Tara Voight
The lovely owner of Dave and Michelle Voight
Tara was adopted by Michelle and Dave Voight in April '05. Her previous
owners had a health set back. Tara had obviously been well cared for and
loved and we're sure it broke her owners heart to have to give her up.
Tara had not been around other dogs before so she was sent to Jane Fink for a behavior
assessment. She was used to being the center of attention after all! Jane did
notice some behavior issues, but nothing that couldn't be overcome with the right
owners. Brenda Hemphill called Michelle with the good news that there was a dog
available, and forwarded on Jane's observations so we would be prepared for possible
problems. Tara fit in with our household immediately! She get's along fine
with our other Westie Heather (9 1/2 yrs) even though Heather is a "Daddy's girl",as
long as Dave doesn't give Tara more attention than Heather, or Heather's perception
that she's getting more. Tara actually has become Michelle's "white shadow" and
we bonded immediately.
Tara was quite overweight from living a sedentary lifestyle so mission one was to
get her in shape! Luckily her hunting instincts are very strong and she spends hours
on end chasing squirrels off our bird feeders and running in the yard with great joy
on her face. In under a month Tara now has a waist, rock hard terrier thighs, and we
can actually feel ribs where there once was so much padding that even her Doctor
shook her head. She now has a true terrier physique and a perfect forever
home! We're all so very happy!
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