Update: 2010 - This precious little girl has had a long hard road. Her life began as a puppy mill dog, her only purpose to produce babies that were taken and sold. When she was finally rescued, we found she either had a false pregnancy or had a miscarriage. Her body, her life, her world were all going through tremendous changes at the same time.
When she came to my home, I had heard what a sweet girl Gabrielle was. That was not the dog I found. She began to attack the other dogs. She even tried to attack them through the wire of her crate. She went wild if one even passed near her crate. I had never seen a dog like this and was totally confused as to what to do. The one thing I did know was she needed someone. She had to make it, and I had to find a way to help her. We began our journey together to find her new life.
I’m thrilled to say Gabrielle has been growing and changing so much since she came to my home. She is now able to be out of her crate and lives among the other dogs and myself. She has an Alpha Moment now and then but for the most part is doing well. I love seeing her all curled up on the couch in a pile with the others, sound asleep and keeping each other warm. She even has a best friend now that she romps and plays with. She seems to have a fear of male dogs, and is much happier with only females around.
Ooops! She wasn't potty trained after all!!! But we have been working on it and I'm very proud of how well she has done.
I always seem to thing of  her as a “little imp” She’s just full of life and happiness!!!  You should see her on the bed rolling around, getting as tangled in the covers as possible, and making these deep happy grunting sounds. I can't believe that sound comes from this tiny little girl! It’s too funny !  I don't think I've ever seen her walk. She always darts here and there like she’s been shot out of a cannon. She’s not hyper, as she is as content as can be to sit beside me on the couch and nap or chew a rawhide for as long as I'm there. When she wants to be held and cuddled, she gets so excited she squirms and wiggles all over my lap, up to my shoulder, back to my lap, turning every which way she can. She’s so happy she doesn't know what to do!!!!  I always end up laughing!! Then she gets next to me on the couch and settles down. Of course a tummy rub is always appreciated then. Aaaaah!
Now that Gabrielle has learned how to socialize, it’s time for her to learn a few more things like manners, basic commands and how to walk on a leash. She’s very smart and I see her catching on to more and more things every day. Gabrielle wants so much to please and gain your praise. You can actually see her face light up when you call her “good girl”.    But oh how she hates that leash!
There’s still a whole new world and tons of things to see and do and explore. Her forever family will have tons of very special moments with this little doll as she lives her new life in this wonderful world far away from the puppy mill. Come be that family!!