Happy Tails: Maggie

Dear Volunteers of Castaway,

On December 14th, you transported a dog named Shea's litter.  One of those puppies was pup number 8, now called Maggie.  She appreciated the chance you gave her to find her forever home and thought you might like to hear a happy update.  Her forever family walked in the door at Eleventh Hour's Petsmart location in NJ to "just look" as we were searching for a golden retriever puppy to add to our family.  Our three year old wanted a puppy for Christmas and we're a bunch of suckers when it comes to the sad look followed by "please".

Needless to say we filled out a pre-adopt in case we happened to "just look" at someone who might fit.  Then we found Maggie.  Her name was Prancer, she had rolled in something awful in the cage with her brother and sister, and she pee'd on my foot.  All that aside, our 4-year old shepherd mix and her couldn't have cared less that they were laying next to each other.  It was love.

She was approximately 12 pounds when we adopted her December 15th.  She is now 5 months old (by your birthday) and is weighing in at a growing 40.6 pounds.  4 more pounds and she outweighs her new older brother Buddy.  She is a menace when it comes to jumping, but we're working on her manners with puppy training courses.  (She already graduated her first basic course.)  She's proficient in leave it, stay, and sit.  Down and go to place need some more work.  As she is most likely a pit mix, we're working to have her achieve the status of canine good citizen so she can be an ambassador for the breed.  She plays gently with our son, nipping him when he gets out of line but never breaking skin or leaving any red marks.  She plays like crazy with Buddy in our 1/2 acre fenced yard, and she sleeps (depending on the night and her mood) either on our bed, a fluffy dog bed next to our bed, or in her crate with her favorite blankets.

She is gorgeous, crazy, and beyond all she's our new little princess. She charms everyone she meets, and we wouldn't trade her for anything.  Thank you for taking Shea and her babies into your shelter and giving us the chance to find our new fur baby.  I have attached a few pictures for you so you can see how she's doing since moving to NJ.  The first is her with her new big brother Buddy, the second is her in one of her favorite spots (the bed).

Thanks again!
Erin, Rich, Ryan, Buddy, and Maggie