Good to meet you! As the blog name implies, I'm Bellagio, and I'm a handsome young dog who is being fostered with the
Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society in Calgary.
I had a bit of a rough start - my littermates and I were found abandoned and we had never had any human contact so we were TERRIFIED - we didn't know what humans were and we didn't know they could be kind and good so we fought so hard to get away from them.
Lucky for us, AARCS has some pretty stubborn volunteers and they managed to get us away from the abandoned shed we were calling home and brought us to the city where we were all placed together in a foster home. Auntie Clarissa took such good care of us all and and Auntie Nicky spent so much time working with us that we all soon started to come out of our shells and learn that humans were good things and that we could relax because we'd never have to struggle to survive again.
When I was about 4 months old, it was decided it was time for me to be moved away from my littermates because I was being a bit of a bully and I was still scared of new experiences and other dogs. I just didn't understand that I didn't have to fight to protect myself and my siblings.
I was brought to a new foster home with a very nice couple that has FOUR other big dogs. I thought for sure this was the end - these dogs were going to beat me up, or worse.
But - funny thing happened - I met all the other dogs, one by one, and we all went for a nice long walk, and then I was able to explore the new house - and the big dogs let me be part of their pack. The humans were so nice to me but they wouldn't let me try to bully my way to get what I want and I learned so fast there was a place for me in this pack. I really like it here now!
There are big dog beds all over the place that I can snooze on and a big yard with long grass that i can snooze in and lots of places I can curl up and snooze.
You guessed it - Foster Mum says I'm pretty lazy. She says I'm the LAZIEST puppy she's ever met. I'm so happy to just go for a nice walk with my family and then curl up with a favourite toy and relax. Sometimes I like to see what interesting things are up on counters and sometimes I like to steal shoes but for the most part I just like to know where my people are and I will sit calmly and quietly watching everything that's going on.
My first few nights in this home, the people tried to put me in a crate in another room with the other dogs. I didn't like that. Foster Mum called it a "Battle of Wills". they soon moved my crate down to their bedroom and let the other dogs down there as well and I started sleeping through the night without a peep - Foster Mum thinks she won that battle but I think we all know it was me who won. I still don't like the crate as much but I like to go eat my food in there and I will go in there to have some alone time if I need it. I'm usually happiest when I can see where my people are, though.
Since I was scared of other dogs and I got used to my foster brothers and sisters so fast, Foster Mum thought it would be a good idea for me to spend daytime at a place called
BowDog.
OH BOY is this ever a cool place!! They have a HUGE space for me to play in and I learned very quickly how to properly greet strange dogs - all the big dogs there were happy to show me the ropes and now I have SO MANY dog friends I can't keep track!
The nice people at BowDog say I'm pretty lazy too - they keep catching me taking naps all over the place when all the other dogs are playing - what can I say? I like a healthy balance of playtime and chillaxin'! I LOVE going to BowDog and I wait patiently by the front door every morning until Foster Mum is ready for work. She knows how much fun I have there because I fall asleep in the truck on the way home every day...sometimes in funny positions.
Other than that, I don't know what else I can tell you about myself! I'm a happy pup, I love to give kisses, I love pats on the head, I love to chase the tennis ball, and I LOVE people! I'm ready for my furever home - are you out there?
