Little Raina

What with renovations at Houndstooth Hall and friends’ dogs who’ve needed to vacation here while their families were out of town, it’s been a while since we were able to take a foster for our rescue group. But the time came, and that’s how we fell for the “little” of the pack.

Weighing between six and seven pounds, they say Raina is a dachshund chihuahua mix. She’s a silly, brave, funny, extremely affectionate girl who’s going to make some family in Colorado so happy.

When Debby arrived at Houndstooth Hall to move into the Fairy Cottage, she brought several comforters that she was going to donate. As it happens, our rescue group recently sent out a call for towels and blankets to use for bedding at the clinic and on transports, so I snagged a few of the comforters to cut into crate-sized pieces. I thought Raina could help me show them, and like a good model, she doesn’t hide the product.

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Margot’s having a little trouble on the floors because of her arthritis, so I sewed a couple of larger pieces to throw on the living room floor as good napping spots but also to help her get traction when she wants to hang out in that room.

Raina then forgot all her modeling skills and used one of them as a pee pad. She’s six months old and in a new place–she has to learn. Into the washing machine it went, and the rest of the smaller ones went to the clinic today. (Margot had to get in on the modeling action, too.)

Thanks, Debby!