in which: meet jess

Last week, Peanut & I were leaving my house when we ran into this beautiful sheila. She was just standing in the driveway, several feet from the back door. Almost... waiting for us. In the beginning she was very skittish and wouldn't come near us and yet, had this strange attraction to my driveway... she would run off down the street and then turn right back around for my house.

We whistled and called for her, "Come here girl, come on, where'd you come from? Who's that girl? Who's that good girl?" After which, sparked the name Jess, after Zooey Decshanel's character on one of our favorite shows, New Girl. You'll understand if you listen to the theme song.

Anywho, a few hours after finding her (or her finding us), I was able to lure her with some ham. Since then? She's been all over us! She is surprisingly obedient, with knowledge of how to sit, stay, come - even shake hands. She has a collar but no tags, and seemed pretty well cared for (wasn't malnourished, had clean ears & teeth), so she definitely belonged to someone. Yet all our attempts to find the owner have led no where. We've put up signs, an ad in the paper, asked neighbors and people around town, took her to a vet and had her checked for a microchip - which she has, but it's not registered to anyone. Apparently a tech was able to find out that the chip came from a Dog Rescue, however attempts to find record of who adopted her from that Rescue have not been found.

For now, this is what we know.

JESS LOVES:
-people
-other dogs
-playing games
-running
-WATER!!

JESS ISN"T TOO FOND OF:
-baths
-lots of cars in one area
-car rides (yet)
-walking on a leash (yet)
-big stick-like objects (she runs away if you pick one up)

She'd also really observant and very smart - I'm amazed how quickly she adapts and catches onto things. So... do we have a new dog? We shall see very soon. But I hope so!!

                              I am
                              Olli