New foster!

[Ginger's Mom]

Oh Aly, I hope you got a good night sleep. It was so wonderful of you to take this little girl in. I am sure that she appreciates all that you have done for her already. She really is a little sweetie. I hope today will be a better day for all of you, and look forward to more stories and pictures.

[aly]

We're awake now and both calmer than we were yesterday

Yesterday must have been horrible for the sweet thing. She's been through SO much, I'm very surprised she didn't try to bite me during any of it. She did snap at Skylar and Lolly, but that is to be expected since she was so terrified all day. She was also on my lap at the time and I am betting she hasn't had very many chances to be warm and cozy on a lap, so she was being a little protective. I'm pretty sure she'll grow out of it soon. Its very normal for the street doggies to do that with what they feel is a rare resource. She'll soon learn that I'm going to make sure she can have a lap ANY time she wants one for the rest of her life.

I gave her a bath last night - really shouldn't have tried that alone! She stood on two legs the whole time and clutched my arm with her front paws. She kept trying to lift her body out of the tub so the whole thing was a struggle. It wasn't TOO bad, but just hard to scrub her while she's acting like a drowned rat. She got back at me by jumping into my lap when I took her out of the tub and I was reaching for the towel. Ahh well, if she's gonna be wet, I guess I have to be as well.

She still hasn't pottied. All she does when I take her out is try to climb up my leg or look for a little spot to hide in. I really hope I can get her to go this morning so we don't have to deal with that stress. I was thinking about her day yesterday, and the poor thing must be exhausted. She lost her puppies either yesterday or the day before, had people throwing stuff at her, yelling at her, and chasing her, got dragged out from a car by a stranger and taken to a vet clinic, had to sit in a cage and get poked and prodded at the clinic, got into my car, met all my cats, back to the car again, got her head stuck for about 40-45 minutes , saw boyfriend's apartment, met more animals, and had a bath. Geez, I'd be biting someone after that day. No wonder she likes to bury her little head in my arm and shield herself from whats going on.

I'm taking name suggestions. I was thinking aboiut Piglet, but I don't know if that is dignified enough, hehe.

[Karen]

I think she's a Bianca! (Italian for white) Or maybe a Gwennie? (Guinevere=white or fair) Or Peanut - 'cause she's just a wee Peanut of a girl?

Poor scaredy sweetie! Has she let Snugglemaster Reece near enough for him to snuggle with her yet, or is she still too shy?

[Cookiebaker]

Aly, you are an angel!

I really like Piglet or Peanut.

Can't wait for more pictures!

[rizzy]

Oh my! I am glad everything's going okay now. I also like the name peanut, she also reminds me of an Angel, or something like that. I can not wait to see more pics of her!

[lute]

oh my goodness! she's pretty cute from what i can see!

i can't believe someone would treat her like that.

[wolflady]

OMG! What a precious little girl! Sounds like you had one heck of a day yesterday! I'm so glad you're fostering her. She looks very sweet

**hugs**

[luvofallhorses]

What a day you both had yesterday. You are an angel, Aly I am going for Piglet and Peanut, too

[Kfamr]

She's adorable! What an adventure. I was streesing out just reading it. Poor you. You're such an angel.


How about Mini or Minnie?

[NoahsMommy]

Oh Aly...I'm so glad she's with you...that's where I'd want to be after a day like that!!

Hugs,
Kelly

[aly]

Keep the name suggestions coming. I like them all so far, but I'm still thinking about it. Little girl is resting in her crate eating a snack right now because she was getting bratty with the cats. She snaps at them if they get near me and she tries to growl if there's food anywhere near. Her growl sounds funny though. Its like she's trying to be mean, but can't. When she's on the ground walking around, she just ignores the cats and dogs so I'm almost positive she'll get over this snapping/growling protective business. She reminds me of Cinny in sooooooooo many ways. She even has an uppy and a downy ear. Haha, my boyfriend said "You should tell Micki about this little girl" and I said "Riiight, Micki's husband just might kill me if I show up with another doggy for them". Hehehe I'm sure I can find this one a home pretty quickly.

She's got some demodex mange, which you may notice in the pictures. That should clear up now that she's on a good diet and I'll be giving her some Relief shampoo baths.

She's even more glued to me today than she was yesterday. She doesn't like me to be out of her sight. She's VERY good and quiet in her crate though, which makes my life tons easier. I think she is just so grateful to not be out on her own anymore. You can see it in her eyes. They tell a story. She's the sweetest girl, but you can see so much hurt and confusion in there. But then now you can also see extreme gratefulness. I wish I could capture the true color of her eyes in pictures. They are a deep, beautiful amber color with specks of gold.

Here she is pre-bath. I had already wiped away tons of black gunk, but you can still see some on her. The water running off her in the bath was SOOOO dirty.



Laying her wet body on me before I could dry her:



Drying off:



Look how grateful she is:





No clue why she looks yellow in the pics.. there's no yellow stains on her at all. Her bath wasn't the best, but I'll give her another in a few days. I just wanted her cleaned mostly so I could give her some Frontline. I also de-wormed her and clipped her toenails since they were curling under.

[Christiansmommy]

Ah, she looks so sweet...i think Piglet fits her more than any other dog I have seen...she looks like Piglet...really!! Pigly for short

[aly]

Originally posted by Christiansmommy
Ah, she looks so sweet...i think Piglet fits her more than any other dog I have seen...she looks like Piglet...really!! Pigly for short

My boyfriend keeps calling her Piggly! I think he likes that name too.

[GoldenRetrLuver]

You're awesome, Aly!

She's such a cutie pie. I think the name Piglet fits her, too!

[Ginger's Mom]

She is a little girl, isn't she? Oh Aly she is so lucky you took her in. You are an angel. I hope she finds her happy forever home soon. (Unless you want to keep her )