Age & Sex: 9 month of Female	UTD: Yes
Weight:  60 lbs.	Other Dogs: Yes
Color: Flashy Brindle	Cats: Yes
Ears: Natural	Children: Under 5: ?     Over 5: Yes
Tail: Docked	Professional Training Required: Yes
Spayed: Yes	Microchipped: No
Owner Surrender	Location: Schenectady, NY
Adoption Donation $350

2/09 - Mia has been adopted

1/11/09 - Mia is pending adoption

12/8/08 - Mia went to the dog park for the first time last week and things went well. She was a little nervous at first as there were quite a few other dogs there, but once she got in and started to play she had a good time. Sometimes it appeared that she was more interested in the people there than she was in the other dogs. She responded well to our commands even with all the distractions and after about a hour we called her over and took her home. This experience has encouraged us to give her some more supervised off lead time at the house.

Mia went to the vet today for a general health check prior to getting spayed. Mia was a little excited during the initial exam but the vet tech was able to calm her down and conduct the initial exam before the vet came in. The vet said she looked to be in excellent condition and pending the blood test we could set up an appointment for the operation.

We have continued to introduce her to the cat and after a few minutes of initial excitement she calms down and is content to lay on her bed and watch TV with the rest of us.

11/28/08 - Mia has adjusted nicely to our family. She loves to go out for walks but no matter how long they are she is always ready to play when we get back. We put a run up for her as we don't have a fenced in yard and she loves to spend time out there playing fetch or just running. I think the run is a little short so i will be making it longer here soon. She still is trying to get to know the cat much to the cats disliking. If the weather is nice tomorrow we hope to take her to the dog park for a little exercise.

11/16/08 - Mia formerly Laila has been with us for almost a week now. She has adjusted quite well to her new surroundings. We were a little concerned at first because she didn't have much of an appetite but that is no longer an issue. She is very submissive and has definitely had some training. She walks well on a leash, and knows quite few commands. She is a little curious of the cat but does not actively pursue her. She met a chocolate lab this weekend who is 6 months old and they played together wonderfully. At the same time she also met much of our family who were visiting for the weekend and everyone was amazed that she was such a sweetheart and so well behaved. She was quite a bit bigger but did not dominate him all the time. Mia has very little prey drive, she pays no attention to squirrels or other dogs while on walks but gets scared by loud noises, such as leaf blowers or vacuum cleaners. She is very affectionate and playful. Mia loves to have to her belly rub! bed and will sit nicely to be petted. All in all she is a big sweetie and we look forward to adding her to our household.