Hi, this is Carly.  I have been helping my foster mom edit pictures of me playing Frisbee.  It is pretty complicated and I don't think she finds me very helpful.  Something about my nose on the keys ... I could be more help if I had thumbs.I have had a good week.  Lots of fun with Maverick and Sharky playing in the snow.  We have invented a game that is a combination of Frisbee, chase and growl.  Sharky and Maverick have very deep growls.  Mine sounds sort of girly...not as scary as theirs at all.  But I can make faster turns in the snow.  It is really tiring so I have to take a nap after we come in and get warm.More news next week...have to go play Frisbee, chase and growl.  Carly signing off.

Carly has been with us 5 days now. What a sweetie she is. She sends special greetings to Bogey and Kathy & Jeff M with her thanks for thinking of her over the holidays.

Carly has been visited by many of our friends and extended family. Everyone is amazed at how friendly she is especially after hearing the story of her early days. We thought she might be timid given her experience...but not so. She is delighted to meet new people and dogs. We don't know about cats. She is house trained and has free roam of the house when we are gone. She can be left alone for a full work day just fine.

She has amazing eyes. They are large and expressive. One friend says she looks like a movie star. And then you add her ears that seem to act like punctuation marks to show surprise, curiosity, delight. She is a really great girl.

She arrived mid day on Sunday and settled in quickly. The basket of toys was discovered practically immediately. Everything was removed, examined and tried right away. She loves to fetch and it is clear that she will be a Frisbee dog as soon as the snow is not too deep to try it.

There is a lot of rockin' and rollin' with her foster brother, Maverick. They just completed a wrestling match and are taking a siesta in the sun.

She sleeps with us. As active as she is all day she drops as if a switch has been flipped when it is time to go to sleep. Not even any circling. When she is hungry she lets you know.

When she arrived she had teary eyes. That has cleared up.

She would be a great dog for a family with grade school and older children. She might be too much for smaller children. Probably knocking them over. Much is puppy exuberance and will resolve itself in a few months. Children who can run and play with her would be perfect.

She is very agile and would probably make a great agility dog. She will be a champion Frisbee player.

Carly comes when she is called and has been good in our fenced in yard. She would probably be happiest if she had another dog in the house. But she does seem to be able to entertain herself with the basket of toys. She is not very good about putting the toys back in the basket, tho'.

She is ready to accept applications for a forever family. Carly is a wonderful girl and any family would be blessed to share their lives with her.

As you can see in the new pictures,..she LOVES the snow. She will sit in the middle of the yard and just look around and up into the trees. Enjoy and send in your applications. Some lucky family will be taking her home soon.

Carly is an absolute joy!  She has been doing excellent in her training, and is ready for frisbees!  She catches balls in mid-air! Carly continues to get along great with the resident dogs.  She has given them a great workout and everyone has gotten leaner and more muscular (except for Foster Mom and Dad. :) 

We had a bit of a scare one morning when I called all of the dogs back inside and Carly did not come, as she is usually the first one back in.  It was still dark out so I grabbed a flashlight because I could see her sitting in the yard.  I went to her and saw a metal object stuck on her back foot.  I scooped her up and brought her inside to examine her.  My hubby and I discovered she had a wire marshmallow roaster stuck in her foot.  I could only assume it came from the neighbors yard as they use these and we don't.  I cut off the excess wire and called the E-vet to let them know I was bringing her down.  It turned out that the wire did not penetrate any bone or pads, but went through the webbing between her toes.  She was a good girl for the vet and they managed to pull the wire out without anesthesia.  I got antibiotics and took her home.  She healed up great and had no other problems.  She is such a good baby.