ENYA
UPDATE 12/28/08 - Hello, everyone! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Enya!  Our Ennie
continues to do amazingly well, now that she has been with us 7 months already! She had a very exciting
summer and autumn with us, and now has discovered New England snow all over again.  
We got a whopping 16 inches of snow last weekend, and at first she didn't want to have anything to do
with it...and then, it was like a switch was flipped and she took off into it like a reindeer!  She tore
around the backyard like she was a sled dog, crunching through the snow, doing her figure eights as
though it was summer time all over again...burying her nose in the snow, and coming up for air, looking
like Santa with a snow beard.
She continues to excel in her obedience classes, as well as her aggression classes, and has come boxer
leaps and bounds in accepting and even playing with other dogs!  She is still a little uncertain sometimes,
but has become buddies with my mom's pug (lives 400 miles away), and they are always happy to see
each other again. Here they are at our front door, keeping watch over the neighborhood:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p215/cmmoore75/Lookout-1.jpg
We are hopeful that 2009 will be the year we are awarded with her Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
certificate; our dog trainer thinks she would be a terrific candidate and so do we!
She had a nice holiday, and all that excitement can really tire a boxer girl out! We leave you with dreams
of sugar plum fairies, dancing in her head.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p215/cmmoore75/awww.jpg
Happy Holidays, SCBR!!


UPDATE 7/30/08 - Hello out there! We are well through our second month with Miss Ennie, and all is
well.  She continues to be a terrific running partner to both Dave and me.  It's funny - she can lay around
and be lazy with the best of 'em, but boy, when it is time to run or swim, she is ready like a firecracker!
She is doing well with her obedience training, and has learned quite a few more commands.  She is a
boxer girl genius!  We hope that in a few months' time, we can go for her Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
award.  She isn't there yet, but we both think she is well on her way.
We continue to work on her dog aggression issues. She is doing well and is trying very hard to do the
right things.  When we are out, she is generally pretty good if we allow her to greet the other dog.  They
have a few sniffs and are usually ok.  It's when we don't have an opportunity to greet the oncoming
canine that she gets mouthy and whines or barks about it. lol She lets us know she does not approve of
that situation at all. ;-)
Here are the links to a few photos - she looks beautiful and is super healthy!! All is well!!
Sleeping in her crate in the car:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p215/cmmoore75/Crate.jpg
Watching the neighborhood:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p215/cmmoore75/stand.jpg
Kissing Daddy :-D
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p215/cmmoore75/Dave-1.jpg


UPDATE 6/24/08 - Just a quick update on Enya, who we lovingly call "Ennie".  We adopted her about
a month ago, and she is doing great!  We had a bit of a wild first couple weeks...we had to drive from
Boston out to Michigan during her first few days with us, and we were there for nearly a week!  But she
was absolutely on her very best behavior, all through MA, NY, PA, OH, and into MI!  She has also
been to RI, and we picked her up in VT, so she is a well-travelled boxer girl!  She rides great in the car,
and her manners got many compliments for our extended family and strangers alike!
She is up to running 5+ miles a day with me, and just this weekend we took her swimming!  Who knew
she liked the water??  She was swimming around with some other doggie friends and doing great.  We
kept her on our 30-foot leash, just to make sure she stayed friendly (and safe) but she was more than
happy to doggie paddle around, splash her friends, and frolick in the river.
She is well into her training classes now, and we have even had her in 3-4 all-day doggie daycare days,
which is like boot camp, and a crash course in training.  She LOVES school.  Dave drops her off and
she can't wait to get inside and meet her trainers and her fellow doggie classmates.
She still shows some dog aggression from time to time, but she is getting better at listening when we tell
her no, and understanding that we have it under control.  She eats very well, and the vet has given her a
clean bill of health, too.
We absolutely adore her, and thank you for giving us the opportunity to share our lives with her!

5/25/08 - Enya has been adopted!

3/31/08 - Enya is ready to 'graduate.'  She is full of love, and her name is Enya.  The person who adopts
her will have a 2 year old fawn pup and a most loving and gentle creature. You will find her to be one of
the neatest eaters and drinkers. She does her business in a corner of the yard, preferably behind a bush
and/or with leaves under her paws. Her owners will need to be willing to spend a few hours with her
trainer in Vermont learning how to day play the games that will continue to bring joy and calmness when
she may feel stressed by other dogs.

