Meetin' and Greetin'

Savannah got to over to my friends house and meet lots of people and animals. She did great!  She was nervous, but up for quick sniffs, accepted some pets and enjoyed all the new sights and sounds...

Meeting Nate... Ears down, but the tail never stopped wagging!

Meeting Sheriff  and Sadie went very well.. She wasn't nervous at all.  No one played, but they enjoyed hanging out with other and sniffing around and stealing some sniffs of each other!  They are such good mellow dogs and always up to the task for putting my fosters at ease around big dogs and give them a positive experience. 

Next up... Mia!  She loves dogs so too help Savannah, she put on a dog mask and a paper tail... Savannah wasn't too sure about what this person-dog creature was but was willing to check it out!

 Meeting black cat... he was too busy eating to be bothered, but Savannah went up for a sniff and then went about her business...

Taking a break from all the action!

 All and all, she did great.. better than I expected... She hung out with us when we here outside, coming inside when we did.  The only real nervous time was at the end of the visit when my friend tried to pick her up and she was just too nervous and not ready for that, but a couple more visits and I think she would be up for some closer contact with her.. Way to go Savannah!

Belly Scritching!

Savannah has a great spotted belly!  A little nervous on her back (and doesn't like to held on her back at all), she is coming to learn that laying on her back will get her belly rubs... She's even start to snooze a bit during!

She's still a little nervous around the house and loud noises, a sneeze or cough will earn us a startled look but she is coming out of her shell and getting more playful  and relaxed everyday.  She likes to run in front of you doing little spins, like come on! play play play!

              I think she looks like a meerkat in this pic!

 I think here she is saying, stop with the pictures and get back to the belly rubbing!

BFF's

Savannah has found herself a great playmate in Cassie... Sometimes right away, a foster dog will gravitate towards one of us more than the other... is it readily apparent that Savannah really enjoys hanging out with Cassie and they are good buds and she even gets face kisses...

Maybe it helps too, that I'm the one that crates her at night and Cassie is the one who gets her out in the morning too.  While Savannah is quiet as a peep in the crate, you can tell, she doesn't really want to go in there, preferring to stay snuggled under a blanket too keep snoozing.. 

Oh and Savannah finally lost one of her baby canines yesterday...Growing up and getting her big girl teeths!

Savannah and Spot!

Savannah is a bit shy so we thought a trip to our local pet store, Pet Pantry was in order... a small pet store, not such bright lights and a calmer atmosphere...   While a little nervous (good in the car though) once we arrived, she quickly got use to the store and was happy just cruising the aisles and sniffing things...

 And went she met "Spot", one of the employees personal dogs, it was some instant friendship.. She didn't know I was looking, but I caught her licking his face!  He in turn showed off by showing her how he could zoom around all the aisles, making sure she was watching.   They didn't play, but I think given enough time, they would have as they were both just following each other around... i

I got her some tasty Evanger's duck and sweet potato since she is being so anti vegetable for me... It worked, she ate her kibble and a couple of tablespoons of the softer food. 

Her left baby canine is very loose and I expect it will be coming out by the end of the week with  the other following shortly thereafter.. .She is doing very well house training wise - we take her out regularly but she is also going out by herself.  She's also a bit obvious when she needs to go, so it's been easy to remind her and lead her outside.  She's a smart cookie!

Feathers!

So I'm in the kitchen and I can can hear Savannah running around in the living room... Of course, she found a cat toy and decided this was way better than any of the dog toys that are around and it looks like she has a love for feathers!   In the video you can tell she doesn't know her name, but she recognized the words "puppy dog"!  (and there is a brief appearance of my dog Sasha making her very serious walk by).... 

Ears to You!

Savannah has great ears!  Tan with dark brown edging and they are super soft... She loves some ear rubs at any time and will never say no... Mostly they are up with a slight tip at the top but she can do all kinds of crazy things with them depending on her mood...

She is also learning to potty outside and has seemed to figure out that she gets a treat for it very quickly!  (though I am learning not to be so excited about it)  She will come up to me after going outside with a full body wiggle, seeming so proud of herself!  

Savannah Arrives...

Sweet Savannah has made it to Yakima... She's about 5 months old, 12 lbs and just a little love bug

She's been through a lot in her young life so yesterday was about cuddles, kisses, scratches, snuggling and a just getting to know you kind of day. 

She's a bit shy and will lower herself flat if things move too fast or are scary for her... However - her tail never stops wagging!  I took her outside for a potty and told her "good potty!" in an excited voice as she was coming towards me and she just stopped and flattened out... poor little thing!  She's sweet though and just follows you around... Meet with Sasha went well, she explored the back yard and got some running in and I think sniffed every inch of the living room - she's even played with a few toys and seems to prefer the ones that don't make noise.

Bathtime - she did pretty good.. you could tell it wasn't her favorite thing and she was just a bit wiggling but I think she enjoyed the warm water and I'm sure she feels better being cleaned up after her trip up from California... She's super soft too.

Dinner time... again, a little hesitant and nervous so I took the kibble out of her dish a bit at a time and spread it on the floor and she did fine., just a little slow. However, she would not eat her GREEN BEANS!  She would pick them up and spit them out away from her dish!  My dog Sasha was happy to get the extra serving :)  We'll see if we can get her to love some vegi's later!

Tired little girl resting up after a busy day!