I graduated!

Hi, it's me, Zoey. I'm wearing my graduation bandana today!

I have been going to this fun class where my foster mom lets me eat llloootttsss of yummy treats. All I have to do to get the treats is sit, lay down, touch her hand with my nose, stay in different positions, not jump on people and whip my head around when she says my name.

Oh, and my favorite game is 'leave it'. I DON'T eat a treat that she throws on the ground, so then she FEEDS ME a better one! It's the best game ever. Here I am demonstrating my 'down' and 'leave it'.

I was definitely nervous each week when I entered the building (because I'm shy) but I got more and more relaxed each time. Foster mom feeds me a treat if I look at scary new people and dogs. Weird, but it relaxes me. She says I still need to practice all these skills in different places, but I did great on my graduation night. Now I get to be a couch potato on Monday nights again, yay! -Zoey

Weekends!

Here I am walking on water! It's great fun. There is a lot of wide open spaces out here and I can run and run and run. I'm really fast! The only thing stopping me from running forever is the darn long leash that I have to drag. I'm told it's for my own safety.

This is my foster sister, Kenzie. She's annoying. She loves to chase me when I am running, which would be o.k. if she didn't try to nip me all the time! Guess that is something that a lot of border collies do!

And here I am as my foster mom's co-pilot. I may not be a purebred border collie, but I'm as smart as one! I even tested for and passed my Canine Good Citizen test! And yesterday at "school," I was used as the "tester dog" for other dogs that were trying to get their CGC!

Snowy Zoey!

Hi, I'm Zoey, making my debut here on the foster dog blog....weeee!!! It's March 2nd and we got another giant snowstorm! I had a blast this morning running around with my foster brothers and sister. My obedience class got cancelled for tonight, but I'll probably be too tired by then anyway!

Here's a video of me playing chase with my foster brother, Marsh:

My foster mom says I'm hard to photograph because I'm always zooming around like this:

Thanks for reading my first blog. Gotta go inside and warm up now!

-Zoey

Sparkle gets a home!

Sparkle found the most wonderful home! She will get to hang with her new dad 24/7, keeping him busy playing and training and having fun walks through the village, visits to the park, and all the love and fun she could ever want!
nCongratulations Bain and Sparkle!

School starts soon!

Hiya! Guess what? School starts tomorrow! I'm so excited, I finally get to go to my own dog class, just like my foster brothers do. I hope I do well....the Boss lady has been practicin' with me. She clicks this clicker thing and then I get a treat. I can't always make her click the clicker thing though...I am not sure, but I think it has somethin' to do with what I am doin' at the time I get the click.

The Boss Lady says I concentrate so hard on trainin' that she can almost see smoke coming outta my ears!...uh, that's a good thing, right?

Breckin the Brave

Lizzie's new favorite toy

HI!!! I'm Lizzie, and this past weekend I got a ton of new toys to play with. They are all mine because my foster brother Didge still only wants to play with the old grungy toys, the weirdo.













Anyway, I decided that the quacky bowling pin was my FAVORITE! And I squeak it as often as I can get my mouth on it. It's great!








Here I am in action with my new toy...

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And now for something completely different...a video of me barking in my sleep

Sam is adopted!

Great news! Sam has been adopted!!!

He will be moving to Maine with his new parents, Lynette and Mark.




Thanks for all the interest in Sam. We are always getting great dogs in rescue, so please keep checking the available dogs page.