P feeds - info

10/31/10
may have a food  problem --  1 mouthful and run.  does not  eat  very  much at any 1 time all day  long.  does  not  beg or  mooch.

way to thin and skinny  needs  to  gain  weight - may top out at 30 #s  (if  she  eats her suppers).

Why ?

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P day 1 00393-399

  

Spaniel - adopted 10-28-10 spaniel/poodle mix - 1 1/2 yrs 20# black & white, skinny and matted ears.

Quincy Humane Shelter

at the shelter intro room  she  was timid and way shy, pawing at the  door  trying  to  get  out and to get away - to  hide, wanted nothing to do with either of us.  so  I  sat  down  on  the  floor  my side  to the  door. now  she  had  to  go  thru  me  to  get  to  the  door.  I  did  my  best  not  to  look  at  her  and  to  talk  softly  to  her.  10  minutes  of  pacing  and  trying  to  get  to  the  door  turned  into  sly  snuggling  up  to  my back.  talk softly  and a little  ear petting to   sitting  in my  lap.  30  minutes and I was able to  pick her up for all  of  a minute.  All  adopted, snapped on her leash and out the  door  she  went.   excellent leash trained walk in the grass by  the  parking  lot out to the  car.  she  let  me  pick her up and place her in a crate that was strapped in the back seat.  wiggles and a whimper - she curled up and  slept in the crate for the  1 hr car ride home.

Home - so scared - at first all she  wanted was to hide.  and then there was the bath --  filled  the  tub  with warm soapy  water- picked her up and carefully  set  her  in expecting a fight or fear - Surprised to find full  cooperation - amazed she even lifted her paws and tilted her head up.  set her out to dry and she stood still for the towelling.  open the door  to  an  all  new  doggy !   like a switch from off to  on - full steam -  she ran and played for an hour around the living room and down the hall around and around she ran until  she  fell  over.

she spent the evening snuggled up in a  lap. Bedtime what to do with her?  she pounced on my bed - wiggled for 30 min. then slept thru to 7 am - woke up to wiggles. 

house cats are  terrified. Big Kitty in basement & Little Kitty high up on a shelf.

Very well Leash trained, no problems with the cable tie out.   turned her loose in the fenced back yard and watched her run and run and run all along the fence around the pines and thru the bushes.

wiggles, slurps, and Nipper.  yes she is a Nipper - she likes to grab your fingers and  pull  you around where she wants to go.


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