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Breez-y (adj.) Fresh and animated; lively

My foster momma, Dori P, helped me look that definition up. And yep, we agree that's pretty much me to T!

Hi, I'm Breezy, a 2-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhound. My foster mom says I'm an entire Broadway production wrapped in a lanky, 4-legged package. I spend my time entertaining the masses with my quirky, light-hearted nature and endless shenanigans. During my foster family's "tidy the house" sessions, I enjoy stealing the kids' things right from their hands - game on! With front row tickets to the show, my foster mom can't help but laugh!

I've been compared to a spinning top, I have so much playful energy. I love to play, especially with other dogs. My stardom affords me the time to enjoy a couple of my most favorite pastimes - running and hiking! And I stay in tip-top form performing all of my own stunts! 

A lifetime pass to your very own private, up-close-and-personal Breezy show runs $150 and includes up-to-date vaccinations, Heartworm test, flea, tick and Heartworm prevention and spay (refreshments are extra). So if you're the furever family for me, bring the show right to your living room, I'm sure to win a Tony Award!



 Breezy is listed on Paws & Prayers Adoptable Dogs. This sweet girl is up to date on her shots and vaccinations. To meet and/or adopt Breezy please fill out a Paws & Prayers adoption application for her today.


Images courtesy of:  Alliey Bender Photography

 Hello.  I'm Scoogie.

I'm an older gal, at 8 years old, but I assure you I still have plenty of love and happiness to bring to you and your home!  I am past all of the craziness of kittenhood and am ready to snuggle up with you and be the purrfect companion.

Paws & Prayers has been helping me to find my furever home for a while now.  More recently I was given a break from the cage life and moved to be an office cat.  You'll most likely find me one of two places - relaxing on a shelf or right by your side.  Like any cat I like my me-time every now and then so I'll find a spot to curl up and get a good cleaning and nap in.  But I'm never too far from the action.

Getting up to say hello!

I love attention!  If you find me in one of my me-time hiding spots and even look at me to say hello, I'm up and at your feet ready for some loving.  Or even if you don't find me, I'm not shy once I get to you know, I'll come find you for some cuddles and love.

From my first days with Paws & Prayers, coming out of my shell a little

And as you can see in my pictures, I have a beautiful, short coat of black, white and orange in a pretty calico pattern. Even my little nose decided to get in on the fun, as it's got some little black spots that look like my coat pattern! My eyes are big and round and flash from a soft lime green to a beautiful yellow, depending on the day.

From my first days at Paws & Prayers, feeling a little shy

 I was scared when I first got here to Paws and Prayers, but now I am starting to warm up to everyone and they're able to see how incredibly sweet I am.  The office life especially exposes me to all sorts of scenarios and I've come to show that I am good with other cats, dogs, and children once I have had the time to warm up to them, so I am a great fit for any family situation.  I can't wait to find my furever home.  Won't you help me find it today?

Scoogie is listed on Paws & Prayers Adoptable Cats. This sweet girl is up to date on her shots and vaccinations. To meet and/or adopt Scoogie please fill out a Paws & Prayers adoption application for her today.

Hello.  I'm Hanna.  As my foster dad, Beagle Bob says, like many aging humans in this world, I was ignored for being a little gray face in the pound.  And he says I didn't really help matters by being so scared to death and not wanting to be touched.

But he believed in me, took me into his foster home and sees the loving, happy and loyal companion I truly am.  When I feel safe and in loving care, I respond with kisses and constant companionship.  I'm told that when I smother someone with kisses it's very much as though I was a squealing excited child greeting their Mom or Dad home.

I'm a pretty easy going gal.  My typical day is sleep, eat/snack, nap, walk/go outside, and then repeat!  Those are my absolute favorite activities.  When I go for a walk I'm able to walk with my tail and head held high, almost like I would be whistling with pride.  But if I see another dog, especially if they make eye contact, I turn on my inner diva and let them know "Stay away from me; I'm not here for you to stare at!"

When I'm not sleeping you might just find me chewing on a bone.  But that's about it for my interest in toys.  I do know some tricks and commands.  I can sit pretty, shake (with either paw) and I can speak.

All in all, I truly just need the presence of a human to make my life complete. In return, you will have an amazing friend that will make your life happier.

Hanna is listed on Paws & Prayers Adoptable Dogs. This sweet girl is up to date on her shots and vaccinations. To meet and/or adopt Hanna please fill out a Paws & Prayers adoption application for her today.

