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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

NELLI (LOCATED IN AUSTIN) ITALIAN GREYHOUND





Nelli - About one year old, Fawn

Nelli is a very sweet very entergetic little girl. Nelli was intended for showing purposes but unfortunately had an accident two days after she was born that resulted in her having a broken leg at the elbow. Because this happened so young there was no way to fix the leg and it is still deformed today. The injury was at the elbow so the leg is fairly useless to her, but that doesn't slow her down one bit! She uses it to get into cabinets, tell you she wants to be picked up, or reach through small spaces for a treat. She has the most bubbly personality and it is impossible to be in a bad mood around her. Like all I.G's she attacks your face in licking sprees and hates being cold. Nelli seems to like all dog breed,but really does not do well alone. She will whine until either a person comes in or another animal, after discovering this when she was very young she has never been left alone. She was trained to crate as a puppy(it is an extra-large crate so I don't know how she would do in smaller ones), but only for short amounts of time.
Nelli is hyper at times but it usually consists of her tearing around the apartment jumping on all the furniture and occasionally stopping to chew on her sisters leg, these episodes are very short and afterwards she sleeps for hours. Nelli is very cuddly and loves going for car rides so long as she gets to sit on the drivers lap! Nelli requires a lot of attention and affection and if she thinks she needs more she will tell by scratching at your leg and whining until you take a break from your work and snuggle with her for a while. Also, sleeping in the crate or elsewhere is a no go with Nelli, she prefers sleeping under the covers and usually between your legs or on your head with her head draped over your neck.
Nelli has an very sensitive stomach and the food I found best for her is royal canine small breed for sensitive stomachs with increased digestibility, treats that she does okay with are bill jack little bit treats.
posted by Robin at 11:18 AM

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