Adopted
Daisy
is a nine month old old a happy energetic dog. She is learning to walk on a
leash, stay at the door, and spend time in her crate. She has already learned
not to jump on everyone and shake hands. She is wonderful with other dogs and
people. She will require lots of exercise, so anyone wanting to go on long walks
everyday - she may be the dog for you. She is still in training and probably
will not be available until February 18th.
Update 02/01/02:
Daisy is a happy energetic dog. She is learning to walk on a leash, stay at the door, and spend time in her crate. She has already learned not to jump on everyone and shake hands. She is wonderful with other dogs and people. She will require lots of exercise, so anyone wanting to go on long walks everyday - she may be the dog for you. She is still in training and probably will not be available until February 18th.
Update 03/18/02:
Daisy is a dainty Golden girl (about 45 lbs) with a rich honey colored coat and an engaging, playful personality. She is about a year old, spayed, and will likely be a small-framed adult. Despite her small size, she is an excellent athlete and would be perfect for an active household. She retrieves, she swims, she dunks her head underwater, and can run beautifully on a leash next to you.
Daisy was surrendered to GRR about 3 months ago and has spent these past months in the care of generous professional dog trainer. Daisy had been kept outside for most of her early puppyhood and needed some basic skills. She has studied diligently and now, on command, can: sit, stay, wait at door, and lie down. She is great on a leash. She doesn't jump on people. She will come to her name being called. The remaining skills she needs to work on are "house skills" (house training and couches/beds off-limits). These are related to the fact that she was kenneled for the past few months. I have no doubt she'll learn them quickly.
Around all people, she is happy, wiggly and usually offers one of her stuffed animals as a gift. Young children who are unsteady on their feet might be bowled over by her exuberant puppy energy. Daisy loves people and gets nervous and will bark when she feels shut out (alone in a backyard, in a closed room etc), which is certainly a legacy of having been sequestered in a backyard during her early months. With time in her new "forever" home, I think she'll regrow confidence in her surroundings and become less insecure about being alone. She is soaking up all the love I can give her like a sponge!
With other dogs, she is gentle and playful and does not guard her food or her toys. In fact, she has invented a new game that I call "relay-retrieving". I throw the ball to Daisy and my GR, Fisher, who both run for the ball. Fisher (who never really retrieves) gets there first, catches the ball and then drops it. Daisy picks up the ball and then brings is back to me, where we start the process again, and again and again....
Daisy has made great strides in transforming herself from a neglected puppy to an exuberant, athletic and well-behaved young lady. This demonstrates her ability to become an outstanding family dog and the new best friend of whomever adopts her.
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