Images courtesy of:  Alliey Bender Photography

Well, hello there! My name is Phantom. I am a beautiful black and white kitty with a little black mask over one side of my beautiful green eyes, just like the Phantom of the Opera! Like the Phantom, I just want to find a home filled with lots of love. I’ve been hanging out with the people here at Paws and Prayers for a while – you could say that I’m like a volunteer here, too! I had my very own litter of kittens a few months back and then I helped to raise THREE more litters of kittens that weren’t even mine! I’m a great momma and I adore other kitties, but I’m not the biggest fan of dogs. I love people, though! I’m very friendly and laid back – not very shy at all. I love to roll around and give your hand kisses when you pet me. Scratch me behind my ears or on my neck and I’m in love! I recently got spayed so that I don’t have to worry about raising any more kittens – it’s Phantom time, now! I’m ready for some of that good karma to come back to me so that I can find my furever home. I think I deserve it, don’t you?


My friends and I will be at the Adopt Me Meow event at the Chapel Hill PetSmart on Saturday June 22nd and Sunday June 23rd – that is, unless I’m adopted before then!



Phantom is about 2 years old and is listed on Paws and Prayers’ adoptable cat page and is up to date on all of her vaccinations and shots. To meet and/or adopt Phantom, please fill out a Paws and Prayers adoption application for her today!

I love to cuddle and be silly!

Hello.  I'm Anna.  Or Anna Banana as my foster momma calls me.  I think she's just being silly when she calls me that.  I love my foster momma.  I get very attached to my persons.  So much so though that is probably the reason why I've been searching for my furever home for so long.  I'm not a bad girl, I promise.  I am just very loyal and protective of my persons and my home.

I'm not a huge fan of strangers.  I don't like cats or small children.  I get very upset.  And although I usually need some time to warm up, I do like other dogs.  I've spent many a day at Camp Bow Wow and always get good reports.

I'm not camera shy!

I am a good a girl.  My foster family is working with me on learning to be more welcoming to strangers and outsiders. There's hope for me yet as I do very well with training and every day manners.  Foster mom says I'm very well behaved.  I'm smart and a fast learner.  I know basic commands like:

• sit
• shake
• laydown
• roll over
• stay

I'm crate trained too.  Although, because I'm such a good girl, you are able to leave me out to roam the
house when you're gone.  It'll be just as you left it when you come back, I promise!

I love to play.  And when let out to run I run like crazy.  So if you've got the energy to keep up with me and want a companion to be by your side, I hope I get to meet you very soon!

What?  I'm playin' here!

Anna "Banana" is listed on Paws & Prayers Adoptable Dogs. This sweet girl is up to date on her shots and vaccinations. To meet and/or adopt Anna "Banana" please fill out a Paws & Prayers adoption application for her today.

Showing off my 'shake' skills

I'm a 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, but I don't have your typical Jack Russell Terrier.  Now I do know a lot of commands such as:

*peek*  H-hi.  I-I'm Cady.  I've been hanging out here at Paws & Prayers since September.  Almost six months now they've been trying to help me find my furever home.  I think my longer stay with them is due to my reserved nature.  While everyone's visiting with the kittens and more playful kitties, I like to relax in the shadows and observe my surroundings.  Some times you have to look real hard to even see me in my enclosure, I love to get into hiding spots!  

Paws & Prayers volunteers are very patient and caring with me.  They've even said I have started coming out of my shell a little bit.  Within the last month or so I have started to come out of my beloved shelter box to sit and watch people coming and going.  Now, I don't like lots of noise but I am curious and will peek out to see what's going on.  Speaking of coming out of my shell, Paws & Prayers volunteers have even 'caught' me playing and cuddling with one of my favorite toys - a squishy sock toy.  And I do love being petted by my Paws & Prayers caretaker friends.  One my friends I've seen on at least a weekly basis since I came to Paws & Prayers and she gives the best ear scratches and muzzle rubs.

*peek*

So if you can't tell, it will take me a little bit to settle in to a new home.  I'll need to be given plenty of time to adjust to new surroundings.  And started out slow in a new home - most likely in my own little room for a bit and gradually add more and more space as I get used to things.  Oh and I'll need lots of nooks and crannies to tuck away into, too.

I cannot wait to have a warm cuddly spot of my own to stretch and lounge in.  And I dream of a window to look out on the world.  If you can give me the patience and loving furever home I deserve, I will reward you with quiet love, affection and gratitude for a lifetime.

