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- This is the view from Venus' foster house
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She is very quiet and has only barked three times in a week and a half! (at four raccoons that were immediately over my head in a tree!) She is very gentle and I can pick up her feet, wipe them off, open her mouth right from the beginning! One quirk- she will only eat if a human is standing there watching her. If you leave she will immediately stop eating and go with you. Now that I stand there and watch her eat twice a day she has gained some weight and seems to be at her right weight more or less. We are walking her a lot of different trail and bike path outings at least a couple of times per day for several miles or hours every day. When we get home she is happy to just lay there and watch you. If I go to bed early (tired from all the exercise) she will then watch my husband do his paperwork or read emails etc until bedtime. We are empty nesters and we are home a lot so we haven't had to leave her alone very long. When I bring in groceries she goes out and watches each bag leave the car and then walks in with you and sticks her head into the cabinet or (tries to ) the frig to watch where everything goes. Interestingly she totally leaves the garbage alone. Our other dog would knock it over and paw through everything given any opportunity if the garbage can was unattended. She just sniffs and walks by. I thought all dogs would be interested in garbage cans!
The rescue doesn't want her to get too many shots right away because they don't have any records and they don't want her to get over vaccinated. I will wait a few months to take her to the vet for shots so she can get a license and go to the local obedience classes. For now we are doing a lot of trail hiking , bike path walking and running and local outings. I am getting in better shape! Watching lacrosse team practice was a big hit with Venus she watched for a couple of hours at full attention looking in different directions from the park bench. She hasn't gotten used to the traffic, crosswalks, sirens , overhead car noise when we walk under the freeway on the trails. She was very unhappy with watching the high school marching band rehearse and wanted to leave immediately. We are teaching her the names of a lot of different things but I am not sure if she is retaining it or not. She isn't that interested in balls, just a couple of throws and she's done. When I tell her Lets Wipe Our feet! then she sits nicely when we come in so I can wipe her feet. She likes to get a pet or hug when I bend over. If I'm not watching she will lick inside my ear when I bend down for something. I am not used to such a quiet, nice dog! thanks! I don't think I can upload any photos from Picasa but if I can I will put some up.
