We always love to hear stories of how our dogs and cats are doing. When we become tired and life becomes difficult, reading stories from our alumni helps to remind us of why we work so hard. We are so proud of how well our little ones are doing that we wanted to share their stories.
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Dixie - March 3, 2010
(Formerly Bubble Gum)
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Hi Bonnie,
I meant to email you at Dixies B-day to let you know how she is doing, but the holidays are crazy. Dixie is a wonderful pet. She is probably 50 lbs now. She is great with the kids and we have all settled together nicely. The girls and I can't imagine life without her, my husband won't admit it, but he likes her too, she absolutely adores him (and occasionally shows it by eating only his shoes or gloves). We all go on walks, play in the snow or just snuggle. We had a slumber party for my 10 year old and Dixie snuggled in the middle of 8 girls, covered in legs, arms and blankets... she was in heaven and never moved.
We did a short obedience and agility training with 4-H. She listens pretty well, but gets distracted easily and loves to play with the other dogs. She likes the agility tunnels, but was hesitant at the small jumps (8" off the ground) and the elevated walk board.
She loves the outside and will spend hours stalking birds, chewing sticks and just generally observing. We are out there quite a bit with her, but she can way outlast us. She was great in the snow and loved to play with us and our neighbor Freckles.
Attached are several pics; me trying to include Dixie in our Christmas card photo (but never quite worked) and Dixie playing in the 20+ inches of snow several weeks ago. Hope you are doing well and hope Dixie's litter mates are all as happy and healthy as she is.
Fonda