Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Ginger's visit

We have had a boarder here for the week. Ginger is a young female shepherd that I had fostered and adopted to a family here in Charlottesville. She wasn't quite perfect when she was first adopted, but she apparently is now, or at least close enough. She's actually a pretty small girl, which is fine since she's in a family with children. Ginger is as sweet as she can be, which is a rare trait in a female shepherd. I love my female shepherd, but "sweet" isn't a word that many people would use to describe her. Ginger is sweet, however, and she has had a great time playing with Bella and Teddy this week.

Ginger is the biggest of the three, being about twice Bella's size and about four times the size of little Teddy, but all three dogs have gotten along very well. They play together and sleep together too. Ginger scales her play style to match that of the smaller dogs and Teddy has learned that big dogs are big fun, and nice to snuggle with too.

Ginger has a great home and she will be going back there later this week, but it has been fun to have her around. Staying here is not a bad life for a dog in the spring or summer. It's sort of like summer camp--living outdoors, lots of play and group activities, a chance to be a dog for a while before returning to the cushy life.

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