Anna must have been a princes in a previous life.  Before she found her way to her foster home, she was forced into a life behind bars and neglect  But once she was saved and found refuge in our home, she established her princess needs. She loves to have a space of her own with a nice plush bed, you know something where she can call her own, and can relax in at her every whim.  Her foster parents call this a kennel, but she calls it her own private suite. Her foster brother has helped her adapt to the modern day dog life brilliantly. With his help, she has learned that its not scary to venture out of her private suite, to potty outside, humans can be good, and that brothers can be annoying.

Shortly after getting spayed, her foster mom found a lump in one of her nipples. Anna had surgery to have it removed.  Low and behold, turns out Anna is a breast cancer survivor now! She should have a long normal life like any other iggy!  What a brave little gal!  And pink sure does look good on her!

Anna’s potty manners are quite excellent!  However, she does not like for you to know that she can really go, so she likes to be dainty about it.  Her foster mom though has figured out her little trick, and doesn’t allow her to get away with a quick little potty.  She knows she must go twice or Anna may have to take care of business inside.  Sometimes Anna is just too comfortable in her plush bed to bebothered to go out, so her foster mom has to take her out. But when she does, Anna will oblige and go potty.

Anna is not just a princess, she is the princess of cuddling!  She would spend all day in your lap or right next to you all day. She is perfectly content to trade her plush bed for a lovely lap.  At first, Anna enjoyed getting tucked into her plush bed and having a blanket placed on her to make her feel comfy and safe.  She prefers to have her eyes covered at night. But one time, in a moment of weakness her foster dad decided she needed to take a nap with him.  And from that moment on, she requires a human to cuddle up with for the night.

Anna could not be bothered with expensive stylish clothes. They make her feel weird.  She would just prefer a nice warm spot snuggled next to you, or under a blanket.  She hasn’t quite grasped the fact that iggies are supposed to wear clothes, or the that fact that she can get herself under a blanket herself.  She’s probably too busy “princessing”.

Anna wants to play but she can’t seem to get into the spirit of it.  Her foster brother would want nothing more than to play.  However, he’s a tough player, and a bit of a pain. She will tolerate his antics, but she will not join in.  When she gets too tired of him, she will show her teeth to him and he will leave her alone.  To this day, we have not heard her growl or bark.  Not once!

What Anna does enjoy, she enjoys her dinners!  She knows when she hears “Daddy’s Home!”, its time to eat dinner!  Her foster brother loves to greet his daddy with barking and jumping and running around.  Anna will join in some.  She loves her foster daddy – A LOT!  She likes to run to him and get all excited.  Then its time for dinner. Our code is “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!” that makes the iggies CRAZY!  But what makes Anna the craziest, and a joy to watch, is when she hears the sound of the kibble getting into the bowl.  She LOVES that sound and runs to her private suite like a lady and waits to be served.  She prefers to eat with the door closed, something about her foster brother wanting to eat her dinner too.

Anna is a major creature of habit!  She craves the routine. It has been the best thing for her to progress into the sweet puppy she is. The predictability helps her with trusting her fosters, it helps with making her feel safe. And best of all, it helps her with her potty skills!  On the down side, big changes scare her. Fast movements can scare her.  So she will need time to adapt to your routines and understand her new surroundings.  This will take a little longer than our average dog, but she is curious and will like to learn and investigate.

Her new home will need routine, snuggly laps, plush bedding, and lots of love and understanding. She will need another dog to help her adapt and show her the ropes.  She currently lives with a crazy busy family of four humans and one iggy Foster Mom works out of the house, and runs the kids to and from school.  The kids are in high school and middle school so there are a lot of other kids and people in and out of the house. Anna is always curious when people come to the door and follows her foster brother to the door to greet the visitors.  We discovered at one visit Anna prefers men!  What a rare find!  She’s not afraid of the big deep voices and will come over for scratch and snuggle right away. She’s not scared of the little kiddos that come over either.  She may be more inclined to greet the kiddos and others, but her foster brother is usually acting like a silly goof, so as a princess should, she sits back and observes the antics.