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Nicknames: Rock-A-Rock, Rock Rock, Punkin
Doggie Dynamics:
Energy
sleepy
energetic
Intelligence
silly
genius
Friendliness
aggressive
affectionate
Playfulness
not playful
very playful
Disposition
anxious
calm
Quick Bio:
-purebred
-dog rescue
Likes: Attention! Watching out the window.
Pet-Peeves: Not getting attention. Not jumping at her command.
Favorite Toy: Bear - The use-to-be white teddy bear Gale got for her bday a couple of years ago.
Favorite Food: Cheese! She has decided to fall in love with Kraft singles. She knows the sound of grabbing a piece from the package. She LOVES the sound of unwrapping a single.
Favorite Walk: Wherever there are people to pet her. She loves the neighborhood kids and the nearby park!
Best Tricks: She kisses on command EVERY TIME! She also talks on the phone.
Arrival Story: I was thinking about getting a sibling for Chloe. Since Chloe was a resuce dog with a lot of issues, I asked the agency she came from what they thought. They offered me some advice -- including maybe fostering a dog to see how Chloe would adapt. Then Kathy at LL Dog Rescue in Missouri/Kansas, set out to help me match the right dog.
Roxy's owner had been transferred to China. She is a sweet, well-behaved dog, and Kathy thought she and Chloe would do well. Roxy had been adopted out by a family with two children, but did not bond well with their other dog.
I took Roxy and decided to make the commitment to adopt her, and work with Chloe to accept her. I chose not to foster her. And happy day...we are a family of 3!!!
Bio: Roxy's file from the rescue showed that at one time she had been registered with the name Roxy Foxy Tail. We're more down to earth than that, so we decided to keep Roxy and add "Hope" as her middle name. It goes with her sister's middle name Chloe Grace.
Roxy is outgoing and friendly. She licks a lot and her tails NEVER stops wagging! I once read that the song "Love the One You're With" was describing a Shih Tzu, and Roxy shows that. She had just decided to love me as if I were always there!
Roxy has become comfortable in our home after a couple of months and is trying to communicate more. She still has nervous habits and is a dog that requires a lot of reassuring.
June 2007
Roxy has been a part of our family for more than a year. She has changed tremendously. She was 19 months old when adopted and a year later she seems to be completely out of the puppy stage. She is not quite as hyperactive as she once was. It's sort of sad that she is not trying to break down windows to get to squirrels, but she seems to understand that she cannot get to them now.
On a better note, she no longer has the emotional urination that she came with. She must have been stressed at having been in three homes in less than a month. She knows she is home now.
She is a great little sister. Chloe is afraid of dogs, but has calmed down considerably because she knows that Roxy will not let a dog come near her. She has great protective instincts.
Roxy somehow understands she is baby of the family. She ALWAYS wants her way. Her pet peeve is you are not looking at her. If she wakes up and you are not awake, then you are not looking at her. She whines. Are you reading? Can't be looking at her, whine! Don't talk on the telephone, she wants attention! I think it's still part of her insecurity.
She is adored by children in the neighborhood. To say she is an extrovert is a big understatement. But a bigger understatement is to say she is a joy...she is so much more!
Forums Motto: ME! ME! ME!!! Dogster Local Spots I've Marked: Eagle Animal Clinic, Adorable Pooches The Groups I'm In: ~Shih Tzus and Friends United~, Champ's Champions, Dogs with Allergies, Food recall victims and friends, LL Dog Rescue Alumni, Roxie
Important Dates: Adoption Date: April 15, 2006; Birthday: August 13, 2004
Consider Adoption: When you adopt, you save TWO lives. The one you adopt and the space you leave for the next needy dog.
I went to see Dr. Silvius yesterday. I have not seen him in nearly a year. He smiled when he saw me and Chloe in the waiting room. I gave him lots of kisses. He said I looked good and seemed healthy. I weighed just two-tenths of a pound less than Chloe! Oh no!
After that, we came home and rested. Then it was Halloween! We sat outside and greeted all the trick-or-treaters. It was so much fun! I was clingy to Gale, and Chloe sat eating treats. But we enjoyed the kids. I was dressed as Snow White and other Snow Whites came by too!
I have discovered that I'm the baby of the family. I use to just take care of everyone, but when I realized I was the baby....I started demanding that they take care of me.
I have to ALWAYS be touching Gale or Chloe. It makes me feel comforted.
I whine a lot. I whine for everything I want. Turn on the bathtub. Come downstairs. Everything. But if I want Chloe, I bark...LOUDLY!
I do like to go on adventurous walks. I talk Gale into going various directions. Sometimes, we leave Chloe behind.
I'm not enjoying the neighborhood kids right now. I like to kiss them, but I don't want them to walk me.
Things are changing in my world. I don't know what's going to happen when we get the little girl we are adopting. Maybe I'll be more like my old self.
Today I turned 5 years old! Gale woke up a little after midnight, and she said, "Rox, Happy Birthday! You are 5!" I went back to sleep, but I could tell it was something special.
Although it's hot, Chloe and I dressed up for my big day. Gale let me have a sneak piece of my cake. Then she went to work.
After work, she gave me my cake after dinner. It was American cheese. I LOVE cheese!!!! It was so good. Chloe and Gale sang to me. We went on several walks and I got to dictate where we went.
Saturday, I'll do Part II of my birthday and pass out treats in the neighborhood. The kids were at the back-to-school event.
I've had a good day! But now I'm just going to rest, 'cause I am getting older.
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