Meet Thumper, an adorable little Dalmatian mix that weighs in at 33 pounds and is about one year old. Thumper is very much still a sweet puppy and loves to play, run, and play some more! She has the sweetest face with precious expressions and ears! She came from a high-kill shelter where she was picked up as a stray and was out of time when CCDAL agreed to take her in. She arrived on a transport late at night in a snowstorm for an overnight stay before she went to her foster home. After some exercise, dinner and a good night of rest, she was ready to go in the morning.

Thumper had a big day ahead of her. She received a much-needed bath...and stood very still in the bathtub. She waited very patiently as she was washed several times to reveal her beautiful, soft coat! She squirmed in the towels and tried to play with them while she was dried off, and was full of kisses and kisses and more kisses. She played, explored, got all the toys out of the toy box and played some more. Since she is such an active girl, CCDAL thought we would show you the highlights of her first day in rescue before she headed to her foster home:

Thumper ran around the yard with another CCDAL adopted dog, Tank:

She hung out with the ten year old boy in the house:

She was told what a pretty girl she was:

She played with her tennis ball:

Finally, she played with one of her many toys:

As you can see, Thumper is a very happy, social girl who would love to have a family to call her own and maybe even a four legged buddy to play with. She has a lot of energy and loves to run which is evident by the well defined muscles on her back end. She is very smart and is learning obedience and manners in her foster home and we are sure she will pick up on basic commands very quickly. She is already crate trained and loves to ride in the car. She curled up in her crate in her blankets and went to sleep during her sleepover after the transport and for the ride to her foster home.

If you think Thumper is the right dog for you and your family, please fill out an application. Thumper will come microchipped and fully vetted--spayed, all vaccines, heartworm negative, and on heartworm and flea/tick preventative. The family will need to invest in a crate since she is very much a puppy, and whe will need a place to sleep and safely stay when her family is not home. Her new family will also need to continue with her obedience training.

1/23/12