Shasta's one year adopt-aversary!

We brought Shasta home a year ago today! She spent the whole day curled up on the sofa watching us carefully. She was severely underfed, about 5 months old, still teething, and didn't know anything yet - not how to interact with people, pee outdoors, walk on a leash, or play with a toy (!!). She was fearful and anxious and shy, and would not allow anyone to touch her head or her collar.
We started with housebreaking her, and crate training, and then moved on to sit, and puppy classes, and now! she's an outgoing, confident, sassy adolescent with more energy than even she knows what to do with. She's grown a bit - she's a bit heavier and a bit taller - we don't know if she'll fill out more or not. She brings you the toy she wants you to play with, and LOVES tug and fetch. She is easy to teach and has learned several commands, including sit, down, stay, wait, leave it, give, jump (on command, even), shake, low five, and find Jim/Steph! She lets us play with her head, her ears and her feet now, and she's even getting (a bit) better about having her nails trimmed. She comes and curls up next to us or in our laps at night, and even plays well with our kitty (most of the time). She's learning to walk nicely on a leash, not jump on people or beg at the table (still working on that one). She even knows to go to the bathroom. Outside. Before dawn. Rain or shine. Or snow. It's easy, you just throw your body against the door, wake Jim up, and have him take you.

Plus, she's gorgeous. And we love her. Even though she's kinda crazy.