Nepsa goes for a sleepover!

Nepsa went off for a visit with a friend last night, and lo and behold they hit it off and Nepsa has gone for a weeklong sleepover. Good luck little girl! She is such a sweetheart, I hope this is it for her, she deserves so much. My only regret is that I didn't get to say goodbye. I was so sick all I could do was point to where her leash was for Donna to take her to school. Ah well, it is probably better that way and I'll get to see her again.
I'll be posting Sadie the sheltie on petfinder soon, so if anyone has been holding back and humming and hawing about her, now's the time! :) Once she came back from her spay she decided that this was the place to be and is now barking and hanging out with the crowd. She has lost a lot of her shyness over the last week. It is time now for her to find her place.
Phoebe? Well, what can I say about Phoebe. She is who she is!

Phoebe and Nepsa go to school

Nepsa is a little superstar at puppy manners class! She sits, she downs, she waits with a pile of food on the floor, she heels, she (kind of) comes. Good puppy! Someone is going to be very lucky to get her. Deaf or not, she wants to learn and likes to be rewarded! She has also figured out how to retrieve. She came playing with toys but all by herself. She still loves to entertain herself, but now when I throw the ball in the house she brings it back to start the game again! We haven't transferred it to outside yet, there is a little too much going on out there to think about bringing things back!
Phoebe is also going to puppy class. She is doing a lot better than I thought she would. Hotdogs it would seem is the trick with her. It is almost worth getting over all the scary noises at the training centre for a piece of hotdog. She really doesn't do anything that she is supposed to, but I am just really happy that she will take treats and try to do anything at all. She has regressed again (ten steps back for one forward!). I have had to put her back on leash and let her drag it around the house. A big part of it I think is Ernest and Sadie. I haven't had as much time to work with her the last few weeks and it shows. If I don't keep making her do things she slides. She is back to being freaked out and biting me (alternated with her happy dance, jumping on the couch, and trying to stick her head in my plate).
Sadie the sheltie is officially ready for adoption. She gets spayed next week and after that she is good to go to her new home. I am looking for a retired person for her, someone who is home a lot, is quiet, patient, and wants a dog that isn't especially motivated to do much. Walking her reminds me of walking our old collie when I was a kid. Our collie (Tammy) had to stop and sniff every blade of grass and there was no budging her until she moved onto the next blade of grass. Very slow walking, and that is pretty much what Sadie does too. I am happy to say she has found her sheltie bark when things are happenin' in the house, and her eyes light up a little and her tail wags when it is time to eat. She is also eating in my presence which is wonderful. That was a hard won battle that one, but thankfully eleven other dogs trying to dive into your bowl makes a great motivator for eating!
Ernest had his pedi-neuter yesterday. He was quiet for all of an hour yesterday when I picked him up. He is back to his puppy self! Back to the shelter on Tuesday for adoption.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock....

The countdown is on! Ernest goes in to be neutered on Friday so he'll be heading back to the shelter on Tuesday for adoption. His legs grew this week! Nothing else, just his legs. :) He is feeling great and is enjoying socializing at the dog store and dog school and even the SPCA for a visit. He now does a pounce down on command and will crawl across the floor "commando" style. He has also been playing on the wobble board, which he thinks is pretty neat! No surface issues whatsoever this little guy. He is also almost completely house trained. In fact he is, so long as I am paying attention (which clearly I am not always doing). He sleeps from 10pm to 6:30 am as well, good puppy! Here is your chance to get a trained young pup, enjoy all the puppy snuggles without all the sleepless nights!