Frankie has been Adopted!!!

You read that correctly!  My sweetest pup found her forever home!  It didn't take nearly long enough...she was such a pleasure to have around!  But I already know that she's going to be very happy with her new family.

Now we just need to find homes for Owen and Finley (and my new foster...info to come tomorrow...Mini)!

Definitive Guide to Finley

Updated 14Jul16

Petfinder: Finley's Petfinder Profile
Age: ~1 year
Weight: ~11lbs
Food:   1C Purina One dry food
Treats:  Finley is very treat motivated.  She loves every kind of treat I've ever given her.
Good with Men: yes, but she is shy when first meeting people
Good with Women: yes, but she is shy when first meeting people
Good with Children:unknown
Good with Dogs: yes
Good with Cats: unknown
Housebroken: No.  She is starting to hover near the door when she needs to go out, but she isn't 100% consistent yet.
Crate Trained: Yes.
Leash Trained: No.  I have been leaving her leash on while I'm at home so she is getting used to it being there.  She will let me lead her, but she isn't a great walker yet.
Other Skills: None yet.
Personality: Finley wants to please everybody.  She seeks out praise and attention.  She is a little shy when first meeting new people, but she will not take long to become your best friend!  She isn't high energy generally, but she has her moments.  Especially outdoors.  She loves to run and run and run!
Toys:  stuffed toys and chewy, rubber toys are both favorites
Nicknames: Fin, Peanut
Ideal Family: Finley would do well in a home without children, but I think she'd prefer to have kids to play with!  She loves to run around, chasing and being chased.  A family with a fenced in yard would be ideal.

Definitive Guide to Frankie

Updated 14Jul16

Petfinder: Frankie's Petfinder Profile
Age: ~2 years
Weight: ~14lbs
Food:   1C Purina One dry food
Treats:  Frankie is very treat motivated.  She loves every kind of treat I've ever given her.
Good with Men: yes, but she is very shy when first meeting people
Good with Women: yes, but she is very shy when first meeting people
Good with Children:unknown
Good with Dogs: yes
Good with Cats: unknown
Housebroken: Yes.  She hovers near the door when she wants to go outside.
Crate Trained: Yes.  If I am in the room with the crates, she will go in on her own and take a nap.
Leash Trained: No.  I have been leaving her leash on while I'm at home so she is getting used to it being there, but as soon as I pick it up she plants her butt on the ground and won't move.  We're working on it!
Other Skills: None yet.
Personality: Frankie has a very loving personality.  She comes across as very motherly to me.  She is very sweet and gentle to me and to other dogs.  When she wants to get your attention, she will gently put her paw on your arm and then gaze up at you with her big puppy dog eyes.  She is also very playful and loves to run around with her foster brother and sister.  Wrestling and tug-of-war are some of her favorite pastimes.  Occasionally, she'll get a burst of energy and just run around in circles (in the house or outside, wherever we are) for a solid 10 minutes before she wears herself out.
Toys:  stuffed toys and chewy, rubber toys are both favorites
Nicknames: Frank, Peanut
Ideal Family: Frankie would do will in a household with or without children.  She is very playful, and will need some sort of stimulation (playing with kids or dogs, lots of walks, plenty of toys, etc).  She is very shy when first meeting new people, but don't let that deter you!  It doesn't take her long to learn to trust and she will love you unconditionally from that moment on!

Frankie got a Haircut!

Frankie was, of course, adorable before.  But I just thought she looked too homeless with her tousled hair and scruffy beard.  So I gave her a fresh, new do.  Unfortunately, now she looks a bit like Henry (fka Tippy), so I think I'm going to fashion a bow to put on her collar.  I bet that'll last all of 2 minutes of playing with Finley and Owen!

Before

After!  She is all smiles!  And Owen (on the left) is shocked at the beauty that was hiding in there!

And because she is now more aerodynamic...she was literally running circles around Owen and Finley!  (If you want a good laugh, pay attention at the 0:27 mark!)

