Mia didn't move unless we moved her.
February 13 saw an adoption event for August Dog Rescue in Uptown Dallas. It was a chilly day and the event was outdoors in front of Gold's Gym. The wonderful staff provided us with a tent, hot chocolate, snacks and water and the dogs sported sweaters, jackets and fuzzy blankets. Miss Mia wore a special Valentine's Day jacket/cape made by Tim. There were supposed to be wings sewn on, but our power went out the day before and we spent a long, cold night with no electricity, so the wings did not happen.
The day had not started out well at all. Tim took Mia to Petsmart first, in order to pick up a bone and some grooming wipes. As soon as they got into PetSmart, Mia panicked, tried to run away and pooped all over herself, Tim and the floor. This is a dog that is perfectly happy to stay home all day and never go out, obviously. Even going for walks takes some convincing. Perhaps the smells and activity at the store scared her. Nevertheless, that put quite a dark cloud on the morning.
Once we got uptown, Mia and I waited in the car while Tim set up her kennel. She would greet any other dog around her, unless they were too growly or barky, but the people just intimidated her altogether. She hid behind a chihuahua's kennel for the first half hour until I picked her up and put her in her own kennel.
Mia feels safer being with other dogs, no matter what size.
We put a pair of little puppies in with her for company. She didn't move but she seemed comfortable with them, even letting them crawl over her. She really loves other dogs and would likely love to go to a home with at least one other dog, if not more.
Two adorable visitors!
In order to get her to walk around, we took her out with the biggest, most macho male there, a rough looking but utterly sweet dog (who's name I can't remember and I don't see him on the August Dog Rescue page, so maybe he got adopted!). She walked with him and also greeted several other dogs. There were a few other dogs there that seemed to not like any other dogs but they all seemed okay with meek, polite little Mia. So that was kind of cool.
We left about an hour before the event ended so we could make it to the animal shelter to pick up ANOTHER temporary foster named Jasper. He was pulled by a different rescue group and is supposed to be heading to Minnesota tomorrow. Hopefully that will go well. If not, we may need to add another page to this blog! :D
Sweet Jasper lost part of an ear sometime in the distant past.
Mia was so happy to be home and was back to her happy, secure little self in minutes. There will be monthly events starting in May, and one in March, so she should get used to this whole thing. Just the same, we may bring Amelia with us next time, just so folks can see the "real" Mia, and not the intimidated, overwhelmed girl she appeared to be.
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