Jackie came to us the summer of 2015 and helped us foster over 20 pups until her passing in September 2022. We aren't sure what her life was before us, but she was found as a stray, had evidence of being bred, and was underweight. We made the commitment to try our best to fill the rest of her life with love, fun, affection and lots of noodles. In return she gave us soooo many laughs and smiles. She was the best companion. We would have done anything for her and were by her side through every up an down, until she took her last breath. We were so blessed to have her in our lives.
It's been about 6 months since our sweet Jackie girl has passed. Our hearts are still so sad.
Jackie came to us the summer of 2015 and helped us foster over 20 pups until her passing in September 2022. We aren't sure what her life was before us, but she was found as a stray, had evidence of being bred, and was underweight. We made the commitment to try our best to fill the rest of her life with love, fun, affection and lots of noodles. In return she gave us soooo many laughs and smiles. She was the best companion. We would have done anything for her and were by her side through every up an down, until she took her last breath. We were so blessed to have her in our lives.
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A very long overdue post... Life with Jackie has been wonderful. She adds a whole new level of fun and sweetness to our home and choosing to adopt her was the right decision for our family. We swore that we would never become "foster failures", and we tried hard to resist the urge to adopt, but when I took Jackie to her first adoption event and found myself sad and teary eyed behind my dark sunglasses at the thought of someone else besides us adopting her, we finally accepted our fate as "foster failures" From the moment Jackie arrived at our home, there was something undeniably different about her than all our other fosters. It is hard to put into words, but it something that my husband and I both felt. Maybe it was how calmly she met Milo, how sweet she is when meeting new people, her goofy underbite, her amazing leash manners, her snuggles, her grunts... for our family, she is the best and we are thankful every day that we have been entrusted to give this sweet girl a great life! Being a foster family is fantastic. Being a foster failure is even better. Jackie has been adopted..... by us!
Pictures to come soon... Sitting in the tiny recliner we own, Jackie saw about a 6 inch gap on the chair next to me and decided to squeeze in to snuggle. I didn't stop her. :)
Jackie liked our recent trip up to the cabin. She was a trooper and tried the water, but she preferred to stand on the beach and look cute. While finishing up a fencing project, Jackie did eat a finger off of my husband's work glove. Luckily, not while on his hand, and yes, it did pass. :) I can see how she mistook it for a dog toy. Once we discovered this, and told her to stop, she did, followed by this sweet face (see below). It is hard to be mad at Jackie because she really is the sweetest dog.
After having Jackie in our home, this is what we know so far: Proof of the "pinky walk" Today our old foster, Liberty, came back to stay with us again. Having two fosters is an adventure for us. As always, Jackie is so calm when meeting new dogs and little Liberty is immediately drawn to be by her. We think Jackie is pretty smitten with Liberty, too.
https://www.facebook.com/barkavenueplayandstayroseville/timeline?ref=page_internal Here are some pics from Jackie's stay at the Roseville Bark Avenue Play & Stay. We went out of town, so Jackie was able to spend three nights with the awesome staff and other pups. As you can see from the pictures, she gets along GREAT with other dogs! Jackie, our first boxer foster, has been with us only a few hours. I am already super impressed! We have a boxer, so I was expecting a much more wild dog. She definitely has energy to run in the yard, but I am surprised how great she is on a walk and how well she listens. We went for two walks so far and there was slack on the leash both times. When other neighborhood dogs barked, she ignored and kept walking. We currently have multiple dogs in our home, and she is getting along with all of them, big and small, male and female.
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