Steve and Diane,
Tom was at Town Lake
and barely caught this shot with the camera in his cell phone.
Fanny jumped into the tree chasing a squirrel. You can see the
squirrel's tail hanging outside the trunk (looks like ball
moss). She's jumped in trees often since, but we haven't caught
it on film. She doesn't want to catch them. If she is rapidly
approaching the squirrel, she slows down. She doesn't want to
sink her teeth in them, she just wants to play chase.
Here's my funny
account:? About 10 or 12 Harley riders were worshipping the
statue of Stevie Ray Vaughan at Town Lake when Fanny jumped into
a tree between two huge trunks growing from the same spot and
got stuck. She was flailing about so that I ran across the park
to her, freaking out while the motorcyclists were yelling,
laughing, cheering whatever you want to call it.
She freed herself
just before I got to her and one of them yelled "We saw that".
She's a quirky one.
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Updated December 10th, 2006
On 12-10-06 Fur-ever Mom, Elena wrote:
Fanny warmed up to her new home rapidly. She now jumps in bed with
us in the morning just before the alarm goes off, to ensure time for
a belly rub.
We’ve installed a doggy door in the back wall of our home, so she
comes and
goes as she pleases. She loves the cool weather and often sits just
outside
the glass door chewing on her bone.
Fanny is very wary of strangers, men more than women. She is
finally
lightening up around our co-workers and family she sees frequently.
She can hardly contain herself when we arrive home from work, but
I’ve never
seen her act that way with anyone else. Fanny possesses such an
intelligent,
thoughtful look, much more than any dog I’ve encountered.
She seems pretty attached to us as well. She jumped a full-size
fence when
Tom was moving the rented tables from our backyard to the truck
after our
wedding. I don’t think she wants to lose him. We’ve added an
extension to
that portion of the fence.
Lately, she’s been accompanying us to work more often.
Tom is a psychologist, so she has been hearing all kinds of
interesting
accounts sitting behind his chair during sessions. And when he is
not in
session, she wanders around the office (where everyone loves her) or
romps
around in the vine-covered courtyard just outside his office.
Unfortunately,
she is not able to visit my office as often, but she is a big hit
when she does.
She goes to coffee with us every weekend and some weekdays where she
sits on the deck collecting attention from admiring passers-by.
Afterwards,
we take long walks in Pease Park or go to the dog park at Town Lake,
which
are distinctly different experiences for her. She is quite
adventurous on Pease
Park’s leash-less trail where she hunts squirrels and wades in the
creek.
Town Lake provides her with the opportunity to play with other
dogs.
Chase (or herd) is her favorite game.
She has enriched our lives with her playful, loving nature.
Elena
Posted November 9th, 2006
Good morning,
Here are the photos of Fanny. There are photos of her in our
backyard
the first month she was here (before her buzz) and photos of her at
the wedding. She licked and pawed one of the cakes within the first
five minutes it was on the table. Later that evening, Tom had fun
posing with her in front of the cake she sampled before the guests
had arrived.
All is well here. Fanny is adorable and makes occasional trips to
work with us.
"Forever Parents" Elena and Tom
