Marie, she stole our hearts immediately and is still such an integral part of our family – she comes pretty much everywhere with us. I think it took about a year before her poor nerves fully settled and then she was a like a pup all over again – it was really lovely to see. She was about 2/3 when we took her in and I reckon she’s now 5/6.
She has become such a confident little lady. She does still have moments where she gets very nervous and every so often, thankfully not too often, she will shake with her nerves and that really saddens us especially when we don’t know the cause of it. It’s usually down to loud noises and rain and wind. She definitely is secure in herself and knows she belongs here. She’s a real pampered pooch but in the best way.
She has bouts of playfulness and times when she doesn’t want to know about anything, choosing to just sit and sleep or be cuddled. It doesn’t seem to bother her too much when we meet other dogs be they young or old. Sometimes she’s lively and interested in playing with other dogs, then other times she just doesn’t want to know and will make it known. That’s what I love about her, she knows what she does and doesn’t want and makes it known.
There a pup on the road who is let out to roam whenever it wants, thankfully its not out too often. This pup has come into our house a couple of times and Angel hasn’t once been put out. She did let a little yelp today when the pup approached her food but she really didn’t seem too bothered apart from that.
Thanks Lou for the sound advice. There is a lot to think about and I’m not going to just jump in and adopt, it has to be right for us all. Angel comes first after all.