Ally showed up at her foster townhouse completely out of her element. Brooke, her foster mother, let her sniff the whole front yard and she didn't miss an inch. Ally has never been on a leash before so she didn't understand why she would get stuck if she went around trees or polls. Luckily she is getting more comfortable every walk she gets. Ally cautiously went inside wide-eyed but her tail wagging. Brooke introduced her to her foster sisters Maybel (beagle) and Josie (pug). The meeting went really well. They touched nose to nose, sniffed each other all over and then Ally continued to explore her new home.
Because Ally has never been inside before, stairs seemed to be a little bit of a challenge. She was confident going up the stairs, but going down stairs was a little bit harder. Ally slowly taught herself where to place her feet and with some practice she has mastered the stairs!
Welcoming Ally into their home, Brooke tried to give Ally some chewy treats and a bone. Ally sniffed them but walked away. It was probably the first dog bone Ally has ever seen. Brooke also tried a chip and a little bit of peanut butter, but she wouldn't take those either. She still hasn't picked up any chewy treats yet, but she has grown fond of soft treats like chicken and beef dog jerky, yum! And she even got a Chick-fil-a chicken nugget, lucky dog! Ally is so skinny you can see her ribs, but not for long! Brooke gave her a whole can of wet dog food as a welcoming meal and Ally licked every last bit!
Ally soon began following Brooke everywhere she went. Beth, Brooke's mom and Ally's other foster mom soon came home and Ally came right up to her in pure excitement. Beth showered her with kisses and belly rubs and that was all Ally needed to be at Beth's side for the rest of the night. About an hour after Beth got home she had to get some groceries from the car. Beth placed Ally in the family room and placed a baby gate up so Ally wouldn't run out of the open door. When Beth returned with the groceries, Ally was on the other side of the baby gate! Ally must have really wanted to be with her foster mother because she climbed right over the 3 ft baby gate! Quite the little climber-
From the time Ally arrived in her new foster home at 3pm until 9pm at night, Ally never laid down or even sat down. You could tell she was still not sure of her new surroundings and may have been nervous. She has not jumped on any furniture and still has not let out her first bark. She is very quiet. Her favorite thing to do is to look out the window and lay in the sun. She loves watching the birds and squirrels and would look out of the window all day if you let her. She also really enjoys her foster home's back deck. Since she is a former outside dog, the heat doesn't seem to bother her and she gets a better views of all the animals outside.
Since Ally is a former outside dog, she is definitely not house trained. Actually, she piddles like a boy dog! That's right, leg up and all! She tends to "mark" her scent like boy dogs do. Ally seems to still have some bleeding from her spay surgery the day before so her foster mom's thought it would be best to put her in doggie diapers for the day. It actually really helps with potty training because her mom's know when she is trying to pee because she lifts her leg and they yell "NO!" and she will stop. She is still pretty confused why her mom's make such a fuss about her peeing in the house, but she will learn over time.
At the end of the day, Ally got some one on one time with Brooke. Brooke picked her up and placed her in the bed. You could tell that Ally had such a big day because she was exhausted. She quickly laid down (first time all day!) next to her foster mom and gently went to sleep. She slept through the whole night and didn't have any accidents! Probably because she was too busy dreaming with excitement that she has been saved and will never have to live outside in a beagle box ever again!
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