Enya is known as a "formerly aggressive dog." She has been rehabilitated by one of the best dog trainers
in the U.S., Kevin Behan of Newfane, VT. (www.naturaldogtraining.com)    I learned about Kevin from
one of his apprentices recommended by SCBR. His website made sense and his thoughts and practices
just simply rang true with me.

Here's a bit about her history.    We adopted Enya at the end of October, 2007 . Enya created a
complete bond with all of our family members, but particularly with one of my sons, Paul, who is 22
years old, and me. She and Paul played together as if they were both humans.

However, she had great fear of other dogs and attacked three dogs in our suburban neighborhood. This
past January 27 we had come to the conclusion that the only solution was to have her euthanized. Paul
told me that she had "saved his life" and deserved a "fighting chance." We then called Kevin, got in the
car, and headed to his home on this very snowy afternoon. At 6:00pm, we sat down in Kevin's warm
kitchen and spoke with him for 2 hours. His methods stem from his belief that we need to work with
dogs through their prey drive and that they need to experience JOY with us.   He told us that a dog must
be allowed to release its energy. When that energy is not allowed to be expressed, it builds up as fear in
the gut. In fact, if we continue to constantly correct our dogs and not work with their prey drive, the
rage continues to build. He believed that there was no coincidence that Paul and Enya connected with
such a bond. They were both filled with rage.

We said good-bye to Enya and drove back to New Jersey. I wanted to know more and so I read
Kevin's complete book. I also went onto the websites of a couple of his apprentices. We had some
phone consultations along the way.

Currently, she is playing and body banging with other dogs. In fact, she is greeting the newly aggressive
dogs and when they won't play with her, she basically says, "poo' and walks away! She has been living
in a 'cottage' type building which contains a number of kennels. During the first few weeks, she needed
to be leashed. Now, early in the morning, she is released from her kennel with the other residents and
they all rush in one huge blob towards the door for their freedom.     

One of Kevin's apprentices, Neil Sattin from Maine writes this in one of his blogs about his "formerly
aggressive pit bull, Nola":
Reference: http://www.naturaldogblog.com/blog/2007/07/how-i-became-a-dog-trainer-and-a-people-
trainer-you-can-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks/     "…I found myself in Vermont with Nola …… for an
intensive, month-long, 7-days-a-week, 8-hours-a-day (with some breaks, of course) training in life and
dogs."  "By the end of my apprenticeship, Nola was much more settled, much more attentive, and much
better around other dogs - with the potential to be friendly with almost every dog we encounter. She
was, in a word: cured."

Out of respect for our neighbors, we can not take Enya home with us and hope that she will find a loving
family who would be proud to continue working with her.


UPDATE 11/30/07 -   Enya has become part of the Malloy household.  She loves her routines and the
long, long walks she goes on every day with each of us.
She has learned what a 'tummy rub' is...and I guess you could say this is one of the first commands she
has learned :-)
She is cozy, snuggly, wiggly and calm with all of us!
One of her favorite routines is 'bedtime' in which as soon as I say "Enya, it's bedtime," she waits for me
to go to the treat jar, then prances at my side to the bedroom where she eats her snack, then jumps into
bed and 'preens' us with her front teeth.  Our trainer has said this is a sign of affection...if you've never
experienced it, I'll try to describe:  She very gently clicks her front teeth rapidly and pulls on your
clothing or skin!  It feels very charming :-))))
Our biggest challenge with her is her aggression with other dogs.  She has bitten a couple... having
escaped from her Gentle Leader!!  Now we use a harness and a collar both hooked to a leash.  We've
had a trainer come to our home, since she can't focus when other dogs are present.  We try to re-direct
her with a variety of treats if we spot another dog coming.
She will be neutered in a couple of weeks.  That's all for now, we'll update later on.

UPDATE 10/28/07 - Enya was taken home Saturday and I already received a call saying everything so
far is going great and they love her already.  I think it is a great match.  She left with her own bed and a
big kiss from me and I told her to be a good girl.  Thanks to all who helped her find her way home.

10/27/07 - Enya has been adopted!

10/24/07  - Enya was cleared to have her second dose of Heartworm treatment.  We have been
working on her commands and she is really improving.  I take her down to the tennis courts where I can
work with her off leash and she will now come on command and then sit.  She really is a love and can
not get enough loving from you.  I have learned that she will stay by you as long as you are petting her.  
So if you want to get her to go lay down, you need to just ignore her for a few minutes and then she
finds a soft warm spot sleep.  She has our bed room routine down pat and knows bed time.  Once you
say that she curls up on her bed and is out for the night.   Enya is not a really barker, but if at night she
hears something and can not see it she will bark, which, as far as I am concerned, is a good thing.  If
you are looking for a snuggly fur ball that just wants to love and be with you then this is your girl...Have
some questions or concerns, please give us a call.

