She is house-broken and says she doesn't plan on wearing Depends anytime soon.  She really is hilarious.  You ought to hear some of the stuff she comes out with sometimes.  She's really smart too.  She told me she's been around too long for anyone to trick her.

When we're at home she follows me around the house and asks what I'm doing, but she's never very nosey about it.  She isn't one of those cloying puppies who demand a lot of attention, and she's well past her rebelious teen years where she used to vandalize furniture and chew up everything.  Mostly she sits on the fouton and knits while I write nonsense about her on the computer.

She does really well on a leash, so apparently she was married before.  She likes to drive, but I don't let her.  I mean, how is she going to reach the pedals?

Okay, seriously, she's still plenty full of energy and is playful, but knows how to take it easy.  As for some of the questions you might have...

• What happened to her eye?  She had it taken out after it swelled up and wasn't responsive to any of the treatments the vet attempted.  Despite this, she's very loving and well-behaved.  She doesn't have any problem getting around without it.

• Is she housebroken?  Yes.  And she lets you know when she needs to go out.

• Is she good with other dogs?  Yes, but I answer that guardedly.  She's an alpha, so she wouldn't do well with a high-energy dog that wanted to play with her.  She definitely will play with other dogs (e.g., one of our young pug fosters), but when she tires of playing, she will get irritated if the other dog doesn't leave her alone.

• Is she good with cats?  Yes.  She doesn't even seem to notice ours.  I wish she'd teach me that trick.

Hi, Tandy!  Hi, Dani!

She'll sleep on anything. No alcohol required.

She climbed in here by herself.  She makes her own bed around her.

Tandy saw the metal Boston Terrier doorstop in Dani's office and started growling at it.  One of our past fosters (Little Man, the pug) actually started barking at this same doorstop the first time he went to work with her as well.

Though she seems jaded by my attentions, Tandy is still an affectionate little lady.

But she hates that Pets.com sock puppet.

Dani's so mean.  Guess who she's doing an impression of?

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