Elaine came into RAGOM from a commercial breeding facility and was surrendered due to the owner moving. She's been with us for three weeks now. She's low energy but hoping to get some weight off of her when we can be outside for longer periods of time and go on walks.

She spent her first few days in her safe spot in the kitchen and has made great strides since then. She seeks out attention and loves belly rubs. She's slowly venturing into the living room in the evenings when we are watching TV and will lay down for a bit.

We have an 11-year-old resident dog who doesn't play much anymore, so she and Elaine co-exist, but they don't interact a lot. Elaine spent last weekend at another foster home while we were out of town and she did great! She followed their five dogs around the yard, went on walks, and slept uncrated gated in a room with no accidents.

Because Elaine wasn’t socialized during her breeding days, her forever home will require another medium to large, confident dog to help continue building her confidence. And any children will need to be age 10 or older as Elaine is quite skittish around sudden movements and loud noises.

Elaine came in with this name and we've been calling her Lainey or Lainey Jo. She doesn't look like an Elaine! Since she was a breeding mama for most of her life, she's quite overweight and out of shape. She's enjoyed a few walks and does nicely on a leash without pulling but kind of zig zags, so will need some work there.

Elaine LOVES tennis balls and stuffed animals. So far she's pulled out a squeaker, but hasn't totally destroyed any of them. She's so cute with them and bats them around, playing by herself until she notices we are watching her.

Elaine likes to be outside and sniff around the yard, but doesn't attempt to run away or seek ways to escape. She'd enjoy a fenced yard, but would do OK on a long lead and closely supervised if she wasn't fenced.

Surprisingly, we haven't seen any squirrels or bunnies yet, so not sure about prey drive or cats. She has barked at a dog she heard a few houses away, but doesn't bark much otherwise.

We have had only one accident in the house and I was on the phone and missed her cues, so I'll take the blame for missing her signs. We have crated her every night, but I think once we get confident with no more accidents, she will be fine uncrated. She is not destructive and has only chewed on her toys. She sleeps through the night without a peep.

Elaine is an absolute sweetheart. She can be a little stubborn if she doesn't want to move, but I think it's due to being unsure about things yet. She sure could sense when we wanted her to move to go to the vet! We do have to lift her into the car, as she won't jump in yet.

Elaine was spayed on March 18, so will have more updates after she recovers. She's still smiling while wearing the cone!