And FYI for her future adopter: she didn't like the haircut at first (I started around the eyes, probably not the best idea), but when I was finished I couldn't get her off of me to get up!  I think she'd have sat there and let me make her bald!

Owen, Frankie, and Finley

A long overdue update!!!  Last time we spoke, I had just picked Frankie and Finley up from their spay appointments.  After a couple days of grogginess, they were back to being their chipper selves.  Poor Frankie's incision did manage to get infected, so she's been on antibiotics for a couple weeks now.  She has 3.5 days left, but I'm happy to say it appears to be all cleared up.  She didn't even seem to notice she had a boo-boo, she was wrestling with Owen and Finley the whole time.

First up: Owen!  Owen is such a doll lately!  I have to say that he is 1000x times better than he was a couple months ago.  He's letting me hold him by the collar now (with both hands), which was a major trigger for him at first.  He's not biting and very rarely growls.  I have been working with him a ton on this stuff, but when we traded in Tippy (an alpha male) for two females (Frankie & Finley), it was like a switch went off.  I'm thinking that with Tippy, he was always competing to be the alpha, but with the girls, he is the alpha (well, after me of course!), so he no longer needs to be the tough guy.  I'll make a note in his definitive guide, but I would recommend Owen goes to a home with no dogs, or only female dogs.  I've also had several friends visiting since it's finally nice outside...and I notice he also does much better with male humans than with female humans.  So a single guy looking for a chick magnet would be the ideal adopter for this guy!  Of course, he does fine with me so ladies are welcome to apply as well...or couples...or families...

Owen is such a sweetheart!  Always giving kisses!

Frankie is up next.  I can't think of a better word to describe her than "Sweetheart."  She is shy at first, but once she warms up to you she is such a lover.  She likes to sit next to me and rest a paw on my arm.  Then of course she looks up at me with these huge puppy dog eyes.  Trust me, you can't resist her charms.  She is extremely playful, she loves to wrestle with Finley and Owen.  Sometimes they play tug-of-war too.  Frankie has been with me for 3 weeks now, she is housebroken and crate trained.  I already let her free roam with Hardy during the day.  I was originally putting her in the dog room with Finley and Owen, but she really hated going down there, so I decided to trust her, and she has done wonderfully!  The first 2 days she broke through my baby gate and spent the day lounging in my bed, so I had to quickly adapt and now leave the baby gate open but my bedroom door shut.

Just look at that face.  Seriously.  Look at it.

Last but not least: Finley.  She is so stinkin' cute.  She is a bundle of energy, and will seriously run in circles in the house/outside for half an hour without taking a break.  She likes to sneak up on Owen and pounce on him, which causes him to chase her, which she just loves.  She is just a little shy when meeting new people, and she's extremely submissive.  So she'd make a great family pet.  She's not quite housebroken yet, but she's getting there.  She hasn't had any accidents in a week, and I'm starting to notice her potty signs.  She is crate trained already.  She's very funny when I put the dogs to bed...Frankie will go into her assigned crate, and Finley likes to follow her in.  They were already bonded when I picked them up from the daycare, and they shared a crate all the way up here from Alabama.  But that was a much bigger crate than I have!  So of course I have to tell her to get in the other crate.  Sometimes it takes a minute, but she always listens.  Finley loves to play with tennis balls, and I know she's going to love playing fetch once she understands the concept!

Look at that tongue sticking out!  Little stinker!

 Now, just a few pictures, to make up for lost time...enjoy!

More tongues!  Finley up top and Owen in front.

 

Frankie's favorite lounging spot.  In the toy corner!

I was cooking...

Sisters & Best Friends! Frankie on the left, Finley on the right.

Finley in the jungle that is my yard.

Frankie in the jungle.

Owen in the jungle.

All 3 of my dolls. Frankie, Owen, Finley (top to left)

Definitive guides for Frankie & Finley to follow...