Time for a new update! The Sassy girl has come a long way in the past week… she is definitely feeling at home here and she and her foster brother have “worked through any issues” and are in a good groove (they are both laying at my feet under the desk together… never thought I’d see that a few weeks ago!). Sass continues to be fun, playful and full of spunk, but we see very little diva attitude these days. An occasional “you’re bugging me” from Sassy and a “whatever…” from Mason and then they go play some more. Needless to say, I am no longer convinced she needs to be an “only-dog”, although I know she’d still love to have all the attention to herself.

More and more, I think Sassy is the ideal “middle-aged” Golden… she’s very active, loves her walks and playtime, but also happily entertains herself with toys and sticks in the yard. She loves her pets and belly rubs and actually purrs like a kitten, but also is content to take a little cat nap between activities. She sleeps through the night without a peep and I don’t think she’s ever asked to go outside for potty (although my yard is fenced so I let them out often), and never any accidents or bad behavior when left at home alone. She has free reign of the house and nothing has ever been disturbed. The only bad habit I can think of… which really doesn’t even count as BAD… is that once in a while she will pick up one of my shoes that I leave by the back door and “hide” it from me. Usually she just carries it into another room, no doubt so she can laugh at me while I look for it. Sometimes she’ll hide it under her blankie (which she also drags around with her) but she doesn’t chew them or even slobber them up… and she always only moves ONE, never the pair.

Truthfully, I’m surprised this girl is still around… she is at that perfect age for the family who wants an active dog but none of the trials and tribulations of the puppy or adolescent years. I know that 4-6 is a popular age group, but I wouldn’t rule this one out b/c she is 7. She has the energy of a 4 year old and the disposition of a 7-year old, which is a GREAT combination in my book! Plus she just turned seven in April!

She’s a very sweet, happy, healthy, spunky girl who has been well loved and has had a good life thus far. My job is to make sure the best is yet to come!!! Sassy will be at PetCo this weekend if you’re interested in meeting her… but if you REALLY want to meet her, email placementragom [dot] org to make sure she isn’t already spoken for by the weekend.