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Lacey (aka Pumpkin) is home with us in foster. She didn’t respond to her name so we gave her a new one to start from new!!
Lacey is a darling girl. Very nervous and anxious when we went to collect her. She was shaking like a leaf, the poor dear. She was quite overwhelmed by all the humans fussing over her. She was hesitant to get into the car and to get out when we arrived home.
She met our gang, Oisin and Gracie in our back garden and boy did she come alive.
Sniffing everything and everyone and bouncing around the place like no ones business. She was very well recvd from our lot and Lacey got the 2 paws up from our man of the house, Oisin. Lacey even had a full on play with our Golden, Gracie!!
Lacey chowed down her dinner and even was excited to get many treats. She slept really well all night without a peep out of her. The night before we picked her up, she cried all night
so we were pleased. She even managed her way on to our bed and then the other two followed suit!!! Lol the dogs slept well. The humans, not to much. Lacey loves to explore and pops in and out of all the rooms. When she sees someone coming she does a wild tap dance. It’s the cutest thing. Front paws are going wild as her back paws stay still. She has a wee sad face but boy oh boy is her heart singing.
She has responded well to love and cuddles. Belly rubs are her all time favourite.
She looks to be house trained as she goes straight outside to potty. No accidents thus far.
She watched me groom Gracie this morning and Lacey plopped herself right next to me and I brushed her too. For a long time. She loved it.
Lacey is a sweet girl. She’s alittle unsure and cautious. With a little time and lots of love, she should grown into her own.
Lacey will definitely need companions as she doesn’t like to be by herself. So a brother or sister or both is best for Lacey!!
Will update again soon once Lacey has had a chance to settle in more.
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. You have such a serious little face , I think you are just trying to work things out. Or trying REALLY hard not to think about hunting all things small and furry. If you are anything like Nellie that is all you will think about 24-7 Lacey is such an amazing cuddle bug and has settled in quite well.
Most of her anxiousness and nervousness has gone and she’s happy as can be.
She is even very excited when new people come into the house. We had a puppy sitter last night and as soon as the doorbell rang, Lacey was up and running to the door to greet her new friend. Not only is she quite adorable, Lacey is quite talented too. As we know she can tap dace ( gets really excited), she can tap dance backwards. It’s the cutest thing.
We’ve taken her to the park with our other pups and day one she did really well. The last few days, she got out of the car and walks a bit but then wouldn’t go any further- even on the lead.
So we think we will have to start just walking her around the neighbourhood until she builds enough confidence in being in big, open spaces. Lacey is a quiet dog and only plays once in a while with our Golden Gracie. She is very low maintenance and just loves being petted and cuddled. When she sees you walking toward her, she will sit up with her front paws in the air and says.."rub my belly, rub my belly!!!"
She has this amazing little tail that wiggles and wags really fast all the time. Lacey loves looking out the big front window and will even guard the house with a few big barks. She maybe a wee little thing but she has a lot to say.
After observing her this past week, we do believe she would also be fantastic as an only dog, and/or having another dog for company. What she really loves and needs is human companionship. She would get a wee sad if she was left alone so companionship is key.
Lacey will without a doubt make a great family pet.
image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgOh I’d love to rub your belly Lacey, but my 2 might get jealous. You sound like a wonderful low maintenance little dog – can’t believe you haven’t been snapped up. Keep the tail wagging….I’m sure there is someone out there who just hasn’t found you yet.
Sorry Lacey, but the picture of you hanging over the back of that chair to look out the window makes me laugh every time I look at it. You are clearly very interested in your surroundings and keeping a close eye on everything
Our little Lacey is doing wonderfully.
Most of her nervousness and shyness is gone and she has settled so nicely that her true cheeky personality is shining through. She is the sweetest little doggie and she LOVES, LOVES her belly rubs and snuggles. In the last couple of weeks, it’s been really great to see Lacey experience new adventures and to see how she handles other dogs and new people too. She loves them all.
Everyone at the vet LOVES her and thinks she’s just the sweetest wee thing. We puppy sat a former foster of ours Teddy and he really brought out the playfulness in Lacey. She followed him around all weekend and even put her sweet little paws on him before he had to go home.
She was quite hesitant at first in going for long walks with us at the 15 acres and we had to bring her home usually after 15 mins before continuing on with our other dogs.
In recent weeks she not only is so excited about the leads and harnesses coming out at home, she is also the first one out the door- usually jumping over Gracie our golden.
She’s the first into the car and she happily spends 1 1/2-2 hours walking and playing at the park. She makes best friends will all the new dogs she meets at the park and most times will have full on play time with many of them. It’s been great to see her come out of her shell and enjoy all life has to offer her.
She still tap dances when it’s breakfast, dinner and treat time. And she does all the tap dancing backwards. That’s talent!!
Lacey had been scratching and licking a lot when we first brought her home. A few weeks ago we took her to the Vet and started out on some meds to see if she had skin issues or allergies. As soon as she took her first meds, she’s been itch free. We’ve since been back and she got the ALL CLEAR. Her skin is beautiful and has no problem. We will keep an eye on the progress to see if it’s food related or something else or if it’s been totally treated. So far so good.
Lacey goes into the vet on Tuesday for the "Cone of shame!!"
Lacey has had a few baths and she loves her water time. No problems at all. She sleeps beautifully at night, despite usually kicking Gracie out of her bed.
