Bella: Our Lovely New Dog
Sunday, February 28th, 2016 10:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jesse_the_k
Bella has burrowed her way into our hearts. Last week the Underdog Rescue placed Bella in our care. We've enjoyed every moment of our time with her.
She's a remarkably lovely dog. She's a young adult, though we don't know her exact age. She herded all the children in her first Madison placement , so we suspect she's got some Border collie in the mix. Her fur looks black from a distance but up close it's a deep brown; so maybe there's some chocolate lab heritage. We're thrilled with how easy* she is:
- She greets everyone with a wiggle and a kiss, genuinely pleased to meet new people and dogs.
- Her fur is as soft as a rabbit's coat, and she's so soothing to pet.
- She enjoys playing, walking, and sleeping equally.
- When she sleeps, she emits comforting snores, snuffles, and wheezes.
- She came to us already potty- and crate-trained
- She already knows "sit," "no," "come," and "drop it." In less than 10 days she's well on her way to "down," "hupup," and "off."
*: We assumed all dogs were challenging after 14 years with Teddy the Neurotic, then 15yrs with Lucy the Alpha Bitch.
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Date: 2016-02-28 06:33 pm (UTC)Okay, that's not entirely all. The everyone greeted with a wiggle and a kiss sounds like chocolate lab heritage, too. I know collies can be sweeties themselves, but... labby bias, me? Why neeeever.
*Bella, not you. If I talk to you like that, you're well within your rights to call me on it! :)
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Date: 2016-03-08 01:08 pm (UTC)Hmmm. I'm certain she could make a star appearance! If you're within 50 miles, she might even fly in for a meet&greet — PM me.
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Date: 2016-02-28 07:14 pm (UTC)Okay, not "puppy," but --
PUPPY!!
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Date: 2016-03-01 08:07 pm (UTC)As long as she can stare at you while you're cooking, you can call her anything you like :,)
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Date: 2016-03-01 08:23 pm (UTC)PUPPY! (puppy-puppy-puppy-PUPPY!!)
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Date: 2016-02-28 11:24 pm (UTC)She sounds lovely! ^_^
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Date: 2016-03-01 01:11 am (UTC)She sounds like an awesome dog.
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Date: 2016-03-01 10:42 am (UTC)(In fabric dyeing you get either a brown-based black or a blue-based black, depending on the fabric & chemicals used, so I thought it was funny that these cats illustrated each type.)
YAY NEW PUPPY!!!!! Sounds like a peach. if you get her in a large enough group, would she herd grownup humans too?
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Date: 2016-03-01 08:05 pm (UTC)(Another weird thing about Santa Fe. Everybody brought their pet dogs everywhere. Grocery stores!)
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Date: 2016-02-29 03:41 pm (UTC)Nerd time: is the photo placement (one floating left, one floating right) deliberate? I like the effect on my reading page, but here - which I guess is site style - not so much. There are bullet points on top of the first photo and the second one drops down alongside this comment box / the first comment. Perhaps a bug in site style?
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Date: 2016-02-29 05:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-02-29 06:24 pm (UTC)I don't know how to clear the float at the end of the post, so that it doesn't overlap the comments, without using CSS, but a <br clear=both> might do it, at the expense of extra white-space.
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Date: 2016-03-02 07:16 pm (UTC)happies!