Budi Gets Evaluated

On Thursday we saw a genuine tail wag!  Budi is coming around and seems to be a happier dog! Kathy sat with Budi in the reception area this morning as the groom pets and surgery pets were coming into the hospital. Budi was interested in everyone and only barked once when an excited Spring Spaniel came bouncing into the clinic! When scolded for barking she immediately came back and sat at Kathy's side, moments later she layed down on the tile floor and just watched what was going on around her. That was a big test to get an "A" on - good job Budi!
  Today when we take Budi outside in the fenced yard she has her stub of a tail up in the air and she prances about.  On a long flexi lead she is happy to come running back when called.  We definitely are   making strides and finding the real dog again.  During the day we have been putting out feelers, trying to find a home for Budi. We have so many resources and we are tapping into them.  Kathy has a "Rottweiler Friend" who is also helping - she has a couple of options that look promising. At RVVS we have a really good connection with one of our dog trainers in our Dog School. Mike is active with Pit Bull rescues and was more than willing to assess Budi, and if necessary take her home to his house until we could find a more permanent place for her.  Mike just happened to be coming in to the clinic to teach a Pup's R Us Class for us so he made arrangements with Kathy to come early and to bring his rock solid, trusty dog Billy along as well.  Mike met Budi and then took her to the training room to get to know her just a little bit. About 15 minutes later Kathy brought Billy down to meet Budi.  After a few moments they went nose to nose, no big deal at all!  It seemed that Billy liked Budi while she was playing it cool, she seemed to be more interested in Kathy, it was obvious that the two of them had already become attached.  Pretty soon all of the puppies and their families started showing up for class - now Budi was really interested.  Her tail was wagging as kids, puppies, Moms and Dads joined us in the training room. Many more passing scores for this dog! 
Mike got the word out to his Rottie friends and made arrangements to pick Budi up on Saturday if needed.
Check back later to find out what kind of good news Budi received on Friday!