An update and some lovely pics from Mags’s fosterer:




“It's been an uneventful few days, with Mags being very compliant and settled with her new regime. She is happy to socialise with absolutely any dog including my boys when outside the house. We have kept her either in a separate room or crated when all the dogs are together and they are relaxed and happy with this arrangement. Mags is happily munching through my supply of meaty bones when in her crate.



Mags loves her walks and gets about 2 hours a day split into 2 walks, more when I'm off work. She has muscled up a bit and looks an absolute picture. I will take some more photos this weekend. She is the talk of Norbury Park where we walk, and I am hoping that someone there knows someone, who has a little Mags shaped space in their life. I will keep walking her round there until we find that person! She gets a lot of attention because she is sooooo pretty.

Mags was totally unbothered by the fireworks last night. She barked at the first couple and then went back to sleep. In fact she sleeps most of the time indoors, whether she is in her crate or not. She's a very easy girl to please”.

And …

“Mags is continuing to be a really good girl. She has mingled freely with the boys outside in the yard after their walk with no problems at all. After 2 hours together on a walk they are all pretty chilled out and ready for a snooze.

Mags is getting much better on the flexi lead, she has almost completely stopped towing me along. Every time she pulls I stop, so she is doing much more zig zagging from side to side in the bushes than pulling now.

The clicker training is coming along nicely...and she loves it! She is very attentive and willing in the house, getting the same focus out in the garden is our next goal......and then out on our walks! You can see from her ear that she is listening to what is going on in the next room whilst she sits. Multi-tasking......clever girl!!

If you are interested in re-homing Mags please complete our homing questionnaire so we can ensure our dogs are matched and will suit your circumstances/lifestyle.

Here is a lovely picture of Mags learning "leave". She obediently turns her head away from my hand when I say "leave" and takes the treat when I click.

Mags came to us initially as a Christmas foster and is now a very settled medium/long term foster. We had a few teething problems which were just caused by her being very stressed in a new situation, at a very busy time of year (Christmas), when we had a house full of people and dogs. She started resource guarding the log fire, me and the space in the kitchen where her food bowl had been. We took several large steps back and kept her crated or in a separate room for a week or so, apart from some very long walks with the other dogs. We then re-introduced her slowly, initially in stress-free situations.

We are now virtually back to normal and she is a very much more relaxed girl and definitely part of our pack. She is now eating the same raw diet as my boys, but was looking well on kibble and could easily go back to that.

This photo is a treat session and Mags has proved the grumpiness was just a stress induced blip! Her dog skills are excellent and she is well suited to living either as an only dog or with others.

Here is a better picture of them all waiting for today's treat session.

Here are some pics of our walk today. Mags is on a long line and her recall is coming along a treat.

Wow shes looking amazing, shes really muscled out. If you have her any longer you won't want to see her go!!

She definitely has put on weight, I've had to let her harness out twice in the past month! She's a lovely girl and got sit/stay and leave off perfectly now as you can see from these pics...


"Leave"



"Ok!"



"Good dogs"

Here are some more pictures of gorgeous Mags in the garden today...







Crashed out with Ollie after an exhausting day...




Mags is still looking for her forever home, but she will stay with us until it comes along. She would be suited to a home with or without other dogs and she can be left for short periods. She is a really gentle, affectionate girl, loving cuddles, tummy rubs and ear scratches. She will make someone a wonderful, loyal companion. She sleeps on the doormat waiting for me to come home from work, she is such a sweetie!

If you are interested in re-homing Mags please complete our homing questionnaire so we can ensure our dogs are matched and will suit your circumstances/lifestyle.

An update from Mags’s fosterer:

“Wooo Hooooo!!! Look at this!!!!









This is massive progress and to understand why you need to look at it from Mags' point of view. She came here having previously been in a kennel so a heater (which she had in her kennel) was a BIG bonus, when you know from experience what it's like to be cold. She was initially prepared to be quite snotty with Ollie about sitting in front of the coal fire, and it was the cause of a few disputes.

Learning to share the warmest spot in the house is a BIG step. Well done Mags!

She is also very good with her food. I had to pick her nearly full bowl of dinner up whilst she was eating, to move her away from the door. She meekly followed me across the kitchen to a better position”.

If you are interested in re-homing Mags then please complete our homing questionnaire so we can ensure our dogs are matched and will suit your circumstances/lifestyle.