Bugglez the champion of retirement

After more time here at the house, it's clear miss Bugs had good reason to hang up the racing towel at only two and half.   She was ready for the finer things:  comfy beds, stuffie slaughter, and bouncing around the yard like a pony.   

Really, she bounces.  It's like she's wearing moon shoes.

Honestly,  it's hard to connect the same super shy pup that we saw a month ago to the self-assured girl we have now.   She definitely needs her quiet time, and still retreats into the bedroom when she decides people are just too loud and crazy.  However,  she shows no signs of separation anxiety, and I was told by the folks who babysat her for my over the weekend that she wasted no time making herself at home, stuffie hunting and all.  

I am confident Bugglez would be a great only hound or first hound.   She was alone in the house without my hound all of last Thursday, and I didn't hear a peep from her when I left or returned.  I also think she would be okay without a yard.  I still haven't seen her run, much to my and my hound's dismay.  She's a great leash walker, though.    

Bugglez is camera shy, but I tried to get a photo of her whole body so that you can see how pretty she is.  We're still working on her weight because she lost what looks like several pounds after her spay.  

"Buhhhhghhhh! The big bad camera is after me again!"

As long as you have no small animals, you're gonna love this chick.  If you come to 100 Oaks Meet and Greets, I'm sure she'll bury her face in your shoulder.  She really is a love Bug. 

First blog: coming out of the shell (er. . . crate)

Bugs has been here for a little over two weeks now.  Though she started out very shy,  she's coming out of her shell more and more as the days go by.   And with that, we're starting to experience what I imagine will be a very cool and quirky personality.

 Anecdotally, the other night as we were getting ready for bed,  I had just turned the lights out when I heard Baylee (my hound) making a racket from the floor.  I turned on the lights to see Bugs sitting ON TOP of Baylee in hopes that it might encourage Baylee to give up (or at least share) her bed for the evening.   Bugs is also a bit of a collector -- especially with the stuffies.  She likes to hoard the stuffies in her crate.   My favorite thing, however, is that she loves to gently bury her head in your chest when she wants attention.  That's a move you can't ignore.

Bugs eats well, crates well, leash walks well, eliminates well, and is a generally good dog.  She may need a home that's on the quieter side, but I think in the right circumstance she'll be an excellent house mate.  

Hopefully I can get some photos of her up here soon.