6/27/07 - After solving Brandy's medical problems she is pending adoption with her FTA family.

4/19/07 - Brandy is on a new med (Duramaxx - I think it's called)....  but she continues to favor her hind leg.  Unfortunately, I think x-rays are in her near future.  Other than that, Brandy is doing quite well.  She had one accident in the house last week....but accidents happen.  I've continued to take her to Doggy Day Care once a week, and she's fine with the other dogs - no issues.  In fact, the owner said she is even somewhat protective of a few of the smaller dogs, and if she feels another dog is playing too rough, she will lay down in front of the smaller dog to protect it and 'give it a break.'    I also asked her about how she feels she would do with the 'canine good citizen' training.  She listed some of the criterion......and said she certainly has a good temperament, but would obviously need training in some areas.  I'm hoping to get the leg issue behind us .....so we can move forward with the adoption.  I've really become attached to her, as she has such a sweet personality.

3/19/07 - Brandy continues to make strides, although there were few things to work on, as she was already a very well-rounded dog.  To cover a few general topics, Brandy has only had one accident in the house since her arrival.  I leave her while I'm at work each day and she has never been destructive or even appeared to get into any mischief. She spent a day at doggy-day care, and the trainer said she was slowly introduced to "the group" and did quite well.  She said that Brandy does appear to gravitate toward smaller dogs to play with.  We continue to work on commands:  sit and stay she will do with both verbal commands and hand signals.  We have also been working on my own variation of lay down (Hit The Deck), but will usually only do this when a treat is involved.   Brandy knows to sit and be calm before being fed, and when getting her leash on before a walk.  She has met neighborhood kids withno issues and loves the attention.  As for grooming, she stood in the tub nicely for a recent bath, she loves getting brushed, and tonight is "clip the toenails" night (we'll see how that goes)!!  Brandy is getting a little more vocal with barking, but still quite limited.  Finally, on leash, Brandy has made a lot of improvements.  She will still pull occasionally, but with a quick verbal prompt and a leash correction, she is fine.   She has shown improvement with stopping when I stop, and will now usually stop and sit on her own when I stop walking.  This is a big improvement for her, as I could never get her to sit while on a walk (and it wasn't because the pavement was cold, because we tried when it was warm out as well....nothing seemed to work).   She appears to catch on to things quickly, but you can tell she has some stubbornness in her !