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MISTY 5/24/03
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Adopted
6/6/03

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3 yr. old Fawn Female
60 lbs. Cropped Ears and Docked Tail
Owner Surrender
Spayed and UTD
Being Fostered Near Hartford, CT
Adoption Donation $250

1/6/04 - Hi! Misty here I love my new home but I still miss my foster home .they were nice to me. Also I miss their dogs too. Maybe I can see them sometime soon.  Well, I have to brake up a cat fight
Yours truly, Misty

11/10/04 - well...long time no see Boxer angels! We couldn't be more happier with Misher(Misty)! we are so greatful for this web site! we are really glad we found out this web site! sorry me and misty got to go Bye ruff ruff!

11/30/03 - Misty is doing great!!! Right now we are on vaction, we miss Misty, our other dog Soprano and our cat Max. I wish they can come on vacation with us.  But to bad.  We are in the Bahamas right now.  It's fun but not without mish mish. We can't wait until misty comes home.  Today is Sunday and we are leaving tomorrow, Monday.  Misty is our !!!!!!!!! Bye!!!!! I can't wait to see mish mish!!!!!!!!

11/15/03 - Misty is doing great!!!  She loves to play.  She loves to pop balloons. We went to a birthday party yesterday and we got balloons and Misty went to pop them.  Misty is so good.  She gained 7 pounds since we got her.  Thank you bar for the best dog on earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love, Noelle

6/2/03 - Misty is pending adoption.

5/31/03 - I woke up this morning with two dogs on my bed and Misty is the kennel at the end of my bed. Saturday!! That means a quick fix outside, and then race back to bed for another hour! Misty beat me to it, and there she was on my bed with Bosley and Poppy. They all seemed cool with it, so I crawled in rather than put Misty back in the kennel. Then, the two step---or in this case, the four step---shuffle began, with Misty clearly in the lead. She got herself in the position next to my head, and what a sweetheart. Her little face squished up to mine, snuffling under my head, and then she gave me a kiss, but instead of moving her face, she just rested in on mine. I was laughing too hard to go back to sleep. We continue to see a fabulous dog emerge in Misty. Tonight I was working in the yard, in the pouring rain (I don't know why I like to plant things in the rain, but I do) and all four dogs were having a ball, working off their energy (too much rain these last couple weeks!) I was so engrossed in my planting that I didn't notice how muddy the dogs were getting, playing in the rain. They all needed to be hosed off before coming inside to a towel rub-down. Misty handled it like a real Trooper. In fact, there is nothing yet that hasn't impressed me about this dog! Today one of my cats refused to run off when Misty approached her. She remained on the dining room chair, even thought Misty was just aching to snuffle her. I allowed Misty to go under the table (I still have a long light-weight leash on her just to be safe--easy grabbing if needed). Well, her butt was wiggling so fast, and yet she did not get into Trixie's space. It clearly required a lot of willpower on Misty's end---she even put her head down of the chair next to Trixie and looked the other way. I believe that she was trying to make Trixie feel comfortable. I think that Misty was the cat in the worst way, but not to hurt---just to paly with. I feel pretty comfortable at this point in saying that cats are most likely doable with Misty. She is a true lover.

5/29/03 - Tonight I'll report on Misty's eating habits. She likes canned food mixed into her dry, and eats breakfast and dinner. But what I really want to say is how quickly she picked up on our treat routine. Last potty call always ends with a bedtime snack, and my three dogs automatically sit in a row in the kitchen waiting for me to pass out the treats. Guess who just tagged onto the end of the row! no problem at all---Misty just joined in with the chomping. Another amusing story---yesterday I was concerned because I hadn't actually seen Misty drink any water since arriving. I asked everyone "have you seen Misty drink yet?" and no one could quite recall. So, I decided to make sure she was drinking. I got the other dogs out of the kitchen and led Misty over to one of our two big stoneware water bowls. She was so funny! She sniffed and sniffed the w2ater as if she didn't know what to make of it. I said, "Well, Missy Misty, this is what you get from family style water bowls." Then, she actually took a paw and slapped the water! I knelt down and wiggled my fingers in the bowl and encouraged her to take a drink. Here's the punch line---she dipped her nose well into the water and blew bubbles! Three times! She only managed to get a few licks. I wonder if she had one of those upside down jugs with a shallow bowl. I have since filled the bowl several times just covering the bottom, and as of tonight she can easily take a drink from the full bowl---she has finally figured it out. But I will never, never forget my bubble-blowing foster girl!

