Today is August 25th and I thought I would write and let you know what we, as Hannah's foster family have observed since her arrival.

. She interacts with all dogs in the family. Loves to play with them inside and out. Many times will start the contact.
. When you call her to come into the house, she does. If she wants to come in on her own,she comes to our family room window and looks in.
. She shares her food and shows no food aggression at all.
. She LOVES to be outside, BUT is comfortable in the house too.
. Will lay in your lap on occasion, but not pushy.
. Eager to go for walks, although she will need leash training, not to pull.
. Is not afraid of thunder, fireworks, or loud noises. Therefore, I believe hunting for this reason, wouldn't be a problem for training.
. Likes to sleep on a doggie bed during the nap times, but would easily sleep in your bed at night, if allowed.
. There are no kids in the house, but I don't see that she would have a problem with them. She likes to play and they would fill the bill.

Hannah is a sweet little girl with a ton of energy. I believe that with all this energy is the reason she is thin. She loves to run the yard for birds. She likes to play with another dog/s, so having another one in the house would be a plus. Kids play when they want, dogs play whenever. She will definitely make a good house pet and possibly a hunter, with training. You wouldn't be disappointed in this little girl. She has a lot of love to give and is a very easy dog to take care of. Her needs are no different than any other family dog.
Her time has come to move on from fostering and find that perfect forever home.

Contact Illinois Birddog Rescue and see for yourself how sweet she is.

Hi. Just checking in. It's been a while so I thought I would give you a little up date. I'm doing great in my foster home. I really like it here, but I prefer to get settled into my fur-ever family. Don't get me wrong, I'm having a blast playing with my foster siblings, as you can see from the pictures. I love playing with other dogs and size doesn't matter. It's only the humans that seem to think I'm small. I don't think so at all. Sometimes, it's to my advantage. I have a good appetite at mealtimes, I sleep until 6AM, I don't mess in the house. What more could you ask for? I've adjusted well and I am really looking forward to settling in somewhere permanant soon.

Please contact Illinois Birddog Rescue and let's meet. I'd love to show you all my fisty energy.

Update August 1st.

Today was just too hot to do any real bird chasing so I stayed in most of the day. This gave my foster mom a chance to get to know me. What she found out about me was; I'm a little sweetie. I like to cuddle, I do the Setter "talk", I can lay around without getting antsy, I walk okay on a leash, but a little training wouldn't hurt either. I'm a good little vacuum cleaner. I don't beg for people food, but I'll watch you eat. Just in case there's a crumb that may fall, I'll clean it up for you.

Hi there, this is Hannah's foster mom. Hannah forgot to tell you these things too. I've observed that Hannah likes to play with balls in the yard, will chew on rawhide sticks occasionally, but hasn't shown any interest in water (swimming pools) at this point. Doesn't appear to like sprinklers, so she goes around them. Doesn't like smokey fires (like burning leaves) Whether any of that changes, only time will tell.

She can jump up on a bed to sleep with you, but she's so tiny you don't know she's there. She will keep your chair warm for you, will snuggle in your lap and watch TV. She likes to be around people. But, she's not "in your face" for attention. She likes to play with other dogs, so having another around would be great. A way to burn of energy, such as, a large yard, dog park, forest preserves all with a fenced-in area would be fantastic. But pack a lunch! It will be a while before she tires out.

I'm a tiny little girl. I LOVE chasing birds. In fact, I can chase them for hours non stop. I have tons and tons of energy to run off, but in the house I am quiet and lay on my doggie bed contently. I do sleep in bed with humans, something that my previous owners let me do. I get along fantastic with humans and other dogs. Actually, I don't pay too much attention to them, they just watch me run and run. Probably thinking I'm some crazy little dog and waiting for me to run out of gas!

I need to have a big backyard so I can do my chasing of birds. Trees would be a plus, because that means bird nests. That would be my perfect home.

If you have something like that and are interested in me or my other foster friends, please look at us at Illinois Birddog Rescue.

Illinois Bird Dog Rescue

I AM A BIRD DOG. I'll find out just how much when Illinois Birddog Rescue tests me. But if my poses are any indication, I bet I'll pass their tests with flying colors.