Notes from the Indiana rescue:

This puppy weighed 20 # about a week ago.  Look at her back leg--that thing is called an external fixater.  This puppy came in with a broken leg--actually broke in two places--horizontal and vertical.  The fixater was screwed into her leg.  She has fully recovered and it has been off for a week.  Half  of the holes are nearly gone. 

I named her Mariah and she responds to it.  I think she is part Salooki, though they marked her Dobie.  She has a little white on her toes and tip of tail and around her tail and a wavy coat.  She is nearly potty on the newspapers outside the edge of her pen.  When at the shelter in a pen, she holds it the 4-6 hours, so she is ready to break.  She does pretty good on a leash.  I walk her twice a day with Sunshine to give her the potty outside idea.  She plays with Sunshine (who doesn't get along with my other dogs) but has taken Mariah under her wing.  She harasses the cat, but just gets swatted and moves on.  She knows the word "No" and I have been working to teach her not to jump on people.  She appears to learn quickly.  She is very happy and affectionate.  She will climb a puppy pen--did the day after her surgery.  The vet said she is a miracle. 

Hi, I am the lucky adopter of Mariah-now Diva. Her new name sure suits her. She now lives on a horse farm with a beagle, a cattle dog/husky mix, 8 horses, a goat, a sheep & a cat. She gets to run & play all day & sleeps on the bed at night. She is now house trained, sits & waits for an invitation before going through doors, walks great on a leash without pulling, polite with treats, does not jump on people & is generally becoming quite a great dog. She is still a puppy though so not yet the lady she will be. Thanks to all who made it possible for us to share our lives with her (though I'm not sure the goat agrees) Jeane