Making Room at the Inn

Since we have a trip coming up soon, we had planned on keeping the number of foster kids to just one. But when the call came in that there were two puppies in Louisiana who needed rescue, we decided we could find room at the inn for one more. Little did we know what a sweet, wonderful little guy we'd have as our guest. Little Chipper is a pup of about 11 months old and a tiny 7.7 pounds. He moved in and make him self right at home, getting along splendidly with his foster brothers and sister, being a polite little gentleman who is learning the routine and rules of the house so well in just a week's time. He has the sweetest disposition and eagerly seeks out attention and love. Whenever he sees a person looking in his direction, he gets all happy and runs to them with a smile on his face.

Chipper is not the typical full-of-boundless-energy puppy - while he does enjoy playing and running, he also has quiet times when he wants to just lie down and rest.

Dixie took a liking to Chipper from the get-go. She was the first dog to show a keen interest in him. They have a gentle relationship more of closeness than rough play. Frequently I'll find them lying together, often with some body part of Chipper on top of Dixie. She's such a good dog - she doesn't mind if another dog lies on top of her.

Both Dixie Darlin' and Chipper are looking for their forever homes. Even though their personalities are different, they both have such wonderful attributes and are really great dogs who will make welcome additions to their new families!

Dixie Darlin' - Our little Alabama Southern Belle

What circumstances caused this Southern Belle to be on her own wandering the streets looking for a kind soul to take her in? From investigative work, we were able to find a home where she had tried to set up residence, but the woman who lived there was not kind to Dixie, so after trying for several days, Dixie left there and walked over a mile to end up at the store parking lot where she was picked up by a kind lady who wanted the best for this genteel gal and contacted New Rattitude.

Dixie is a "Teddy" rattie. Since Dixie is our first "Teddy" rattie, we are learning about this type rattie and are finding out that Dixie is typical of these short-legged ratties - awesome personalities, loving, sweet, and people oriented. Even though Dixie gets along great with other dogs and plays & shares space with them well, she prefers to spend her time with people. Just sit down and she's immediately up there with you, either lying against your leg or in your lap.

Dixie came into rescue with a irritated skin condition that caused small sores and loss of hair in places. With good nutrition and some meds, her sores have cleared up and is no longer inflamed. Some of the places of hair loss may never regrow fur, but the skin is as soft as a baby's behind and I find myself petting these areas a lot since they feel so nice to the touch.

Dixie is a wonderful calm rattie who likes to spend most of her day lounging on the sofa. She's completely housetrained (!) and such an easy dog to have around. She likes to be in the same room as her person, but she's not needy for attention.

Dixie is approximately one year old and weighs 16 pounds; stands 12 inches tall (at her shoulders) and is 15 inches long (spine length from base of neck to base of tail).

Dixie would love for you to visit her photo album where she'll tell you all about herself. http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/dixiedarlin