Hi, Zoey here!  What a life!  I've been here 48 hours now, and I haven't had to be without my foster mom more than a few hours during the day!  I like that!  My former family chose to surrender me to RAGOM because they were gone 9 hours a day, and I had to stay in my crate during that time.  When they got home, I was really excited to see and be with them, but they didn't appreciate my enthusiasm  They also didn't have time to exercise me.  So, I had a lot of pent up energy.  I need exercise to use up all that energy.  I am a still kind of a puppy after all!! 

Hey, I have discovered a new form of exercise that I LOVE!!!!!  Look at me!!

We take walks here too, and I like that!  I'm pretty good at it unless I get distracted!  Running is really fun, but Foster Mom (FM) poops out way before I do!!  Sometimes Lacy (resident dog) runs and plays with me, but she's 5.  That must be old because she's nice, but kind of lazy.  FM has started using a Gentle Leader for me on our walks.

I've been thinking about my forever family and here are some things I'm hoping for:

• a family who can leave me alone four hours or less per day.  I don't want to be home alone so much.  I love to be close to my people
• a family who will love to play and exercise me as much as I love to play with them 
• a family who will reinforce the commands I already know and help me learn much more
• a family with another dog, a kid, a fenced in yard might be nice, but not nearly as important as a LOT OF LOVE AND ATTENTION.  I'm ready for that!!

FM keeps telling me that I am the sweetest dog ever and that I'm a diamond in the rough.  I guess that just means I'm a pretty special pup waiting for that perfect family to adopt me and help me become the best dog I can be...