Update on Vixen

I just wanted to update you on Olive the Shih-poo Pup, formerly known as "Vixen," whom we adopted from APRA in November 2010. I'm happy to report that Olive is now 8 months old and doing really well. She is playful, inquisitive, and super-snuggly, with perhaps the world's cutest underbite. She bonded with me and my husband very quickly, to the point that she started showing signs of separation anxiety when we were at work. So now she attends doggie daycare 4 days/week, hangs out with her teleworking dad on Wednesdays, and enjoys both her parents' undivided attention on the weekends! Meanwhile we went back to square one in dealing with the separation issues, and she is already showing great progress with being left alone for short lengths of time (e.g., while we're out to dinner). So maybe she won't have to attend doggie daycare forever, but for now it has been such a blessing—and the extra playtime helps her expend some of that puppy energy, too! Anyway, Olive sleeps through
the night in her crate, has learned to use a doggie doorbell when she needs to go out, and is doing great with basic obedience training. She has been such a gift. My husband and I lost our elderly cockapoo last fall, and we were just despondent without a dog in the house. We're so glad that we found tiny little Olive, who snuggled her way right into our hearts. Thanks, APRA, for rescuing Vixen/Olive (and her new parents)!