Sasha - ADOPTED!

[aande]

Youthful Bi-lingual Woman with basic math skills seeks loving living arrangement…

Sasha is a gorgeous 8year old, 85lb black Lab who's previous owner spoke to her in both German and English. She understands sit, stay, paw, go out, and “no” in both languages, and probably a lot more too! She's very clever – she knows that one food bowl with food plus one food bowl with food means a full belly, so will do her best to help her friends finish off their dinners, but is not aggressive over food. Her attitudes make her seem like a much younger dog as she loves to walk and fetch balls. Frisbees, however, are meant to be eaten, so be forewarned! She has lots of love to give the right family. And who might that be, you ask? Absolutely anyone who likes to cuddle or hold hands (paws), and if you like to pet her she'll adore you forever. She'll be your friend for life! Sasha is house broken and respectful. She'll try to get on the sofa, but only needs to be told “no” once and she'll never try again. She's not much of a barker, and is extremely friendly – she'll definitely show any burglars to the family jewels. Whether your household has little ones, teens, or the elderly, Sasha will love them all. She is neither frightened nor aggressive towards toddlers, and is gentle as she steals their cookies from their hands. If you have teens, she'll sleep through the loudest of rock music without a sound, and never seems to object to the crowd but checks each person out to see if they are friend or foe. So far she's not met anyone she hasn't liked, but if someone pretends to fight with one of her loved ones, she'll firmly plant herself in front of her beloved and stare down the “bad guys”. She possesses a third sense that helps her know when someone is unsteady on their feet: she'd never push in front of them, and will not pass them on the stairs, even when encouraged to do so. Sasha will make a wonderful addition to a multi-generational family.

[whippie]

Why did the previous owner give her up?

[agordon720]

Unfortunately Sasha's owner had to give her up because he could no longer care for her.

[Ene]

Sasha sounds great! How is she with other dogs?

[agordon720]

Sasha loves other dogs.

[sisof6]

Sasha is absolutely fantastic with other dogs. We fostered, then adopted, a labradoodle we call Honey, who we thought was going to die - she lay in the corner all day, would mess herself, wouldn't take any food from your hand, would only eat and drink in the middle of the night, and never barked. When Sasha arrived we weren't sure what would happen, but quickly learned that Sasha is very intuitive. She would go over and nudge Honey to get up, and when Honey would mess, Sasha would bark, but not for us... I think she was communicating how she expected Honey to behave. In 24 hours Honey was barking to go out. Sasha taught her to romp and play, and be happy. We have a lot of dogs in the neighborhood. She greets them with a wagging tail, but caution. My brother often will bring his Cocker Spaniel and Maltese over, and while Sasha wilcomes them, she bars their way into any of the bedrooms! Those are strictly for Sasha and Honey! She doesn't bark, she simply walks over them, turns around and snorts. Maggie and Bailey turn around and stay in the common rooms!

I will also say that she is great with children, from babies to teens, and accepts loud music, but isn't fond of her house being upset. When the hot water tank went out, Sasha stood on the stairs, away from the repair man, with Honey the chicken hiding under her - literally - and they're nearly the same size! When anything was brought out of the laundry room, Sasha would go and check out the item, then look in the laundry room as if to ensure the item belonged.

She's not fond of the vacuum, lawn mover, or thunder, so for any of those you can expect her to hide under the bed.

At 70+ pounds, she looks ridiculous with her head and shoulders under the bed and her tail hanging out! We'll really be sorry to see her go!

[ENE]

We adopted a dog through MLRR about a year ago and were looking for a friend for him. Would there be a time that we could meet Sasha?

[ForumMod]

ENE - what is the last name your application was submitted under and which dog did you adopt? At the most, we might need you to complete a new application, but I will double check once I get your last name.

[boomrspnk]

I have a friend looking to adopt an older Lab. I have 2 myself and she keeps telling me that they are going home her one. (She know I would never part with my Labs. She has a 2-3 yar old now and he loves the Labs. Can you give us a call at 6185093385

[ForumMod]

boomrspnk - the first step in the adoption process is for the potential adopter to read our adoption policies and then complete an adoption application. Thanks!