SPCA · going home with you
Daisy
Chihuahua · A-1002
“Went from under the table to the front door.”
I'm Daisy. When I first got here I went straight under the dining table and stayed put. I come around slow, but I come around.
Everything in here came from someone who spent time with her — her vet, her fosters, the volunteers who walked her. Nothing has been invented to fill a gap. Where we did not know something, we left it out.
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Her first night with you
If you read nothing else in this folder, read this page.
The first day I hid under the dining table and didn't eat.Settling in — in her own words, from what her fosters wrote down.
I've decided the laundry basket is mine, even though I'm too big for it.Comfort and quirks — in her own words, from what her fosters wrote down.
I go mad for the plain frozen carrot Kongs.Food — in her own words, from what her fosters wrote down.
I'm fine with Grant and his daughter, but I still won't come out when his brother is over.People — in her own words, from what her fosters wrote down.
Please don't
×Don't offer a peanut butter Kong — she spat it out twice.
She has just lost every routine she had. Most of what looks like a behaviour problem in week one is a dog who does not yet know what happens next. Give her a week of the same thing happening at the same time before you decide who she is.
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What she needs from you
Printed exactly as her medical record holds it. Never reworded, never in her voice.
Activity Restrictionuntil 08/29/2026Short leash walks only. No stairs. Recheck if still limping. — Dr. Amara Osei
Carprofen 25mguntil 08/25/2026One tablet with food twice daily — Dr. Amara Osei
And the rest of her
In her own words, from what people wrote down.
Settling in
•The first day I hid under the dining table and didn't eat.
•By day four I ate a full bowl in the morning.
•About three weeks in I came to the door when Grant got home instead of waiting to see who it was.
Food
•I go mad for the plain frozen carrot Kongs.
People
•I'm fine with Grant and his daughter, but I still won't come out when his brother is over.
Walks and energy
•I pull hard to the left the whole walk.
•I have no interest in other dogs, but every trash can gets my full attention.
•Sometimes I just sit down on the grass and won't move for a while — I'm not scared, I'm just done.
Comfort and quirks
•I've decided the laundry basket is mine, even though I'm too big for it.
Still working on
•Coming out when someone new is in the house.
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The people who knew her first
Real people, and they would rather hear from you early than late.
Grant YeoFoster“first time she's come to the door when I got home instead of waiting to see who it was. small thing but it felt like something”
Nadia FournierVolunteer“Sat down on the grass halfway and would not move for about five minutes. Not scared, just done. Waited her out and she was fine.”
local dropVolunteer“heads up for whoever has her next - she will NOT touch a peanut butter kong, spat it straight back out twice. she does go mad for the plain frozen carrot ones though”
I take my time with new people, but I get there. Stick with me and one day I'll be the one waiting at the door for you.
Printed 22 August 2026 from 7 notes left by fosters, volunteers and staff, and 8 records from her medical file. The two systems share no identifier, so records were matched on name and date; anything we could not match confidently was left out rather than guessed. If something in here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it — her record is supposed to outlive our guesses.