5/28/03 - Well, we are finding our beautiful Blue Misty Skies a dream dog. Rarely does a foster dog blend in so nicely with our three dogs so easily as Miss Misty has. Let me update you with what we have learned about this lovey girl since the last update. She can play non-stop with another dog, In fact, I do not think she'd be happy without another playful dog in the house, so keep that in mind if you are thinking of adopting this girl. We took Misty for a good walk, and she is a leash puller. She is also very well trained, however, so when we said "Heal" at the intersection, she sat immediately. What a nice surprise---we are seeing that someone has done a nice job training this girl. Cats---well, she has had access with close supervision. I can say that she has had opportunities to corner, snap at, or grab a cat and she has not. She has, however, chased out cats. She also wants to chase cats she sees on a walk. I am encouraged because we can call her name and she will leave the cat chase to come to us. So, if I'm totally honest, I would say that I personally would supervise her closely with new cats in a new home, because she is so very interested in them, but that my overall impression is that she would not hurt them. i think its possibly doable, but i would not stake my life on it. This is based on a few days of observation, and who really knows. She did have a cat in her last home, and did not bother it. Another thing that is clear about Misty is that she is very protective of home and home folk. My son came home from camping and couldn't get into the door---we had to let Misty know that he belonged. So, she should not go to a home with an open door policy. 
Finally, I want to say that this girl just loves to be loved. Last night, I was watching a movie and all four dogs were playing in the same room, none happier than Misty. My daughter came into the room and plopped down on the couch, and without the slightest hesitation Misty left the dog play in with one long leap was in my daughter's lap, cuddling and kissing.  Tonight my daughter was playing with Misty and some doggie toys.  My daughter could take the toys right out of Misty's mouth in the midst of active play -- Misty was as gentle as could be.  We all think she is a great catch of a Boxer girl --and we'll enjoy cuddling with her until her new forever family steps up!

5/25/03 -  Introducing Blue Misty Skies, according to her papers. She is called Misty, or her nick name "Mish Mish," which causes her tail to wiggle so fast it is a blur. She is a beauty and so sweet! She loves attention and leaning on us for a hug and kiss and following us around and keeping her eye on all the goings on. She had great fun investigating the doggie basket and pulling out each toy individually and giving it a good sniff-over. She slept well in a crate in my room---she does not like to be left alone but settled down nicely when moved to my room and able to see Poppy sleeping on my bed. She really loves other dogs.  
Misty came into rescue due to an unfortunate change of circumstances. Clearly she came from a loving family--she is healthy and happy and very loving. Misty came in with her partner "Blu." After seeing them together, so comfortable with each other, I was worried that Misty would be very sad without Blu (even though he is being fostered nearby and we could get them together if need be). She has been just fine, however, and very excited to find dogs to play with here at High Hopes. Today I let all four outside in the back yard to run around. Soon Misty and Poppy wanted to come back in, but Bosley and Duke wanted to stay outside a bit longer. So, I let Poppy and Misty in, but soon had to make Duke and Bosley come in as well because Misty kept whimpering for them! She just couldn't relax until everyone was safely back inside. Then she was so happy to have them all around to play with, even though Bosley is the only one who will play with her right now (and they haven't stopped!). Poppy always takes a couple of days to get over her shyness with the new fosters, and Duke is just becoming a grumpy old man. He gave Misty a good snarl when she got too close---she kindof looked at him like "okay, chill out!" and kept scampering around, happily wrestling with Bosley.

5/24/03 - I arrived at my foster home this evening and Mom will be sending in an update real soon.