March 10, 2012

Yes, I am a “Foster Flunkie”.  This awesome girl has found her forever home after three weeks of foster care.  She won our hearts over quickly, became part of our family, and I just didn’t want to say goodbye to her someday.    We renamed her Lilly as it seemed to suit her better.  At first she was a little reserved and acted like a perfect guest in our home, but it didn’t take her too long to get acclimated in true Boxer fashion.  When she’s not giving us tons of kisses, she plays with her toys and our other dog, a Bichon, and runs around the house and back yard.  Then she’ll take a nice long nap and start all over again.  Bottom line “we just love her” and I’m sure the feeling is mutual.

“Eat, Play, Love” – perfectly describes Jenga.  She has been with us now for a week and a half.  She’s such a friendly girl – seems to love everyone.  She demonstrates that by licking everyone she comes in contact with.  Everyone is her friend – so she certainly would not be a good watchdog.  She also gets along well with other dogs.  We have a 15 year old male Bichon in the home and they seem to have bonded.  We don’t exactly know how old this girl is though.  Various guesses seem to be from 7 to 9 years old.   She came to us quite thin and we’re working on putting a little meat on her bones.  I get the impression that no one ever bothered to teach her the ropes from potty training to basic commands, but we keep working on it daily and I know she’ll come through . . . eventually.  AFTER ALL SHE’S A BOXER!   We’ve been taking her in the car to do our errands every day to get her use to it.  The first 2 or 3 times she was afraid to get in – now she jumps right in and looks forward to the ride.  She’ll wait patiently in the car with my husband while I run briefly into a store.  She’s a good walker also – doesn’t pull at all on a leash.  She absolutely does not like or is afraid of a crate, perhaps because she associates it with being in a shelter.  I do confine her to a room when I must go out without her, and so far this has worked out well.  Unfortunately she does have a permanent condition of “dry eye” (Keratoconjunctivitis sicca ) and must receive antibiotic drops every day and also an eye lubricant 2 or 3 times during the day for the rest of her life.  Cleansing her eyes of occasional mucous is also a must. Doesn’t like it much but she’s a real trooper!