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We adopted Maggie (formerly Angie) about 2 months ago and are really enjoying her. She is quite the character: very curious, learns really quickly and has a happy, bouncy personality. She loves playing frisbee and is amazingly fast, so we are going to try agility with her this fall—we're sure she'll do really well but we're not so sure we can keep up with her! It has taken a while for her to get along with our other dog but they are now coexisting peacefully; we hope they'll get to be better buddies eventually as Maggie feels more at home. I've attached a photo of Maggie relaxing in her new yard with one of her favourite toys. Thanks so much to NASAP for rescuing Maggie and giving us the chance to find her.

Hi Mary

Sorry I didn’t get back to you right away, I’ve been in Ontario for 3 weeks.  Everything is great with Champ.  When we first brought him home he would run in our yard and it seemed like he was trying to jump the fence to escape so we were really worried, I think he misses having other dogs to play with.  But he seems to have settled in now - unfortunately we had to place him in a kennel for 2 weeks when we all went away, but I think he had a lot of fun with the other dogs & he was a good boy.  We were afraid if my daughter had him at her acreage which isn’t fenced in he would run away since he was new with us & he would probably think we abandoned him.  We felt bad leaving him so soon but he seems happy to be back home now.  I took him to obedience school - he did very well & we are going again in Sept to the next one.  He is barking once in a while now only through the fence – he doesn’t like one of my neighbors who yelled at him, so he barks at the neighbor whenever he is outside but we’re working on getting him to stop.  Walking him has been challenging as I’m afraid to let him go off leash still and he likes to pull so I bought a harness & we are working on that.  He loves walking the river valley in the off leash area but I keep him on leash and he doesn’t seem to mind and he loves socializing with the other dogs – so all is good!!

He is such a good dog –never messes in the house etc – loves everyone.

Thanks for letting us have him as a member of our family!!

Licorice is doing great!   He has filled out quite well, and he is still as happy as ever.  We live is a very small community, so he is able to go outside for a bit everyday.  We were also able to bring my best friend's dog home as well, and they are very cute together.   I've attached a picture so you can see for yourself!
Alaina

Hi Mary,Galen, who is now “Buddy”, is doing great.  He has turned out to be a real buddy for our other dog, Mira (female) – thus the name change.  As mentioned to you, Mira was very depressed after we had to say goodbye to Lucky (also adopted from NASAP) so we decided to try find her another friend.  Buddy was very rambunctious as first but has settled down considerably and likes to always keep us in sight.  I always find that it takes 3 to 6 months for each of us to settle into each other habits, wants and dislikes.  Jeannette mentioned that there is a dog trainer with NASAP available for advice or assistance.  If so, we would like to take advantage of this for assistance in some of our obedience training. Buddy has so much energy and is so funny at times.  He finds the heat more that Mira so we filled the wading pool for them to cool off in.  Mira walks through it or sits for a moment but Buddy actually lays on his back or rolls around in the water.  He really likes laying on his back even on the floor, with a slight twist in his body (his head one way and hips the other).  It doesn’t look very comfortable.  Even when we take him in the truck (SUV), he sometimes likes on his back travelling. We have added over 500 ft of chain link fence to our existing 20 x 30 dog run to give them a lot more room to run and to provide access to the treed area.  As you can see by the pictures, they get along great.  We took them with us last weekend to a family reunion on a farm in Sask and they both travelled well and got along very well with other dogs and people.  We also found out how much he loves the water. Some time ago I mentioned to you that I was planning on doing a little write-up about Lucky for NASAP; however, I have found that very hard to do as we miss him dearly.  But will keep trying.   Thanks, Mary, for following up with us.  We really appreciate your interest in how the adoptions work out.  We have had very good luck with NASAP.   Beryl

Hi Mary
Thanks for asking about Trixie :)
She's a joy and I can't thank NASAP enough for bringing us together. Trixie is no longer afraid of normal household activities (like a television, a dishwasher, a telephone ringing) and she now knows the command for "sit" is just "sit" not "Abbysit." :) She was an absolute angel during the July 18/09 storm, by the way, which was a great comfort and guidance for the rest of the animals here. Trixie 'adopted' my tuxedo cat right away; it took him three days to get used to that idea! Trixie is still "all lab" including the broken floor lamp and splashing her water in a 0.75 kim radius everytime she takes a drink. Right now she's sleeping in front of the floor fan and I couldn't ask for a better friend, rain or shine.
Hoping all is well with you, your fur family and everyone at NASAP,

Trish

Hi Mary
I just received your letter regarding Chiquilla (or as we call her ChiChi).  She is just awesome.  She gets along great with my other dogs and is very curious when I have doggies come over for hair cuts.  ( I am a dog groomer)  She is my little shadow and although it is very heartwarming to see her look up to me only, I am working on her to trust Dave my husband.  She is quite shy with him when he holds her and is always looking to me while he is holding her.  Yet Dave can feed her, and give her treats, but she just doesn't really trust him holding her.  But we are working on that.  She is a great little helper when I go outside to do yardword,  I tether her to my belt loop and she follows me where ever I go.  And she is always watching me to give her commands, etc.  She is just awesome.  I don't know what I would do without her.  Chichi's best friend is Molly, my other rescued 3 pound chi.  They chase each other around the house, and in the yard and they sleep together in t
heir kennel.  They are best buds.  I don't know of anything else I can tell you.  Please tell the exowner that she is very well loved and cared for and I will give Chichi a kiss for her.
If you have any other questions please call or email me.  I have attached some pics for you.
Thanks so much.  Leann Lingel Saskatoon