[nagdu] New dogs

[Mardi Hadfield]

Hi every one,  I am now fostering 2 dogs for two different rescues. I have
been busy training Zack to give him basic manners and basic obedience, and
Cat desensitizing. This will help him become a nice dog to have around, and
get him a good home. The second dog a female,and also a husky / shepherd
cross, loves cats, is already trained in basic obedience,and is a little
shy. I am working to get her over her shyness, which I think is really fear
as she was given up to one shelter, than transferred to another shelter
where she ended up on death row be cause she was deemed unadoptable because
she was shy. Just an excuse to kill another dog.Since she has been at my
home, she has not been that shy, behaves very nicely and loves my cats and
they love her. I am going to work with her to see if she can be a guide dog.
I think she just might do well. I have named her Cante Waste, wich is
pronounced  Chonta Wash Tay. It means Good Heart in Lakota. She is a very
sweet and loving dog. I have another dog comming on Monday. He is a Husky /
Border Collie cross. He has had  advanced obediance training and has also
had some Search and Rescue training. I feel that this dog is a good
candidate as a guide dog as he loves people. Gets along with all the dogs he
has ever met and loves to ride in moving vehicle no matter what they are. He
has opened gates to let out goats  and then brought them back to their pen,
not a one missing. He was never trained to do this. This is a thinking
dog!Now if only he would shut the gate............He has also opened car
doors and sat in the front seat waiting to go for a ride. I think his owner
thought he would figure out how to drive the car and car jack the owner. The
vet agrees that Wanagi has a problem, but until we see the xray we will not
know if it is an old injury, or hip displaisia, or the Valley Fever going
into her hip joints. She has been put on Rimadyl to help with her pain. She
is such a wonderful dog. I am really disapointed that she can't be my guide.
But she has a home with me permantly.  Have a great day,    Mardi and Nala,
still plugging away and happy as a clam.