Bella and Justin

Justin, my Labrakita, is a very social dog. The two cats in the family won't give him the time of day, however! For a long time the foster dogs I brought home from Adopt-a-Golden satisfied Justin's need to dogpile with another canine, but after a year he got so attached to each one ... it was time to find him a permanent friend! As for me, I had had a wonderful Corgi, Piglet, and missed the snuffles, snorts, and whuffles Corgwyn make--not to mention their larger-than-life personalities.

Enter Bella. Be and Justin liked each other from the start, and I liked her personality (is there a Corgi without Personality and Attitude?) So of course I came home from the shelter with a Corgi. She's been here less than a week and already friends are commenting that Bella acts like she has been here forever. The first thing she did was to thoroughly sniff the house, and to walk the perimeter of the yard. A Corgi needs to know what and where to herd, after all. She and Justin play, chase, wrestle, and roll; they play with the boys next door who are happy to throw balls all day and all night if I would let them;, and then sleep in a happy tired pile. The cats are quite disgruntled; they aren't sure how they feel about no longer outnumbering the canines in the house.

Bella needed to lose eight pounds--but if she carries on as she and Justin do here in this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v QTk9SsFwU), I confidently predict that she won't need to work too hard on her diet.

Bella also went to the dog park for the first time today and got along with everyone--and circuited the park several times. It isn't a small park, either.Bella's a good-tempered, busy, intelligent Corgi! , and I suspect she and Justin are going to have a lovely time And it just feels right having a Corgi in the house again :) thank you, Atlanta Pet Rescue ... we will keep you posted!