Feeling a bit left out, last month, we met and decided to adopt Miss Cindy--a very sweet and VERY cute, eight month-old puppy who we found at Geraldton Dog Rescue -- our local dog shelter.
Cindy loves long walks/runs along the beach or just chilling out staring at the water
Cindy is a mixed-breed pup. We think Kelpie and English Pointer. She's even-tempered, gentle, friendly, (could possibly lick you to death) and happy being part of the family. She's athletic and very affectionate towards absolutely everyone as well as other dogs. On the other hand, she likes to sleep a lot (lucky Cindy) anywhere and mainly near one of us. However, she doesn't get too close as she likes to be ready to stand up when one of us moves. It looks like she's on "the hunt" all the time.
What did we know about a dog adoption? One BIG nothing. I had thought we wanted a dog so let's have a dog and I was pretty certain that we can do all the fundamental stuff including feeding, walking and occasional playing with her. How little we'd known about all the other things and responsibilities that come with having a dog--training, bonding and giving up our Sunday morning sleep in.
Cindy is a fast learner and within a couple of weeks, she learned to sit, and stay on command (well, for a few seconds anyway...) However, she still needs to learn to stay for an extended period of time. The big one we're still struggling with is "separation anxiety". As long as one of us is around, no probs. As soon as she's alone, panic. We even started doing Voice-Over recording and so far, it's the only thing that can calm her down for an hour or two.
In the past, I heard a lot of sad and happy stories from our friends with dogs. I'm realising now that I've never fully understood what they were talking about. After having Cindy for a week or so, I have a much better understanding what our friends were talking about, in particular because we almost lost her after leaving her on her own for the first time.
What happened? One day, we left her outside for a couple of hours in our backyard. This area is fenced with a 2-meter high metal fence. However, Cindy decided to jump over the fence and find us in the big world. Luckily, she's didn't get a chance to get lost as we found her shortly afterwards - anxious and crying. This event taught us a lesson as we realised that her Kelpie's heritage enables her to jump 2 - 3 meters high!
I somehow think that there is still much more that we need to learn about our new family member and also how to train her properly so, she won't repeat this event again .. fingers crossed.
Digging deep down .. and nothing there
What do you want Kat with that iPhone?
Rob has now two girls to look after
I'm certain that there will be more news that we'd like to share with you until then we'll keep you up dated with some pics on Facebook.
Who could resist this face?
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