Savvy's Foster Dogs: Dottie & Dolly

Dottie & Dolly attended the Meet & Greet last Saturday, and boy was that an interesting experience.

Dottie, who is normally quiet, got really excited with all the new dogs and people. So she barked quite a bit more than normal. Another interesting tidbit: she's normally not too bad of a shedder, but the stress of the situation seemed to have caused her to go into overdrive. I don't remember her shedding a ton when I first brought her home with me, but just an FYI to her future adopters that the first couple weeks might be quiet hairy until she calms down.

Dolly was exactly the opposite. She was very quiet the whole day (not unusual for her). I could tell she was nervous though because she jumped up into my lap a few times, which she normally does not do.

Neither of my girls had anyone come specifically to see them, but a few families did stop by just to say hi. Both girls did great with everyone they met. In fact, there was one younger boy who took both of them for walks (separately). Except for one issue where Dolly was scared to jump over a bar, both did really well with him. Dolly even let him pick her up to sit on his lap a few times. Dottie chased a tennis ball for a little bit until all the other dogs became more interesting to her.

We also had our first significant snowfall this weekend! Dolly was not at all excited about it. The first time we went out (before I shoveled), she just sat by the door waiting for me to let her back in. Now that I've shoveled the sidewalk for them, she'll go out. But she does not venture more than 2 or 3 feet into the unshoveled yard. She did follow me out into the yard once, but decided very quickly to get back to the safety of her sidewalk. It's understandable...she's very small and gets cold quickly. I think boots or a jacket would do wonders for her. Dottie, on the other hand, does enjoy running around in the snow as long as someone is out there to play with her. When I just let the dogs out for a quick potty break, she stays pretty close to the shoveled area too.