Dog juggling

Boy, I thought things were crazy when the puppies were getting ready to go home! Once again it's busy because of all the dogs coming and going.

Happily, Franny has finally found a home to call her own and will be moving there this Friday. There she will be welcomed by her new mom, a son, and a new furry basset hound sister. I really think that Franny will be happy here and I KNOW that she will be well loved.

Star has also struck gold and will likely be going home next week. All that's left is the home visit before the family is approved. They came out to the Pet Market to meet her and it was love at first site (when Star wasn't trying to shoplift bison bullies). She will be an only child, but who knows. Maybe awhile down the road we can talk them into finding her a sister or brother. ;)

That takes us down to zero fosters so Saturday we will be welcoming Samantha back into the New Rattitude fold (seen in the photo above.) Sam is a returned dog. Some of you may remember way back a year ago that one of our foster parents here in Washington fostered New Rattitude's first litter of puppies. Allie the rat terrier gave birth to 2 humongous puppies and as they grew we figured out they were probably boxer/rattie mixes. The pups' names where Benny and Katie. Well poor Katie has been returned twice - not her fault - but she's had bad luck. In November 2009 she was returned because her owner was having financial difficulties and also didn't have time for her. She was adopted almost immediately but her new home has an elderly person living there and with Katie being an active 32 pound puppy, you can see how problems might arise. So as of Saturday Katie, now called Samantha or Sam, will be fostered at our home. We will work on basic training with her and hopefully find a home that could use a loveable, energetic medium sized dog.

Two other Washington fosters look like they will be heading home soon. Mila will be moving from Yakima to her home in Issaquah and Fisher has a good application in Federal Way. Congratulations to all these great rescued dogs who have found a permanent home.