(Well it's not completely official yet, but it's only a matter of paperwork and adoption fees now. ;) )
I am happy to announce the addition of Ziva (aka Z), soon to be known as "Stardog's Can't Take the Sky", to the Erin and Maggie pack!
I was waiting on hip results to make everything official and the verdict is in: Z has *wonderful* hips! :D :D With this "all clear" in place, Z will be training to be an agility superstar, likely in NADAC and USDAA. You'll be seeing her in the rings in about 12 to 18 months I think.
Miss Z is from the shelter I work at, the Spartanburg Humane Society, where she was relinquished as a 2 month old pup for "escaping". Z ended up spending three months in a shelter kennel - she was originally headed to North Shore with her brother but got sick w/ kennel cough, then aged out of the tranfer program during treatment, so she was put up for adoption at the SHS once recovered.
I pulled her into foster care due to some outside interest in using her as a service dog or search dog (two separate groups) and because decisions were about to be made due to space. Both working placement opportunities fell through and I started looking into sport placement to no avail. When I brought out the clicker though, I was a goner - this dog is AMAZING and she is everything I was looking for: incredibly social with people and animals, fabulous bounceback, agile, toy and food driven, wonderful with Maggie, whip smart, and super fast and all with a nice off switch!!
All of which means, in the end, that Z is staying. :D
1 week before fostering (5 months):
A week ago (7.5 months):
Erin, the Amazing Maggie Mae, and Super Puppy Ziva