10/16/07  - Enya was able to go for a sleep over last week while I was away on business and I found
out her manners needs to be polished a little bit.  First of all, she is an alpha dog and would most likely
be happiest as an only dog.  She was with two other boxers and she would walk fine with them, would
sleep with them but as soon as one would try to play with her she  took out her aggression on them.  It
was as if she does not know how to play.  I am sure it is fear issues which if someone wanted to take
the time and patience and training this issue  could be fixed, but as I said it would take work. if multiply
dogs is not for you then she is great and you will not have any worries. Walking her on leash and she is
fine.  She has a tendency to feed herself if any open food is left on the counter.  Other then that this girl
is so darn cute and just loves to cuddle with you and is ready to go whenever you are.  She is a gem in
her crate and will sleep until you are ready to get up.  She will bark if someone comes to the house, but
will stop as soon as you tell her to and then she is all wiggles for any guests.

9/29/07  - It has been a week since Enya arrived to recuperate from her heartworm treatment.  Enya is
around 18 months old and is a typical toddler... She is so curious about everything, her noise has to sniff
everything she loves to sit at my front door and watch the outside and loves her walks.  We are having
roofs put on our Condo's and today Enya sat outside for about any hour and just watched the workers,
not a bark or sound.  We are working on learning manners and as you know toddlers can be stubborn
but she is learning.   She knows sit and "no" but right now does them only when she wants to, again did I
tell you she is a toddler?  She has the softest coat and the cutest face.  I am going to try and get better
pictures as the ones on her web site does not do her justice.   Enya has many wonderful manners in
other areas.  She does great in the car and just sits and waits for you to return.  She loves to lay down
on the seat and lay her heard on your lap.  She also can be left alone in the house without any incidents
and she also loves her crate.  Okay, Enya would like to go for a walk and has asked me to end this and
as everyones knows a toddler does not give up once they want something so I will write soon and keep
you posted on this girl.  I will say she is a cutie pa tootie... Get your application in you will not be sorry....

9/17/07 - Well Enya went last week for her heartworm treatment. She has not missed a beat since. I
feel so bad for her because she feels good and does not understand why she is stuck in her crate all the
time. She just wants to play. Well with 7 other dogs here she just can't get out much because she needs
to be quiet. The good thing is Enya is great in her crate, she never makes a peep. She is completely
housebroken and has never had an accident. She is great with the kids and gets very excited to see
them. Enya is a wonderful dog that deserves to be the center of someones world. If you have an
energetic home, that wants a well behaved love bug and NO CATS or small critters then this is your
girl.  She sould be ready to go within the month.

8/23/07 - Enya was a stray to a shelter & sadly no one came to find her, even after being there over a
month!  She passed her temperament test but turned up Heart worm positive. The shelter needed to get
her into rescue to have her heartworm treated, otherwise she would be put down.

Thank you to all of her very dedicated transport volunteers this past Saturday that helped get her to
Maine for treatment (braving very heavy traffic & even appendix trouble!).  She is about 18 months old
and very sweet with people & loved to ride in the car with everyone.  Enya is a very pretty girl & has
lots of energy!   I have not introduced her to my dogs yet, but I do not think she will have any issues
with them.  I did find out right away though that she cannot live with cats (she thinks J.J. is a fluffy,
walking squeeky toy!-LOL).

Since Enya has heartworm, she will be going to the vet soon to start her treatment.  She will
unfortunately need to be crated a lot for the next several weeks while the drugs work to kill the worms,
but not her!  It will be at least 6 to 8 weeks before she can go home, but she will be happy to know her
new family is waiting for her!
STATE: VT
AGE: 2 years
SEX: Female
WEIGHT: 50 lbs?
NEUT/UPD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR:  Fawn
DOCKED TAIL:  Yes
CROPPED EARS:  No
CHILDREN UNDER 4: Yes
CHILDREN OVER 4:  Yes
SEPARATION ANXIETY: No
OTHER DOGS: See update
CATS:  No
CRATE TRAINED:  Yes
HOUSE TRAINED:  Yes
LEASH TRAINED:  Yes
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: Yes
MICROCHIPPED: Unsure
ADOPTION FEE: $300.00