Are you ready to have your hair stand on its ends?  Wait 'til you hear Madison's story:  Judy received a phone call from a woman who adopted a dog from her ten years ago.  The woman's boyfriend was threatening to throw out her puppy.  Judy warned the woman that she should grab her child and her dog and get out of the house (did you know that Judy used to work with abused children in San Francisco?  She recognizes danger signs!).  The next morning the boyfriend started to hang the dog with its leash!  She brought the puppy to Judy but didn't leave until Judy gave her an earful about the danger she was placing herself and her child in.  Really, I don't understand this.  I have kids.  I have pets.  How powerless would you have to feel to not protect them?  A guy who will beat a helpless puppy is just a few steps away from beating a person.  Honestly, sometimes my heart just breaks when I see the situations people get themselves into.......


As you can well imagine, Madison has not gotten a whole lot of training.  She is very active, loving and smart, so with the right family, she will do just wonderfully.  Quality training using body language "pack leader" skills will work best for this little gal.  No hitting or heavy handedness please ~ she has had enough of that already!  You're going to just love this angel!

5/4 Volunteer Update:
Madison is an extremely attentive, loving, and active dog.  She has had NO training for manners.  I took her out on leash and, at first, she was just bouncing off of you and just couldn’t get enough bounces in!  I corrected her twice, not allowing to, what I call “buck out.”  Have you watched Caesar Milan?  When he has a dog on leash and just stops in his tracks when they try to jump out of their collar or jump all over him?  He just doesn’t move, and holds the leash tight, away from him so they can’t push off of his legs and waits for the dog to calm themselves into a sit.  That’s what I did to Madison…twice.  Once while walking, once while starting a jog.  After those two corrections, she walked perfectly without the slightest tug or jump.  She sits on her side with her legs sticking out, leaning on you waiting for love.  This is one, misunderstood and very loving dog.  Her high energy was gone after only two corrections.  She is VERY intelligent, she will make a great addition to any home who is willing to give her a way to burn her energy – she needs more than just running by herself in a backyard, she is too smart and will get bored quickly.  A dog park, obedience school, an owner who will play hide and seek, go on a walk or jog, play fetch, etc…something slightly more stimulating than just running circles out back.  I would foster her in a heartbeat if I didn’t have a foster in my house already!