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11/22/10: This lucky girl is
ADOPTED!
05/09/10:
I am a
lovely girl still looking
for my forever home and I
will be needeing a new
foster home in the near
future too - please consider
filling out a application
and making me a part of your
life.
11/23/09:
Shyla Asked Santa
For A Forever Home
“Shyla is
really starting to show
how much fun she is.
She can make a toy out
of just about anything
(note the flower pot in
the new picture). She
also has learned that
not all the toys are
hers. She doesn't try
to take away a toy that
her foster brother has.
She thrives
on attention and enjoys
being with people. She
is not thrilled having
to share affection but
she is getting better
with it. Shyla adores
her boxer brother but,
at times, gets a bit too
excited for him. If she
does live with another
dog it should be one who
is confident and doesn't
get too overwhelmed when
another dog gets
excited.
Shyla really
enjoys eating but always
sits and waits patiently
for her meal. She also
sits and waits patiently
to get her collar and
leash on. She is a well
mannered little lady.
She also likes her dog
bed. She lays on it at
night and only gets on
the furniture if a
person tells her it's
OK.
She recently
went to see Santa and
got her picture taken.
Santa asked her what she
wanted for
Christmas. She
wished for a 'forever
home'. Can you make her
wish come true?"
10/21/09:
Update from Shyla’s
Foster Mom:
“Shyla has learned a
lot since she came into
foster including a few
doggie manners. She no
longer tries to put her
paws on the counter to
see anything at the
other end is hers. She
enjoys her mile or so
walk every night and
will sit and wait for
treat and her dinner.
Shyla loves to shake a
toy and toss it in the
air. Catching anything
on the way down, though,
is not her forte.
Like most boxers she
will give you her
undivided attention
when you pet her and
show her love. She
respond with boxer
kisses and plenty of
affection. Shyla loves
to lay in the sun and
catch a few rays. She is
allowed on the furniture
and like to lay on my
bed. Oh, and doing the
boxer kidney bean dance,
she's great at it. I've
tried to get a picture
of it, but she is too
fast and stops when she
sees the camera.
She went for a "play
date" with a friend of
mine on Sunday and had a
great time. She now
realizes that not all
dogs want to attack her
and that it’s actually
fun to play with others.
I still think she would
love to be an only
dog. She ran on the
enclosed Little League
field, then went to a
house in the country.
There, she encountered
the cat of the house and
ignored lest she would
forfeit the chance to
get a loving pet from a
new person. She is a
people doggie. Her
little nub goes so fast
I keep waiting for it to
fall off. She is a happy
little girl who makes
people laugh with her
silly antics.
Oh, and one more
thing; Shyla definitely
needs a fenced yard. She
LOVES to run. Somewhere
in another life she must
have been a greyhound.
If you have not
applied to adopt this
petite little boxer
girl, trust me, you are
missing out on a little
gem.”
08/04/09:
SHYLA WAS
CAST ASIDE BY THREE FAMILIES
Shyla is a
petite (40 pound) 6 year old
spayed female boxer who was
originally surrendered to a
shelter in May of this year
because her family was
moving. This family
purchased her from a breeder
as a puppy, and they lived
together until they gave her
to the shelter.
Shyla was
adopted soon after she
arrived at the shelter in
May but was returned two
months later. The
shelter was surprised
because the people who
returned her were not the
family who adopted her.
The people
who brought her to the
shelter the second time had
an aggressive bulldog that
was on Prozac and, after
many confrontations, Shyla
finally had enough and
retaliated to defend herself
against the other dog.
We would like to stress she
was never the instigator in
these altercations.
The
shelter contacted us for
help because when they did
their behavior evaluation
Shyla showed signs of being
possessive over food and pig
ears. This same food
test was given to her the
first time she arrived at
the shelter and she had no
problem with people taking
these high value items away
from her. The stress
she endured for the last
couple of months no doubt
contributed to this behavior
change.
Both of
the times Shyla was
evaluated at the shelter,
she had no issues with the
other parts of their tests.
She was neutral and sniffed
another dog appropriately,
allowed all handling, and
showed no interest in play
(a definite sign of stress).
We sent an
experienced volunteer to
visit the shelter and she
said Shyla was initially
somewhat nervous but very
sweet. The shelter was
not going to place Shyla up
for adoption because of the
issue with food, and we knew
we could not leave her
behind.
A quick
update from Shyla’s foster
home on her first night:
“Hi! We
made it through the night.
Shyla was
very good on the long drive
home from the shelter.
She seemed more relaxed once
we were home and she was
able to explore the house
and yard. She fell
asleep on a comfy dog bed
for quite a while.
When she got up from her nap
she was obviously feeling
much better and became a bit
of a feisty firecracker.
After a
couple hours she decided to
bark at her boxer foster
brother Brendan, in his
face, so they went outside.
Brendan played chase for a
bit and then Shyla started
to playfully bite his back
legs. He stopped and
told her ‘no’ then she was
in his face again. So
we stopped, or I should say
we went inside, because she
would not stop.
Shyla
tried to counter surf and
stand on a chair to look at
the table. She also
likes the "people" bed.
We will see at lunch how she
does with no one home. She
is loose (because the papers
from the shelter said she
was not crate trained) and
Brendan is crated. She ate
really well. We also
did our mile jog.”
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