I love my hide n seek box!

Cady is listed on Paws & Prayers Adoptable Cats.  This sweetheart is about five years old and up to date on her vaccinations.  Cady's adoption fee is $25.00.  To meet and/or adopt Cady please fill out a Paws & Prayers adoption application for her today.

Uh, hi.  He-hello there.  I am Yama.  Pa-Pa-Paws and Prayers is featuring me this month so you can learn more about me.  I, uh, I'm not too sure what all to tell ya.  They, they told me you might like to know what my favorite things are and what my typical day is like.  I hope you like my story.  My foster mom says we're, uh, we're working on my conf-confidence.  Well here goes . . .

So, well, I'm with my Pa-Paws and Prayers foster family - a great family with th-three kids and two d-dogs of their own.  I LOVE my foster mom.  I hear her alarm clock go off  and I'm up, I'm up and ready to start the day.  I help my foster mom get up and ready for the day, too.  She'll reach for her snooze button as I nuzzle her neck.  She ends up mumbling something about me not having a snooze button and gets up to let me outside on my tie out.

I love to be outside and like my tie out.  A fenced yard would be great and all, but uh, well, I uh jump four-foot fences like it's no big deal.  Well it isn't a big deal for me, I can jump it real good.  But as mom says, the tie out is safest for me.  And I'm fine with it, I can still play with the other dogs.  I LOVE playing with other dogs so much.  We either take the play back inside or I wear myself out and take a break on the love seat.
Now after all that play I've worked up my appetite.

While I may not be confident and as sure of myself as I should be, there's one thing I know for sure - I cannot have my breakfast without warm water.  If my foster mom forgets to put warm water on my food I won't eat it until there is.  After 3 months so far with her, I've uh, I've got her trained pretty well, she almost never forgets anymore.

When I've finished my breakfast, it's back outside before everyone heads off to work and school for the day.  This is def-definitely my least favorite part of the day.  Because I have some uh, some separation anxiety I do need to go in a, a crate.  When left out I get into stuff I know I'm not supposed to, chew on things that are not supposed to be chewed on . . . Well, I don't let a crate stop me from trying to relieve my stress like that.  I am very crafty and am able to move my crate to get into stuff.  My foster family has outsmarted me now though and keeps my crate on carpet so I can't move it.

Everyone eventually d-does come back home and I get to go back outside!  I play and play the night away with the other dogs.  Sometimes I'll rest on the love seat but usually I'm playing!  With everyone running around doing the evening things they do, I typically stay out of the way and keep to myself when I'm not playing with my dog friends.

Things start settling down as the night goes and once the kids go to bed I get some one-on-one time with my foster mom.  I get to cuddle up and lay beside on her the couch.  I'm, uh, I'm not too sure about my f-foster d-dad still.  For the first couple months, I avoided him at all costs and would run the other way if I saw him coming.  I'm a lover not a fighter.  I do not show any signs of aggression when I'm afraid.  No s-snarls, growls, or c-curled lips.  N-nothing like that.  I'll just work to avoid whatever it is.  I don't know why I'm scared around my f-foster dad, I just am.  N-now, I'm a little more comfortable being around him but still not comfortable enough to approach him.

My lover not a fighter take on things makes me a good watch dog too.  If I hear someone at the door, I bark to let you know.  But my job ends there.  If they come in, I hide.

Well, anyway, after a day of playing and eating and then cuddling with my foster mom, it's time for bed.  I get to sleep in my foster parents bedroom.  S-sometimes I'll try to squeeze into bed with them but I have a bed of my own in there that I love.

This, this h-helping you learn more about me isn't as hard as I th-thought.  What else . . . Um oh, my favorite toy is, uh, another dog . . . I uh I really, really like to play with other dogs.  Usually dogs say their favorite toy is a ball or a bone.  I uh, I do like to chew on Nyla bones from time to time, but that's uh p-pretty much it.

I do like to go for walks.  I get very excited.  But loud t-t-trucks and cars p-passing by or, uh, a stranger walking by frighten me some.  My foster mom is always giving the reassurance I need to know that everything's okay, that I'm allowed to be there and so is everyone else and everything will be alright.

My mom says I have p-po-potential for the right family.  We'll keep working on my confidence but I, uh, I need a family with patience.  As you've learned I do, uh, I take a while to warm up.  So at first you may not find me to be cuddly and loving.  But as I settle in and you work with me on my terms, you'll earn a best friend for life.

