After a week of having only five dogs in the house, a sixth arrived today. Her name is Callie. She is a lilac Great Dane, said to be three years old. She is spayed and current on vaccines. The former owner was suffering from some health issues and was unable to handle Callie or her sister, Gypsy, who went to another foster home today.
She was freaked out by being handed over to a stranger today, but she handled it very well. She even cooperated with getting into the van, which I appreciated because I didn't want to lift her 120 pounds into the back of my van. She came home and met Maya and Della without any problem. I took her out to the pasture later where she met Tilly, Bonnie, and Max as well. I kept Callie on a long line as we walked the perimeter of the pasture so she could check it out. I don't think she's had running space and I suspect she will enjoy it, once she's bonded enough to me that I can be sure of getting her back in when I need to. Given her weight, I don't think she's going to jump the fence, but she could still make it very hard on me to round her up if she wanted to. We had a nice stroll around the pasture accompanied by all the other dogs.
Callie arrived with a collar printed with crowns with a diamond hanging from it instead of tags, so I think she must be a princess if not a queen. She has certainly been well fed and will be going on the green bean diet to drop about 10-15 pounds. She can keep the royal persona, but I'm thinking more along the lines of a svelte Lady Diana, rather than the portly Queen Victoria.
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