Dear Doberman Rescue Minnesota,
We adopted Ella in December of 2010. We thought you guys would be interested to hear how she is doing and if we have all adjusted to each other. If you recall we had a bumpy road with her in the first few months where we were seriously contemplating sending her back to the rescue. I am very happy to say that we are so glad we didn’t do that. We had a friend come over who trains dogs and she helped us get Ella on the right track. Basically it came down to her thinking she could rule the roost and we had to knock the chip off her shoulder.
In the year and a half that we have had her she has been a great addition to our family. Her and her “sister” Taz are BFF’s and play together outside every chance we give them. We found out that Ella is a “Ball Freak” and will chase a ball all day long if there is someone willing to throw it. We soon found out that tennis balls don’t stand a chance with her as she chews on them so hard she cracks them in a matter of minutes. So we have upgraded to the hard rubber balls made by the company who makes the Chucker and those last pretty good – eventually cracks them but not as fast. Ella has also become a running companion with myself and a friend of mine. We take the dogs everyday that the weather permits and she is always excited to go. And she has also become friends with our friends’ dogs and kids. She loves to just stand next to the kids and have them pet her ears.
Once again we would like to thank the Doberman Rescue for all that you do for finding new homes for dogs like Ella. We are so happy with her and she makes us laugh with her hip swaying, tail wagging walk, daily kisses and “talking” at night when she is so tired (she moans and groans – it is hilarious but was freaky to hear the first time).
We have included some pictures that we just took of Ella and Taz as we thought you would like to see how she looks. The outside ones are of the dogs waiting for the ball to be thrown!
Thanks again.
Heath and Colleen