If you would like know more about and/or meet Yama please see his listing on Paws & Prayers Adoptable Dogs and fill out an adoption application for Yama today!

Livin' the cage life.

So, where to start?  Well, let's just start with my name.  I get questions about it all the time.  My name is Ndnd.  Yes, that's right Ndnd (Nnnnnda nnnnnnda), like the queen alien from Futurama!  And that's just what I am, a queen! I'm smart and loving although I do prefer it to be on my terms.  

It's Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month and when Paws & Prayers asked if they could feature me on their blog, I was flattered!  Why of course!  I'm not one to shy away from the spotlight.  And as you can see from my recent photo shoot, the camera just loves me!  Don't you agree?

At 8-9 years young, I'm a very confident, friendly and happy Pomeranian princess.  It's been said that I'm more independent than the average Pomeranian.  I guess I'm just not one to conform to the norm!

You may be inclined to think that with a name like Princess and classified as 'senior' I'm a typical pampered Pomeranian.  Well, yes, I do prefer my coat to stay clean and soft, ready for a good snuggle with you.  But I'm energetic and ready for a nice game of fetch just as much as the next pup.  If I get a little dirty, so be it!

I'm very upbeat and outgoing.  I make friends with just about everyone I meet.  I get along with everybody - other dogs and cats, too.

 I'm settling in with my foster family quite nicely and quickly, too!  In the morning I like to wake up and jump in bed with my foster family for some cuddle time.  Then as the day goes on you'll most likely find me sitting and observing the chaos in the house from the couch.  And when you reach for my leash for a walk, I get so excited I can hardly contain my fluffy self!  I do love a good, shorter walk in the neighborhood!  I trot as quickly as my little legs will carry me as the wind runs through my coat.  As evening settles in I'm ready to find a nice lap to curl up in.  By nighttime I'm ready for bed and love to settle into my crate for a good night's sleep.

It's me, Happy! Don't my quirky eyes add to my charm?!

It's Adopt a Senior Pet Month and what better way to celebrate than with me, Happy, Paws & Prayers most senior pet available for adoption right now, as the Pet of the Month!

I'm a mature, 9 years young.  Really, you wouldn't know my age without my file.  I'm active, affectionate and love your attention.  With my easy going attitude I know I'll make a great addition to your home and in return I promise a lifetime of love and friendship! 

Look how cute I am!

I've been at Paws & Prayers since mid-September.  My typical day starts off with a morning feeding and loving pets and attention from the Paws & Prayers staff and volunteers.  Then I go through the typical routine of grooming and settling in for a nap.  Then I start all over when dinner time rolls around.  I have toys to play with and blankets to cuddle in.  But my cage is too small to really run out my silly energy bursts I get.  I can't wait to have a furever home to run around in and call my own.

Hey, come here and love on me some more!

I almost found my furever home about a month ago at a Petsmart adoption event but it was noticed that I seemed to be sick with a cold.  I was checked out and diagnosed with a chronic upper respiratory infection.  Upper respiratory infections are very common in rescue cats and are brought on by stress.  Just like a common cold in humans, most kitties are back to feeling like themselves in a week or two.

I however will always experience symptoms that will never 100% go away.  But don't worry, it's manageable with basic, cost effective medicine, a healthy diet and lots of love!  It's not contagious to humans or other animals, only between cats.  So I will have to be the only kitty in my new furever home.

I love to roll around and be silly!

I don't even know I'm supposed to be feeling sick though.  I just want to soak up all of your love and attention.  I love to roll around and cuddle with you.  I purr up a storm, too!  And I get along with everyone!  Won't you please give me the loving furever home I long for?  I will be forever grateful. My adoption fee is $40 which includes my spay and up-to-date routine shots and vaccines.   Please  fill out an application for me today at www.pawsandprayers.org! 

PS - For more reasons why Happy and other senior pets like her are awesome to adopt LIKE us on Facebook!  We'll be sharing countless reasons and more on senior pets all throughout the month of November!

Senior Rescue Pets Rock!

Resources:

http://www.mypeted.com/cat-health-articles/health-problems/feline-upper-respiratory-infection-in-cats.php
http://www.catsexclusive.com/handouts/upperrespiratory.pdf

Continued from Pet of the Month:  Petunia, Part 1

So, why am I still here after all these months?  Let’s be frank here - I’m a big girl.  Those little dogs get adopted much faster as do the medium sized dogs.  They get away with much more than the bigger ones do too.

