Bella's 4th day

Bella is definitely coming out of her shell more. We went on an hour-long walk yesterday with her housemate, Freyja. It seemed to be a great confidence-builder for her. She was very good on the leash and stayed pretty calm as other people and dogs came and went. Bella is more comfortable with new dogs than she is with new people, but as she continues to have good experiences with people, she should be fine.

She slept with us in our bedroom last night and didn't make a sound. Lovely! She is also apparently crazy about coffee. Very curious yesterday morning, and then this morning, lapped up the 1/4 inch left while I wasn't looking. Of course, coffee is bad for dogs, but she seems to be fine.

Oh, and I had her on the couch. I know her forever family might not want her on the couch, but I had to! I wanted to see if she would relax with me, and sure enough, she dozed right off in my arms! So nice to hold a greyhound again like that after Whisper passed.

Anyway, we've still got some training to do, so I will continue to work with her so that she can easily coast into her forever home! Bella will be a great dog if you have the patience to let her integrate at the rate she needs to.

Welcome Bella!

Bella is a sweet, petite brindle girl who is only 2 years old, and right off the track. She is also on the shy side. However, she has made several improvements over the past few days, so I think she will be able to adapt with a little extra attention.

At first, she didn't want to be near us or look at us. But after 2 days, she is looking right at us, sleeping in the living room, and learning to come when called.

So far, we have had no problems with housetraining. The car ride went fine and she got along well with our mixed breed dog. She didn't pay any attention to the neighbor's cat outside, though it was her first day and she may have been overwhelmed. So I don't know for sure about cats yet.

We are also trying to get Bella comfortable with walks. She's fine as long as the other dog is there, but would need some patience and understanding if she went into a home where she is the only dog. I am also not going to say for sure yet that she should be with another dog, but it would certainly speed up her adaptation.

Stay tuned to see how Ms. Bella progresses! If you're interested in seeing her, please contact Denise first at (304) 229-4944