Annie Update

Annie's been with us 5 1/2 months now. She's making good progress coming out of her corners in the family room and sun room. As I'm typing this Annie's at my feet sleeping. So are the four other fur babies. When Husbabd Bob and I are home we close the door to the family room so Annie's been forced to be out with us more. I think that's helped her gain confidence that being with us is good.

A couple nights ago Bob and I were getting ready to take the dogs to the dog park. Annie went to the door too and Bob commented that Annie wanted to go with us. I doubted it and said I was sure when we opened the door Annie would run back inside. Wrong!! All the dogs ran to to the Jeep and jumped in. Including Annie! I was speechless except to repeatedly say I couldn't believe what happened. By the time we arrived at the park, a 4-minute drive, Annie had lost all her new-found courage. We carried her into the gate and she did pretty well walking around sniffing and exploring. She was very glad to get back in the Jeep to come home and hasn't wanted to go again but at least she did it once.

Annie's relapsed completely in house training. The past two weeks she's had accidents (they aren't accidents) every day. If anyone has suggestions how to retrain an adult dog I'm very open to suggestions because I've run out of ideas. Bless Bob's heart, he's shampooing the family room, sun room and hallway this afternoon.

May was a busy month for Paws-itive Partners Humane Society's spay/neuter program. We sent out authorization forms for 32 cats and dogs. Our spay/neuter program focuses on helping low to moderate income pet owners pay to have their pets altered. Most of the people we help are referred by veterinary clinics and word-of-mouth but in times past, Paws-itive Partners members have gone door-to-door. We've located lower income neighborhoods with high animal population and have gone to offer help. It's fun to see people's reactions when we say we're giving something away rather than selling it.

Have a good week. :)