On the 14th of August, Mittsy's luck turned around. She was adopted by a wonderful couple in PA who regularly send me updates. Below is her most recent update and it made me so happy for our lovely Mittsy and for all the misunderstood pitties in the world I thought I'd post it! She also sent the pic here...
Update: 11/3/09
She has been doing amazing so far! The three of us drove to my parent's house in Rochester, then across Canada, and stayed with friends in Michigan that have three dogs. She did a great job traveling and staying in new places. At home she's doing awesome! We have added a couple of new rules, and she has picked them up really quickly. She's not allowed in the kitchen, and when people food comes out, she goes to lay on her bed until we're finished and we've put everything away.
She is definitely getting more disciplined mentally, where she can resist the urge to do what she wants, and follow our commands. On our walks, she is learning to be calm around other dogs and children.
When someone comes towards us with a stroller, we move into the grass, and she lays down until they pass. Everyone raves about how well- behaved she is, and yesterday a woman asked where we take obedience classes!! Halloween was a excellent opportunity to practice with her. We were upstairs in the living room, and when the doorbell would ring, she would let out half a bark, and run down to the door. She stood there looking out the window, but not barking, at the kids. I would tell her to move back to the the family room, lay down, and stay. Every time, she stayed right there until after I had given out candy, shut the door, and told her she could get up. You were really right about her potential to be a great dog!!
