Sleep Sack Are Fun!

I made some sleep sacks and as I suspected, Silver likes them!  She gets all warm and cozy in there and does some nibbling on the inside lining... She is a bit of a nibbler on toys and a chewer.  She did nibble on a cord on my hair straighter after she got wrapped around it and did some chewing of a leash, so I have to kind of keep an eye on what's she's chewing on while she learns what toys are and what they are not!  She also loves loves the fringe on a little rug I have, though she plays with the entire rug, rather than chewing the fringe off...

 Now when either I or Cassie get home, she greets us by doing some running and spinning around... I admit, it's pretty darn cute.  She also has the doggie door down and is using it on her own. 

 Silver continues to get more trusting of us... Still a little skittish if we move too fast, but last night she played with the rug, played with the sleep sack, rolled around, went belly up and squirmed around without a care in the word, she was just having fun.   Then she came to me for some play and kisses...so yeah, it took a few days but it was fun to play with her!!!

Oh, and she's very curious about the dog in the mirror... she even nosed that dog a couple of times, but just can't seem to make it go away ;) Licking it doesn't work either she has discovered...

Burrito Snuggles

We volcanoed Skittles, a previous foster , but we found that Silver likes to be wrapped up like a burrito!  It seems to relax her and make her feel a bit safer...And she's fun to carrying around like that.   She also likes to snuggle under the blankets... She hasn't figured out the sleep sack yet, but give her time... (and I'll get pictures)

She is coming along... She's starting to give us kisses and letting us pick her up... She even napped in my lap yesterday.  Today she did some rattie zoomies in front of Sasha to show her how cute she is and worth playing with.  And she was pretty cute though Sasha wasn't sure what this crazy puppy was doing and choose to keep an eye on her from up high....  (sigh...)

We are doing daily walks to get her more comfortable on the leash... and it's going..well.. it's going...  Small walks with encouragement and treats... She nervous on the walks and doesn't really want to go, but I'm hopeful once she gets familiar with the block's sights and sounds that it will get easier for her and she will enjoy the sight-seeing!

Lots of changes and new things wears a puppy out!

Christmas Wishes for Silver...

Silver is getting a little more trusting of us... She's still a little bit skittish and nervous, but she follows us around..well, like a puppy dog!  She follows Sasha around too.  She's starting to come up to us for treats and pets.  And she's resting closer and closer to us... I'm sure we will have her snuggling in no time.  She's got the prettiest markings - and I think her black spots on the back look like little angels wings..don't you?

Bully stick for a treat and it was good to see her happy and chewing... She is quiet as a mouse in her crate at night, waiting for me to get up - then breakfast and out to potty.   She's so serious usually around us as she takes in her surroundings..She needs lots of joy, which we are going to work on giving her!  It's my Christmas present to her and helping finding her a wonderful home to feel loved and safe and where she can play all she wants and enjoys snuggles and kisses..

Who Loves SNOW????

Silver is loving the SNOW!  Running and jumping, sticking her face in it... Nice to see how energetic she can be.  She jumps and hops all over - she even tried to get Sasha to play (Sasha declined, bummer)...

Here is a video of her playing ---->  Silver Loves SNOW

She didn't do well on the leash - too nervous, too unsure of where she is going... Cassie ended up carrying her back...

Silver is here...

So Silver has arrived... She's is pretty nervous and scared and not feeling super well right now.  After a stressful trip up from California, over night in Western Washington and then a ride up the mountains to be handed over to me - she finally made it to Yakima at 1pm today.  Quick trip to the vet, a bath, some food and water and she is exhausted and probably wanting to know what is going to happen next!

The meet and greet with Sasha went well, and the potty trips out in the SNOW, she did pretty good out there.  She keeps sitting in the snow, but she seems to go okay with the coldness.  Now she is sleeping in a little doggie bed all warm and cozy.   I saw the tiniest big of play in the snow, the result being snow in her face and she's a goofy runner.... Can not wait for here to feel better and relax, knowing she is safe.

Skittles Update

So while we were in Seattle and had a meet and greet with the family that ended up adopting Shorty, my daughter and I got to visit Skittles with his new mom!

First - Skittles looks GOOD!  He was happy to see us - doing his little jumping up and down and gave me and Cassie kisses!  We got to chat with his mom, see all his new toys and clothes and let me tell you - he's got it good over there... He's a happy little boy, settling into his new life... And he even took a little nap in my lap like ol' times though he kept every once and awhile,  checking to make sure his mom was there.. He knows he's home and where he is loved... Yeah for the Skitzman! 

An Early Christmas for Shorty!

Wonderful news... Shorty has been adopted!   So now I know why he came to me with the name Shorty... it's cause his stay with me was short!  

He's going to be living it up with a great family on the westside and will have two human brothers that he will have so much fun playing with and even a cat to hang out with too!   He has a great life ahead of him (and I hear some obedience school too )... His stay with us was brief, but we are happy to be part of his journey to finally finding his family! 

My next little rescue is a little 10 lb tri-color rattie we have named Silver - she will be here on Saturday!