Lena the Lap Swimmer's sister, Lona the Love Bug (adopted) can also be seen on our website.

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Foster Update: 

We have discovered that Lena loves the water!!  She likes playing with floating pools tools and jumped right in (twice)! She swam back to the steps with a little guidance, and boy, is she a little fish!


Lena and Lona are such good girls!  They're good about sharing water and treats, and eating next to each other. They get along great with other dogs, big or small, and love all people, including children.

They're both so incredibly loving, and want nothing more than to please us and cuddle and give/receive affection (no shortage of that!). They are very good in their crates and no accidents in there, but they prefer sleeping in our beds, of course. They cry when they need to go out and we noticed that most of their accidents were close to the door and probably our fault. They are out for potty breaks constantly, but they want to play fetch (Lena already brings the toy right back to us) and play wrestle.

They know Sit and Paw, and we're working on containing their puppy energy enough to lay down and stay on command.

Their favorite things seem to be climbing, running, jumping and cuddling (with dogs and humans). They are very attentive and treat and toy motivated, so I can only imagine future training will be a breeze. They're both curious and adventurous and absolute sweethearts.

They'd do great in a home with kids to run around the yard with, and they would love to have fur siblings as well, as they are very affectionate and like to be right up against someone at all times. They cry in their crates if they can hear us, but settle down and take a nap when they can't.

We just found out that Lena and Lona are good with cats! We visited a friends house and they did well with her two cats. They were curious about them and wanted to play, but mostly they just left them alone. They also didn't try to bother her caged rats, which was good.

Foster Update:  Lena and her sister Lona are delightful girsl and their foster mom reports that they just love people!!  They're absolutely precious, so playful and curious, smart and fast! They are already learning commands and are very good listeners. They are working on housetraining with a few accidents, but they get so much praise when they potty outside. Yesterday we took potty breaks every 2 hours and they only went outside!

Lena is the more adventurous of the two pups. She likes to find all kinds of fun!  She didn't seem to like the ocean or a bath, but wants to play in puddles. She will make a great addition to any active family!!



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