Dog for sale!

So, if it isn't apparent from my posts, I am in love with Miss Sugar. She is a sweet mush of a dog, and everyone tells me how much she adores me. Having said that, this is a far less than ideal time for us to add a dog to our lives, so the best outcome would be for me to find her a home before I leave here. That's now three weeks away!

I really can't stand the idea of giving her back to the shelter. First of all, she doesn't make a great first impression. She barks like a lunatic when anyone other than me walks into her kennel building, and truly sounds like she is out for blood. It's all a crazy act, but try telling that to the nice family coming to pick out their new dog. Second, she's a pit bull, and that alone is a huge strike against her. And third, I've heard that the place where she came from is a big warehouse full of dog crates. They are a "no kill shelter," but honestly, do I want her to spend the last 6-10 years of her life in a crate? So, like I said, if I found a home for her on my own and brokered the adoption, I'd be really thrilled.

So let me tell you about Sugar. She is a total lazy goof. We can be in the middle of heeling and I'll bend down to praise her and she'll fall over on her back for belly rubs. She isn't terribly high energy, but every once in a while I'll take her to a fenced area to run around and she'll galavant around like a nut for 10 minutes, then be all "whew, that was hard work." She has the sweetest temperamant, and can be a little nervous about new situations, but with the obedience work we're doing I'm finding it very easy to go back to familiar tasks (sit, down, place) to get her to chill out and accept what's going on.

She is going to be a dog who just wants to lie on her bed and chew a bone, get petted now and then, and go for a nice walk every night. I would take her in a heartbeat if I could, but I can't, so this is my plea to the world: does anybody know anybody who wants this dog? I will deliver her to anywhere between Texas and Maine...well, OK...Massachusetts. Seriously, if you can think of anyone who wants a dog, please let me know, or have them contact me.