Well we had great hopes that Cocoa had found her Forever Family on Sunday, but after a two day trial they realized that she was not the right dog for them due to food aggression issues, so we brought Cocoa back here.
We had not tested her for food aggression issues (never suspected there would be any!) and she had been eating in her crate here (as is our standard method during house training), so we have been testing her on that since her arrival back here (3 meals so far). We currently have 5 dogs here, and we have begun feeding Cocoa outside of her kennel so that she is just eating in the kitchen with the others (only little Cupcake remains eating in crate). So far, there has been NO problem with Cocoa sharing her bowl & food with the other dogs-- she has allowed both Woolie & Luci to eat alongside her from her bowl-- so that is a good sign. We will keep everyone updated if this issue seems to be anything other than a fluke, and we will also make sure that Cocoa shares a meal (via handfeeding and other methods) with another dog every day.
In the meantime, we are delighted to have sweet Cocoa back. And what a surprise for her-- little Terrier-mix puppy Cupcake is now here to play with as well! The two puppies are SO cute together, and really enjoying playing and resting with each other.
Cocoa has had a few accidents since she came back-- a lot of change in a short time for a young pup!-- but we are getting her back in the swing of things today and keeping her on the house training routine. It is amazing, but it seems like she grew just in the short time she was gone! She seems both taller and heavier, but just as sweet and loving as always.
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