Tess is a beautiful Sable and White spayed female Collie that is 2 years old and weighs about 45 lbs. She has made much progress since arriving at her foster home.

When Tess arrived she wanted nothing to do with being in the house. We would have to carry her in. Once she was inside she would walk with her entire body close to the floor. She was nervous and scared. She hated my tile floors. And she was frightened of the TV.

By day 2 she had ventured into our family room and living room with some fear not knowing what would happen once she was in.

On Day 3, I decided to start sleeping at night next to her kennel with the door open, in our living room and with the dog gates up so she was limited to roam only in that room, I felt this was important. She needed to know that we loved her and it was a safe place she was at. She never has come up to me and cuddled at night. She will sleep a couple feet from me on the blankets I set out for her. I hope to get to cuddle before she leaves.

Well since then, her fear has vanished and she feels more at home know. She has ventured into each room with no fear. She even jumped up on Rich the other morning while he was sleeping and laid next to him. Rich was trilled, he and my son have taken to Tess and Tess seems to prefer them over Diana and myself. Maybe it's men she prefers??. So she know thinks it's ok jump on the bed. However Cody (my Collie) isn't to happy about it. The bed has always been Cody's , so he growled at her and I took her down. Cody is the King around our house. He has always been the father figure to Laddy and Katie (our other Collies). He will go up and bump them when they get to wild in the house , so that they stop playing. He is always watching over those two young ones. So for this reason I don't want to make any changes for my fosters that would disrupt Cody, or Katie's or Laddy's daily routine or favorite sleeping area, eating area, etc.

So to make a long story short, Tess is welcome to jump on the bed and nap, but not when The "king" is resting.

I brought her to our Vet for a check up. Her stitches (from being spayed) are doing fine. We did give her a rabies vaccination. He said she was a healthy Collie. She rides exceptionally well in the car.

Now for a few more details on Tess.

She loves to play chase me as long as some another dog is willing to play. She loves to play tug a war with the other dogs, using sticks or toys.

She has never had any accidents in our house, so I can say she is house trained. She has no problem being in a kennel or confined to an area while we are gone or at night. She doesn't wine or bark. Tess isn't a barker like my other ones. She seldom barks.

Tess loves attention, hugs and kisses especially. She loves to be talked to. Tess likes to wrap her little paws around your leg to stop you from what you're doing.

Tess is wonderful with kids. Even those under the age of two. Tess should be adopted by a family with a dog. She is used to playmates. She has never been the "only" dog. Tess can walk on a leash but needs some work. Tess will not jump up on you or your guests when they are being greeted.

Tess is a very fast runner and definitely needs room to run. I would highly recommend that she is placed in a home that has a fenced in yard. She will run when the door opens and she is too fast to stop. She can slide by you before you even know it., However she did come back. Thank goodness! What a scare that was...