New Beginning for our Fernie girl

Fern headed to her forever home in British Columbia this morning. We went to Mercer Island's Luther Burbank Small Dog Area early so she could run off some energy but apparently all small dogs go to brunch on Mother's day so it was just her and a geriatic Shih Tzu at the park. Fern attempted to wrestle with him but he only wanted to hump her so after awhile she gave up and chased the ball. She would have loved to hang with the big dogs over in that part of the dog park. They get access to the beach and then lots of dirt to make mud with but we didn't want to hand over a muddy dog for a 4 hour car ride.

After about 20 minutes of sprints in the park we walked back to the parking lot to meet up with her new family. Below you see her with her new mom, Natalie and then checking out her new car and the crate she'll be riding home in. We sniffled a bit on the way home because Fern is one of those dogs who you know is going to be a "heart dog". She connects to her humans in that very special way and is about the friendliest gal you'll ever meet - to dogs, kids, adults - pretty much everyone she meets. While we will miss her we're ecstatic she found such a great, loving home and know that she has a wonderful life ahead of her. A very happy ending for the skinny, coughing stray that New Rattitude's Lynn Bonham pulled from the Central California SPCA Animal Shelter.



Morning Wrestling with Hannah and Fern

Fern loves to wrestle and she has found a willing partner in Hannah.  Even though there is a 10# (and about 10") size difference between the two, Fern will lie down and roll over so she's more of Hannah's height for the game. 

We'll miss these busy girls who always can make us grin.  Hannah is heading to her foster home tomorrow and Fern will be moving to her adoptive home the next day on Sunday.

New Rattitude's Hannah and Fern wrestling

While Hannah may seem outmatched by big girl Fern, she manages to hold her own and keeps coming back for more.

Hannah

Hannah is one of New Rattitude Washington team's newest foster girls and she's spending the week with us until her foster mom up in Marysville, WA is ready for her.  She's a sweet, feisty, 8# little gal who enjoys wrestling with 18# Fern and doesn't let anyone boss her around, no matter how short and small she is. 

Hannah's between 3-4 years old and was rescued from a pretty nasty shelter in Bakersfield, CA.   She's a precious little thing and someone will get a very special family member when they adopt her. 

We get to spend the rest of the week with her and she'll be moving to her foster home on Saturday the 12th.

Wish Fern Luck!

Fern is off to meet a potential adopter this morning at the dog park on Mercer Island.  The adopter lives in British Columbia and has a 6 yr old dog who seems like he would really enjoy a buddy like Fern.  Wish her luck!  Here she is pictured waiting for her foster mom to throw the ball.  We'll have to bring a ball to the park so they get a chance to see her play fetch - her favorite game.

Fern and Bo chasing the ball

Mr. Bo is on a diet.  Luckily he likes to chase his foster sister Fern so regular games of throwing the tennis ball for Fern keep both dogs happy and help Bo work on his waistline.

Introducing: Bo

Bo joined us today as our newest foster boy.  He is a Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix and was adopted 4 years ago by a young lady who has had some recent life changes and decided to return him to New Rattitude today.  He needs to go on a diet, is battling a yeast infection in his ear, and is all around a bit physically ragged but we'll quickly get him healthy and in shape.  He also is a bit undersocialized and anxious and we'll work on that as well.

In this video you see him meeting our sweet 10 year old girl Tilly for the first time.  Introductions went great - they played follow the marker in the back yard and after they were all peed out did this cute little dance on the deck.  We'll give a little more time to settle in before we do introductions with the other two dogs at the house.