For those of you new to the boards ... In January 2010, we were foster volunteers for ABR and the local humane society called us about taking a blind Brittany puppy. She had been left off overnight in their drop box. DH and I went her, half expecting her not to be a Brittany. But there she was, definitely a Brittany puppy. The staff handed her to me and she snuggled in. We took her home and set up a bed for her in our bathroom. That first night she was with us, I put a baby gate up and left her with some toys so I could cook dinner. I heard a clatter. There comes CharLee, down the hallway looking for me. It should have been a warning to her feisty attitude but my first thought was "what a brave girl." Within hours of getting her she had me wrapped around her little paw.
So ... our job at the time was to take care of CharLee until transport could be arranged to a foster home. Right before Valentine's Day I told DH "I love her." He said "Me too." And we officially adopted our sweetheart on February 14.
People had warned us that we were in for tough times. That has not been the case. She was an easy puppy and is still a feisty but good girl. Our other three Brittanys are older than her (she is 3 and they are 10, 9 and
but they accepted her as part of their pack. She was difficult to potty train but things speeded up when I put a bell on the door. She has a positive upbeat attitude which is contagious. I loved watching her with her Brittany puppy zoomies in the backyard under the moon. She is so joyful. To my blind Brittany puppy, every day is sunny.
She has been through obedience school and did great, she has gone to the ABR Rocky Mountain picnic 3 years in a row and made countless friends, she runs up and down the stairs, she jumps up in the bed, she runs around in the backyard, and every day she amazes me.
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