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| Name: |
Lindsay
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Age: |
Four years old
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| Gender: |
Female |
Breed: |
Coonhound mix |
| Home: |
Colorado, USA |
This
is Lindsay, our wonderful coonhound cross. Lindsay has beautiful
golden eyes and a sweet smile... and she loves meeting and playing
with new friends.
My wife and I "special ordered" Lindsay from our local animal shelter,
noting the characteristics we were hoping to find in a new pack member.
Our shelter kept an eye out for dogs that roughly fit our description,
and within a couple of weeks they called to tell us they thought they
found a perfect match. Another shelter in the state had to find new
homes for several animals that had not been adopted, or else they would
have to be euthanized, and Lindsay was one of the unwanted animals.
Lindsay showed up on our doorstep carrying her cuddle bunny, a stuffed
bunny rabbit with one button-eye missing, and it was love at first
sight. Although she was two years old, Lindsay had never been
housetrained, but she is a smart girl and within a few days she had
learned to wait at the door whenever she needed to be let out.
Lindsay likes to play a variety of games. She loves to play hide and
seek with her stuffed squeaky toys, anxiously waiting while we hide a
toy somewhere in the house and then sniffing from room to room until she
finds it. When she does, she runs through the house squeaking the toy
in a victory celebration. Lindsay also likes to play fight with her
best friend, a neighbor's pit bull terrier named Tigré. They begin by
making classic play bows, and then start chasing each other around in
circles. They bark, growl, and snap... and occasionally pin each
other down by the collar. It's all in fun, and they are very careful
not to hurt each other. But Lindsay's favorite game is fetching the
ball. She runs like a greyhound to catch fast-moving balls on the
ground, and she enjoys leaping with all four paws in the air to catch a
bouncing ball. After a fast-paced game of fetch, Lindsay likes to flop
down in her wading pool to cool off and blow bubbles in the water.
At night, Lindsay curls up beside us on the couch or in bed to relax
after the day's activities. With such good looks and a sweet
personality, we can't imagine why she wasn't adopted from the animal
shelter right away. But we're so happy that we were able to make her a
member of our pack!
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