 Ginger's Story
At five months old, Ginger was surrendered by her
family due to housebreaking issues, coupled with suspected food
allergies. She weighed roughly 17 lbs. and she was a very frightened
little girl. We doubt that she was walked outside very often; she
was extremely nervous about being outdoors and had a general fear of
cars and everyday outside noises. Holly Craig picked her up from
Rhode Island, and then we picked her up from Holly in Connecticut
and drove her to her foster home in Jersey City, NJ.
 When
she arrived at our house, her foster brother Bailey greeted her
enthusiastically. Here was a live toy for him to play with! They
spent endless hours romping together, chasing each other around the
dining room table, and then when it was quiet time, resting outside
on the balcony. She greeted food like she hadn’t ever see it before,
and we soon discovered that there was no food allergy. Over the
course of her three months with us, she gained weight steadily and
even grew a few inches taller.
We worked on housebreaking, conquered crate training, plus
practiced some basic obedience. She slowly transformed into a very
sociable puppy, which loved to sit on your lap or stop by for a
quick kiss and a scratch behind the ears. She still needed some work
on the obedience, but we felt that it was finally time to find her a
forever home with a patient owner who would be willing to work with
her. Based on her past experiences we believed that she would do
best in a home without young children and where she was the only
dog, so she could bond with her new owner and focus on training.
 We went through quite a few applications and finally came upon
Jaime, who drove five hours from Pennsylvania just to meet Ginger.
Jaime had never met a Wheaten before visiting our house and when she
got there and met the dogs, I could tell she was hooked. She bonded
with Ginger right away and we made arraignments for the adoption.
A few weeks later, we drove Ginger to PA and met Jaime, who was
so excited about taking home her new best friend. There were plenty
of tears and after a long good bye, Ginger was off to her new home.
Jaime renamed her Shiloh and both new Wheaten Mom and puppy are
getting along wonderfully.
We still miss our little girl and her boundless energy and
excitement. She was our first foster and will always hold a special
place in our hearts.
Kelly Sinnott & Mike Rolley
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