Lauren's World

I just wanted to let everyone know (so I don't have to retell the story), that Lilo has moved down to San Diego to live with my parents. She has a severe need to have constant companionship, something that as a single person I just could not provide. She was continually getting sick and losing hair from the stress and anxiety of spending even a few minutes alone and was developing some fear aggression and constant barking issues. I spoke with her breeder and at least one of her littermates has the same problem. We believe it's because those two in particular were crated together until they were 5 months old. Choosing to give her up is one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make and I certainly did not do it lightly, but I knew I had given her all I could and that she was still suffering and could be happier somewhere else. I love her way too much to selfishly keep her with me. 

Lilo is doing very well with my parents and always has at least one dog with her if not multiple dogs and people. She has not been alone for 1 second since my dad picked her up at the airport; and all the difficulties she was having up here resolved within days! Initially it was a temporary arrangement to see if she really did improve in a larger pack as I believed she would, but now that we have confirmed that this is what she needs, my parents have decided to keep her. Lilo is loving life, running all over my parents' property, scrambling up rocks and figuring out how to escape from any containment solution my parents devise. My mom is excited to have an athletic dog that she can do performance work with again as well as be able to take her dogs out individually now without leaving anyone home alone.

Since she is at my parents' I will still be able to see her which makes me immensely happier than if I just had to say goodbye forever. It's the perfect solution. 

Lilo's new backyard!

I am going to take a break from being a dog mom for a couple of months, but even the last couple of weeks have been rough and I am already looking for my next puppy this time I'm planning on getting a dog that doesn't outweigh me! :-)). 

Thank you to all of those that let Lilo in your life and thank you to everyone that supported me through this decision and the past year. 

~Lauren

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This administration continues to baffle me and I don't understand how its supporters can just blindly take everything they feed or don't feed us (as the case may be). 

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Cheney's Bad Aim - Shoot first; don't answer questions later. By John Dickerson