WHO DOESN'T LOVE SUNSHINE IN THE FALL?

Although in the last week and a bit it might have been more appropriate if Sunshine was called Fog.  Today, was a break in the fog and we enjoyed a great walk at Ladner Harbour Park.  Sunshine sticks nearby the whole walk and is excellent off leash.

She isn't the biggest fan of the camera...I'm not entirely sure what she thinks its going to do, but she can be hard to capture sometimes. 

This past week has been a busy one, so we haven't been able to get out for too many new adventures.  A few nights ago, Sunshine and I went for a short walk and coming home I couldn't believe how awesome the tree in front of my place looked with the fog and the light.  I went back out and took a picture.

And, then when I came home, thanks to the bright t-shirt Sunshine wears I knew she was waiting by the door for me.  She doesn't make a sound when I leave and if I'm gone long enough she goes and picks a comfy bed to lay on.  When I come back she's always happy to see me.

She gets a treat for being such a good girl and she's learned to sit and wait politely (well most of the time anyways). 

TWO MONTHS OF SUNSHINE??

Okay, so Sunshine has been with me for 2 months as of today!  What's up with that?  My longest fosters have been 10 and 11 weeks long and she's getting up there.  A 6 pound, cute-as-a-button, well behaved Chihuahua is rivaling my longest fosters.   I checked on Petfinder and found out the reason why.  There are 70 Chihuahuas in the Lower Mainland on Petfinder right now!  Holy smokes!  Yes, they are all cute, but I somehow doubt any of them have the amazing personality that Sunshine has (sorry, I could be a little bit biased).

Sunshine rides well in the car, is fine being left at home for a few hours, is easy to take anywhere because she's well behaved and because of her small size.  She is quiet - I think I've heard her bark maybe a handful of times in 8 weeks.   She is playful with me, will do zoomies around the house, is good with other dogs, not too fearful of big or little dogs.  She is not snappy or yappy like some people seem to expect her breed to be.

We've been on some good adventures in the last couple of weeks.  Sunshine loves the beach, she's been to the adoption drives with me, to the Turtle Gardens reunion where she was off leash all day and stuck around.  Everyone that meets her falls in love with her personality and I hear quite often that there's 'just something special about her'.  She melts my heart the way she tilts her head to listen to what I'm saying.

She is still working on shyness with strangers.  Some she approaches easily and others she needs a little more time.  I would like to see her in a home where they will continue to socialize her as I see she continues to improve all the time and I would hate for someone to accept that she is shy without trying to help her past it.  We are looking at having Sunshine go to the Seniors Assisted Living home next week for the day and we'll see how she does.  If it is too much she will just continue with daycare instead.   I think it will be a good experience for her though.

I have to admit I'm really not relishing seeing that perfect application come in for her.  She is an easy foster and a joy to have around.  She is always making me smile with her quirky little grin.