Pookie is a mature, gray and white, female Australian shepard with Corgi
legs (i.e., short).  She has beautiful blue eyes.  The irony is that they
don’t see well – just enough to catch motion and make her more anxious.
Pookie came to the shelter when her owner died and she’d spent some rough
times.  We think that about this time, her vision failed.

She was extremely depressed when she first came to the shelter and huddled
in a corner of her kennel.  She missed her owner, and her vision problem
made all the noise worse so that she has become slightly embittered in the
kennel.  She will snap at people who she doesn’t know if anything makes her
nervous.  Pookie has since overcome her depression.  Outside the shelter,
she has been a gem:  laughing, sweet, curious, gentle.

Unfortunately, while Pookie overcame her depression, she has had more
difficulty with cancer and with her anxiety.  Pookie does have cancer, and
the prognosis is that after the initial surgery she had at DAWG, it is
likely to return to end her life.  This could be in months or years.

The anxiety from which Pookie suffers makes placement difficult for her.
She does well for a couple of weeks in a home, then becomes overprotective
of the person to whom she gives her affection.  She will be possessive and
may snap at others who come around.  Pookie would do well in a quiet home,
preferably with one person who is willing to monitor her interactions with
others.  Because much of the anxiety probably stems from fear of losing
another person, this might subsist with time.  Another, secondary reason for
the anxiety is Pookie’s inability to see clearly.  A quiet, calm environment
would help.