those accounts.  The boys love her because she loves to snuggle up and watch tv with them.  My husband loves her because she is potty trained. I love her because she is adorable and lets me sleep at night.

Here are a few hundred pictures I have taken so far. LOL

                                           Here she is getting used to the tie out.

Kinsey is getting to know her an showing her around the yard.

Stretching the limits.

Waiting for the boy to finish his meal.

Watching tv with the other boy,

So happy on boy's lap.

Making sure other boy isn't feeling left out.

Taking a short break from everyone.

Boys hands taste good.

Loving the couch and the rubs from boy.


As you can see, she is a wonderful family dog with the coolest markings. She is about 26 lbs. Not sure if she will grow any more. Possibly a little. I think she is under 1 year. Just adorable.  If you are interested in her please check out the tab on the side of the blog marked, "How to adopt."  

Thanks for thinking rescue.

Stephanie

Joy Got Adopted!

So happy for my girl Joy. Her furever family found her and took her home.

She will be loved and spoiled. Her new name is Ziggy. So cute! Congratulations Ziggy!

Might be my last post for Joy.

I wanted to get one last post in before she possibly goes to her forever home.  I wanted to share some of the pictures I took of her from doggy daycare the other day.

 Here she is playing with Dozer. They play hard and tire each other out. Tucker is on the left side.

  He is also a great dog who loves to play.

                                                    Joy taking a break at doggy daycare.

                                          Here they go again. 

                                          Resting again with Mr. Frog.

I love taking her to work with me. She has so much fun and gets everyone running because she just has to have a toy in her mouth and of course its the only one that all the dogs want. She just loves playing chase.  I will miss this girl so much.  I took care of her and her liter mates when they were only a few months old so have known her almost her entire life.  She has grown into such a sweet, kind, loving, smart, silly girl.  I will forever miss my Joy puppy.  Who is going to wake me up with kisses and stuffies?  It is always bitter sweet.  

Thank you for falling in love with her story and pictures Forever Family.  I know Joy is a lucky girl but not as lucky as you are. She is one of a kind.

Joy was the perfect party goer.

We had a good size 4th of July party here at the Funny Farm. I would say about 40 people.   I was a little nervous about all the dogs and all the food and all the people but everyone did great. Well, except for Badger who helped himself to some roasted lamb and rice krispie treats. I would have to say that Joy was the best behaved and loved.  All the kids loved to pet her and she loved the attention.  She gave many kisses and would lay on her side for belly rubs.   Almost every person mentioned how they couldn't believe no one had adopted her yet and how adorable and well mannered she was.  I don't think she jumped on a single person.  She just sat by either my side or anyone's side who had pet her.  Unlike Copper my Viszla who begged for food. I had to put Copper away because Great Oma was feeding him potato chips which of course he loved but is not part of his normal diet. 

As you can see I had a long leash attached to her because we kept the gate to the pool open for people to go in and out.  We do not have a fenced in yard. We have an electric fence but the collars we have are too big for Joy. Plus it takes a few days to train her on it and every time I think about doing it someone is interested in her. That's just the way it works. There was a family interested in her but they thought she was much smaller.  She is a medium sized dog weighing in at about 30lbs.  I personally think she is the perfect size.  My other dogs are 50lb- 70lbs.  I wish I had taken more pictures of her on the 4th but I was busy hosting and talking.  She even stayed down by the pool when my neighbors let off some huge fireworks.  I had put her inside when they started and it didn't seem to bother her so I let her follow me down to the pool for the rest.  She was a little nervous but laid down under the table and was fine.  I caught her looking up and tilting her head to the side like, "Wow, that's different."  
Forever family, you are getting a gem of a dog. Don't get me wrong, she will need some work but she is a total sweet heart and love.  She will be a wonderful family dog.  I am so excited for you all.

Thanks for thinking rescue!
Stephanie