I’m a proud curvy and very muscular 80-something pound diva-tomboy.  I’m compact!  I’m actually shorter in height and length than my very lean 69 pound foster brother (width not so much).

Secondly, I have a blocky head.  Some folks hold some reservations about us blocky head dogs- I can’t help how I look!

I also need to be the only furkid in the house.  Yep, I live with a super laid back male dog but I’d prefer not .  And that factors into why I don’t like to be at adoption events.  There is a lot of chaos going on and frankly, some humans let their dogs run up to me and I get nervous.

The tomboy in me!  I love being silly!

Lastly, I came into foster care when I was about 1½ years old - those are the juvenile/teenage years in dogs when even a well- raised puppy struggles with impulse control and pushes the envelope.  Mom suspects that I never had the puppyhood that I should have had nor did I learn many manners either. She also suspects I must’ve made the humans I once lived with mad because it’s obvious I’m frightened if you yell at or punish me harshly.  This kind of negative reinforcement will only damage our relationship and bond.  All that coupled with my size made me a very misunderstood girl.  Have you ever been misunderstood?

Luckily, all those super-sized kisses I gave my mom the evening she picked me up from the pound really showed her how big my heart really is.  How was I supposed to learn what to do if no one taught me?  If I was only scolded when I did something wrong, how was I supposed to know the right thing to do?

Not having rules or boundaries is kinda stressful for us dogs.  We actually like to know what to do and how to do it. Anything else leaves a world of uncertainty and can create anxiety. I was fairly anxious as I was learning to live with rules and boundaries, even though I knew that’s ultimately what I wanted. What a relief to have someone taking care of things!

What can I say? I LOVE pink and I definitely love a good cause!

It was obvious I wasn't exposed to very much before.  I didn't know how to walk on a leash - I tried to chase the cars and bark at the large mailboxes on the street.  It didn't take long to understand the walking thing.  When I was in the house, I would hear the slightest noise outside and bark and get myself so worked up I couldn't stop barking even though I couldn't remember what I was barking at.

During the transition to my foster home, it took a few days to trust my foster mom wouldn't put me in dangerous situations.  But soon, I felt safe that she was leading me in the right direction.  Through it all, I've always been very loving and have slobbered Mom with kisses while taking in this new way of living.  She even lugged me out of town to her family’s house a few times and I exuberantly loved everyone there.  And, as always, they loved me too even though they proclaim not to be dog-people and I’m a lotta dog!

I was even adopted out to a family with four kids and they loved me and I loved them but they did not have the time to dedicate to me so I came back to my very dedicated foster mom.

Being adorable, playing with my toy outside

A few months ago, I heard this sound that I used to be afraid of, The Clicker.   Mom has amped up my training.  Now I’m always eager to hear The Clicker.  If you’re not familiar, The Clicker reinforces the good things that I do at the very moment I do them.  Sometimes when I’m out in the yard, I start to bark as strangers walk their dogs by, but Mom calls me back and I know if I go it’s a good thing and I love to do good things.  One day, I even heard a couple say “that is amazing” when I ran back to mom as they passed with their dog.  Sometimes I don’t bark at all. I don’t bark at dogs on walks or care too much about them, even when the pack of little barkers are walking too!  If I get distracted by something, that’s when the “let’s go” command is important.  Ya know how I said I use to bark all the time at things outside?  Well, now I know I have better things to do.  Even the tree trimmers were here today with saws and the chipper and I thought napping was more important.  I still bark at the UPS guy and some other pertinent things so you can feel safe but then I stop!  Yep, it’s true!

I've been in foster care for a long time but I’m ready for my new home.  Transitioning to my new furever home is going to be great!  Mom can teach you all the words I know so you can jump right in.  I really just want a human or few to hang to spend time with.

There are still some areas I haven’t had the opportunity to practice as much as we’d like but I’m a good learner.  I still have times when I act like a puppy, mostly when I get excited and that’s why I need someone who will understand that.

You might think 'Well it sounds like your foster mom does?  You seem to have it made at your foster home!  Why would you want to leave?'

Being adorable again.  Posing in 'my chair.'

My mom loves me so much but my foster home is really not the best place for me to be and I'll tell you why.  I've done so well here and it’s quite impressive because it’s really not the best place.  You see, because I prefer my space with dogs, I only have a small area of the house where I’m allowed when my foster brother is here.  Some days I don’t see much of Mom, aside from walks or playing ball and some training. I sit all alone cuddled up in chair (that she gave me permission to use); it makes me sad and makes her feel bad because I just want to be with my people.  On busy days when I don't get to see as much of her, she makes it a point to lay down with me at night. I love that!

