Hope this finds you and the family well. Wanted to give you a Katy update since we are coming up on our 6 month anniversary together. She remains just wonderful, a very precious girl, that we would not trade for anything. She is spoiled rotten, but that is a good thing, right? She is just under 50lbs (49.4 to be exact) and has grown much taller- she has some long legs and she can really run fast. She has developed her own set of crazy antics- she loves to hide things under a blanket or one of her doggie beds- including herself. And you should see her gymnastics- she can do a perfect forward roll, she just tucks her head down and rolls over- usually landing on one of us, and she would make a good high jumper, luckily she doesn’t realize there could be purpose in it.We have done away with her crate in the living room- she is now left out free in the house when we are away and has not bothered one thing. She still has her crate in the bedroom, goes in each night as I am getting ready for bed, then when I get in bed she comes out of the crate and gets in bed with us. There generally isn’t room for all three of us to sleep “comfortably” so she usually ends up in her dog bed on the floor- ready to jump back in the big bed as soon as we wake up.
We can’t wait for cooler weather so we can run and play, go to the park, the lake and any place else we happen to wander. I am enclosing a few new pictures so you can see how much she has grown. The one in the house was taken as she tried to help me make Kennel quilts to donate to shelters in Louisiana, she has to be in the middle of it. There is a picture of her coming out the doggie door, she has to duck down a little to get out. And a couple of her just relaxing and hanging out.The last one you can tell how much we love each other.
Take care,
Darlene
“We wanted you to know that Katy is doing wonderfully. She is such a great dog, after the first week or so of settling in, she has really blossomed. The people at Lowe’s love to see her and her perfect doggie manners, the girls at Petsmart know her by name, and everyone in our neighborhood just love her. I am sending along a few pictures so you can see her cuteness.
We took her to PA- a 10.5 hour drive and she did well, didn’t sleep, but wasn’t wild, whiny, or hard to get along with. My parents absolutely love her- my Dad said if I want to get rid of her that he wants her. No chance of that!! We have been working hard on off leash training and she is doing well. We can go out in the front yard to do yard work and she just follows along and comes back when called.
n PA she was off leash most of the time- a few minor setbacks with chasing birds, but by the time we left she didn’t chase them at all. She is smarter than we are and exhibits sooooo many Border Collie traits. She is up to44.6 lbs as of today- hopefully she is slowing down- or she won’t fit through the doggie door! After a few days of being scared of the cows in PA, she then decided they were just XL dogs and tried to get them to run and play with her.
Well, I could go on for hours about her- but wanted you to know how wonderfully she has fit into our lives and that she is greatly loved.”
Rugby came into JCAPL Feb 18, 2016. He was living in an abandoned house that was literally falling down around him. The puppy collar that his owner placed on him had become tight and became literally embedded in his skin. He was struggling to find food and fighting to protect himself from other critters that thought a small puppy might make a nice snack. Rugby came to us with slight aggression towards other dogs and critters because of this. Over the last month he has learned trust, learned that food will always be available and that he doesn’t have to fight anymore.
Despite the scars still visible from his once embedded collar, Rugby has blossomed into a normal, happy, healthy, fun-loving friendly pup!! And 
Just wanted to pop in and say hello! Roxie is doing well and getting so big! She loves the car and has to ride shotgun if no one else is in the car. She is so friendly to everyone she meets. She loves all people and all other dogs. She is still a little unsure of cats though. My mom has a bunch in New York and all she wanted to do was chase them. She’s so well behaved we really got lucky with her. She goes to doggy day camp a few time a week and she just loves it! She was even dog of the week a few weeks ago.
Thanks for checking on Scout. He is wonderful, beloved, healthy, indispensable…family. Of our fabulous pack, he is undoubtedly the most affectionate and companionable. We can’t imagine life without him. 🙂
