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Jesse the K ([personal profile] jesse_the_k) wrote2016-02-28 10:41 am

Bella: Our Lovely New Dog

Bella Sphinx Pose

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."


Patty Cake Bella & MyGuy

*: We assumed all dogs were challenging after 14 years with Teddy the Neurotic, then 15yrs with Lucy the Alpha Bitch.
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[personal profile] chanter1944 2016-02-28 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
: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! :)
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[personal profile] j00j 2016-02-28 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad this pup is a good fit for you so far!
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[personal profile] littlebutfierce 2016-02-28 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeeeee yay!!!
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[personal profile] were_duck 2016-02-28 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my goshhhhhhhhh :D :D :D
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[personal profile] capri0mni 2016-02-28 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Puppy!

Okay, not "puppy," but --

PUPPY!!
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[personal profile] sonia 2016-02-28 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
What a sweetness! Wishing you all much joy!
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[personal profile] davidgillon 2016-02-28 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Puppy <3 !
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[personal profile] lilysea 2016-02-28 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! ^_^

She sounds lovely! ^_^
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[personal profile] umadoshi 2016-02-29 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
She looks and sounds wonderful! *^^*
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[personal profile] dogstar 2016-02-29 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
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.
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[personal profile] susanreads 2016-02-29 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
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?
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[personal profile] rainbow 2016-03-02 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
awwww <3 <3 <3

happies!