Robin, adopted on 03/17/11, was renamed Katie even as we drove her home from her wonderful foster parent in Connecticut.   It just seemed to suit her better—and more Irish in honor of her adoption date! Her mom was a full Brittany but her dad will forever be a mystery. From Mom, Katie inherited her goofy grin, limitless energy, affectionate temperament, and freckles on her feet. We fell in love with her 3-month-old little face and set up her new home even before we visited her. Potty training was a snap because Foster Mom had already trained the entire litter to go to their potty pad when she announced Potty Time! (How did she do that!?) For those thinking of adopting through the NEBR, have no doubts:  you’ll receive a spot-on behavioral description of your potential adoptee, thorough medical records, a document describing everything you would want to know about the dog, a collar and leash, and even a toy. We had some struggles with obedience under distractions because Katie is such a social butterfly, as she is described by all the humans at our favorite dog park. She is also highly distractible; all the humans laugh at her evident joy as she bounces around chasing butterflies, falling leaves, and other things only she can see. We highly recommend K-9 University in Douglas MA, where Katie reluctantly learned to control her distractions, enabling us to take her off-leash to wonderful open spaces where she runs with abandon, but still comes back to us when we call her. At 2 years 3 months, Katie is a cherished and spoiled—but well disciplined—member of our family. She is even growing on our 14-pound rescue cat, Annie. Thank you, NEBR, for giving us our Katie. We can’t imagine our lives without her in it!

Corey, Wende and Annie-the-cat