Summer went to her forever home on February 26, 2010.

Update in October 2010:

Update from her new family:

Hi Jeanne,

I just wanted to let you and Darlene know that Summer is doing great! We picked her up at the airport and she was happy as could be. We took her for a walk and gave her a drink before getting in the car. Alexis gave her a treat in the car and Summer took it from her hand so gentle and sweet it was amazing. We made a stop at Nana & Papa's house on the way home. We took Summer for a walk around their block and she did great on the leash - no pulling at all. She made herself at home on Nana's couch and Nana didn't even mind - now that is AMAZING :)

Once we got home Summer did a lot of smelling and investigating. She was very curios about the bird and did jump up to the cage once but the bird squawked and we said no and Summer sat right down. So far so good - she has not gone near the cage again. The cat came out to see Summer. The cat was smelling Summer and she just sat while the cat walked around her. If the cat runs Summer is a little curious but has decided so far her chewy is better than the chase.

Summer seems to be such a sweet girl. She has been giving lots of kisses and making us all smile :)

We'll keep you posted with pictures and updates.

Thanks to everyone at GSGRR for all your hard work in making this adoption possible. You do great work for such special dogs.

Sincerely,

Valerie, Alex & Alexis

Name: Summer

Age: 2 years

Weight: 62 pounds

Gender:  female

Spay/Neuter: Yes

Immunizations: 10/09

Heartworm Status:  negative 

Date of Intake:  1/23/10

Summer is a lovely dog, both inside and out. She is stunning, with a medium gold color.  She is a medium energy level dog.  She is proven good with children.  We took her to the LSU Vet School open house this weekend.  Hundred of adults and children constantly petted her for over 5 hours, and she was as good as gold.  Even towards the end of the day, she nudged people to continue when they stopped giving her attention.

She likes other dogs, but is on the defensive until properly introduced.  When she plays with other dogs she often doesn't know when to stop, but is getting better with instruction.

She will bark at strangers beyond our fence, but either stops after a couple of barks or comes to us when called.  Inside she is a relatively quiet dog.  

Her only bad behavior is picking up household items and chewing.  We have started to break that habit using "Bitter Yuck" and positive reinforcement when we find something in her mouth.

Summer is crate trained and invisible fence trained.  She has only had one accident in two weeks at our home.  She loves to be at our feet on on our laps.

If you are interested in Summer, please fill out an adoption application and mention her.