Dresden settles in

well, dresden has been getting used to her new home and new family. she is so obedient that she just hangs with us (her people) until bed time, unless we have to go out for a bit. her new best friend paige is enjoying short walks and cuddles with her. upon observing her for that past couple days i think she is a mix of greyhound and german short haired pointer, you should see this girl run! When she lays down she looks just like a greahound body, and when she sees something she wants she lifts her front foot and points her tail just like a gsp. she enjoyed a good frolic off leash at grandma and grandpa's house and got to meet "the boys" riley and quincy - two westies that live w grandma and grandpa. i really have been enjoying walking her at night and in the early morning when no one is around, the quiet is good for thinking and praying and dresden is good company. i went running today, but not yet w dresden, she's still recovering from her heart worms, but maybe in a couple months ;) she seems happy to be here with us and is settling in quite nicely.

Charlotte aka Dresden goes to her new home!

Yesterday was a big day for Dresden. Last weekend Dresden met Kelly, Jason and their lovely three children at an adoption event. Well, who could resist Dresden? Kelly and her family were smitten and last night the family came to pick Dresden up and take her home.

Off Dresden when with her new 11 yr old human holding the other end of the leash. We can't wait to hear how Dresden is doing in her new home.

Charlotte aka Dresden

Lovely Dresden went to the vet on Wed for her heartworm treatments. These are injections of medicine that kills the heartworms. Dresden had one injection on Wed and a second on Thurs. The injections are painful and poor Dresden was one hurting puppy when she got picked up to go home - the poor girl was whining most of the drive. Boy, was she glad to get into her crate for a nap . There's nothing like being in your own bed when you are feeling lousy!

The next day, she was feeling more herself and now she's back! Unfortunately, as Dresden's body absorbs dead worm pieces (yes, its gross - so make sure YOUR dog is on heartworm prevention meds), Dresden will have to hang up her running shoes. She needs to stay calm for a couple of months. After that, she will be better than ever and in no time at all, she'll be able to run, jump, frolick with the best of them.

Good News For Charlotte - She has a sponsor!

Charlotte aka Dresden has a wonderfully generous sponsor who has contributed a very nice sum which should cover just about all of her heart worm treatment.

A HUGE Thank you to Kristen, Dresden's guardian angel!

Charlotte Makes A Break From The Shelter!

Charlotte left the shelter today and went to meet her new fosters - Jaan, Pri and Ro and her new canine friend, Xena. Since Charlotte is totally charming, the humans took about 30 seconds to win over - those humans are hardly a challenge at all - just a tail wag here, a flop and belly roll there and it is all over. Xena was a little more of a challenge. Xena wasn't so sure at first how she felt about this BIG (I mean, Charlotte is 30 lbs and a leggy girl) extremely (maybe too?) friendly dog in HER house. But within an hour or so. it looked like Xena thought that the company wasn't so bad after all and that maybe it'd be fun to have another canine to play with.

Now that Charlotte is in her new foster home, we're looking forward to more stories about Charlotte's life in Northern VA, her search for a forever home and of course, seeing some great photos (those shelter photos don't do a girl justice at all!)

Meet Charming Charlotte the small hound

Charlotte is a super cute, playful little 1 year old hound mix tho she clearly has something else in her. Look at that face - have you ever seen anything cuter? She also has a wonderful personality - she is friendly, love to play, loves other dogs.

This little cutey is a a rural shelter that we try to help. She can be brought to the metro DC area for an approved foster or adopter. We don't know if she is housetrained and it is best to assume that she is not. Most dogs housetrain quickly and easily and we can give you tips on housetraining, crate training, etc.

Won't you help this darling little dog by fostering or adopting her? We also just discovered that Charlotte has heart worms. This is totally curable but expensive to treat. Please consider becoming Charlotte's sponsor to help cover the cost of making Charlotte 100% healthy. THANK YOU!