Bella: Our Lovely New Dog

[jesse_the_k]

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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."

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*: We assumed all dogs were challenging after 14 years with Teddy the Neurotic, then 15yrs with Lucy the Alpha Bitch.

Comments

[chanter1944]

:D! That is all. *can't help speaking in 'dog voice', as in, person talking to puppydog* Hi baby.*

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! :)

[j00j]

I'm glad this pup is a good fit for you so far!

[littlebutfierce]

Eeeeee yay!!!

[were_duck]

Oh my goshhhhhhhhh :D :D :D

[capri0mni]

Puppy!

Okay, not "puppy," but --

PUPPY!!

[sonia]

What a sweetness! Wishing you all much joy!

[davidgillon]

Puppy <3 !

[lilysea]

Yay! ^_^

She sounds lovely! ^_^

[umadoshi]

She looks and sounds wonderful! *^^*

[dogstar]

The brown in labs (ie chocolate) doesn't work that way - there could totally be lab in the mix, but it wouldn't show up as 'some brown on a black coat'. :D From the photos, i tmay be sunburn (natural sunbleaching, which can be intensified by nutritional deficiencies) on her coat OR possibly a coloration called "seal" which is a super weird color that no one can figure out genetically. It's most common in pit bulls, but it also pops up in a small number of other breeds. I think she's probably sunbleached though.

[susanreads]

Pretty doggie!

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?

[rainbow]

awwww <3 <3 <3

happies!