Winter Photo Opportunity

Last week I went to a conference and for fun they had an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" contest. My manager wanted me to get a sweater that had dogs on it to reflect my passion. She sent me an email stating she found the perfect one:

I know that this sweater would have won the contest, unfortunately (or fortunately) I didn't have time to order it and get it shipped (plus it was $150). Oh well, there is always next year.

In case you didn't know there is a website dedicated to selling Ugly Christmas Sweaters. Definitely worth a few minutes: http://www.myuglychristmassweater.com

When we pulled out all of our holiday props for puppy photos, we found that we had some puppy sweaters, so just for fun here are our pups sweaters:

Our own version of Snoop Dog

This do ROCKED this sweater!

This sweetie looks ready for bed.

This sweater made this dog immobile. 

Cookie Taster.....

Gorgeous dog - even in an ugly sweater.

This sweater is a little small for this pup - all part of that ugly sweater stuff.

Our puppies rocked their sweaters. Send me pictures of your puppies in their ugly sweaters and I will get them posted! (funds@coloradopuppy.org)

Fanny, a dog's dog.

I'm Kim, I've been sharing foster (custody) for Fanny with a fellow rescuer in NM for the past several months.

Our guess is that Fanny is a Smooth Fox Terrier Mix. She is nearly a year old and she has been in our care since June. She has been spayed and had gone through private training. 

In the interest of full disclosure, she is a hard case.  She has shown herself to be a perfect companion to most any dog.  She has quickly befriended several mamma dogs with pups in our rescue and the moms have let her share puppy play duty.  For a person/family in need or want of a best friend for a lonely dog in their home, Fanny would be a good choice.  

Fanny is not people friendly however.  I have a very active household with adults and children coming and going frequently throughout the day.  She will bark and run away from visitors.  With visitors that she is familiar with, she will do what I call a run by nosing.  A harmless tap on the leg with her nose.  Sometimes if she really likes a person she will do what seems like a nip to unsuspecting folks, but it is really an effort to get them to play with her, like she would do with a puppy.  She is always on the lookout for me and my husband.  If it looks like we are getting to close she will even awake from a sound sleep and run off.  We can all catch her with some effort.  

  The other foster mom lives on a property in the mountains near Taos.  She is single with many pets of her own.  The first night that Fanny was there, she ran off.  But the next day she came back and found her way into the doggy door.  She jumped on the couch and slept for the rest of the day and night.  She never ran off again.  Fanny enjoys the comfort of home.

The right home for her will come along.  If you think you would like to meet her I would be happy to set up a time for a visit in my home. Please email irsqk9s@coloradopuppy.org