somerville dog: a weblog

Strummer is a six-year-old standard poodle. She came to Somerville on April 2, 2004 from rural New Hampshire, where she lived with a houseful of poodles. When her adoption is finalized, she will be spayed and licenced in the City of Somerville.

She is getting used to being an only-dog in the city, though she still spends most of her time lounging in her crate, mostly coming out only to be petted. She will carry a toy around briefly first thing in the morning or after a long nap, and, sometimes, she'll even play a few rounds of fetch!

On a leisurely stroll, Sturmmer would like to make the acquaintance of everyone she meets, though she doesn't pull on a leash or jump up on strangers. She's learning that, in the city, humans have things to do and places to go and don't have time to make friends with everyone they meet.

She's a little stand-offish around other dogs, but, in all likelyhood, that's just because, for the time being, she wants to make sure that she gets her fair share of attention from humans.

In the future, Strummer can look forward to obedience training and agility training.