Welcome Home, Sasha

Posted on July 8, 2003 by Ken

Photo of Sasha

After months of going without a dog. After the landlord kindly gave us his trusting consent. After hours and hours of surfing petfinder.com. After spending a Sunday afternoon browsing kennels and wanting to take them all home. Finally, Monday night at 9:00 PM, we brought home our new friend, Sasha. She’s from the PAWS animal shelter in Montclair, NJ. She’s a three-year-old terrier mix and weighs in at around 35 lbs. She’s energetic, curious, adorable, and loves her new home.

Perhaps one day we’ll take dog photos as good as these. In the meantime, though, here’s the best we could do so far. ;-)

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7 Responses to Welcome Home, Sasha

  1. Jai says:
    July 8, 2003 at 12:27 am

    WoooooooHoooooo!!!! That’s awesome! Congratulations! Now, you best hide those slippers…

    (I love this shot- http://www.kennsarah.net/photos/index.php?currDir=./Welcome_Home_Sasha&pageType=image&image=DSC00760001.jpg )

  2. Ryan says:
    July 8, 2003 at 8:14 am

    Congratulations Ken & Sarah! Thats a cute lookin’ dog, that is.

    A friends band down here has a song called “Run Sasha, Run” – The thought of it was triggered by this post and now I can’t get it out of my head. I blame you. :P
    When I am back up north over the christmas holiday, I have added “meet Sasha” to my list of things to do. Oh, and seeing you guys would be neat too. ;)

  3. Jenny says:
    July 10, 2003 at 8:20 pm

    oh my gosh! this dog is cute…..but, my baby is still cuter…lol

  4. Chris says:
    July 13, 2003 at 12:33 pm

    Now I’m totally jealous!!!!

    Can I come over and play ball with her?

  5. Shannon says:
    September 7, 2003 at 7:56 pm

    Hi Sarah & Ken,
    I’m a volunteer at PAWS. I walk dogs on the weekend, and I’m so happy you adopted Sasha. She’s a wonderful dog! The pictures are great! My husband Lee and I have a dog, named Samson. He’s a black lab/golden retriever mix. He’s our little baby and so spoiled. He weighs 117 lbs.

  6. Ken Walker says:
    September 7, 2003 at 8:15 pm

    Shannon–thanks for posting. Sash has been great. She’s learned a whole bunch of commands (sit, stay, down, wait, catch it–that last one only works with edible projectiles). She’s a joy with her crate–recently I was able to get her to go in her create merely by using hand signals–and is on a regular schedule with walking and eating.

    Sarah and I will be taking her to Top Dog Obedience School http://www.topdog-obedience.com/ to learn some finer points, such as walking properly on a leash and that all-so-important ability to greet new people without toppling them over. Sarah’s even thinking of taking her through agility training–she’s certainly smart enough. :)

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