It’s amazing I’ve accomplished as much as I have given the circumstances.  When my foster brother is not home, I get the run of the house, and I get to pretend what it’s like to be in a forever home where I can check to see what my humans are up to, give them some love, and just be around.

Do you know anyone that would love to have a dog like me?  I really need to start learning in my new home soon. I know my foster brother is having some health issues and Mom really needs to focus on getting him
healthy. I also heard she has some travel coming up and if I don’t have a home, I don’t know where I’ll go.

I’m a sweet baby girl and I know my furever home is out there somewhere . . . can you help me find it?



If you would like to know more about and/or meet Petunia please see her listing on Paws and Prayers Adoptable Dogs and fill out an adoption application for Petunia today!

Hi there!  I’m Petunia!  Most likely you've seen my picture if you frequent the Paws & Prayers Adoptable Dog page.  I've been in foster care for quite some time. I was asked to write ‘a day in the life’ of Petunia, but I figured people were more curious about dogs that seem to be around forever.  I assume you wonder what is ‘wrong’ with us.  Really, it’s ok to admit that.  There are various reasons that dogs don’t get adopted as readily as others.  My foster mom says it can be because some are older, some need more training, some have special needs, some look a certain way. etc.  But, I can only tell you about me . . .

My foster mom thinks I’m about the sweetest dog in the world!  Sometimes she can’t stop squeezing and kissing me and squeezing me some more.  Luckily, my body structure can handle it and the love feels so good so I don’t mind at all.

On a hike with my foster mom.

I love being with my people.  It doesn't matter what we do; we can go for walks and runs, I can sit and watch you clean, we can play ball together, or I will lay at your feet while you work or cuddle sooo close to you if you let me.  I think I’m a lapdog and somehow I make it work.  I’m just a people kinda dog.  I love to chew my toys while lying over your lap or your feet or anywhere you'll let me lay on you - I just want to touch you!

Even though I love my peoples, I do just fine being alone and don’t have any separation issues so you can come and go as you please.  I pick up on routines and expectations easily as long as you teach me positively and consistently.  I walk and jog very well on a leash and I sit at the street corners to let cars go past. Not gonna lie, sometimes those rabbits and squirrels can be a random distraction (Mom is working with me on this).  I get several compliments on my leash skills and what an awesome and cute dog I am.  No kidding, people literally roll down their car windows and say so!

Showing my diva side!

Mom has a new expectation this week that whenever she stops walking I need to sit immediately, not just at the street corners.  We've only started this a couple days ago and I’m doing very well.  Mom says training never stops and her own dog, who is a registered therapy dog, confirms this (we've had a few conversations).

Training is cool!  Most of the time I never even know it’s happening.  I just get recognized for being good, doing what’s asked of me, or learning what I shouldn't be doing by being taught what I should be doing. Pretty simple, huh? “Water the Flowers, Not the Weeds” is my mom’s motto.  A professor of her’s once said this and she recently found out it’s the title of a book about building all types of relationships.  Go ahead and Google it.  I hope it makes sense to you, if it doesn't already.

Anyhoo, I also have learned 'come,' 'sit,' ‘wait,’ 'let's go,’ 'stay,' ‘watch me,' and ‘down’ in a structured setting. ‘ Come,' ‘Watch Me,’ ‘Wait’ and ‘Let’s Go’ are very important to me.  Oh, I also know 'crate' and 'basement' too!

"I've got this one!"

Hmmm, what else about me?  I love to play ball and can jump so high to catch the ball.  Well, I only catch it about 70% of the time, but this is something we are perfecting!  I quickly figured out all by myself that another ball doesn't get thrown until I drop the one in my mouth.  Mom says I’m so smart!  I've also been using my brain and trying agility weave poles.  I’m quite the tomboy and a girly diva all at the same time.  I get the ‘zoomies’ a few times a week when I run around the yard as fast as I can and spin around.  Then I bound in the house and I’m ready to snuggle up.

I LOVE snoozing by the heat vent!

Here I've worn myself out chewing on my squeaky toy.

I sound like a pretty wonderful pup, huh?  I am, and I’ll be even better when I get a home to call my own. How could I still possibly be in desperate need of a home?



Stay tuned to hear more from Petunia herself with her Pet of the Month:  Petunia, Part 2 post later this week!

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