Driving Miss Dixie

Clean and shiny, as we were heading off.

Dixie is always ready for anything.  She went straight to the van.

Sunday I drove Dixie up to Leesburg to a prospective adopter.  I gave her a tub bath before we left so she would be clean and shiny and able to put her best paw forward.  Of course, she marked two dog beds and the living room when we got there.  I left them a crate and hope they use it. 


Dixie is a sweet girl and she's a lot better with other dogs than she was when I first got her.  She's also the smartest shepherd I've had around here since my Gypsy and Emmylou.  She watches, listens, and learns, and she's not so stubborn that she will refuse to use what she's learned.


She will be a very devoted dog and she will watch over a household better than any security system could.  Nothing escapes this dog's attention.  She got so tired after the excitement of checking out the new place that we set up the crate and put her in it for a break so she could settle down and get some rest, otherwise this dog is always on.   

Dixie rides in a crate inside the van, because I'm not a complete asshole.
Fuck you, Mitt.

Nice, pretty, big fenced back yard in new home.

Checking out the new house.