Hannah's Big Day!!!

The blog has been slow lately, but not because Hannah hasn't been busy! We have all been working really hard to get her ready for her first Adoption Day (today! but more on that later...). Here is a bit of what she has been working on:

• November 28, 2006: Hannah returned to White Rock Veterinary Hospital for her next set of vaccinations.
• December 3, 2006: Hannah and I met with dog trainer Nancy Cusick of Nancy's Dog Training to figure out what we should be working on next with Hannah.
• December 12, 2006: Hannah got her Rabies vaccination and was spayed at Emancipet.

Hannah continues to be one of the most loyal and devoted dogs we have EVER known. She just loves to be with us so darn much! And reading over this blog, we realize just how much she has learned in the short time she has been with us:

• House Broken
• Crate Trained
• Leash Trained
• Socialized with big and small dogs
• Socialized with kids of all ages
• Socialized with cats and small animals (she rarely chases them now, and then only if they taunt her in to it)
  
• Got over fear of cars
• Learned to share food and toys with other pets
• Learned to "sit" on command
• Recovered completely from her bout with CDV
• Caught up on her vaccinations
• Spayed
  

She is such an amazing dog. The next phase of training we were thinking about was doing some Clicker training and some increased socialization to continue to increase her self-confidence. We are also going to try giving her a job (like carrying water bottles in a backpack on our walks). We have also started using a Gentle Leader head harness for our walks, and we are working on new tricks every day.

Here is some of what we know about Hannah after living with her for two and a half months:

• She LOVES chew toys, just like a puppy!
• She loves to play and be active, but she also loves to be a big couch potato.
• She feels protective of those she loves.
• She will work hard for treats and for praise.
• She is sensitive to reprimands-- it really breaks her heart not to please you!
• She learns quickly and adapts right away to new situations.

So, dear friends of Hannah and this blog, it is finally time for Hannah to begin the search for her Forever Home. Today she went to the PawMatch Adoption Day at PetsMart at Lakeline Mall and she did great!! If it weren't for the rotten weather, she might have even found a home today. We will keep her home tomorrow (again due to weather), and she will be boarding at Taurus next weekend with Luci while the rest of us go to Florida, but beginning in January she will be at Lakeline every Adoption Day until she finds a home. Please send your friends, your families, yourSELVES!-- anyone who may be a great family for Hannah-- to the blog or to the Adoption Site to meet her. Feel free to email us with questions about amazing Hannah.