SHE HOPS ABOUT WITH HAPPINESS
SOON after adopting her, Faith Eversden noticed her beautiful weimaraner Petra had an adorable habit — every time she’s about to be fed, she does a little dance.
‘She hops from foot to foot in happiness,’ says the 39year- old who lives near Royston, Herts.
‘I only have to approach the treat cupboard and she starts doing it.’
As well she might. Petra was deeply loved by her previous owners but ended up at the Wood Green animal charity when they had to move and weren’t allowed pets in the house.
Now she’s fallen on her feet again with Faith and her sons Jack, 16, and Adam, 11.
‘But so have we,’ says Faith. ‘She’s good with children, she’s good on a lead and she can be left at home on her own for a few hours if I have to go out to work.’
Another bonus is that, like most rescue dogs, she’s already house trained.
‘She asks to go out when she needs the loo — she’ll touch the back door with her paw to tell you or bark if you’re not in the kitchen.
‘And she’s not really an “old” dog at all — on walks she jumps all over the place and wants to play. She’s faster than me. The only problem is, she loves belly rubs but has obviously been trained not to get up on the sofa.
‘ So she lies at my feet begging to be stroked and I can’t resist, but I end up with backache!
‘Having said that, we feel we were just so lucky to get her,’ says Faith.