25-039 Ellie, who just turned three years of age, is a spayed female Goldendoodle that was left at a dogsitter’s home for four months. After numerous unsuccessful attempts by the dogsitter to reach the owner during this amount of time, we considered the dog abandoned and brought her into Rescue. The dogsitter’s report was that Ellie has “too much energy” and she couldn’t keep the dog any longer. The dogsitter was very responsible about bringing Ellie up to date on all her vaccinations and dealing as she could with Ellie’s allergies. At our vet, Ellie received protection from Bordetella and canine influenza, as well a Cytopoint injection to help with her allergies. She tested negative for heartworm and weak-positive (titer 1:2) for valley fever. She will need a recheck for valley fever in three months. The AGR Transporter who delivered Ellie to her adopter reported:

Ellie is very pretty with long straight hair that will need lots of combing to keep from tangling. She was nervous and skittish when we arrived at the adopter's and she did not trust either of us. I let her off-leash in the yard to relieve herself after the ride and then she ran around and would not come back to us. The dogsitter did mention that might be the case. We tried to coax Ellie into the house with cheese, but she bolted every time we got near. So, I went outside and steered her towards the door. She eventually ran back into the house and jumped onto the couch, where she remained the whole time I was there. After only a day, the adopter related that Ellie was less skittish. Recently, the adopter sent these comments: 

She is a sweet young lady. She likes to snuggle on the bed and the couch. I was watching my neighbor’s dog and Ellie got along great with him. She did try to block the dog from getting close to me, though – already a little protective. She likes her balls. She bounces when she gets the ball and brings it back to me. The only thing I’ve been working on with her is her barking. She barks at everything. I have made progress with this. I give her treats when she stops barking. She was barking very early in the morning. I would get up and call her in – she isn’t barking early in the morning anymore. Overall, she is a well-behaved, happy young lady, and I already love her. 

We bet she loves you, too. Thanks for adopting her.