Red Lake dog makes a move to California!

I was so pleased to get this update about Starling, who was known as Misty at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. What a wonderful life she has after coming to us near death from starvation with her tiny pups.

Denise

MISTY & HER PUPS BEFOREDear Red Lake Rosie volunteers:

My husband and I adopted a sweet little pit bull from Minnesota Pit Bull Rescue in December, and, following the internet trail, I see that she was originally rescued by you all in July. She was brought in totally starved, along with her new pups. Here's your blog post: http://redlakerosie.blogspot.com/2010/08/transport-july-17.html

Well, we she has moved with us and our other dog to California (we live in the Santa Cruz Mountains, just south of San Francisco), and she's loving her new life. I thought you might all enjoy seeing photos of her now -- we've got them on our family blog.

As you can see, she has put on a good deal of weight -- she's even a little roly poly now - and the vet says she's in great health. She is a bit of a 'fraidy cat, having never been socialized to the world and new people, but she's gradually learning that her new world is safe.

And she is a total sweetheart -- she loves to cuddle more than anything, well, except perhaps for her morning walks, which she REALLY REALLY loves.

We're trying clicker training with her, and as long as we muffle the clicker so she isn't scared by the click sound itself, she learns new tricks eagerly (we just got "spin").

Her general enthusiasm for life has injected a new cheerfulness into our home. We're so grateful to you all for helping her!

Warm regards,
K~

HIGHLIGHTS FROM FAMILY BLOG:
Monday, January 17, 2011
Welcome to California, Starling

This is sort of a hodgepodge of photos from our first couple weeks home -- some yard photos, some in front of the TV photos, and some cheese-hunting kitchen photos...

All in all, Starling is adjusting quickly to California, and spends a lot of time "hotdogging" (laying in the sun until panting). It's a totally new environment for her, so there are lots of new smells -- and she spends a lot of time in the salvia in the yard, so she smells like sage most of the time. Which is better than it could be...

Starling's watching TV...

Yes, Starling, I am a comfortable piece of furniture...

Turtle is initiating Starling in the art of cheese-hunting... If they wait long enough, delicious mozzarella or cheddar or blue cheese will fall from the sky...

Beleaguered older brother, already?

And Starling is making new friends...

And wearing new clothes -- she has a pink jumper, a pink raincoat, and a new pink leather collar.

All for Princess Pinknose.