Reflections

This past weekend, Sadie met a potential adopter. It was after this meeting, I learned a few important things to ensure Sadie is successfully placed in a home.

As long as Sadie is inside the house, she is the PERFECT dog. Sadie really enjoys meeting new people, and has yet to meet a person she doesn't like. She is always greeting visitors with big tail wags, butt wiggles, and plenty of kisses. She is completely house trained, loves to snuggle, listens well, and plays great with our resident pups.

I mean seriously, this pup will let you do just about ANYTHING to her without any sign of aggression or annoyance:

Even when Sadie is outside, she loves to zip around the fenced in yard and give lots of big smiles. Unfortunately, when she sees other pups outside, she gets stressed and her anxiety can quickly escalate to some dog aggressive behaviors. With training, we have seen great improvement in her, but there is still a ways to go for her to be completely comfortable in her own puppy skin.

This weekend I was reminded that despite how well adjusted she seems to be in a new environments, precautions should be made so she isn't set up for failure. Most importantly, potential adopters must understand the needs of pup like her. Sadie takes a little more time than most to get adjusted to new dogs (especially dominant ones). For this reason, when she is getting acquainted to a new home, being outside at the same time as the other pups should be avoided.


If interested, apply to adopt Sadie at AdoptMeForever.Org !