Rosie - 1 week update

Rosie – 1 week update / Fostered in Richmond

Rosie is cute, funny, cuddly and well behaved.   She does not have the little dog attitude and in fact I think she believes she is a bigger dog than she is.    When we walk down the street she is really good on the leash – either walking beside or slightly behind.   Although once we stop sometimes she likes to get to the end of the leash to smell whatever is around.   When we come across other dogs she does not pull to get to them and she is friendly and not overly excited about the greeting.   She definitely likes people and is really happy to solicit a pat from anyone nearby.  She is not much for barking although if she sees something that looks out of place when we’re walking she will bark (i.e. like someone cutting through a hedge or lurking about).   She is quickly corrected and is learning to ignore things when I ask her to.    She has come very close to cats and rabbits and she shows very little interest.  

Rosie takes grooming very well.  She sits there very stoically and doesn’t protest.   When we come home from a walk and I dry her off she seems to really enjoy it, until you get to drying her face and then it’s playtime.   She likes most of the toys that I have and she shows some interest in fetching items back to me.  

She doesn’t jump up at me and she waits until she’s invited to get on the couch.   If refused, she goes and lays on her bed.   She is such an easy dog to have around.   She’ll go for a good walk and she also likes down-time at home.    One of our regular walks is to a field nearby and she loves to run circles around me and pick up clumps of the cut grass.   She zooms past you, mouth wide open and ears flapping and its hard not to laugh at her. 

She gets excited to go to dog daycare and the staff at Playful Paws tell me that she plays a little bit with the other dogs, but mostly she likes to just hang out.  She rides in the vehicle really well.   She sits in the spot you give her and either looks out the window or lays down.  

Rosie is housebroken and has learned to ‘sit’, is learning the command ‘stay’, and she walks nicely on the leash.  She may not be the prettiest dog but she sure is cute with tons of character.   People can’t help but smile when they see her coming down the sidewalk.  

Drying off after our walk