Thank you everyone for your kind words. I credit Lolita for coming along so well. I just gave her the time to come out of her shell on her own and didn't rush her. The real credit goes to her. She's a good little girl and though I will be sad to see her go I know that she will be going to her forever home. It would be nice if she could stay here but that's just not possible right now. I made that stupid promise to my husband and my stupid integrity wont let me back out on him. Someone recently told me somthing that helps me deal with knowing she can't stay here and the whole process of finding her adoptive family. These are not the exact words but what I took away from it was this... it is difficult to give them up but sadly there is always another one that needs helped.
We are moving along with the application process and checking references. We have a great number of applicants at this point and I'm confident that more than one of them would be a really good fit for Lolita. Though I feel everyone would give her a good home it's necessary to keep Lolitas needs at the top of the priority list when considering placement for her. I know we all are anxious to find out where she will be going and who her mommy will be. Please know that this is a top priority for me and that I appreciate everyones patients and understanding as we move through this process in Lolita's journey to her forever home. As soon as we have an answer we will start contacting people and will post the answer here.
She weighed in at 3lbs 11oz at the vet last Friday but I know she had put on some weight since she first arrived. She has been eating Wellness puppy food to help her get back up to a healthier weight. She was a bit boney so I made the decision to put her on the girls puppy food to help her out. She has dry kibble available at all times but twice a day I mix a spoon full of canned food in with her kibble to help her even more. She is filling out and looking better every day. I can't feel her bones as much so were moving in the right direction. At some point she will need to be switched to adult food once she gets to a healthy weight.
LoLo decided today that she wanted to pester the cat a bit. The cat is very easy going and belongs to my SD so he is only here temporarily. He is outside and can go into the attached garage any time he likes (my son has allergies so the cat can't come in the house) so she doesn't see him all the time but she decided today was the day to pester him a bit. She kept running after him and barking at him so poor Zeus finally jumped up on the picnic table just to get away from her. lol