Today marks 4 months since Elly joined our little pack.  It's important because it is as long a time as she has spent in any of her three previous homes (she is only about 14 months old!).

She now loves my Dad and a couple days ago actually gave him kisses.  She spent the first three weeks barking at him every morning and wouldn't let him touch her for about 5 or 6 weeks.

We are 2/3 of the way through our first Obedience class and she is doing very well. Elly's foster Mom implied that she wasn't too bright- but she has picked up all the basic commands just fine.  She will also 'leave-it' when told  and will go to a mat and lie down on the 'place' command.  She figured out Dog Twister and we work on her FitBone every day. I think foster Mom was seeing how stubbon a pug/beagle can be.

But the biggest news- she got Obie to play with her!!!! I adopted quad pug Obie 5.5 years ago at the age of 4.  He had been neglected and abused and never properly socialized.  His eyesight is also very poor so he is not comfortable outside when lots of dogs are running around (like the dog park). He had not played with another dog in all the time I've had him!

This video is sort of like her life with us so far- a little timid and unsure at first, but by the end quite at home.  Enjoy!

Karen