Veronica
	Gender: Female Age: Adult Foster Home: Sheila

January, 2014: "Veronica was a very independent dog at first but is now my best girl and a tolerant elder to a very active younger BC. “Roni” goes where I go and considers our horse camper her personal vacation vehicle. Love her."

12/7/04 Jobey is mellowing toward the interloper. He never chews (except for when we first got him) but in the week after Roni came he ripped a piece out of a chair skirt and chewed a shoe string off my tennis shoe. Tonight he actually tried to get Roni to play a little when we went out for "final call". Roni is my dog apparently. She still ignores my husband when he tries to talk to her, walk her, anything. I have never had a dog so "one person". I am still not walking her off leash. We tried one day and she just started down the road without looking back. Grabbed the car and found her just a short way down the road in another yard. She acted thrilled to see me! So we drag a 25 ft horse lunge rope behind her on walks. Makes walking in the woods a real experience! She does like rabbits and squirrels, so I am still very wary to have her off lead. Jobey has come so far and I think with time she will too, even warming up to hubby.

12/15/04 Just wanted to let you know we are making progress with Roni. She is still on the lead for walks, though. We sometimes let her drag it but every time we think she is OK to unleash she does something to make us nervous. The Southern girl LOVES snow though! She would stay out all day in it, which is one thing I think bothers her. She thinks we don't spend enough time outside. It will take time to convert her to liking being an "inside dog".

2/28/05 Roni has definitely become a guard dog of the house. If I am gone, she gets along great with my husband. If I am at home, she acts like he is invisible. Ignores him and won't come when called to go out for a potty break. I think she would rather burst her bladder then leave her guarding duty - at least she thinks it is her duty! She still has a thing for squirrels. They must have had some draw for her in a former time.

12/17/05 Veronica and Jobey just got their Christmas baths and were upset with me - for about 5 minutes! A quick romp in the snow and a crunchy bone made them feel the world was wonderful again. Both dogs are doing well and have adjusted great. Jobey has been taught to play like a dog by Veronica and now often takes the lead in a game of tag. She loves it when he hits her hard enough to bowl her clean over. They both follow me around the house and help me study at night making periodic checks to see I am still at my desk. Roni has warmed up to my husband but still snuffle barks if I am up or down stairs and he comes to that level. Apparently, I am her primary responsibility and she doesn't take it lightly. Jobey just loves us both and soaks up all the attention he can get. Unfortunately neither one has an ounce of herding instinct in their bodies, but they are still great dogs.

Veronica was left in an overnight holding pen at an Animal Control facility. She was quite thin and pregnant. She had to be moved or euthanized, because newborn pups could not survive in the overcrowded shelter. Rescue groups were contacted, but no foster space was available. A GLBCR foster agreed to evaluate Veronica and could not leave without her. The only space available at the foster's home was a fenced pasture with a small horse barn. That's where Roni got settled, while phone calls were made trying to find an emergency foster, experienced in whelping pups. Upon returning to the barn, with food and bedding, Roni had already given birth to her first pup! After midnight, Roni gave birth to her last pup. The pups were born on September 7, 2004. Veronica found her forever home with the couple who adopted another GLBCR alumni, Jobey.

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