Welcome Brio!

Hello Homeward!

We received a voicemail from Lori so here is our response. Below is the
welcome email we sent to our friends with some of the first photos
attached. We named "Mitzi" Brio because it means lively and animated in
Italian and it's also the name of a Fraggle that looks exactly like her.
Heh.

She is much less mellow, now, but always a sweetheart and we're so
thrilled that she seems happy, secure, and loving life with us. She
still needs some socialization around other dogs but we're taking it
slow and she's adjusting. She is super friendly with people which is a
great surprise as we live in Ballard and we can't walk down the block
three feet, it seems, without someone stopping to give her some love.

We're working on the basics like potty training and learning her new
name and things are going well. She's also adjusting to sleeping in her
own bed and spending weekdays on her own. She has lots of toys for
activity during the day and evenings are very fun with a long long walk
which is as good for us as it is for her. We bought her a fleece
sweater and a rain coat, yesterday, so the walks will continue through
the winter. We think it's only fair since she's so good at home all
day.

The vet put her on a week of antibiotics for her sneeze and it has
subsided. She seems to be feeling fabulous and we don't need to go to
the vet for six months, unless something comes up, when we'll run a
heartworm test. The vet has her vaccination records and a copy of her
rabies certificate. We love our vet as she's amazing with small dogs
and Brio was a little trooper. Dr. Vogt thinks she's in great shape and
should be a great little pet.

We couldn't be happier with her. If any of your staff are ever in the
neighborhood, give us a ring and come visit. Thank you so much!

-Michelle Savey

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From: Savey, Michelle
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:17 AM
Subject: Welcome Brio!

Hi!

Here's a couple of pic's of Brio, people think she is a Poodle/Italian
Greyhound mix and she is around 2 years old, but she was a stray so we
won't know for sure. The vet says she has a little respiratory
infection but a series of antibiotics should clear that up quickly.
Thank goodness it's not kennel cough. Other than that she's in great
shape. Vet says she only needs to gain a pound. She's a whopping 8.1
lbs. right now.

We're all settling in just fine, she is pretty mellow and just want's to
hang out on the lap of whoever is sitting down. She's very friendly
with people (adores old ladies, funny!) and is good on the leash so
we're having a great time cruising the neighborhood. She pees on the
sidewalk which makes us sad because we think that means she's been
around a lot of concrete. She loves the grass in the backyard, though,
so that will change.

We'll send some more pictures when her hair grows out more, she has kind
of a bad shelter shave job right now. Woo Hoo, we have a dog!!

-Craig & Michelle.

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