Details about Marcy

xxx We have fostered Marcy for about a week now, and here's what we can tell you....

Weight: 17.5 lbs on 10/26
Height: 11 inches at the shoulder

I believe she is a purebred Glen of Imaal Terrier, though this is not really possible to confirm.

She is a puppy. She is eager and quick to learn, and is food-motivated (which makes it easy!). I advocate the "clicker training" method of dog training, and she is responding beautifully to this.

Adjectives that would describe her personality would be:
Curious, happy, cheerful, affectionate, playful, sociable, confident, funny, intelligent, responsive, communicative.

She gets along well with other dogs (we have 3 other dogs in the household). The first 2 days, she would be a bit possessive of me-- if I were holding her, she'd lunge and snarl/growl at my dog who came up to me, saying "get back!". I corrected this and she no longer does it (largely because I think she feels comfortable with the group now). She is not the least bit possessive of her food or toys, and plays tug of war with my other dogs. I am able to take her toy away from her and throw it for her. She plays and romps with my other dogs (we've got lots of video).

Her health seems excellent. We have enjoyed her so much that if we didn't already have 3 dogs, we'd definately be keeping her ourselves. I'm available to whomever adopts her, if they have questions about training, and we'd even consider boarding her if her new owners need to leave town (assuming it's convenient with our schedule, etc). She's delightful, and we love her. You will, too!

Housetraining: The first 24 hours, we had 3 accidents-- 2 in the house on the carpet, and one outside by the door on the carpet we use there as a door mat. So she likes carpet. Since then we really tightened up our supervision and took her out twice as often, and we have not had any more accidents. She is not yet housetrained-- we are just being super proactive about getting her out and not letting her be unsupervised.

We take her out:
-immediately upon waking in the morning, and about every 20 min after that until she's pee'd and pooped twice. (she gets breakfast in there, too)
- after she's had a major romp and run session with my other dogs
- after eating breakfast or dinner
- about every 20 min., unless she is crated.

Crate training is essential for success with Marcy! She is crated for a bit in the morning while we get ready for work. She is crated in the evening off and on while we watch TV, etc (we take her out for potty breaks and let her play a bit, and then put her back in). We are trying to teach her that the crate is a happy place, and it does not mean isolation from the group. So her crate is in the TV room with us. She sleeps in it at night. She has a soft bed in there, plus a little blanket she can push around (and she does!) and a kong toy stuffed with a piece of "Natural Balance" semi-soft food.


Marcy is available through Rover Rescue, at
www.roverrescue.com. Please help her find a great home and donate to support our efforts.