Libby has returned to sheltie rescue because her adopter was no longer able to care for her. Libby is a great walking buddy and is used to walking several times a day with the lady that adopted her. She loves to torment the squirrels in her fenced back yard. Her former owner reports that she is a great watch dog and protector.

Libby's history is that she comes from an animal shelter in northern Indiana. She came into rescue just after the July 4th holiday. She had recently been shaved. Her hair is growing in nicely now.

When she returned to her foster home, she came into the family room to meet all the other dogs. She grabbed a toy and headed to a couch like she had always lived here. She is what I call a very needy sheltie in that she wants all the attention and uses her nose to shovel your hand to make you pet her. She is very playful, whether playing with other dogs or playing fetch with a ball. She is terrified of fireworks and we feel that she ran from her home when she got scared. She will be very pretty when her hair grows out and will make someone a great pet.

April 19th

I am a sweet girl who loves attention. My favorite thing is to be patted on the head and I will nudge my foster mother’s hand with my nose to get her started. I like to take plush toys and make them squeak and also like to play fetch. When I get excited or anxious, I spin in circles. My foster mom stops me by calling me over to be patted, then telling me it is time to lay down. This works most of the time, although even when it works to stop the circling, as soon as I hear one of my foster sisters bark I am up to see what is going on. Right now, I am laying in the hallway chewing a rawhide as she types this for me. Now that the weather is nicer, my foster mom has started taking me for walks. I really enjoy that. I also enjoy watching the trees in her back yard for squirrels. Got to keep them out of the yard, you know. I join my foster sisters in letting people going by the house know that we are on guard duty. When my foster mother gets tired of the barking, she closes the door so we can’t see out the storm door. That quiets us down. Everyone who has met me agrees that I need a home with a fenced yard, since I startle easily at loud noises.