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Mesa (aka Sadie) 24-024
Adoption Update
Mesa arrived in her Foster to Forever home a few weeks ago. She found a loving family and she adjusted beautifully. She is about 1.5 years old and is still a basically a puppy with all the energy they come with. Mesa plays hard and then rests hard.
Mesa only wants to please, is very smart and a quick learner. She mastered “lay down” and “shake” in all of 15 minutes.
Over the weeks many things like jumping and pulling on walks have improved. She has shown anxiety/reactivity to other dogs initially and that has improved, but there is still work to be done on this front. Her family will be working with a positive only trainer to keep her progressing to the point she no longer fears other dogs she encounters. She loves long walks so this is a necessary skill for her. Her new family had this to say about her reactivity “she’s a sweetheart but she’s gotta learn how to get along in a world with other dogs around so we’ll do whatever it takes to help this little girl thrive”.
She is definitely in the second “3” stage-very mischievous, but very loving. Even after pulling an 8# pork roast off the counter the foster to forever home willingly signed the paperwork:)
We are happy to announce that Mesa has been adopted. She even has a new name, Sadie. We are so excited for Sadie and very thankful to her new family and their commitment to her. Congratulations to Sadie and the T family!
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