Lacey will make a wonderful furever family pet!!
image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgLacey is such a sweet, sweet, darling girl. And a good one at that.
We took Lacey in for her "cone of shame" surgery on Tuesday and she did really well. So well in fact, that when she came out to greet us, she wasn’t wearing that "cone of shame" we were so dreading. NOPE. She’s done so well in not bothering with her stitches that she’s never had to put it on.
Whew!!! We have had to keep her home from her daily walks in the park and it makes her quite sad.
That’s right. The wee girl who was so afraid of walking in the park that we had to turn around 15 mins later to go home, is NOW always super excited to go for her walkies!!! She loves running around and meeting new dogs and humans along the way. We will let her rest up a few more days and get the all clear from the vet. We’ve had to stop the full on play with Gracie until she heals but other than that, she’s been perfect!!!
She’s really coming out of her shell and feels at home and settled.
We brought her to the vet a few weeks ago for some itching and biting she was doing. They put her on a course of meds to see if it was anything of concern. Her skin is beautiful and the vet thinks it might be allergies to something. Maybe food. Since she’s been off the meds for 2 weeks now, she does little biting or itching, if any. It isn’t something to be concerned with but we will keep an eye on her to see if it worsens. So far, so good.
She’s a digger. We have nice little holes in our garden but I wouldn’t put all the blame on her. Our golden is a digger too.
Lately I’ve found Lacey in the morning sleeping in Gracie’s bed and Gracie sleeping in hers. Their beds are in our room and a few nights ago, I saw Lacey get up out of hers in the middle of the night, walk to Gracie’s, get in, circle around and plop right down on top of Gracie’s bum!!!
Gracie wasn’t even phased by it and stayed right where she was. In the morning, I saw Gracie then head on over to Lacey’s bed. Apparently she needed a little more room to sprawl out. It was adorable to see the process happening. Lacey will make the perfect companion for humans and doggies alike!!!
image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgLacey, I know terriers are supposed to dig holes – that is what terriers do but PLEASE DON’T. I have been mentally scarred by my terrier visiting the neighbour’s garden. I didn’t object the the visit sooo much, it was the fact she did it around midnight and had me galloping around like a FOOL (
) trying to get her back. It took several years off my life – it really did. Would you consider another hobby, like modelling dog coats, dancing, putting rubbish in bins That would be so much better than digging. I have to say you are looking pretty splendid and very relaxed Lacey is doing amazingly well. She’s totally settled in and there’s no more shaking or nervousness.
She did a great job recovering from her neutering and infact never wore her cone at all.
She loves, loves, loves her daily walks and often jumps over Gracie, our Golden, to get out the door first.
Everyone and I mean EVERYONE at the park just falls madly in love with her. She has a warming and cuddly personality and has a bright spark about her. She really lights up a room when she sees other doggies and humans. She’s the tap dancer, after all.
We’ve been busy in our garden and Lacey has been right there helping. She likes to take our gloves off the shelf and bring them to the garden when were not looking!! Lol and she’s fascinated with the new mulch we got. Besides alittle cheekiness, she loves sitting outside on the deck, basking in the warm sun!!!
We built a new (high) raised garden so the doggies wouldn’t trample on all the carrots and beans. Lacey is a jumper for sure. We’ve caught her a few times jumping in the garden and having a roll around!! Lol
She takes direction really well. And she’s getting better at responding to her name.
Most of all she loves to curl up and lay upon your lap and she still likes to steal Gracie’s bed at night time.
image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgLacey is doing really well and is as happy as can be.
She is such a sweet doggie and enjoys being around people and other doggies to play with.She continues to LOVE her daily walks and tries to beat everyone and dog out the door first. She will literally jump over our Golden Retriever while waiting for the door to open.
She’s a bouncy pup when she gets really excited and she can forever lay in your lap to nap.
We had 40 plus teenagers over for our daughters graduation and she was the belle of the ball. We experimented with letting the pups visit with everyone in the backyard and they were quite the entertainment. Lacey was good with all the excitement of so many people and she enjoyed all the attention.
Lacey loves her baths and is really good at letting you put her in the bath and clean her.
We think Lacey will be the best furever family pet. We do believe she is still alittle nervous only in new situations in different environments. We had the neighbours watch the pups for a weekend and little Lacey had tinkled on the (new) carpet several times- even thou she had been walked and had pottied outside.
She’s totally potty trained and only tinkled one or twice when we first brought her home so we were quite surprised she tinkled on the floor. Other than that weekend, she goes straight outside.
She was brilliant and happy other then the confusion of not being in her foster home. Certainly with a little time and patience in her new home she will settle nicely.
image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgThat is a great Lacey up-date. Super little dog. If she is anything like Nellie, she will have oodles of personality, be great fun as well as affectionate, loyal and very pretty into the bargain
Sniffing everything and everyone and bouncing around the place like no ones business. She was very well recvd from our lot and Lacey got the 2 paws up from our man of the house, Oisin. 
Lacey chowed down her dinner and even was excited to get many treats. 
so we were pleased. She even managed her way on to our bed and then the other two followed suit!!! Lol 
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So we think we will have to start just walking her around the neighbourhood until she builds enough confidence in being in big, open spaces. 
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) trying to get her back. It took several years off my life – it really did. Would you consider another hobby, like modelling dog coats, dancing, putting rubbish in bins 
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