MATILDA (MADIE)
Age: 10 mos
Weight: approx 50 lbs
Other Dogs?: yes
Cats?: no
Small Children (under 4)?: unknown
Crate trained? yes
Children over 4?:unknown
House trained?: working on it
Separation Anxiety?: no
Obedience trained?: yes
State: NY
Attending obedience in Foster Home?: no
Leash trained?: yes
Micro-chipped: no
Adoption Donation $250
UPDATE 9/13/04 - Hey everyone! Just a quick update on our Matilda. She has finally
graduated from obedience school:) Our trainer really felt that she needed alot of work and
time but she did it. Our little girl is a stubborn one indeed! She is doing well with commands
and we love to work with her and treat her when she earns it! The children love her dearly
but her fellow boxer and Matilda tend to get a little rough with each other but a quick "settle"
usually ends it. Matilda has also become very protective over our family never allowing so
much as a squirrel near our home. She is very silly at times. Overall, she is doing great!
UPDATED 6/7/04 - Matilda, or Mattie as we so lovingly refer to her, is doing well here in
NJ. She has certainly changed the dynamic of this family! The children adore her and her
canine sister is so happy to have a companion. She is quite a dominant pup and can annoy her
three year old pal at times, but we think that she will settle down soon. We are still however
having some issues with "accidents" in the house and are constantly on "watch" to make sure
that it can be avoided. She does very well with training but gets bored easily and then
becomes a little stubborn. We are now working on playing nicely with other members of the
family because she tends to get a little rough and nippy. She does not realize that she has big
girl teeth. One of my 17 month old girls (I have two) has learned to tell Mattie to sit. It's the
sweetest thing to see! All in all, we love her to pieces and looked forward to many years with
our new member!
4/04 - Madie has been adopted!
3/31/04 Little Miss Madie has really settled
into her foster home. She is having a great time with all her foster
brothers and sister. She is being a really good girl. She is now with
everyone and enjoys playing hard and then will settle for a little power
nap. She loves the dog beds and lays on them alot. She is eating really
well and we would like to see her gain just a few pounds. She is very tall
and long for a 10 month old. She loves her foster dad and does so many
funny things to him that we both just laugh at her. She loves to get up in
any chair that someone just gets up from. It can be a kitchen chair at the
kitchen table if her foster dad gets up to get more coffee or the computer
chair even if it is moving because it is on wheels. She will chase after
his shoes when he least expects it. She is so much a puppy and has alot of
energy. It makes me realize how much my own dogs have slowed down. They
can't even begin to keep up with her. She is crated during the day and does
well in there. She doesn't love it but she is getting to know that she
needs to be in there when we are not home. She loves her peanut butter
filled marrow bone and is busy working on it when we leave. She has not had
any mistakes in her crate yet. We are working on her letting us know when
she needs to go out. We have not had any accidents in the house in two days
so I think we are making progress with her. Madie did meet a little 10 yr
old neighbor girl yesterday and was wonderful with her. The little girl
just fell in love with Madie. She is so sweet and gives lots of kisses.
Madie will benefit greatly from obedience training. She knows sit, speak
and give me five. Madie will need her new family to be patient with her but
also need to learn and stay on top of who really is the boss. Madie is
smart and will learn quickly on what is acceptable and what is not. She is
a love and we are just thrilled to be fostering her. She has changed so
much in just a few days that I really feel she is going to be a great
companion to her new family. The perfect home for Madie would be one with
no cats. She sure has alot of love to give and will be very dedicated to
her new family.
Matilda, who is also known as Madie has arrived at the Boxer'In on the lake.
She arrived last night from a temporary foster home where she did not do
well with their cats. Madie thanks her previous foster mom for her patience
but she is now in a foster home where there are no cats. Madie will need to
be adopted by a home that has no cats. Now on to the good stuff. She is
adorable. She is a 10 month old spayed female with a nice bit of white on
her face, natural ears and a docked tail. She is a beautiful dark shade of
fawn. She is also very smart and will gladly show you her stuff. She sits,
shakes and speaks for treats. Someone has spent some time teaching her some
general obedience. She does a fairly good job in her crate. She slept good
last night in her crate but she did cry for a short while before settling
down. She woke very early so I took her for a little walk and then her and
I finished our night out on the couch. She is nice and snuggly and loves
the attention. She really doesn't answer to her name so we will be working
on that. She has met her foster sister and brothers and does well but she
does get a little dominant when there is excitement so we will work slowly
with her until she gets use to how the Inn works. She is eating good and
has played with her foster dad but no toys yet. Coming into foster care is
a big adjustment for these dogs. Madie will need a heartworm check, kennel
cough vaccination and a stool sample checked so we will get her into the vet
in the coming week. This might just be the girl for you. She won't be here
long I'm sure.