It’s time now for another look at one of our favorite friends staying with us, this time, it’s Bella!

Bella is one of the most laid-back, relaxed, sweetest dogs we’ve ever seen. She practically walks around with a halo on her head! Bella had a rough start in life, she spent a lot of time in a shelter. She’s proof that you can find an amazing dog in a shelter, a dog that you can’t believe someone would let get away from them.

Bella is super lucky to have found a good home. A dog like her deserves the best life available, and we’re glad that there are people out there willing to give sheltered dogs a chance to come into their life.

Bella is also lucky to have escaped life in the shelter without any issues with other dogs. Sometimes dogs that spend time in shelters are afraid of other dogs, and they never get over it. Not Bella though. As much as she likes to come see us for some human affection, Bella loves playing with other dogs even more.

That’s it for now, see you next week!

Though Texas weather can be intense at times, it’s usually pretty mild. Unless it’s raining or snowing, it can be tough to tell it’s winter time just from pictures. Here we have the clearest indicator that cold weather is upon us.

The trees lose their leaves!

We still think it’s beautiful here, in a winter-y sort of way. We’ll miss the shade, and so will the dogs, but at least it’s nice and cool outside!

Well, it’s been a bit longer than a week since our last Dog of the Week, but we’ve got a very special dog to show you this time. It’s Cleo!

Cleo is an Italian Greyhound. She’s very small and delicate, and when she first arrived here, she was very afraid of dogs and people. Other dogs made her nervous, she ran away from them, and generally didn’t want to interact with them at all. Cleo would run away from us too, even when we tried to pet her!

We also had a bit of a cold spell for a while, which is why she needed her coat. She was freezing!

Over the next few days, Cleo settled down quite a bit, and became more relaxed around the other dogs. She was starting to come up and say hello to us as well, but would run away when we tried to pet her or show her affection. Here she is relaxing by herself.

Now that Cleo has been with us for about a week, she’s doing MUCH better. She is first through the gate when we do evaluations, she’s not scared of the other dogs at all. She wants to meet them! And as far as affection with people goes, I think Cleo feels a bit better about that too. She likes to give people what we call the “Italian Greyhound Hug” which consists of rubbing her whole body on your face, and tucking her head into your neck. It’s adorable!

See you next week!