Brie

Brie, age 5

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Update 4/23/12

It’s been almost 3 1/2 months since Brie arrived in GRR care. Way past time to update her story! As you’ve read, we were very worried about “Precious” (as her foster family calls her) at the start. She was often lethargic, she constantly pressed her head against walls and floor (as if it really ached), and she was weak in her back end.  X-rays of her back and hips came back normal, so the specialist’s next guess was that there was something neurological going on – worst case was a brain tumor, best case an old head injury (hit by a car?) or, possibly, an infection.

We opted for a course of steroids and antibiotics, to cover options #2 and #3 – and Brie has improved and maintained her improvement! Based on all that, the neurologist says, “We can rule out the brain tumor. She wouldn’t be improving like this & maintaining her advances if that were the problem.” Whew! That’s a relief. 

Brie is doing fine, though she definitely needs a daily walk (as any dog does) to keep her mobile. This is especially important in her case – “if you rest, you’ll rust!” as the saying goes. She needs to keep those joints flexible & her hip muscles strong. And we ARE just talking about walking – Brie will never be a jogging partner, but she’s an A-1 walking companion… though at times she will indicate she needs a break by sitting down and parking herself in place!

Brie is a very calm girl indoors and likes to hold a ball in her mouth. In fact, she likes to tote her ball outside, and when called to come in, she won’t enter until she can find her ball to carry with her! If nothing else is going on, she’s happy to take a nap, either on the floor or the sofa. (She does seem to be a little “spacey” sometimes – maybe from that possible early injury? She’ll just be off in her own world for a bit, thinking her own thoughts.)  

Brie adores her food. She will do anything for a treat. She’s on a slimming regimen and has even developed a taste for green beans. She’s protective of her food bowl at mealtimes with other dogs (not with the humans, though).

The other day Brie surprised us all by going into heat! Guess that “spay scar” the vets saw wasn’t a spay scar after all. She’s scheduled for her surgery on April 23. 

Brie is such a cute girl with her unique, petite stature and flowing fur.  All the neighbors think she is adorable!  She’ll even give you a kiss when you ask for one.

The best home for this lovely lady would be a no-other-dog household, as she has got into a couple of spats with her foster sister—both times it was in the middle of the night, so we do wonder if it isn’t somehow involved with whatever injury she may have had… perhaps on occasion she is disoriented in the dark? Other than that she needs a nice calm environment, no kids (she’s not a dog who is going to roughhouse with children), and a family who’s devoted to keeping her trim and taking those daily walks—a family who wants to give love to a dog who so needs and deserves it. 

Update 4/16/12 

Her nickname is “Precious” – easy to see why! Her foster mom says, “She is a love. She has a gorgeous coat with such long fringe on her tummy that it almost touches the ground. Her legs are short and she’s adorable! Such a sweet girl and you can tell she was someone’s pet and used to being inside. Her house manners are great.”

Brie loves to go for walks and loves to eat. She’s still a low-energy, calm gal and would probably be just right for a calm, quiet home where she could get lots of love.

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