About Amanda |
- Status: Adopted!
- Species: Dog
- General Color: Yellow
- Current Size: 63 Pounds
- Current Age: 7 Years 2 Months (best estimate)
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- Housetrained: Yes
- Obedience Training Needed: Needs Training
- Exercise Needs: Moderate
- Grooming Needs: Low
- Shedding Amount: Moderate
- Owner Experience Needed: Species
- Reaction to New People: Friendly
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11/8/20 Miss Amanda will be officially up for adoption on Thursday.
Amanda has been so well behaved, she has actually been a really easy foster, that she is now sleeping in the master bedroom with everyone else.
Amanda got an outing to our local 8 acre, fenced dog park and did really pretty well. The first lap through the trails saw a lot of exploring, and it took some work to get her attention, but once she realized we had treats she started responding better to recall. The second loop saw her sticking with us a lot more on her own. She had great greeting interactions with other dogs at the dog park and played chase with another dog.
We are still working on basic commands, but she is getting there. Her sit is better than her stay, but her stay seems to have a difference of whether or not the food is right in front of her or 6 feet away. Her most annoying habit is at dinner time - she likes to get right up at you when you are eating on the couch. I push her away with my foot and tell her a firm "stop" or "no" and that usually makes her back off a bit. She doesn't do this at lunch time, but then I am at the kitchen island, then she'll lay down in front of the sliding door and bask in the sun.
On leash she is really pretty good, but she does have a tendency, if you have too much slack on the leash, to drift into your leg - if you make it so there isn't any slack, other than to swing your arm, then it isn't as much of a problem.
She likes to play with one of our dogs every day.
She hasn't quite figured out how to get in and out of the back of the SUV on her own yet. About 75% of the time she'll get out on her own, but the best we've gotten at getting her to get in on her own is getting her front legs up on the ledge. She doesn't have any problems being in there, its just that she doesn't jump.
We haven't had any more toy hoarding in the crate, nor any more problems with her trying to get up on the furniture. So far, we've been able to add cauliflower and banana to her chow and she's eating it.
There is no known history with cats. The foster home she was in in Puerto Rico had children and everything was good.
I can see her getting to a new home and being cautious with everyone for a day or so, but if you have dogs, especially if they will engage her, then she will warm up quicker. Ultimately, she is a happy and confident girl.
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11/2/20 What we've learned so far about Miss Amanda.
Amanda is cautious around new people, especially men. It took her a couple of days to be ok with the hubby. What tipped her over was that he gave her a bath and then she was perfectly fine with him.
She's confident and happy with other dogs and she likes to play and rough-house with the resident dogs. She likes dirty socks and dirty shoes - would she tear them up? Probably. She will carry dog toys into her crate and hoard them. The first few nights she spent most of her evenings in the crate of her own choice, but then realized she could share a dog bed in the living room with the resident dogs. She'll get up on furniture if you aren't there to tell her "no". If you're giving attention to a different dog, she'll butt her way in.
Amanda is crated at night and when we leave the house. She goes into the crate without a problem and doesn't make a peep all night. If you're eating something while sitting on the couch, she'll get right up in your face until you push her away with your foot and tell her "no" firmly, then she backs off. She shows no inclination to jump a 4-1/2 foot fence. She is completely house-broke, not one accident. She walks well on leash, but it could use some fine-tuning.
She needs to learn commands and better re-call, which we will be starting on more intensively now that she has had a few days to unwind from her trip. So far she hasn't liked any fruits or veggies that we've tried, but she eats the pumpkin in her chow no problem. She takes things gently from your hand. When you're petting her she will lick your hand and sometimes will try to nibble on you.
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10/29/20 Miss Amanda, a 3 y.o. spayed female Lab mix, arrived last night from Puerto Rico along with 3 of her pups. It was a long haul and a 40 degree temperature change in one day for her.
After arriving at her foster home she didn't want to get out of the crate in the vehicle, but that all changed when the resident dogs came out to greet her. There was lots of sniffing and interested body language. After moving into a fenced area and it was deemed safe to be off leash, one of the resident dogs who is normally quite cautious of any new foster dog changed her tune and tried to engage Amanda with play bows, hopping, and zoomies. Amanda did a few hops of her own - things are good. Making an entrance into the house took some encouragement, but she was brave and made the transition following the resident dogs.
This morning Amanda followed our normal routine quite well and went on a walk. She has pretty good leash manners already, but doesn't seem to know any commands, at least, not in English. So far, Amanda has shown herself to be calm and gentle and maybe a bit shy. She's a little hesitant of men so far, but isn't terrified. She is currently laying calmly in my office with one of my "girls" nearby.
Stay tuned for personality reveals. Amanda needs to be in foster care a minimum of 2 weeks before she is truly available for adoption.
As you can imagine transporting dogs by plane is quite costly, please consider donating to help defray the costs of transport and Vetting.
