We have had "Frankie" from the Central Coast, now known as Frank (short for Franklin/Frankenstein etc.) for 8 weeks and she is a very happy girl. She loves the beach, she loves swimming and she is happy to go on long car trips to meet the grandchildren and their big dogs - retriever, Labrador and Alsatian/wolfhound! She is learning to walk in a relaxed manner, and is learning to sniff and not panic about getting home. She is still besotted with balls and is miffed that we have blocked all the hiding places so that she no longer calls for help to rescue them! She is much more settled and now socialises well with 90% of dogs that she meets. She now only barks when excited or when she thinks somebody/something is going to attack us! Her bark is the only BIG thing about her, I wish we had volume control!! We are very pleased that we decided to adopt. Thank you for all your help. Seasons greetings to you.