Butterfly Snapping

My foster mom told me I am no longer on the adoption website. I saw her crying. I think she is upset because more and more I see these little rainbow-color flying insects. I think they must be little moths or tiny butterflies... and I just want to catch them. I never do. They always fly off. But I snap at them. Some days I see them more, and other days not so much.

My foster mother has tried to distract me from them. She'll clap, or give me a chewy, or other things. Sometimes this helps and I stop looking at them and snapping. Other times, they are so beautiful I cannot pull myself away. I cannot stop. She'll even hold onto my collar, but I want them too much...

She has been talking with veterinarians trying to figure this thing out. Why do the butterflies like me? What is so special about me? Well, I think all of you reading this know that everything is special about me. For one I'm a sheltie, and two, I'm the fastest and happiest dog in the world. And I have this thing called (OCD) Overly Cute Disorder. So I do these really cute things a lot.

I will write more about this when my foster mother learns more. So far there's no clear answers. Some veterinarians tell her that I have something called partial or temporal lobe seizures (whatever the heck that is?!), and others say it's a behavioral thing (duh! It's a behavioral thing because butterflies love me and I just want to catch them!!!).

How to Find Me in a Crowd

So... how do you find me in a crowd??? Easy!



Look for the happiest sheltie. Look for the one with extra prance in her step and the most wag in her tail... and that's me!

Southland Sheltie Rescue Inc. Annual Fall Potluck Picnic and Auction

Just recently I had one of the best days ever!!!

Early one warm and sunny day my foster mom packed Jazzy and I... along with blankets, a fold-out chair, two ex-pens, cameras, two boxes of donuts and various other things into the back seat of her truck and drove us to Memorial Park in Sierra Madre to attend the Southland Sheltie Rescue Inc. Annual Fall Potluck Picnic and Auction.

When we got there, we found a park filled with shelties. Jazzy and I were brought to a fenced area where we could run and play with other shelties. Whoever put that fence up must be the smartest and most clever person in the world because everyone had the best time ever in there.

Next, my foster mom went to go buy tickets for the auction. While she was gone a nice lady named Tonya watched us. I liked her shelties a lot. They were super fun to play with. My foster mother really liked her and her family as well. Besides the auction, there was also a Halloween Costume parade. I want to thank my foster mom for not putting me and Jazzy in costumes, or make us participate. Instead she got her video camera out and filmed the event. Here it is... this is the one time you are going to see a video on my blog that I'm not in!



In this video you can see my foster mom's previous foster dog Oliver and his beautiful mom. My foster mom will sometimes say I remind her of Oliver because we are both so cute and extremely loyal.

After the costume parade my foster mom visited a very special sheltie named Merlin. He's blind and deaf. She got to pet and hold him and thought he was the most wonderful dog (next to me, of course). He experiences everything by feel and loves to snuggle and be petted. I think this was nice for my foster mom because I'm so hyper and active that I don't have the patience to be held. I rather run around and wag my tail. She also got to meet Scooby and many other nice dogs from rescue. And she got to see another very special sheltie named Mollie Pumpkin. Molly Pumpkin was recently picked up at the shelter by one of our volunteers. She's a teeny tiny old shetie who had been living on the streets and trying to find food and safety. Now she has a warm home and loving family. I think she believes she has died and gone to heaven! Sometimes a little bit of heaven does land on earth...

My foster mother wants me to let everyone know that the people who volunteer and adopt through Southland Sheltie Rescue (and all the other rescues out there!) are all very kind and loving people who go out of their way to make a difference to help dogs and other animals like myself. She wants me to thank all of you who do this.... even if it's something small and tiny, like helping an unwanted dog have a safe and loving place to stay for a brief space of time, or giving one a forever home.... you help create these pockets of heaven here on earth. Something real and significant... I thank you for your warm and caring hearts.

Overly Cute Sheltie

My foster mom always tells people I have a lot of energy. You're probably wondering.... just how much energy can a little sheltie have? Well, here's a video showing this. My foster mother once had me run with her when she rode a bike. It was okay, but afterwards I still wasn't tired!

OCD

My foster mom has been doing a lot of research on the computer recently. She told me I may have something called OCD which means "Overly Cute Disorder." (Duh!!! Everyone knows I'm the most adorable dog in the world... in addition to being the fastest). Apparently the symptoms are that that I run around in circles a good part of the day (Hey, I'm happy and running in circles makes me feel good), I like to chase my tail often (I'm like Peter Pan. I'm never going to grow up!), and I do something my foster mother calls "air biting." She describes me as looking like a little "Pacman." I'm not sure exactly what that is, but she said it's a computer game she used to program on her first computer.

She's currently trying to find out information about this. She's very concerned I get the proper treatment and that my forever home will be able to help care for me as best as possible. I'm really not sure what this means. I guess this all just confirms I'm very special which is something I've suspected all along. I don't think there's anyone on this earth happier then me.

The Tastiest Water

Why settle for a boring bowl of water when there's extra tasty water in other places in the house? Here you can see me at my favorite watering hole. Now if only that annoying noise would go away.

Visiting Friends

One thing I've noticed is the world is a big place. Sometimes I get to ride in the car. I love to stand and look out the window. I see so many amazing things. Who are all these people? Where are all these cars going? Where does it end? I feel so small.

Yesterday I got to visit two shelties. My foster mother brought me with her. She told me these are shy dogs. One of them recently came into rescue, and my foster mom wanted to take some photos. Since she knows I'm very friendly, and excellent at getting other dogs to play, she thought I might be able to help her get some good photos.

There was a nice person there who gave me a large green bone-shaped treat to chew. She said, "This should keep you busy for a long time." But I think I surprised her because I finished it in about 7 minutes. She seemed a little shocked, and told my foster mom that her dogs can't even get through one of these things. At one point I was chewing so hard that part of it flew against a wall. I think this surprised her too.

One of the dogs was very small and she kept hiding in another room. I tried to get her to come out, but she kept running back in and hiding. The other dog just sat in the person's lap, and watched me. I walked over and looked in her face, and she looked in mine, but she didn't want to play. At one point I did finally get the little dog to run around. That was fun. We were only there for a short time, but I had a great time. Then I got to go back in the car and I fell asleep. Sometimes car rides make me sleepy.