You're hot then you're cold - From Mom

Roxy was going through one of her twice a year shedding extravaganzas! If you've ever been in my home, it's fairly clean all the time and I could NOT handle that fur everywhere!! So she got shaved...then the temp went from being 90, to 50! Dammit Utah! 

Roxy was very cold!

I felt so bad, seeing her all curled up the last couple days. I knew I had to do something, so I bought her a nice fleece hoody to wear outside, and a new t-shirt inside. I loved the hoody so much we had to take pics. She is much warmer now, and looking cute sporting her lion's tail. Apparently her hair underneath is skin-colored, so at least now she doesn't look naked.

My First Pack Hike - from Roxy

Some lady that keeps randomly stopping by when mom isn't home took me in her moving metal box today! She usually just walks me and makes me be calm and sit there a lot, but this time there was a one of those metal boxes on those rubber things that smell like a toy! And other dogs! And it WAS SO FREAKING EXCITING AND I WAS SCARED AND HAPPY AND OH JEEZ I WAS GOING SOMEWHERE! But she let me know that I needed to calm down cuz there is nothing to worry about, and I couldn't get too excited. With the other dogs here, we must be going some place fun! That always happens when there's other dogs in the moving metal box!

We went on a hike! Daisy and Nakia didn't seem to like me at first. I mean I tried to show them how fun and exciting it was that we were on a hike...but they seemed...quietly happy. It was strange. But being the new girl, I wanted to fit in of course. So I decided to relax too and then they liked me. I was having too much fun to be scared and wonder where mom was, I just wanted to fit in with the pack, and I did it. Although if mom were there, I bet she'd be proud. This new lady that took me is definitely the alpha of her pack! I should probably listen to her, then maybe I'll get to go again sometime.

Proud of You Roxy Roo! - From Mom

Roxy has been trying to make it to the Wolf Pack! What do I mean? Trainer Ashley Wolf has been working with her to be a calm happy pup that I can take anywhere. We have quite a ways to go, but it'll be nice to be able to take her on the bike (which she LOVES) without fearing for our lives when she gets distracted. She cries and 'talks' at you when there are other dogs because she wants too desperately to play when it's not always an option, like on a bike...going fast...down a hill...next to traffic...or in a car on a long drive to go camping, and we got miss cry baby freaking out in the backseat! No no Rox.

Roxy has made some huge progress however in the last few weeks. In fact just last night she didn't even freak out and cry in her normal over-excitement when other dogs are in the vicinity. You can see the dog circled in the background and she's just happily staring at the trainer asking what's next!

Very proud of you Roxy. Pretty soon we'll be able to go EVERYWHERE together without you becoming an anxious wreck! Can't wait.