Shayla

One of the nurses I work with has been talking to me about Shayla for the past week. Shayla is 1 and is left home alone almost all the time. I tell her that I'll happily take Shayla and find her a new home. After several days of debate Shayla comes to stay.

I've been told Shayla is a Great Pyrenees, German Shepard and Border Collie mix. Once she gets to my house I'm surprised. She's not nearly as big as I expected her to be. There are a few tearful goodbyes and then Shayla comes in to meet the gang.This is the first time I've been up to 5 dogs, my two and 3 fosters. It's a wild whirl of dogs as everyone meets and greets. We have a few raised hackles but for the most part things go well.

Patch is in love! He adores Shayla and follows her around barking at her. He still only has one volume, super loud. Shayla tries to growl at him a few times to tell him she's had enough but because he can't hear her he misses the cues. He gets a few nips on the nose before he learns the signals. Soon they're laying on the couch together cuddled up. Patch has fallen for a blond, as a brunette I think I resent this.

Piper has been officially listed on Petfinder and today Shayla goes up too. It's kind of a fun challenge to write the ad so that people get a view of the dogs personality and are interested. I've listed Piper as a mystery lady and Shayla as a beautiful blond. We'll see how it works.