Description of the Border
Tully's sister, Scout, came to us as an 8 week old puppy. Two years later, when we took Scout to be groomed at the breeder's, we were told that her sister was available. She had been co-owned and kept as a show dog, but now she was done showing and her owner couldn't keep her. She needed a home. We had talked about getting another dog at some point. When we picked her up to see how she and Scout did together she was friendly and submissive. She really didn't quite know what to do with her rowdy sister, but it touched our hearts to see how eager she was for affection. It was clear she was ready to be a pet. Even though we took her for a trial period, before the weekend was up she was part of the family. She was just so darn sweet that the thought of letting her go made me cry!
It didn't seem as if Tully's personality was really suited for the life of a show dog. She had been crated or kenneled quite a bit, fed in her crate, let out in a yard with other dogs on a schedule and trained for showing. She was not really a pet or a family member. It was easy to see that she was very timid, undersocialized and not trained for anything but show. She not house trained or spayed (she is now!) She came to us slightly underweight and stinky with some small scrapes and balding spots. We suspect she was the low dog in the hierarchy and we think she was dominated a lot by the other dogs. She started out less than thrilled by dog attention but has slowly warmed up to the concept that playing with dogs can be fun. She and her sister are now great pals, but at first Tully was a little unnerved by Scout's efforts to get her to play. She had a lot to learn and to see her become more playful, happy and adventurous has been a treat. She is a loving, sweet girl who wants nothing more than to be close to you.
It didn't seem as if Tully's personality was really suited for the life of a show dog. She had been crated or kenneled quite a bit, fed in her crate, let out in a yard with other dogs on a schedule and trained for showing. She was not really a pet or a family member. It was easy to see that she was very timid, undersocialized and not trained for anything but show. She not house trained or spayed (she is now!) She came to us slightly underweight and stinky with some small scrapes and balding spots. We suspect she was the low dog in the hierarchy and we think she was dominated a lot by the other dogs. She started out less than thrilled by dog attention but has slowly warmed up to the concept that playing with dogs can be fun. She and her sister are now great pals, but at first Tully was a little unnerved by Scout's efforts to get her to play. She had a lot to learn and to see her become more playful, happy and adventurous has been a treat. She is a loving, sweet girl who wants nothing more than to be close to you.