Foster Family

As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, we've been fostering a dog since Friday for a friend of the family (with the idea in the way back part of our heads that we might actually adopt the dog in the end). Here's a photo of the dog.

Her name is Xena (Yes, as in the warrior princess), and she really is a sweet dog. She is about the size of a full grown beagle, but she's a six month old puppy, so I think she'll get a LITTLE bit bigger.

There isn't really anything negative to say about this dog, other than that it has pretty clear guard dog tendencies. It wants to growl and bear its teeth if you surprise it.

We had a dog with a similar behavior for years and years. Her name was Kita. But the difference between Xena and Kita is that Kita would growl and bark UNTIL she saw a familiar face, and then she would almost immediately recover and become a happy, fun-loving dog. Xena, even after she recognizes us, wants to growl and fake lunge at us for another minute or two.

All in all, though, in three days she hasn't peed or pooped anywhere in the house, and that's better than any other dog we've kept recently.

More details as they become available...