Revised April 4, 1998


Bitsy (short for "Itsy Bitsy," named by my four-year-old niece when her family fostered Bitsy) has a new name and a new home. She had been dumped at a local shelter by people who ordered her to be euthanized. The shelter staff were completely shocked. They called us instead. Thank goodness they did.  This little beauty is nothing but a lovebug. Her new family agrees.  They came all the way from Florida to get her! Please read their latest letter.

Bitsy, now known as Casey, has got the best home imaginable.

Casey, AKA Bitsy, is coming along great! She has taken over the house, and we're deeply attached to her. We are enjoying her to the fullest!

The first few days were particularly hard on Lucas, our resident Cocker. He wasn't used to having a new companion, and adjustments were in order for both. Lucas is the passion of Casey's life. She is his shadow; she follows him everywhere and seems to emulate his every move. She bites his ears and lips; she nips at his heels, and whenever he lies down, she lies down next to him. Lucas seems to be protective of her, and the first thing he does each morning is smell her crate.

They play a game where she comes running full speed at him, and at the last possible second, she throws herself on the ground and turns over. At this point, Lucas stands up, sniffs her and nudges her away. He'll turn around and walk away, only to have her pounce on him again, which begins the came all over again!

Casey has fully adjusted to Florida. She is protective of her home and will bark at every new and strange noise, but she'll particularly bark at other neighborhood dogs when they get too close to the front gate. In the afternoon, she never tires of playing fetch with her rubber ball. The only thing she enjoys even more is her evening walk around the neighborhood.

In the morning, as soon as we let her out of her kennel, she'll run and try to jump on the bed. She is adorable in the morning when she's still too sleepy to jump around. She'll stretch her body and let us scratch her belly, and then she'll lick our faces.

We can't thank you enough for allowing us to adopt her.