On to a new foster

After much internal fighting, I came to the conclusion that Momo needs a new foster.  She is such a sweet, affectionate, loving little girl and I feel that I can no longer provide for her what she needs at this point.

It's breaking my heart to say goodbye to her and I love her very much.  She has frustrated me to no end at times (she can be incredibly stubborn), but more than anything she's made me laugh and brightened my day with her full faced smiles, waves, dances, singing for her breakfast/dinner and kisses. 

At this point in time, here is what I believe will be best for her:

• She does best with a solid routine.  Feeding time, out time, etc.
• She will HAVE to be kept on a strict diet.  She will never be "petite", but she will blow up if you over feed her and it has been a struggle just to get her to lose the weight she has lost. 
• She will HAVE to be kept on a glucosamine supplement due to her luxating patella.  She has made huge strides in her mobility and will run now, but I would hate to see her revert back to the stage she was at.  So, maintain the supplement!
• She would be well suited in a quiet home environment.  Chaos and loud noise stresses her out.
• She isn't a chewer and doesn't know what to do with toys, so that isn't a concern.  She is pretty good at entertaining herself.
• She is fully house trained, but she relies on her human to keep the routine on her potty time.  She will get anxious and pant heavily if she needs to go back out outside of her normal times, but that is few and far between.
• She doesn't mind getting a bath, but she isn't exactly thrilled with getting them either.  Her coat is so pretty and velvety now (she felt dirty and very oily for quite some time) and she doesn't have the typical Shiba coat.  She prefers a brush to a comb when you groom her and talking to her and petting her keeps her calm about it (she doesn't require much grooming).

If I had to describe what I feel would be the best home environment/human for Momo, it would be an older/mature, A-type personality adult with a genle hand/demeanor.  Momo doesn't jump (she does bounce when she dances), but she is very strong.  I feel she would be best suited in a house with a securely fenced yard, not an apartment due to her stubbornness about walking on lead and the inability to control the noise level in an apartment community.

She has shown a little stress/anxiety in new environments outside of her home, but with gentle reassurance, talking to her and not forcing her to go too far outside her comfort zone, she does okay.  The key with her is not forcing too much on her at once.

She truly is a very happy little girl and is really very easy (in my opinion) as long as you keep the above in mind.  I want nothing but the absolute best for her.  Wherever she ends up, she's certainly taking a little piece of my heart with her.