Daisy’s full background is unclear,  but she came to us as a scared and very submissive little dog.  In two months (as of 2/1/14), she has evolved into a loving little girl who wants to be where you are and whose favorite sleeping spot is plastered against your side. The key to Daisy is getting her to trust you.  We found that a slow, calm approach is best when it comes to encouraging new attachments.  As her fosters, we learned the value of giving her ample space and kind words of encouragement. Basically, we let her come to us in the beginning.  Oh, and treats don’t hurt at all.  Food is love is axiomatic when it comes to getting a dog’s trust. Potty training is on-going.  We’ve found the approach that works best with her is to open the door to the outside on a regular schedule.  Taking her for a walk would work well too.  She loves to hear words of encouragement and sometimes it seems she will go outside to pee just to hear them again. A typical day for Daisy starts with a big breakfast.  She is not shy at all about butting to the head of the chow line in front of dogs twice her size.  A big nap in the sunshine is called for after breakfast.  Later, she will run and bark at sights and sounds from the other side of the fence or the squirrels in the pine trees.  While she gets along with the other dogs, we have noticed that she is often solitary, either napping alone or just sitting and letting the breeze blow thru her long fur.  She will stand her ground if challenged over food! She has begun to initiate play with the other dogs and will run circles around them, barking in her cute high-pitched bark. Once inside for the day, running thru the house and barking is required.  This is when you will be the most entertained. Her day ends with a snack, a trip outside to potty, then it’s up against your side for a good night’s sleep.  She typically sleeps thru the night without much moving around and wakes up hungry and ready to do it all again. Daisy has never been crated during the two months that we have fostered her.  We are unsure about how she would accept confinement but we suspect by her behaviors that she may have been left too long in one.  This is something a potential adopter would need to approach cautiously. Anyone lucky enough to adopt Daisy would have to be willing to spend the time needed to gain her trust.  There would likely be times that she has a setback so a potential adopter would need to have patience to ride these times through.  Their reward would be a loving, loyal, cute as a button little girl who will return your love many times over.