23-028 Snow  is a 2-year-old un-spayed female white Golden. She was surrendered with her sister  23-029 Serabi  and brother  23-027 Thor  due to HOA restrictions in the owner's new location – the owner did not know about these restrictions when she sold her home and moved to Sun City. She was being fined $270 a month for having too many pets, and she could not afford that. The owner had described  Snow  as loving, fun, petite and dainty.  Snow  and her siblings had been around other dogs and lived with 3 cats – however, if the cats ran, she would chase them. Snow and her siblings were shy and a little scared when meeting people (adults or children) and would run to hide, but if you sat quietly, they would warm up quickly. This description was an understatement – all three dogs were unsocialized and terrified when our transporter moved them to  Academy West Animal Hospital .  Snow  was fostered by one of our volunteer foster couples for a couple weeks until her designated adopters in Gilbert were back from vacation. The foster’s two Goldens,  Ray  and  David , helped Snow settle in and feel more comfortable.The adopters handled  Snow  with patience and calm and allowed her to “come around” at her own pace, exactly what she needed. Leary of the man at first, within a few days she  would eat out of a bowl he was holding and let him scratch her tummy. They have renamed her  Lily . She has made tremendous progress thanks to the way in which her adopters have handled her. Within a week, they sent us this message: 

Lily  went out by herself, did her business and ran back in the house when I said "good girl" and wagged her tail and did a little dance. She was better on the leash this morning too. The smallest changes make me feel better. 

Baby steps, but positive ones for sure!