Update on Sally, the abandoned dog

I got an e-mail from Paula Clausi-Van Steenburgh, the Highland woman who adopted Sally.

Sally, as you will recall, is the terrier mix who was abandoned, starved, in a clothing donation bin in Hyde Park.

Clausi-Van Steenburgh thought we might like an update on the dog's progress, as well as wish everyone a Happy New Year (Can't you tell from the picture she sent of the cutie, left, and her new brother, Pluto?).

According to her, Sally has been attending obedience classes on Monday nights and has learned sit, down, wait/stay and come and is starting to heel.

Clausi-Van Steenburgh's daughter wants to work Sally in agility and K-9 freestyle dance. I'd pay good money to watch that.

The other dog in Clausi-Van Steenburgh's family is Pluto, and he and Sally are getting along well, with the exception of an occasional squabble. She said that is typical of a brother/sister relationship. "Although he is very patient with her, she does get on his nerves sometimes," she said.

And here's the part of Clausi-Van Steenburgh's e-mail that gave me pause.

"Sally now LOVES to play Frisbee. She will even bring it back and drop it at your feet! It took us several weekends outside with her watching Pluto play. It was very sad that she didn’t have a concept of what play was all about. Seriously – no exaggeration. Kind of an insight into her past life, considering we had to teach her what it is to play…"

Sally, you go girl!